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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%−4.6 pts

02Appanoose County, IAIA12,07756.2%+3.7 pts

03Calhoun County, IAIA9,56256.2%−0.7 pts

04Lee County, IAIA32,30657.8%−2.1 pts

05Montgomery County, IAIA10,00257.9%−5.6 pts

06Union County, IAIA11,82958.1%−3.9 pts

07Van Buren County, IAIA7,13158.2%+0.2 pts

08Henry County, IAIA19,34958.6%−1.9 pts

09Fremont County, IAIA6,52258.9%−3.0 pts

10Jefferson County, IAIA15,29159.0%−1.6 pts

11Greene County, IAIA8,65859.7%−5.2 pts

12Jones County, IAIA21,25359.8%−1.8 pts

13Adams County, IAIA3,61760.0%+0.3 pts

14Lucas County, IAIA8,84760.1%−0.5 pts

15Wright County, IAIA12,80160.1%+1.0 pts

16Fayette County, IAIA19,04760.7%−0.0 pts

17Keokuk County, IAIA9,79760.7%−0.9 pts

18Franklin County, IAIA9,86860.8%+0.3 pts

19Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81961.0%−3.3 pts

20Monona County, IAIA8,53961.1%−0.2 pts

21Clinton County, IAIA46,00261.1%+0.8 pts

22Wayne County, IAIA6,73861.3%+3.9 pts

23Monroe County, IAIA7,40661.4%−2.6 pts

24Davis County, IAIA9,23061.6%−3.0 pts

25Mills County, IAIA14,79361.7%−4.2 pts

26Clayton County, IAIA16,84561.7%−3.9 pts

27Des Moines County, IAIA38,07761.8%−0.7 pts

28Audubon County, IAIA5,50961.8%−2.8 pts

29Hardin County, IAIA16,45561.9%+0.2 pts

30Wapello County, IAIA35,21061.9%+0.3 pts

31Tama County, IAIA16,79661.9%−2.5 pts

32Floyd County, IAIA14,90162.0%−1.4 pts

33Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36862.1%−2.7 pts

34Jasper County, IAIA38,15362.1%−0.9 pts

35Webster County, IAIA36,83862.3%+2.8 pts

36Decatur County, IAIA7,65562.4%+2.9 pts

37Shelby County, IAIA11,68962.5%−3.2 pts

38Kossuth County, IAIA14,32262.7%+0.7 pts

39Jackson County, IAIA19,28862.8%−1.9 pts

40Taylor County, IAIA5,83562.9%−2.0 pts

41Guthrie County, IAIA10,78262.9%−2.1 pts

42Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37263.2%−2.3 pts

43Hancock County, IAIA10,52863.2%−3.9 pts

44Winnebago County, IAIA10,25163.3%−3.0 pts

45Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99663.4%−2.1 pts

46Louisa County, IAIA10,41663.4%−0.5 pts

47Ringgold County, IAIA4,64263.4%+5.2 pts

48Butler County, IAIA14,04963.5%+0.4 pts

49Cass County, IAIA12,96063.5%+1.7 pts

50Humboldt County, IAIA9,40964.1%−0.5 pts

51Allamakee County, IAIA14,23864.5%+0.2 pts

52Dickinson County, IAIA18,07764.5%−0.8 pts

53Cedar County, IAIA18,35964.6%−2.5 pts

54Howard County, IAIA9,41564.7%−2.5 pts

55Clarke County, IAIA9,57464.8%+2.2 pts

56Muscatine County, IAIA41,85365.0%−1.0 pts

57Mahaska County, IAIA21,88065.0%−0.1 pts

58Harrison County, IAIA14,62365.2%−2.1 pts

59Emmet County, IAIA9,10765.3%+1.5 pts

60Osceola County, IAIA5,98065.3%−1.7 pts

61Adair County, IAIA7,40365.4%+1.6 pts

62Benton County, IAIA26,00465.4%−2.5 pts

63Marion County, IAIA34,19265.5%+0.5 pts

64Grundy County, IAIA12,36165.7%+0.7 pts

65Scott County, IAIA175,25965.7%+0.8 pts

66O'Brien County, IAIA14,22065.7%−0.9 pts

67Clay County, IAIA16,20265.8%+0.5 pts

68Hamilton County, IAIA14,94465.9%+2.3 pts

69Ida County, IAIA6,77765.9%+0.4 pts

70Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73366.0%−3.2 pts

71Bremer County, IAIA25,29666.1%−0.9 pts

72Cherokee County, IAIA11,36966.2%+0.1 pts

73Carroll County, IAIA20,30366.2%−1.9 pts

74Crawford County, IAIA16,23766.3%+3.5 pts

75Boone County, IAIA26,79966.3%−1.2 pts

76Mitchell County, IAIA10,65066.4%+0.3 pts

77Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66366.7%−2.1 pts

78Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53266.7%−1.1 pts

79Iowa County, IAIA16,50466.7%−1.6 pts

80Marshall County, IAIA39,89066.7%+2.4 pts

81Story County, IAIA101,29166.8%+1.1 pts

82Dubuque County, IAIA99,38166.8%−1.0 pts

83Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89967.2%−0.7 pts

84Woodbury County, IAIA106,64967.2%−2.1 pts

85Sac County, IAIA9,52567.4%+2.4 pts

86Washington County, IAIA22,66767.5%−1.0 pts

87Linn County, IAIA232,02867.7%−1.8 pts

88Buchanan County, IAIA20,88367.9%−0.2 pts

89Lyon County, IAIA12,35468.3%−1.8 pts

90Worth County, IAIA7,33868.3%−0.1 pts

91Warren County, IAIA57,33168.7%−1.4 pts

92Plymouth County, IAIA25,69768.9%−1.1 pts

93Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.0%−0.7 pts

94Johnson County, IAIA160,04469.4%−0.6 pts

95Delaware County, IAIA17,67469.6%−1.5 pts

96Madison County, IAIA17,27069.7%−3.7 pts

97Sioux County, IAIA36,77470.3%−2.6 pts

98Polk County, IAIA516,54671.4%−0.2 pts

99Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.5%+0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES