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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024 — figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024
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Palo Alto County, Iowa: population and components of change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024: County Population Totals and Components of Change 2020-2024 (CO-EST2024-ALLDATA). Figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024; data fetched 2026-10-30T08:41:21Z.

Values are printed as the U.S. Census Bureau reports them. A blank source value is printed as “not available”.
Palo Alto County
ItemValueAs reported
CountyPalo Alto CountyPalo Alto County
StateIowaIowa
State FIPS code1919
County FIPS code147147
Census region (code)22
Census division (code)44
Estimates base, April 1, 20209,0019001
Resident population, July 1, 20208,9938993
Resident population, July 1, 20218,9328932
Resident population, July 1, 20228,7728772
Resident population, July 1, 20238,8078807
Resident population, July 1, 20248,8098809
Numeric population change, 2023 to 202422
Births, year to July 1, 2024103103
Deaths, year to July 1, 2024145145
Natural change (births minus deaths), year to July 1, 2024-42-42
International migration, year to July 1, 20241212
Domestic migration, year to July 1, 20243333
Residual, year to July 1, 2024-1-1
Birth rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202411.693911.693914623
Death rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202416.462316.462306994
Natural change rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 2024-4.7684-4.768392371
International migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20241.36241.3623978202
Domestic migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20243.74663.7465940054
Group quarters population, July 1, 2024373373

Values as reported by the source: county_name=Palo Alto County, state_name=Iowa, state_fips=19, county_fips=147, region=2, division=4, estimates_base_2020=9001, pop_2020=8993, pop_2021=8932, pop_2022=8772, pop_2023=8807, pop_2024=8809, npopchg_2024=2, births_2024=103, deaths_2024=145, naturalchg_2024=-42, internationalmig_2024=12, domesticmig_2024=33, residual_2024=-1, rbirth_2024=11.693914623, rdeath_2024=16.462306994, rnaturalchg_2024=-4.768392371, rinternationalmig_2024=1.3623978202, rdomesticmig_2024=3.7465940054, gq_estimates_2024=373