Worth County, Iowa

Worth County
County
The Worth County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
Iowa's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°22′44″N 93°15′26″W / 43.378888888889°N 93.257222222222°W / 43.378888888889; -93.257222222222
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Founded	1851
Named for	William Jenkins Worth
Seat	Northwood
Largest city	Northwood
Area
• Total	402 sq mi (1,040 km2)
• Land	400 sq mi (1,000 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,443
• Density	19/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	worthcountyiowa.gov

Worth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,443.^[1] The county seat is Northwood.^[2] The county was founded in 1851 and named for Major General William Jenkins Worth (1794–1849), an officer in both the Seminole War and the Mexican–American War.

Worth County is part of the Mason City, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area.