# Prisons and Jails in Iowa: All 128 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps > Iowa has 128 prisons and jails (2.6% of the US), #15 by count and #6 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/prisons-jails/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) [← Iowa in the data room](/data/iowa)[← Full 50-state ranking](/rankings/prisons-jails) # Prisons and Jails in Iowa Iowa has **128 prisons and jails**: 2.6% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#15 by count** and **#6 per person** (3.95 per 100,000 residents) of 51. ## Key takeaways * Iowa has 128 prisons and jails, 2.6% of the US total of 4,960. * That ranks #15 of 51 by count and #6 per person (3.95 per 100,000 residents). * Texas has the most, with 449. * By type: 31 state prisons, 93 county jails, 1 local jails. * Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025. #6 national rank (per capita) 128 prisons and jails 3.95 per 100k residents ## The data Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included. Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse [Iowa: 128 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/iowa.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv) ## Put this map on your website — free Local blogs, news sites, parks pages: embed the live interactive map with one snippet. Attribution stays on, that's the whole deal. `` ## All 128 prisons and jails in Iowa | # | Name | Details | | --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | | 1 | 605 Center | State · Davenport | | 2 | Adair County Jail | County · Greenfield | | 3 | Adams County Jail | County · Corning | | 4 | Anamosa State Penitentiary | State · Anamosa | | 5 | Anchor Center | State · Cedar Rapids | | 6 | Appanoose County Jail | County · Centerville | | 7 | Audubon County Jail | County · Audubon | | 8 | Beje Clark Residential Center(mason City Res) | State · Mason City | | 9 | Benton County Jail | County · Vinton | | 10 | Black Hawk County Jail | County · Waterloo | | 11 | Boone County Jail | County · Boone | | 12 | Bremer County Jail | County · Waverly | | 13 | Buchanan County Correctional Facility | County · Independence | | 14 | Buena Vista County Jail | County · Storm Lake | | 15 | Burlington Residential Facility | State · Burlington | | 16 | Butler County Jail | County · Allison | | 17 | Carroll County Jail | County · Carroll | | 18 | Cass County Jail / Sheriff | County · Atlantic | | 19 | Cedar County Jail | County · Tipton | | 20 | Cerro Gordo County Jail | County · Mason City | | 21 | Cherokee County Jail | County · Cherokee | | 22 | Chickasaw County Jail | County · New Hampton | | 23 | Clarinda Correctional Facility | State · Clarinda | | 24 | Clarke County Jail | County · Osceola | | 25 | Clay County Jail | County · Spencer | | 26 | Clayton County Jail | County · Saint Olaf | | 27 | Clinton County Jail | County · Clinton | | 28 | Community Corrections Center - Omaha | State · Omaha | | 29 | Council Bluffs Residential Correctional Facility | State · Council Bluffs | | 30 | Council Bluffs Residential Treatment Center | State · Council Bluffs | | 31 | Crawford County Jail | County · Denison | | 32 | Dallas County Jail | County · Adel | | 33 | Davis County Jail | County · Bloomfield | | 34 | Decatur County Jail | County · Leon | | 35 | Delaware County Jail | County · Manchester | | 36 | Des Moines County Correctional Center | County · Burlington | | 37 | Dickinson County Jail | County · Spirit Lake | | 38 | Dubuque County Jail | County · Dubuque | | 39 | Dubuque Residential Facility | State · Dubuque | | 40 | Emmet County Jail | County · Estherville | | 41 | Fayette County Jail | County · West Union | | 42 | Floyd County Jail | County · Charles City | | 43 | Fort Des Moines Community Corrections Complex | State · Des Moines | | 44 | Fort Dodge Correctional Facility | State · Fort Dodge | | 45 | Fort Dodge Residential Center | State · Fort Dodge | | 46 | Fremont County Jail | County · Sidney | | 47 | Fresh Start Women's Center (women's Residential Correctional Facility) | State · Des Moines | | 48 | Gerald R Hinzman Center (cedar Rapids Residential) | State · Cedar Rapids | | 49 | Greene County Jail | County · Jefferson | | 50 | Grundy County Jail | County · Grundy Center | | 51 | Guthrie County Jail | County · Guthrie Center | | 52 | Hamilton County Jail | County · Webster City | | 53 | Hancock County Jail | County · Garner | | 54 | Hardin County Jail | County · Eldora | | 55 | Harrison County Jail | County · Logan | | 56 | Henry County Jail | County · Mount Pleasant | | 57 | Hope House | State · Coralville | | 58 | Howard County Jail | County · Cresco | | 59 | Humboldt County Jail | County · Humboldt | | 60 | Ida County Jail | County · Ida Grove | | 61 | Iowa Correctional Institution for Women | State · Mitchellville | | 62 | Iowa County Jail | County · Marengo | | 63 | Iowa Medical & Classification Center | State · Coralville | | 64 | Iowa State Penitentiary | State · Fort Madison | | 65 | Jackson County Jail | County · Maquoketa | | 66 | Jasper County Jail | County · Newton | | 67 | Jefferson County Law Center | County · Fairfield | | 68 | Johnson County Jail | County · Iowa City | | 69 | Jones County Jail | County · Anamosa | | 70 | Keokuk County Jail | County · Sigourney | | 71 | Kossuth County Jail | County · Algona | | 72 | Lary A Nelson Center (cedar Rapids Work Release) | State · Cedar Rapids | | 73 | Lee County Jail | County · Montrose | | 74 | Linn County Correctional Center | Multi-agency · Cedar Rapids | | 75 | Louisa County Jail | County · Wapello | | 76 | Lucas County Holding Facility | County · Chariton | | 77 | Lyon County Jail | County · Rock Rapids | | 78 | Madison County Jail | County · Winterset | | 79 | Mahaska County Jail | County · Oskaloosa | | 80 | Marion County Jail | County · Knoxville | | 81 | Marshall County Jail | County · Marshalltown | | 82 | Marshalltown Residential Center | State · Marshalltown | | 83 | Mills County Jail | County · Glenwood | | 84 | Mitchell County Jail | County · Osage | | 85 | Monona County Jail | County · Onawa | | 86 | Monroe County Jail | County · Albia | | 87 | Montgomery County Jail | County · Red Oak | | 88 | Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility | State · Mount Pleasant | | 89 | Muscatine County Jail | County · Muscatine | | 90 | Newton Correctional Facility | State · Newton | | 91 | North Central Correctional Facility | State · Rockwell City | | 92 | O'brien County Jail | County · Primghar | | 93 | Omaha Correctional Center | State · Omaha | | 94 | Osceola County Jail | County · Sibley | | 95 | Ottumwa Residential Facility | State · Ottumwa | | 96 | Page County Jail | County · Clarinda | | 97 | Palo Alto County Jail | County · Emmetsburg | | 98 | Plymouth County Jail | County · Le Mars | | 99 | Pocahontas County Jail | County · Pocahontas | | 100 | Polk County Main Jail | Multi-agency · Des Moines | | 101 | Pottawattamie County Jail | Multi-agency · Council Bluffs | | 102 | Poweshiek County Jail | County · Montezuma | | 103 | Residential Correctional Facility, Davenport | State · Davenport | | 104 | Ringgold County Jail | County · Mount Ayr | | 105 | Sac County Jail | County · Sac City | | 106 | Scott County Jail | County · Davenport | | 107 | Shelby County Jail | County · Harlan | | 108 | Sioux City Residential Treatment Facility | State · Sioux City | | 109 | Sioux County Jail | County · Orange City | | 110 | Story County Jail | County · Nevada | | 111 | Tama County Jail | County · Toledo | | 112 | Taylor County Jail | County · Bedford | | 113 | Union County Jail | County · Creston | | 114 | Van Buren County Jail | County · Keosauqua | | 115 | Wapello County Jail | County · Ottumwa | | 116 | Warren County Jail | County · Indianola | | 117 | Washington County Jail | County · Washington | | 118 | Waterloo Police Department | Local · Waterloo | | 119 | Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility | State · Waterloo | | 120 | Waterloo Women's Center for Change | State · Waterloo | | 121 | Wayne County Jail | County · Corydon | | 122 | Webster County Jail | County · Fort Dodge | | 123 | West Union Residential Facility | State · West Union | | 124 | Winnebago County Jail | County · Forest City | | 125 | Winneshiek County Jail | County · Decorah | | 126 | Woodbury County Jail | County · Sioux City | | 127 | Worth County Jail | County · Northwood | | 128 | Wright County Jail | County · Clarion | Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV. ## Cite this "Iowa has 128 prisons and jails, #15 in the US by count and #6 per person (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025, mapped by InstaMaps)." Free to quote with a link to this page. Population: US Census 2024 estimates.