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Lowest labor force participation, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the smallest 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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Page County, IAIA14,85654.3%−8%

02Appanoose County, IAIA12,07756.2%+7%

03Calhoun County, IAIA9,56256.2%−1%

04Lee County, IAIA32,30657.8%−4%

05Montgomery County, IAIA10,00257.9%−9%

06Union County, IAIA11,82958.1%−6%

07Van Buren County, IAIA7,13158.2%+0%

08Henry County, IAIA19,34958.6%−3%

09Fremont County, IAIA6,52258.9%−5%

10Jefferson County, IAIA15,29159.0%−3%

11Greene County, IAIA8,65859.7%−8%

12Jones County, IAIA21,25359.8%−3%

13Adams County, IAIA3,61760.0%+0%

14Lucas County, IAIA8,84760.1%−1%

15Wright County, IAIA12,80160.1%+2%

16Fayette County, IAIA19,04760.7%−0%

17Keokuk County, IAIA9,79760.7%−1%

18Franklin County, IAIA9,86860.8%+0%

19Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81961.0%−5%

20Monona County, IAIA8,53961.1%−0%

21Clinton County, IAIA46,00261.1%+1%

22Wayne County, IAIA6,73861.3%+7%

23Monroe County, IAIA7,40661.4%−4%

24Davis County, IAIA9,23061.6%−5%

25Mills County, IAIA14,79361.7%−6%

26Clayton County, IAIA16,84561.7%−6%

27Des Moines County, IAIA38,07761.8%−1%

28Audubon County, IAIA5,50961.8%−4%

29Hardin County, IAIA16,45561.9%+0%

30Wapello County, IAIA35,21061.9%+1%

31Tama County, IAIA16,79661.9%−4%

32Floyd County, IAIA14,90162.0%−2%

33Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36862.1%−4%

34Jasper County, IAIA38,15362.1%−1%

35Webster County, IAIA36,83862.3%+5%

36Decatur County, IAIA7,65562.4%+5%

37Shelby County, IAIA11,68962.5%−5%

38Kossuth County, IAIA14,32262.7%+1%

39Jackson County, IAIA19,28862.8%−3%

40Taylor County, IAIA5,83562.9%−3%

41Guthrie County, IAIA10,78262.9%−3%

42Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37263.2%−4%

43Hancock County, IAIA10,52863.2%−6%

44Winnebago County, IAIA10,25163.3%−5%

45Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99663.4%−3%

46Louisa County, IAIA10,41663.4%−1%

47Ringgold County, IAIA4,64263.4%+9%

48Butler County, IAIA14,04963.5%+1%

49Cass County, IAIA12,96063.5%+3%

50Humboldt County, IAIA9,40964.1%−1%

51Allamakee County, IAIA14,23864.5%+0%

52Dickinson County, IAIA18,07764.5%−1%

53Cedar County, IAIA18,35964.6%−4%

54Howard County, IAIA9,41564.7%−4%

55Clarke County, IAIA9,57464.8%+4%

56Muscatine County, IAIA41,85365.0%−2%

57Mahaska County, IAIA21,88065.0%−0%

58Harrison County, IAIA14,62365.2%−3%

59Emmet County, IAIA9,10765.3%+2%

60Osceola County, IAIA5,98065.3%−3%

61Adair County, IAIA7,40365.4%+3%

62Benton County, IAIA26,00465.4%−4%

63Marion County, IAIA34,19265.5%+1%

64Grundy County, IAIA12,36165.7%+1%

65Scott County, IAIA175,25965.7%+1%

66O'Brien County, IAIA14,22065.7%−1%

67Clay County, IAIA16,20265.8%+1%

68Hamilton County, IAIA14,94465.9%+4%

69Ida County, IAIA6,77765.9%+1%

70Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73366.0%−5%

71Bremer County, IAIA25,29666.1%−1%

72Cherokee County, IAIA11,36966.2%+0%

73Carroll County, IAIA20,30366.2%−3%

74Crawford County, IAIA16,23766.3%+6%

75Boone County, IAIA26,79966.3%−2%

76Mitchell County, IAIA10,65066.4%+0%

77Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66366.7%−3%

78Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53266.7%−2%

79Iowa County, IAIA16,50466.7%−2%

80Marshall County, IAIA39,89066.7%+4%

81Story County, IAIA101,29166.8%+2%

82Dubuque County, IAIA99,38166.8%−1%

83Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89967.2%−1%

84Woodbury County, IAIA106,64967.2%−3%

85Sac County, IAIA9,52567.4%+4%

86Washington County, IAIA22,66767.5%−1%

87Linn County, IAIA232,02867.7%−3%

88Buchanan County, IAIA20,88367.9%−0%

89Lyon County, IAIA12,35468.3%−3%

90Worth County, IAIA7,33868.3%−0%

91Warren County, IAIA57,33168.7%−2%

92Plymouth County, IAIA25,69768.9%−2%

93Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.0%−1%

94Johnson County, IAIA160,04469.4%−1%

95Delaware County, IAIA17,67469.6%−2%

96Madison County, IAIA17,27069.7%−5%

97Sioux County, IAIA36,77470.3%−4%

98Polk County, IAIA516,54671.4%−0%

99Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.5%+0%

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