Connect the 46 dots in order to draw the outline of Iowa. Iowa is known as the Hawkeye State. Its capital is Des Moines, it became the 29th state on December 28, 1846 and its highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,670 feet.
The shape of Iowa
Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are both made by rivers: the Mississippi on the east and the Missouri and Big Sioux on the west. The top and bottom are nearly straight.
- The state bird of Iowa is the American goldfinch.
- Iowa is the 26th largest state by area.
- Iowa has the 31st largest population of the 50 states.
There are three free sheets below: a color version, a black and white version and an answer key. Click a sheet to open its PDF. Each PDF prints on landscape letter paper, with the answer key on page 2.
Iowa dot-to-dot in color

Iowa dot-to-dot in black and white

Answer key

More about Iowa
See where Iowa is and what borders it on the Iowa map, or pick another state from all 50 US state dot-to-dots.
