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Highest labor force participation, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 65.0%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.4%–

02Madison County, IAIA17,27073.5%–

03Sioux County, IAIA36,77472.9%–

04Polk County, IAIA516,54671.7%–

05Delaware County, IAIA17,67471.1%–

06Lyon County, IAIA12,35470.1%–

07Warren County, IAIA57,33170.1%–

08Johnson County, IAIA160,04470.1%–

09Plymouth County, IAIA25,69770.0%–

10Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.7%–

11Linn County, IAIA232,02869.5%–

12Woodbury County, IAIA106,64969.3%–

13Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73369.2%–

14Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66368.8%–

15Washington County, IAIA22,66768.5%–

16Worth County, IAIA7,33868.4%–

17Iowa County, IAIA16,50468.3%–

18Carroll County, IAIA20,30368.2%–

19Buchanan County, IAIA20,88368.1%–

20Benton County, IAIA26,00467.9%–

21Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89967.8%–

22Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53267.8%–

23Dubuque County, IAIA99,38167.8%–

24Boone County, IAIA26,79967.6%–

25Harrison County, IAIA14,62367.3%–

26Howard County, IAIA9,41567.2%–

27Cedar County, IAIA18,35967.1%–

28Hancock County, IAIA10,52867.1%–

29Osceola County, IAIA5,98067.0%–

30Bremer County, IAIA25,29667.0%–

31O'Brien County, IAIA14,22066.5%–

32Winnebago County, IAIA10,25166.3%–

33Mitchell County, IAIA10,65066.1%–

34Cherokee County, IAIA11,36966.1%–

35Muscatine County, IAIA41,85366.0%–

36Mills County, IAIA14,79365.9%–

37Story County, IAIA101,29165.7%–

38Shelby County, IAIA11,68965.7%–

39Clayton County, IAIA16,84565.5%–

40Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99665.5%–

41Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37265.5%–

42Ida County, IAIA6,77765.5%–

43Clay County, IAIA16,20265.3%–

44Dickinson County, IAIA18,07765.3%–

45Mahaska County, IAIA21,88065.1%–

46Marion County, IAIA34,19265.0%–

47Guthrie County, IAIA10,78265.0%–

48Sac County, IAIA9,52565.0%–

49Grundy County, IAIA12,36165.0%–

50Greene County, IAIA8,65865.0%–

51Taylor County, IAIA5,83564.9%–

52Scott County, IAIA175,25964.8%–

53Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36864.8%–

54Jackson County, IAIA19,28864.7%–

55Audubon County, IAIA5,50964.6%–

56Humboldt County, IAIA9,40964.6%–

57Davis County, IAIA9,23064.6%–

58Tama County, IAIA16,79664.5%–

59Marshall County, IAIA39,89064.3%–

60Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81964.3%–

61Allamakee County, IAIA14,23864.2%–

62Monroe County, IAIA7,40664.1%–

63Louisa County, IAIA10,41664.0%–

64Emmet County, IAIA9,10763.8%–

65Adair County, IAIA7,40363.7%–

66Hamilton County, IAIA14,94463.6%–

67Montgomery County, IAIA10,00263.6%–

68Floyd County, IAIA14,90163.3%–

69Jasper County, IAIA38,15363.0%–

70Butler County, IAIA14,04963.0%–

71Crawford County, IAIA16,23762.8%–

72Clarke County, IAIA9,57462.6%–

73Des Moines County, IAIA38,07762.4%–

74Union County, IAIA11,82962.0%–

75Kossuth County, IAIA14,32262.0%–

76Fremont County, IAIA6,52261.8%–

77Cass County, IAIA12,96061.8%–

78Hardin County, IAIA16,45561.7%–

79Jones County, IAIA21,25361.6%–

80Keokuk County, IAIA9,79761.6%–

81Wapello County, IAIA35,21061.6%–

82Monona County, IAIA8,53961.3%–

83Fayette County, IAIA19,04760.7%–

84Lucas County, IAIA8,84760.7%–

85Jefferson County, IAIA15,29160.6%–

86Franklin County, IAIA9,86860.6%–

87Henry County, IAIA19,34960.5%–

88Clinton County, IAIA46,00260.3%–

89Lee County, IAIA32,30659.9%–

90Adams County, IAIA3,61759.7%–

91Decatur County, IAIA7,65559.5%–

92Webster County, IAIA36,83859.4%–

93Wright County, IAIA12,80159.1%–

94Page County, IAIA14,85658.9%–

95Ringgold County, IAIA4,64258.2%–

96Van Buren County, IAIA7,13158.0%–

97Wayne County, IAIA6,73857.4%–

98Calhoun County, IAIA9,56257.0%–

99Appanoose County, IAIA12,07752.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS