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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. The median across all 99 is 64.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Greene County, IA, up 39 places to #11.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01▲5Page County, IAIA14,85654.3%−4.6 pts
02▼1Appanoose County, IAIA12,07756.2%+3.7 pts
03▼1Calhoun County, IAIA9,56256.2%−0.7 pts
04▲7Lee County, IAIA32,30657.8%−2.1 pts
05▲28Montgomery County, IAIA10,00257.9%−5.6 pts
06▲20Union County, IAIA11,82958.1%−3.9 pts
07▼3Van Buren County, IAIA7,13158.2%+0.2 pts
08▲5Henry County, IAIA19,34958.6%−1.9 pts
09▲15Fremont County, IAIA6,52258.9%−3.0 pts
10▲5Jefferson County, IAIA15,29159.0%−1.6 pts
11▲39Greene County, IAIA8,65859.7%−5.2 pts
12▲9Jones County, IAIA21,25359.8%−1.8 pts
13▼3Adams County, IAIA3,61760.0%+0.3 pts
14▲2Lucas County, IAIA8,84760.1%−0.5 pts
15▼8Wright County, IAIA12,80160.1%+1.0 pts
16▲1Fayette County, IAIA19,04760.7%0.0 pts
17▲3Keokuk County, IAIA9,79760.7%−0.9 pts
18▼4Franklin County, IAIA9,86860.8%+0.3 pts
19▲21Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81961.0%−3.3 pts
20▼2Monona County, IAIA8,53961.1%−0.2 pts
21▼9Clinton County, IAIA46,00261.1%+0.8 pts
22▼19Wayne County, IAIA6,73861.3%+3.9 pts
23▲15Monroe County, IAIA7,40661.4%−2.6 pts
24▲19Davis County, IAIA9,23061.6%−3.0 pts
25▲39Mills County, IAIA14,79361.7%−4.2 pts
26▲35Clayton County, IAIA16,84561.7%−3.9 pts
27Des Moines County, IAIA38,07761.8%−0.7 pts
28▲17Audubon County, IAIA5,50961.8%−2.8 pts
29▼7Hardin County, IAIA16,45561.9%+0.2 pts
30▼11Wapello County, IAIA35,21061.9%+0.3 pts
31▲11Tama County, IAIA16,79661.9%−2.5 pts
32Floyd County, IAIA14,90162.0%−1.4 pts
33▲14Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36862.1%−2.7 pts
34▼3Jasper County, IAIA38,15362.1%−0.9 pts
35▼27Webster County, IAIA36,83862.3%+2.8 pts
36▼27Decatur County, IAIA7,65562.4%+2.9 pts
37▲25Shelby County, IAIA11,68962.5%−3.2 pts
38▼13Kossuth County, IAIA14,32262.7%+0.7 pts
39▲7Jackson County, IAIA19,28862.8%−1.9 pts
40▲9Taylor County, IAIA5,83562.9%−2.0 pts
41▲12Guthrie County, IAIA10,78262.9%−2.1 pts
42▲17Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37263.2%−2.3 pts
43▲29Hancock County, IAIA10,52863.2%−3.9 pts
44▲24Winnebago County, IAIA10,25163.3%−3.0 pts
45▲15Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99663.4%−2.1 pts
46▼9Louisa County, IAIA10,41663.4%−0.5 pts
47▼42Ringgold County, IAIA4,64263.4%+5.2 pts
48▼18Butler County, IAIA14,04963.5%+0.4 pts
49▼26Cass County, IAIA12,96063.5%+1.7 pts
50▼6Humboldt County, IAIA9,40964.1%−0.5 pts
51▼12Allamakee County, IAIA14,23864.5%+0.2 pts
52▲4Dickinson County, IAIA18,07764.5%−0.8 pts
53▲20Cedar County, IAIA18,35964.6%−2.5 pts
54▲20Howard County, IAIA9,41564.7%−2.5 pts
55▼27Clarke County, IAIA9,57464.8%+2.2 pts
56▲9Muscatine County, IAIA41,85365.0%−1.0 pts
57▼2Mahaska County, IAIA21,88065.0%−0.1 pts
58▲17Harrison County, IAIA14,62365.2%−2.1 pts
59▼23Emmet County, IAIA9,10765.3%+1.5 pts
60▲11Osceola County, IAIA5,98065.3%−1.7 pts
61▼26Adair County, IAIA7,40365.4%+1.6 pts
62▲18Benton County, IAIA26,00465.4%−2.5 pts
63▼9Marion County, IAIA34,19265.5%+0.5 pts
64▼13Grundy County, IAIA12,36165.7%+0.7 pts
65▼17Scott County, IAIA175,25965.7%+0.8 pts
66▲3O'Brien County, IAIA14,22065.7%−0.9 pts
67▼10Clay County, IAIA16,20265.8%+0.5 pts
68▼34Hamilton County, IAIA14,94465.9%+2.3 pts
69▼11Ida County, IAIA6,77765.9%+0.4 pts
70▲17Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73366.0%−3.2 pts
71▼1Bremer County, IAIA25,29666.1%−0.9 pts
72▼6Cherokee County, IAIA11,36966.2%+0.1 pts
73▲9Carroll County, IAIA20,30366.2%−1.9 pts
74▼45Crawford County, IAIA16,23766.3%+3.5 pts
75▲1Boone County, IAIA26,79966.3%−1.2 pts
76▼9Mitchell County, IAIA10,65066.4%+0.3 pts
77▲9Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66366.7%−2.1 pts
78Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53266.7%−1.1 pts
79▲4Iowa County, IAIA16,50466.7%−1.6 pts
80▼39Marshall County, IAIA39,89066.7%+2.4 pts
81▼18Story County, IAIA101,29166.8%+1.1 pts
82▼5Dubuque County, IAIA99,38166.8%−1.0 pts
83▼4Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89967.2%−0.7 pts
84▲4Woodbury County, IAIA106,64967.2%−2.1 pts
85▼33Sac County, IAIA9,52567.4%+2.4 pts
86▼1Washington County, IAIA22,66767.5%−1.0 pts
87▲2Linn County, IAIA232,02867.7%−1.8 pts
88▼7Buchanan County, IAIA20,88367.9%−0.2 pts
89▲5Lyon County, IAIA12,35468.3%−1.8 pts
90▼6Worth County, IAIA7,33868.3%−0.1 pts
91▲2Warren County, IAIA57,33168.7%−1.4 pts
92▼1Plymouth County, IAIA25,69768.9%−1.1 pts
93▼3Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.0%−0.7 pts
94▼2Johnson County, IAIA160,04469.4%−0.6 pts
95Delaware County, IAIA17,67469.6%−1.5 pts
96▲2Madison County, IAIA17,27069.7%−3.7 pts
97Sioux County, IAIA36,77470.3%−2.6 pts
98▼2Polk County, IAIA516,54671.4%−0.2 pts
99Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.5%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES