Iowa became the 29th state on December 29, 1846. Des Moines is the state capital. There are currently 99 counties each with a courthouse.
Click on a county below to learn more:
A – E
Adair County / Adams County / Allamakee County / Appanoose County / Audubon County / Benton County / Black Hawk County / Boone County / Bremer County / Buchanan County / Buena Vista County / Butler County / Calhoun County / Carroll County / Cass County / Cedar County / Cerro Gordo County / Cherokee County / Chickasaw County / Clarke County / Clay County / Clayton County / Clinton County / Crawford County / Dallas County / Davis County / Decatur County / Delaware County / Des Moines County / Dickinson County / Dubuque County / Emmet County
F – M
Fayette County / Floyd County / Franklin County / Fremont County / Greene County / Grundy County / Guthrie County / Hamilton County / Hancock County / Hardin County / Harrison County / Henry County / Howard County / Humbolt County / Ida County / Iowa County / Jackson County / Jasper County / Jefferson County / Johnson County / Jones County / Keokuk County / Kossuth County / Lee County / Linn County / Louisa County / Lucas County / Lyon County / Madison County / Mahaska County / Marion County / Marshall County / Mills County / Mitchell County / Monona County / Monroe County / Montgomery County / Muscatine County
O – W
O’Brien County / Osceola County / Page County / Palo Alto County / Plymouth County / Pocahontas County / Polk County / Pottawattomie County / Poweshiek County / Ringgold County / Sac County / Scott County / Shelby County / Sioux County / Story County / Tama County / Taylor County / Union County / Van Buren County / Wapello County / Warren County / Washington County / Wayne County / Webster County / Winnebago County / Winneshiek County / Woodbury County / Worth County / Wright County
State Capitol – Des Moines
Governor Manor – Des Moines