# Iowa in the Data: 22 US Datasets Ranked by State | InstaMaps > How Iowa ranks among the states on wind turbines, coal plants, tornadoes, Superfund sites, prisons, gun dealers and more. Maps to embed, CSVs and sources, free to cite. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/data/iowa [InstaMaps](/) [Store locator](/store-locator)[All tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=toolheader) [← Data room: every dataset](/data) # Iowa in the data Iowa in 22 US datasets from named public sources, ranked against the other states by count and per person. Every row links to Iowa's own map, which you can embed, and a CSV. ## Key takeaways: Iowa * Iowa ranks #2 in the US for wind turbines by count, with 6,514. * Iowa ranks #2 in the US for golf courses per person, with 395. * Iowa ranks #3 in the US for critical access hospitals by count, with 82. * Iowa ranks #5 in the US for Marine Corps bases per person, with 1. * Iowa ranks #6 in the US for prisons and jails per person, with 128. * Iowa ranks #7 in the US for coal plants still running by count, with 9. [#2by count: wind turbines6,514 in Iowa, 8.4% of the US](/rankings/wind-turbines/iowa)[#2per person: golf courses395 in Iowa, 2.4% of the US](/rankings/golf-courses/iowa)[#3by count: critical access hospitals82 in Iowa, 5.9% of the US](/rankings/critical-access-hospitals/iowa)[#5per person: Marine Corps bases1 in Iowa, 3% of the US](/rankings/marine-corps-bases/iowa) | Dataset | IA | Share of US | Rank | Per person | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | [Wind turbines](/rankings/wind-turbines/iowa)U.S. Wind Turbine Database v9.1, September 2026 | 6,514 | 8.4% | #2 | #3 | [CSV](/downloads/wind-turbines/iowa.csv) | | [Golf courses](/rankings/golf-courses/iowa)OpenStreetMap, October 2026 | 395 | 2.4% | #14 | #2 | [CSV](/downloads/golf-courses/iowa.csv) | | [Critical access hospitals](/rankings/critical-access-hospitals/iowa)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, July 2026 | 82 | 5.9% | #3 | #7 | [CSV](/downloads/critical-access-hospitals/iowa.csv) | | [Marine Corps bases](/rankings/marine-corps-bases/iowa)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 1 | 3% | #9 | #5 | [CSV](/downloads/marine-corps-bases/iowa.csv) | | [Prisons and jails](/rankings/prisons-jails/iowa)HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025 | 128 | 2.6% | #15 | #6 | [CSV](/downloads/prisons-jails/iowa.csv) | | [Coal plants still running](/rankings/coal-plants/iowa)EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026 | 9 | 4.4% | #7 | #7 | [CSV](/downloads/coal-plants/iowa.csv) | | [Tornadoes](/rankings/tornadoes/iowa)NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025 | 3,079 | 4.2% | #7 | #8 | [CSV](/downloads/tornadoes/iowa.csv) | | [Heliports](/rankings/heliports/iowa)FAA airport data, 2026 | 95 | 1.7% | #26 | #9 | [CSV](/downloads/heliports/iowa.csv) | | [Licensed gun dealers](/rankings/gun-dealers/iowa)ATF Federal Firearms Listings, May 2026 | 1,097 | 2.1% | #19 | #10 | [CSV](/downloads/gun-dealers/iowa.csv) | | [Amtrak stations](/rankings/amtrak-stations/iowa)Amtrak Stations, National Transportation Atlas Database, October 2026 | 8 | 1.4% | #22 | #11 | [CSV](/downloads/amtrak-stations/iowa.csv) | | [Closed Joann stores](/rankings/joann-closed/iowa)AllThePlaces, January 2025 (before the closures) | 12 | 1.5% | #24 | #14 | [CSV](/downloads/joann-closed/iowa.csv) | | [Air Force bases](/rankings/air-force-bases/iowa)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 3 | 1.4% | #27 | #22 | [CSV](/downloads/air-force-bases/iowa.csv) | | [Superfund sites](/rankings/superfund-sites/iowa)EPA National Priorities List, September 2026 | 13 | 1% | #31 | #23 | [CSV](/downloads/superfund-sites/iowa.csv) | | [Ski resorts](/rankings/ski-resorts/iowa)OpenSkiMap, October 2026 | 4 | 0.8% | #28 | #24 | [CSV](/downloads/ski-resorts/iowa.csv) | | [Solar farms](/rankings/solar-farms/iowa)U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database v4.0, 2026 | 28 | 0.4% | #34 | #31 | [CSV](/downloads/solar-farms/iowa.csv) | | [Military bases](/rankings/military-bases/iowa)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 6 | 0.8% | #45 | #34 | [CSV](/downloads/military-bases/iowa.csv) | | [Army bases](/rankings/army-bases/iowa)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 2 | 0.6% | #46 | #40 | [CSV](/downloads/army-bases/iowa.csv) | | [Closed Big Lots stores](/rankings/big-lots-closed/iowa)AllThePlaces, June 2025 | 4 | 0.3% | #41 | #46 | [CSV](/downloads/big-lots-closed/iowa.csv) | | [Navy bases](/rankings/navy-bases/iowa)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Federal prisons](/rankings/federal-prisons/iowa)HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Licensed cannabis dispensaries](/rankings/cannabis-dispensaries/iowa)State cannabis regulators’ licence lists, September–October 2026 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Closed Rite Aid stores](/rankings/rite-aid-closed/iowa)AllThePlaces, January 2025 (before the closures) | 0 | – | – | – | | Rank is out of 51 (the 50 states and DC). Per person uses US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates. ## Cite this Name the source in the row and add "mapped by InstaMaps", with a link to the page you used. Each source's licence and caveats are on its map page. Questions, or a county or radius cut: [gbade@get-instamaps.com](mailto:gbade@get-instamaps.com).