Health Departments in Iowa

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There are 115 Health Departments in Iowa, serving a population of 3,118,102 people in an area of 55,842 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 27,113 people, and 1 Health Department per 485 square miles.

The state of Iowa is ranked 16th in Health Departments per capita, and 30th in Health Departments per square mile.

Iowa Health Statistics

Find Iowa Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Iowa Population of People With Disabilities

	Iowa	United States
People With Disabilities	358,366 (11.6%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	179,252 (11.5%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	179,114 (11.7%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Iowa Population by Disability Type

	Iowa	United States
Hearing Difficulty	114,881 (3.7%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	55,267 (1.8%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	129,676 (4.5%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	168,104 (5.8%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	59,750 (2.1%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	111,848 (4.7%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Iowa Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Iowa	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,046,018 (33.9%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	543,140 (17.6%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	567,337 (18.4%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	79,527 (2.6%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Iowa Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Iowa	United States
Private Health Insurance	2,337,073 (75.7%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	1,867,610 (60.5%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	532,441 (17.2%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	52,844 (1.7%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)