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State Rollup · IA

Iowa.

99 counties scored. Ranked by the Scout composite resilience index, which combines climate stability, water and food, social stability, infrastructure, and self-sufficiency.

MIN 49│MEDIAN 62│MAX 68
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Top 20 counties

Highest Scout composite scores in the state.
  1. #1
    Henry County
    FIPS 19087·POP 20,465·#41 US
    68
    excellent
  2. #2
    Jefferson County
    FIPS 19101·POP 15,635·#95 US
    66
    excellent
  3. #3
    Humboldt County
    FIPS 19091·POP 9,597·#99 US
    66
    excellent
  4. #4
    Keokuk County
    FIPS 19107·POP 10,033·#111 US
    66
    excellent
  5. #5
    Buchanan County
    FIPS 19019·POP 20,565·#113 US
    66
    excellent
  6. #6
    Wayne County
    FIPS 19185·POP 6,492·#154 US
    65
    excellent
  7. #7
    Montgomery County
    FIPS 19137·POP 10,330·#174 US
    65
    excellent
  8. #8
    Floyd County
    FIPS 19067·POP 15,615·#184 US
    65
    excellent
  9. #9
    Cass County
    FIPS 19029·POP 13,124·#186 US
    65
    excellent
  10. #10
    Adair County
    FIPS 19001·POP 7,418·#189 US
    65
    excellent
  11. #11
    Grundy County
    FIPS 19075·POP 12,329·#191 US
    65
    excellent
  12. #12
    Ringgold County
    FIPS 19159·POP 4,653·#194 US
    65
    excellent
  13. #13
    Monona County
    FIPS 19133·POP 8,738·#199 US
    65
    excellent
  14. #14
    Mahaska County
    FIPS 19123·POP 22,167·#208 US
    65
    excellent
  15. #15
    Ida County
    FIPS 19093·POP 7,001·#210 US
    65
    excellent
  16. #16
    Audubon County
    FIPS 19009·POP 5,674·#215 US
    64
    excellent
  17. #17
    Hamilton County
    FIPS 19079·POP 15,039·#220 US
    64
    excellent
  18. #18
    Taylor County
    FIPS 19173·POP 5,889·#234 US
    64
    excellent
  19. #19
    Adams County
    FIPS 19003·POP 3,704·#239 US
    64
    excellent
  20. #20
    Marion County
    FIPS 19125·POP 33,404·#245 US
    64
    excellent
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Bottom 10 counties

Lowest composite scores. Included for transparency, not alarm.
  1. #90
    Polk County
    FIPS 19153·POP 492,316·#2,361 US
    49
    fair
  2. #91
    Scott County
    FIPS 19163·POP 174,636·#2,348 US
    49
    fair
  3. #92
    Woodbury County
    FIPS 19193·POP 105,853·#1,649 US
    53
    good
  4. #93
    Clinton County
    FIPS 19045·POP 46,429·#1,648 US
    53
    good
  5. #94
    Johnson County
    FIPS 19103·POP 152,809·#1,545 US
    54
    good
  6. #95
    Black Hawk County
    FIPS 19013·POP 131,044·#1,534 US
    54
    good
  7. #96
    Linn County
    FIPS 19113·POP 230,253·#1,472 US
    54
    good
  8. #97
    Pottawattamie County
    FIPS 19155·POP 93,646·#1,424 US
    55
    good
  9. #98
    Dallas County
    FIPS 19049·POP 99,673·#1,280 US
    55
    good
  10. #99
    Story County
    FIPS 19169·POP 98,533·#1,267 US
    56
    good
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Every county

Alphabetical · 99
Scout composite resilience index · Get Ready

Composite combines five sub-scores using a weighted average. Source datasets: FEMA National Risk Index, NOAA temperature anomaly, NOAA precipitation normals, IRS county-to-county migration, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, USDA Rural-Urban Continuum Codes. Open Scout map.