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Highest labor force participation, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Bondurant, IAIA9,64780.7%+5%

02Grimes, IAIA17,40578.1%−1%

03North Liberty, IAIA21,97677.4%−5%

04Waukee, IAIA34,89077.3%−1%

05Ankeny, IAIA77,83376.3%−3%

06Tiffin, IAIA7,15675.9%+5%

07Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32475.2%−1%

08Sioux Center, IAIA8,86474.1%+1%

09Perry, IAIA8,20874.1%+14%

10Polk City, IAIA6,63072.9%−14%

11West Des Moines, IAIA74,22472.7%−1%

12Clive, IAIA19,86172.4%+2%

13Norwalk, IAIA15,00471.9%−6%

14Johnston, IAIA25,06571.2%−5%

15Des Moines, IAIA212,08671.1%+2%

16Adel, IAIA7,09871.0%−5%

17Le Mars, IAIA10,76070.9%+3%

18Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52570.7%+0%

19Urbandale, IAIA48,57070.7%−3%

20Asbury, IAIA6,03570.3%+4%

21Altoona, IAIA22,79670.3%−1%

22Storm Lake, IAIA11,59070.3%−1%

23Eldridge, IAIA6,95469.3%−2%

24Coralville, IAIA23,96068.9%−4%

25Osceola, IAIA5,67968.8%+10%

26Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24068.8%−4%

27Independence, IAIA6,31268.7%+4%

28Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93568.4%−1%

29Iowa City, IAIA76,22968.4%+2%

30Marion, IAIA42,73268.1%−5%

31Manchester, IAIA5,35768.1%+1%

32Sheldon, IAIA5,57568.0%−5%

33Orange City, IAIA6,46867.7%−3%

34Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23967.3%+2%

35Sioux City, IAIA86,35667.3%−4%

36Denison, IAIA8,21467.1%+10%

37Webster City, IAIA7,81567.0%+13%

38Marshalltown, IAIA27,53666.9%+7%

39Pella, IAIA10,99266.8%−2%

40Boone, IAIA12,47166.7%−7%

41Winterset, IAIA5,52066.5%−8%

42Ames, IAIA68,22066.2%+3%

43Nevada, IAIA6,97466.2%+2%

44Davenport, IAIA100,35865.7%+3%

45Waterloo, IAIA66,91965.6%+0%

46Waverly, IAIA10,56165.5%+0%

47Indianola, IAIA16,82965.5%+1%

48Spencer, IAIA11,21865.1%+4%

49Cherokee, IAIA5,12265.1%+4%

50Bettendorf, IAIA40,71065.1%−2%

51Dubuque, IAIA59,14864.6%−1%

52Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05964.4%−4%

53Hiawatha, IAIA7,43264.2%−14%

54Knoxville, IAIA7,46964.2%+9%

55DeWitt, IAIA5,70464.1%+8%

56Atlantic, IAIA6,67664.1%+4%

57Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49363.8%−1%

58Mason City, IAIA26,85363.5%−5%

59Decorah, IAIA7,41763.3%−4%

60Carroll, IAIA10,08563.1%−3%

61Washington, IAIA7,26163.1%−1%

62Estherville, IAIA5,80763.0%+1%

63Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68063.0%−2%

64Ottumwa, IAIA25,31962.9%+0%

65Glenwood, IAIA5,28762.0%−3%

66Newton, IAIA15,74161.8%−2%

67Muscatine, IAIA23,16461.7%−8%

68Clear Lake, IAIA7,60161.6%+2%

69Algona, IAIA5,30961.4%+7%

70Burlington, IAIA23,33661.3%−1%

71Vinton, IAIA5,00461.0%+1%

72Charles City, IAIA7,01360.7%−0%

73Grinnell, IAIA9,43060.6%−4%

74Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83760.3%+7%

75Maquoketa, IAIA6,02759.4%−4%

76Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01358.7%+4%

77Clinton, IAIA24,04958.0%+1%

78Centerville, IAIA5,32757.1%+14%

79Keokuk, IAIA9,51057.0%−8%

80Creston, IAIA7,33556.4%−8%

81Fairfield, IAIA9,22055.6%−5%

82Fort Madison, IAIA9,93555.6%−4%

83Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50055.1%−5%

84Red Oak, IAIA5,38854.9%−12%

85Oelwein, IAIA5,75753.8%+1%

86Anamosa, IAIA5,90146.6%−3%

87Clarinda, IAIA5,27344.5%−14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES