PUBLIC REGISTRY INFORMATION

1,132 registered sex offenders in Polk County, Iowa

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Registry snapshot

October 2026
Registry records
1,132
Registry source
Iowa Sex Offender Registry

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Registry statistics

Population and rate comparison
Registry records per 10,000 residents
22.5
9% below the Iowa statewide rateIowa: 24.8 per 10,000
Population estimate
503,175
About 1 registry record per
445 residents
Rank by registry rate#55 of 99 Iowa counties

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimate.

About this snapshot

The October 2026 snapshot lists 1,132 registry records in Polk County, Iowa. With an estimated population of 503,175, that is 22.5 registry records per 10,000 residents. This is 9% below the Iowa statewide rate (24.8 per 10,000).

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Cities near Polk County

LocationRegistry recordsPopulation estimateRecords per 10,000
Des Moines870212,42141.0
Mason City11527,05042.5
Clinton8624,32235.4
West Des Moines7171,08310.0
Ankeny6572,6159.0
Urbandale5046,59510.7
Altoona2721,49512.6
Clive2219,01211.6
Bondurant178,56019.9
Carlisle114,25525.9
Johnston924,3843.7
Pleasant Hill911,1368.1
Polk City86,03713.3
Grimes616,3663.7
Runnells6440136.4
Cambridge180312.5
Des Moijnes1——
Des Smoines1——
West De Smoines1——
West Desmoines1——

ZIP codes near Polk County

LocationRegistry recordsPopulation estimateRecords per 10,000
ZIP code 5031523334,81666.9
ZIP code 503107631,17724.4
ZIP code 50321627,90078.5
ZIP code 503165816,71034.7
ZIP code 502664137,52310.9
ZIP code 500233446,3067.3
ZIP code 500213330,28310.9
ZIP code 500092722,88611.8
ZIP code 503121915,80212.0
ZIP code 500351710,13116.8
ZIP code 50047126,69017.9
ZIP code 501311024,5834.1
ZIP code 5022687,75910.3
ZIP code 50111716,8654.2
ZIP code 5023763,63516.5
ZIP code 50323517,2652.9
ZIP code 5010933,3099.1
ZIP code 5016933,6678.2
ZIP code 5007321,20816.6
ZIP code 503192——

Other counties in Iowa

LocationRegistry recordsPopulation estimateRecords per 10,000
Scott County850174,60848.7
Pottawattamie County34893,42437.2
Story County134100,46613.3
Cherokee County7011,60060.3
Plymouth County5825,74722.5
Tama County5116,86830.2
Poweshiek County4518,54524.3
Sioux County4536,21212.4
Keokuk County379,92437.3
O'Brien County3414,12624.1
Hancock County3310,67130.9
Greene County308,68834.5
Lucas County278,71631.0
Sac County259,68925.8
Wright County2412,79118.8
Taylor County205,86834.1
Howard County199,44520.1
Shelby County1811,77815.3
Monroe County177,51322.6
Ringgold County94,64519.4

Each area shows its own total. City, county, and ZIP totals can overlap. Population figures, where shown: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimate.

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