# Military Bases in Iowa: All 6 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Iowa has 6 military bases (0.8% of the US), #45 by count and #34 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Military Bases in Iowa

Iowa has **6 military bases**: 0.8% of the US total of 767\. That ranks **#45 by count** and **#34 per person** (0.19 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Iowa has 6 military bases, 0.8% of the US total of 767.
* That ranks #45 of 51 by count and #34 per person (0.19 per 100,000 residents).
* California has the most, with 72.
* The largest is Camp Dodge, at 33,263 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#34

national rank (per capita)

6

military bases

0.19

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary, with its branch and its area in acres from the boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Reserve and National Guard sites count with their branch. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Iowa: 6 rows (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/iowa.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/us.csv)

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## All 6 military bases in Iowa

| # | Name                                | Details                            |
| - | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 1 | Camp Dodge                          | Army National Guard · 33,263 acres |
| 2 | Des Moines IAP                      | Air National Guard · 162 acres     |
| 3 | Des Moines, IA                      | Marine Corps Reserve · 24 acres    |
| 4 | Iowa Army Ammunition Plant          | Army · 21,541 acres                |
| 5 | Sioux Gateway Airport (ANG)         | Air National Guard · 92 acres      |
| 6 | Sioux Gateway Airport ANG-CE Site 2 | Air National Guard · 15 acres      |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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