RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Highest labor force participation, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 64.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Crawford County, IA, up 45 places to #26.

Flip the list · Lowest labor force participation, US counties →

IowaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.5%+0.1 pts

02▲2Polk County, IAIA516,54671.4%−0.2 pts

03Sioux County, IAIA36,77470.3%−2.6 pts

04▼2Madison County, IAIA17,27069.7%−3.7 pts

05Delaware County, IAIA17,67469.6%−1.5 pts

06▲2Johnson County, IAIA160,04469.4%−0.6 pts

07▲3Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.0%−0.7 pts

08▲1Plymouth County, IAIA25,69768.9%−1.1 pts

09▼2Warren County, IAIA57,33168.7%−1.4 pts

10▲6Worth County, IAIA7,33868.3%−0.1 pts

11▼5Lyon County, IAIA12,35468.3%−1.8 pts

12▲7Buchanan County, IAIA20,88367.9%−0.2 pts

13▼2Linn County, IAIA232,02867.7%−1.8 pts

14▲1Washington County, IAIA22,66767.5%−1.0 pts

15▲33Sac County, IAIA9,52567.4%+2.4 pts

16▼4Woodbury County, IAIA106,64967.2%−2.1 pts

17▲4Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89967.2%−0.7 pts

18▲5Dubuque County, IAIA99,38166.8%−1.0 pts

19▲18Story County, IAIA101,29166.8%+1.1 pts

20▲39Marshall County, IAIA39,89066.7%+2.4 pts

21▼4Iowa County, IAIA16,50466.7%−1.6 pts

22Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53266.7%−1.1 pts

23▼9Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66366.7%−2.1 pts

24▲9Mitchell County, IAIA10,65066.4%+0.3 pts

25▼1Boone County, IAIA26,79966.3%−1.2 pts

26▲45Crawford County, IAIA16,23766.3%+3.5 pts

27▼9Carroll County, IAIA20,30366.2%−1.9 pts

28▲6Cherokee County, IAIA11,36966.2%+0.1 pts

29▲1Bremer County, IAIA25,29666.1%−0.9 pts

30▼17Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73366.0%−3.2 pts

31▲11Ida County, IAIA6,77765.9%+0.4 pts

32▲34Hamilton County, IAIA14,94465.9%+2.3 pts

33▲10Clay County, IAIA16,20265.8%+0.5 pts

34▼3O'Brien County, IAIA14,22065.7%−0.9 pts

35▲17Scott County, IAIA175,25965.7%+0.8 pts

36▲13Grundy County, IAIA12,36165.7%+0.7 pts

37▲9Marion County, IAIA34,19265.5%+0.5 pts

38▼18Benton County, IAIA26,00465.4%−2.5 pts

39▲26Adair County, IAIA7,40365.4%+1.6 pts

40▼11Osceola County, IAIA5,98065.3%−1.7 pts

41▲23Emmet County, IAIA9,10765.3%+1.5 pts

42▼17Harrison County, IAIA14,62365.2%−2.1 pts

43▲2Mahaska County, IAIA21,88065.0%−0.1 pts

44▼9Muscatine County, IAIA41,85365.0%−1.0 pts

45▲27Clarke County, IAIA9,57464.8%+2.2 pts

46▼20Howard County, IAIA9,41564.7%−2.5 pts

47▼20Cedar County, IAIA18,35964.6%−2.5 pts

48▼4Dickinson County, IAIA18,07764.5%−0.8 pts

49▲12Allamakee County, IAIA14,23864.5%+0.2 pts

50▲6Humboldt County, IAIA9,40964.1%−0.5 pts

51▲26Cass County, IAIA12,96063.5%+1.7 pts

52▲18Butler County, IAIA14,04963.5%+0.4 pts

53▲42Ringgold County, IAIA4,64263.4%+5.2 pts

54▲9Louisa County, IAIA10,41663.4%−0.5 pts

55▼15Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99663.4%−2.1 pts

56▼24Winnebago County, IAIA10,25163.3%−3.0 pts

57▼29Hancock County, IAIA10,52863.2%−3.9 pts

58▼17Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37263.2%−2.3 pts

59▼12Guthrie County, IAIA10,78262.9%−2.1 pts

60▼9Taylor County, IAIA5,83562.9%−2.0 pts

61▼7Jackson County, IAIA19,28862.8%−1.9 pts

62▲13Kossuth County, IAIA14,32262.7%+0.7 pts

63▼25Shelby County, IAIA11,68962.5%−3.2 pts

64▲27Decatur County, IAIA7,65562.4%+2.9 pts

65▲27Webster County, IAIA36,83862.3%+2.8 pts

66▲3Jasper County, IAIA38,15362.1%−0.9 pts

67▼14Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36862.1%−2.7 pts

68Floyd County, IAIA14,90162.0%−1.4 pts

69▼11Tama County, IAIA16,79661.9%−2.5 pts

70▲11Wapello County, IAIA35,21061.9%+0.3 pts

71▲7Hardin County, IAIA16,45561.9%+0.2 pts

72▼17Audubon County, IAIA5,50961.8%−2.8 pts

73Des Moines County, IAIA38,07761.8%−0.7 pts

74▼35Clayton County, IAIA16,84561.7%−3.9 pts

75▼39Mills County, IAIA14,79361.7%−4.2 pts

76▼19Davis County, IAIA9,23061.6%−3.0 pts

77▼15Monroe County, IAIA7,40661.4%−2.6 pts

78▲19Wayne County, IAIA6,73861.3%+3.9 pts

79▲9Clinton County, IAIA46,00261.1%+0.8 pts

80▲2Monona County, IAIA8,53961.1%−0.2 pts

81▼21Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81961.0%−3.3 pts

82▲4Franklin County, IAIA9,86860.8%+0.3 pts

83▼3Keokuk County, IAIA9,79760.7%−0.9 pts

84▼1Fayette County, IAIA19,04760.7%0.0 pts

85▲8Wright County, IAIA12,80160.1%+1.0 pts

86▼2Lucas County, IAIA8,84760.1%−0.5 pts

87▲3Adams County, IAIA3,61760.0%+0.3 pts

88▼9Jones County, IAIA21,25359.8%−1.8 pts

89▼39Greene County, IAIA8,65859.7%−5.2 pts

90▼5Jefferson County, IAIA15,29159.0%−1.6 pts

91▼15Fremont County, IAIA6,52258.9%−3.0 pts

92▼5Henry County, IAIA19,34958.6%−1.9 pts

93▲3Van Buren County, IAIA7,13158.2%+0.2 pts

94▼20Union County, IAIA11,82958.1%−3.9 pts

95▼28Montgomery County, IAIA10,00257.9%−5.6 pts

96▼7Lee County, IAIA32,30657.8%−2.1 pts

97▲1Calhoun County, IAIA9,56256.2%−0.7 pts

98▲1Appanoose County, IAIA12,07756.2%+3.7 pts

99▼5Page County, IAIA14,85654.3%−4.6 pts

SHOWING 1–99 OF 99

Download CSV (full list, 99 rows)

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES