Boone County
Recent News About Boone County
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Boone County in 2019
Of the 26,370 people living in Boone County in 2019, 49.9 percent (13,167) were women and 50.1 percent (13,203) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Ames Today.
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Census Bureau reports Boone County population was 26,381 in 2020
Boone County had a population of 26,381 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Ames Today.
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Boone County saw a 29.1% decrease in households receiving food assistance since 2011
In 2020, 892 households in Boone County participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program compared to 1,258 households in 2011, according to the Iowa Business Daily's analysis of the Iowa Department of Human Services.
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Boone county population increases by 18 people between 2017 and 2018
Boone county population increased by 18 people between 2017 and 2018, according to American Community Survey.
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37.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boone County
37.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Boone County in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Apex Clean Energy plans to build wind farm in Boone County
The state of Iowa could soon be home to as many as 85 new wind turbines beginning as early as this year.
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Boone County ranked 13th in Iowa for resident earnings in 2019
Boone County ranked 13th among counties in Iowa by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Boone County ranked 10th in Iowa for resident earnings in 2018
Boone County ranked 10th among counties in Iowa by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.