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Iowa Local News Coverage

Curbside tracks 5 local news markets, 122 sources, and 99 counties across Iowa.

Coverage Snapshot

99
Total Counties
50
Strong
15
Covered
12
Thin
0
DMA-Only
22
Desert

66% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 22% are news deserts.

Local News Markets in Iowa

Des Moines-Ames 68 sources Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque 26 sources Ottumwa-Kirksville 12 sources Sioux City 22 sources Davenport-Rock Island-Moline 6 sources

Counties Needing Coverage

22 of 99 counties in Iowa are news deserts with no dedicated local source.

Adams County Audubon County Cass County Cedar County Fayette County Fremont County Harrison County Keokuk County +14 more
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Coverage by County

Local news coverage detail for 11 counties in Iowa.

Black Hawk County 3 Dallas County 32 Dubuque County 2 Johnson County 4 Linn County 7 Polk County 32 Pottawattamie County 0 Scott County 6 Story County 7 Warren County 32 Woodbury County 9

Strongest Coverage Areas

Adair County 32 sources
Dallas County 32 sources
Guthrie County 32 sources
Madison County 32 sources
Polk County 32 sources

Methodology

Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.

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