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Most manufacturing jobs, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2000

01Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.3%–

02Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.6%–

03Adair County, IAIA7,4031.5%–

04Clayton County, IAIA16,8451.1%–

05Worth County, IAIA7,3381.0%–

06Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.7%–

07Jackson County, IAIA19,2880.7%–

08Appanoose County, IAIA12,0770.7%–

09Benton County, IAIA26,0040.6%–

10Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.6%–

11Webster County, IAIA36,8380.5%–

12Boone County, IAIA26,7990.5%–

13Marshall County, IAIA39,8900.5%–

14Lucas County, IAIA8,8470.5%–

15Cedar County, IAIA18,3590.5%–

16Humboldt County, IAIA9,4090.5%–

17Adams County, IAIA3,6170.5%–

18Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8190.5%–

19Decatur County, IAIA7,6550.4%–

20Wayne County, IAIA6,7380.4%–

21Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8990.4%–

22Mitchell County, IAIA10,6500.4%–

23Keokuk County, IAIA9,7970.4%–

24Harrison County, IAIA14,6230.4%–

25Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6630.3%–

26Clay County, IAIA16,2020.3%–

27Hardin County, IAIA16,4550.3%–

28Guthrie County, IAIA10,7820.3%–

29Scott County, IAIA175,2590.3%–

30Dallas County, IAIA118,4570.3%–

31Monona County, IAIA8,5390.3%–

32Clinton County, IAIA46,0020.3%–

33Monroe County, IAIA7,4060.3%–

34Wapello County, IAIA35,2100.2%–

35Louisa County, IAIA10,4160.2%–

36Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.2%–

37Story County, IAIA101,2910.2%–

38Des Moines County, IAIA38,0770.2%–

39Lee County, IAIA32,3060.2%–

40Van Buren County, IAIA7,1310.2%–

41Union County, IAIA11,8290.2%–

42Ringgold County, IAIA4,6420.2%–

43Grundy County, IAIA12,3610.2%–

44Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3720.2%–

45Plymouth County, IAIA25,6970.2%–

46Linn County, IAIA232,0280.2%–

47Bremer County, IAIA25,2960.2%–

48Fremont County, IAIA6,5220.2%–

49Mills County, IAIA14,7930.2%–

50Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.1%–

51Delaware County, IAIA17,6740.1%–

52Buchanan County, IAIA20,8830.1%–

53Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7330.1%–

54Marion County, IAIA34,1920.1%–

55Page County, IAIA14,8560.1%–

56Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3680.1%–

57O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.1%–

58Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5320.1%–

59Muscatine County, IAIA41,8530.1%–

60Calhoun County, IAIA9,5620.1%–

61Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4490.1%–

62Washington County, IAIA22,6670.1%–

63Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.1%–

64Sac County, IAIA9,5250.1%–

65Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.1%–

66Jones County, IAIA21,2530.1%–

67Emmet County, IAIA9,1070.1%–

68Ida County, IAIA6,7770.1%–

69Hamilton County, IAIA14,9440.1%–

70Franklin County, IAIA9,8680.0%–

71Clarke County, IAIA9,5740.0%–

72Howard County, IAIA9,4150.0%–

73Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.0%–

74Dickinson County, IAIA18,0770.0%–

75Floyd County, IAIA14,9010.0%–

76Jasper County, IAIA38,1530.0%–

77Cass County, IAIA12,9600.0%–

78Polk County, IAIA516,5460.0%–

79Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.0%–

80Taylor County, IAIA5,8350.0%–

81Greene County, IAIA8,6580.0%–

82Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9960.0%–

83Audubon County, IAIA5,5090.0%–

84Butler County, IAIA14,0490.0%–

85Carroll County, IAIA20,3030.0%–

86Cherokee County, IAIA11,3690.0%–

87Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.0%–

88Davis County, IAIA9,2300.0%–

89Henry County, IAIA19,3490.0%–

90Iowa County, IAIA16,5040.0%–

91Jefferson County, IAIA15,2910.0%–

92Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.0%–

93Madison County, IAIA17,2700.0%–

94Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.0%–

95Shelby County, IAIA11,6890.0%–

96Tama County, IAIA16,7960.0%–

97Warren County, IAIA57,3310.0%–

98Winnebago County, IAIA10,2510.0%–

99Wright County, IAIA12,8010.0%–

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