The Community Vitality Center has carried out a study of wealth transfer in Iowa. Annually, Iowans transferred $4.933 billion in their estates as shown from an analysis of probate records filed during the years of 1998 through 2002. The annual transfer for Iowa counties ranged from $9.4 million annually for Clarke County to $488.8 million per year in Polk County. In addition, wealth transfer for the next fifty years was projected for each county and the state. For Iowa, the estimated wealth transfer is $531 billion for 2000 to 2049. The projections were based on the recorded wealth transfer during 1998 through 2002, the demographics of each county, and an assumed growth rate of two percent. County data from the wealth transfer study can be obtained by clicking on the county name on the map or in the list below. Each county profile includes information on income, charitable giving, total population, age, and deaths. A summary table for all counties can be found under “all counties”.

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	All Counties	Johnson
	Adair	Jones
	Adams	Keokuk
	Allamakee	Kossuth
	Appanoose	Lee
	Audubon	Linn
	Benton	Louisa
	Black Hawk	Lucas
	Boone	Lyon
	Bremer	Madison
	Buchanan	Mahaska
	Buena Vista	Marion
	Butler	Marshall
	Calhoun	Mills
	Carroll	Mitchell
	Cass	Monona
	Cedar	Monroe
	Cerro Gordo	Montgomery
	Cherokee	Muscatine
	Chickasaw	O'Brien
	Clarke	Osceola
	Clay	Page
	Clayton	Palo Alto
	Clinton	Plymouth
	Crawford	Pocahontas
	Dallas	Polk
	Davis	Pottawattamie
	Decatur	Poweshiek
	Delaware	Ringgold
	Des Moines	Sac
	Dickinson	Scott
	Dubuque	Shelby
	Emmet	Sioux
	Fayette	Story
	Floyd	Tama
	Franklin	Taylor
	Fremont	Union
	Greene	Van Buren
	Grundy	Wapello
	Guthrie	Warren
	Hamilton	Washington
	Hancock	Wayne
	Hardin	Webster
	Harrison	Winnebago
	Henry	Winneshiek
	Howard	Woodbury
	Humboldt	Worth
	Ida	Wright
	Iowa
	Jackson
	Jasper