DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The 2025 Iowa State Fair welcomed a total of 1,160,121 Fairgoers.

While the all-time record of 1,182,682 Fairgoers was set in 2024, this year’s turnout was the third-highest in history despite weather challenges.

Along with multiple days of rain, the average daily temperature at the 2025 Fair was 8 degrees higher than the 2024 Fair.

The 2025 Iowa State Fair Grandstand did break a record. It recorded 131,755 concertgoers. The old record of 128,504 was set in 2019.

The Common Sense Institute released a study showing the fair’s economic impact.

This year’s Iowa State Fair had the third-largest real (2025 dollars) economic impact of any in the fair’s 171-year history, contributing $177 million to the state’s GDP and $92 million in personal income. This year fell

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