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Lowest labor force participation, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties with the smallest 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 –

01Appanoose County, IAIA12,07752.5%–

02Calhoun County, IAIA9,56257.0%–

03Wayne County, IAIA6,73857.4%–

04Van Buren County, IAIA7,13158.0%–

05Ringgold County, IAIA4,64258.2%–

06Page County, IAIA14,85658.9%–

07Wright County, IAIA12,80159.1%–

08Webster County, IAIA36,83859.4%–

09Decatur County, IAIA7,65559.5%–

10Adams County, IAIA3,61759.7%–

11Lee County, IAIA32,30659.9%–

12Clinton County, IAIA46,00260.3%–

13Henry County, IAIA19,34960.5%–

14Franklin County, IAIA9,86860.6%–

15Jefferson County, IAIA15,29160.6%–

16Lucas County, IAIA8,84760.7%–

17Fayette County, IAIA19,04760.7%–

18Monona County, IAIA8,53961.3%–

19Wapello County, IAIA35,21061.6%–

20Keokuk County, IAIA9,79761.6%–

21Jones County, IAIA21,25361.6%–

22Hardin County, IAIA16,45561.7%–

23Cass County, IAIA12,96061.8%–

24Fremont County, IAIA6,52261.8%–

25Kossuth County, IAIA14,32262.0%–

26Union County, IAIA11,82962.0%–

27Des Moines County, IAIA38,07762.4%–

28Clarke County, IAIA9,57462.6%–

29Crawford County, IAIA16,23762.8%–

30Butler County, IAIA14,04963.0%–

31Jasper County, IAIA38,15363.0%–

32Floyd County, IAIA14,90163.3%–

33Montgomery County, IAIA10,00263.6%–

34Hamilton County, IAIA14,94463.6%–

35Adair County, IAIA7,40363.7%–

36Emmet County, IAIA9,10763.8%–

37Louisa County, IAIA10,41664.0%–

38Monroe County, IAIA7,40664.1%–

39Allamakee County, IAIA14,23864.2%–

40Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81964.3%–

41Marshall County, IAIA39,89064.3%–

42Tama County, IAIA16,79664.5%–

43Davis County, IAIA9,23064.6%–

44Humboldt County, IAIA9,40964.6%–

45Audubon County, IAIA5,50964.6%–

46Jackson County, IAIA19,28864.7%–

47Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36864.8%–

48Scott County, IAIA175,25964.8%–

49Taylor County, IAIA5,83564.9%–

50Greene County, IAIA8,65865.0%–

51Grundy County, IAIA12,36165.0%–

52Sac County, IAIA9,52565.0%–

53Guthrie County, IAIA10,78265.0%–

54Marion County, IAIA34,19265.0%–

55Mahaska County, IAIA21,88065.1%–

56Dickinson County, IAIA18,07765.3%–

57Clay County, IAIA16,20265.3%–

58Ida County, IAIA6,77765.5%–

59Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37265.5%–

60Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99665.5%–

61Clayton County, IAIA16,84565.5%–

62Shelby County, IAIA11,68965.7%–

63Story County, IAIA101,29165.7%–

64Mills County, IAIA14,79365.9%–

65Muscatine County, IAIA41,85366.0%–

66Cherokee County, IAIA11,36966.1%–

67Mitchell County, IAIA10,65066.1%–

68Winnebago County, IAIA10,25166.3%–

69O'Brien County, IAIA14,22066.5%–

70Bremer County, IAIA25,29667.0%–

71Osceola County, IAIA5,98067.0%–

72Hancock County, IAIA10,52867.1%–

73Cedar County, IAIA18,35967.1%–

74Howard County, IAIA9,41567.2%–

75Harrison County, IAIA14,62367.3%–

76Boone County, IAIA26,79967.6%–

77Dubuque County, IAIA99,38167.8%–

78Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53267.8%–

79Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89967.8%–

80Benton County, IAIA26,00467.9%–

81Buchanan County, IAIA20,88368.1%–

82Carroll County, IAIA20,30368.2%–

83Iowa County, IAIA16,50468.3%–

84Worth County, IAIA7,33868.4%–

85Washington County, IAIA22,66768.5%–

86Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66368.8%–

87Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73369.2%–

88Woodbury County, IAIA106,64969.3%–

89Linn County, IAIA232,02869.5%–

90Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.7%–

91Plymouth County, IAIA25,69770.0%–

92Johnson County, IAIA160,04470.1%–

93Warren County, IAIA57,33170.1%–

94Lyon County, IAIA12,35470.1%–

95Delaware County, IAIA17,67471.1%–

96Polk County, IAIA516,54671.7%–

97Sioux County, IAIA36,77472.9%–

98Madison County, IAIA17,27073.5%–

99Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.4%–

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