Iowa is a Midwestern state of 99 counties, with Des Moines as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its counties and the six states it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 Iowa maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of Iowa
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of Iowa
Des Moines, the capital, is marked with a star. Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs and Waterloo are marked with dots, and the neighboring states are named around the edge.
Iowa County Map
All 99 counties drawn and named.
Neighbors of Iowa Quiz
Six numbered circles, one on each bordering state. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is Iowa?
Iowa shaded on a map of the United States.
Iowa Facts
| Capital | Des Moines |
| Largest city | Des Moines |
| Population | 3,190,369 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²) |
| Counties | 99 |
| Statehood | December 28, 1846 (29th state) |
| Nickname | The Hawkeye State |
| Motto | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain |
| Highest point | Hawkeye Point, 1,670 ft (509 m) |
| Borders | Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in Iowa
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| Des Moines | 214,133 |
| Cedar Rapids | 137,710 |
| Davenport | 101,724 |
| Sioux City | 85,797 |
| Iowa City | 74,828 |
| West Des Moines | 68,723 |
Iowa’s 99 Counties and County Seats
The largest county by area is Kossuth County. The most populous is Polk County, home to Des Moines. Every county below is drawn on the county map.
| County | County seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | Greenfield | 7,496 |
| Adams | Corning | 3,704 |
| Allamakee | Waukon | 14,061 |
| Appanoose | Centerville | 12,317 |
| Audubon | Audubon | 5,674 |
| Benton | Vinton | 25,575 |
| Black Hawk | Waterloo | 131,144 |
| Boone | Boone | 26,715 |
| Bremer | Waverly | 24,988 |
| Buchanan | Independence | 20,565 |
| Buena Vista | Storm Lake | 20,823 |
| Butler | Allison | 14,334 |
| Calhoun | Rockwell City | 9,927 |
| Carroll | Carroll | 20,760 |
| Cass | Atlantic | 13,127 |
| Cedar | Tipton | 18,505 |
| Cerro Gordo | Mason City | 43,127 |
| Cherokee | Cherokee | 11,658 |
| Chickasaw | New Hampton | 12,012 |
| Clarke | Osceola | 9,748 |
| Clay | Spencer | 16,384 |
| Clayton | Elkader | 17,043 |
| Clinton | Clinton | 46,460 |
| Crawford | Denison | 16,525 |
| Dallas | Adel | 99,678 |
| Davis | Bloomfield | 9,110 |
| Decatur | Leon | 7,645 |
| Delaware | Manchester | 17,488 |
| Des Moines | Burlington | 38,910 |
| Dickinson | Spirit Lake | 17,703 |
| Dubuque | Dubuque | 99,266 |
| Emmet | Estherville | 9,388 |
| Fayette | West Union | 19,509 |
| Floyd | Charles City | 15,627 |
| Franklin | Hampton | 10,019 |
| Fremont | Sidney | 6,605 |
| Greene | Jefferson | 8,771 |
| Grundy | Grundy Center | 12,329 |
| Guthrie | Guthrie Center | 10,623 |
| Hamilton | Webster City | 15,039 |
| Hancock | Garner | 10,795 |
| Hardin | Eldora | 16,878 |
| Harrison | Logan | 14,582 |
| Henry | Mount Pleasant | 20,482 |
| Howard | Cresco | 9,469 |
| Humboldt | Dakota City | 9,597 |
| Ida | Ida Grove | 7,005 |
| Iowa | Marengo | 16,662 |
| Jackson | Maquoketa | 19,485 |
| Jasper | Newton | 37,813 |
| Jefferson | Fairfield | 15,663 |
| Johnson | Iowa City | 152,854 |
| Jones | Anamosa | 20,646 |
| Keokuk | Sigourney | 10,033 |
| Kossuth | Algona | 14,828 |
| Lee | Fort Madison and Keokuk | 33,555 |
| Linn | Cedar Rapids | 230,299 |
| Louisa | Wapello | 10,837 |
| Lucas | Chariton | 8,634 |
| Lyon | Rock Rapids | 11,934 |
| Madison | Winterset | 16,548 |
| Mahaska | Oskaloosa | 22,190 |
| Marion | Knoxville | 33,414 |
| Marshall | Marshalltown | 40,105 |
| Mills | Glenwood | 14,484 |
| Mitchell | Osage | 10,565 |
| Monona | Onawa | 8,751 |
| Monroe | Albia | 7,577 |
| Montgomery | Red Oak | 10,330 |
| Muscatine | Muscatine | 43,235 |
| O’Brien | Primghar | 14,182 |
| Osceola | Sibley | 6,192 |
| Page | Clarinda | 15,211 |
| Palo Alto | Emmetsburg | 8,996 |
| Plymouth | Le Mars | 25,698 |
| Pocahontas | Pocahontas | 7,078 |
| Polk | Des Moines | 492,401 |
| Pottawattamie | Council Bluffs | 93,667 |
| Poweshiek | Montezuma | 18,662 |
| Ringgold | Mount Ayr | 4,663 |
| Sac | Sac City | 9,814 |
| Scott | Davenport | 174,669 |
| Shelby | Harlan | 11,746 |
| Sioux | Orange City | 35,872 |
| Story | Nevada | 98,537 |
| Tama | Toledo | 17,135 |
| Taylor | Bedford | 5,896 |
| Union | Creston | 12,138 |
| Van Buren | Keosauqua | 7,203 |
| Wapello | Ottumwa | 35,437 |
| Warren | Indianola | 52,403 |
| Washington | Washington | 22,565 |
| Wayne | Corydon | 6,497 |
| Webster | Fort Dodge | 36,999 |
| Winnebago | Forest City | 10,679 |
| Winneshiek | Decorah | 20,070 |
| Woodbury | Sioux City | 105,941 |
| Worth | Northwood | 7,443 |
| Wright | Clarion | 12,943 |
States That Border Iowa
Iowa shares land borders with six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north. The Mississippi River forms the whole border with Wisconsin and Illinois. The Missouri River forms the whole border with Nebraska.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of Iowa with the free Iowa dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
