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Lowest labor force participation, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 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 2000

01Page County, IAIA14,85654.3%–

02Appanoose County, IAIA12,07756.2%–

03Calhoun County, IAIA9,56256.2%–

04Lee County, IAIA32,30657.8%–

05Montgomery County, IAIA10,00257.9%–

06Union County, IAIA11,82958.1%–

07Van Buren County, IAIA7,13158.2%–

08Henry County, IAIA19,34958.6%–

09Fremont County, IAIA6,52258.9%–

10Jefferson County, IAIA15,29159.0%–

11Greene County, IAIA8,65859.7%–

12Jones County, IAIA21,25359.8%–

13Adams County, IAIA3,61760.0%–

14Lucas County, IAIA8,84760.1%–

15Wright County, IAIA12,80160.1%–

16Fayette County, IAIA19,04760.7%–

17Keokuk County, IAIA9,79760.7%–

18Franklin County, IAIA9,86860.8%–

19Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81961.0%–

20Monona County, IAIA8,53961.1%–

21Clinton County, IAIA46,00261.1%–

22Wayne County, IAIA6,73861.3%–

23Monroe County, IAIA7,40661.4%–

24Davis County, IAIA9,23061.6%–

25Mills County, IAIA14,79361.7%–

26Clayton County, IAIA16,84561.7%–

27Des Moines County, IAIA38,07761.8%–

28Audubon County, IAIA5,50961.8%–

29Hardin County, IAIA16,45561.9%–

30Wapello County, IAIA35,21061.9%–

31Tama County, IAIA16,79661.9%–

32Floyd County, IAIA14,90162.0%–

33Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36862.1%–

34Jasper County, IAIA38,15362.1%–

35Webster County, IAIA36,83862.3%–

36Decatur County, IAIA7,65562.4%–

37Shelby County, IAIA11,68962.5%–

38Kossuth County, IAIA14,32262.7%–

39Jackson County, IAIA19,28862.8%–

40Taylor County, IAIA5,83562.9%–

41Guthrie County, IAIA10,78262.9%–

42Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37263.2%–

43Hancock County, IAIA10,52863.2%–

44Winnebago County, IAIA10,25163.3%–

45Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99663.4%–

46Louisa County, IAIA10,41663.4%–

47Ringgold County, IAIA4,64263.4%–

48Butler County, IAIA14,04963.5%–

49Cass County, IAIA12,96063.5%–

50Humboldt County, IAIA9,40964.1%–

51Allamakee County, IAIA14,23864.5%–

52Dickinson County, IAIA18,07764.5%–

53Cedar County, IAIA18,35964.6%–

54Howard County, IAIA9,41564.7%–

55Clarke County, IAIA9,57464.8%–

56Muscatine County, IAIA41,85365.0%–

57Mahaska County, IAIA21,88065.0%–

58Harrison County, IAIA14,62365.2%–

59Emmet County, IAIA9,10765.3%–

60Osceola County, IAIA5,98065.3%–

61Adair County, IAIA7,40365.4%–

62Benton County, IAIA26,00465.4%–

63Marion County, IAIA34,19265.5%–

64Grundy County, IAIA12,36165.7%–

65Scott County, IAIA175,25965.7%–

66O'Brien County, IAIA14,22065.7%–

67Clay County, IAIA16,20265.8%–

68Hamilton County, IAIA14,94465.9%–

69Ida County, IAIA6,77765.9%–

70Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73366.0%–

71Bremer County, IAIA25,29666.1%–

72Cherokee County, IAIA11,36966.2%–

73Carroll County, IAIA20,30366.2%–

74Crawford County, IAIA16,23766.3%–

75Boone County, IAIA26,79966.3%–

76Mitchell County, IAIA10,65066.4%–

77Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66366.7%–

78Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53266.7%–

79Iowa County, IAIA16,50466.7%–

80Marshall County, IAIA39,89066.7%–

81Story County, IAIA101,29166.8%–

82Dubuque County, IAIA99,38166.8%–

83Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89967.2%–

84Woodbury County, IAIA106,64967.2%–

85Sac County, IAIA9,52567.4%–

86Washington County, IAIA22,66767.5%–

87Linn County, IAIA232,02867.7%–

88Buchanan County, IAIA20,88367.9%–

89Lyon County, IAIA12,35468.3%–

90Worth County, IAIA7,33868.3%–

91Warren County, IAIA57,33168.7%–

92Plymouth County, IAIA25,69768.9%–

93Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.0%–

94Johnson County, IAIA160,04469.4%–

95Delaware County, IAIA17,67469.6%–

96Madison County, IAIA17,27069.7%–

97Sioux County, IAIA36,77470.3%–

98Polk County, IAIA516,54671.4%–

99Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES