Iowa (IA)

Capital: Des Moines

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2020	3,163,561
Population 2019	3,159,596
Population 2018	3,156,145
Population 2017	3,143,637
Population 2016	3,131,785
Below Poverty 2019	11.2
Below Poverty 2018	8.9
Below Poverty 2017	10.7
Below Poverty 2016	11.8
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	68.5
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	66.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	66.3
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	67
Unemployed 2020	3.1
Unemployed 2019	2.4
Unemployed 2018	2.5
Unemployed 2017	3.1
Unemployed 2016	3.6
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 2,865

STATE FACTS
At 16 miles, Easat Okobji is the longest natural lake in the state.
Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world.
Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water. Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 14, 2019
Sine Die Adjournment	May 10, 2019
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	N/A
Carryover from Previous Session	Yes (2019 – 2020)
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	Three days, Sundays excepted
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	30 days, or it is pocket vetoed
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	July 1 following passage; 45 days after approval for bills signed on or after July 1