RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most manufacturing jobs, Iowa counties · 2020

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

01Clayton County, IAIA16,8451.8%–

02Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.6%–

03Adair County, IAIA7,4031.6%–

04Worth County, IAIA7,3380.9%–

05Wayne County, IAIA6,7380.7%–

06Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.7%–

07Marshall County, IAIA39,8900.6%–

08Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7330.6%–

09Van Buren County, IAIA7,1310.6%–

10Monona County, IAIA8,5390.6%–

11Hardin County, IAIA16,4550.6%–

12Appanoose County, IAIA12,0770.5%–

13Webster County, IAIA36,8380.5%–

14Mitchell County, IAIA10,6500.5%–

15Muscatine County, IAIA41,8530.5%–

16Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8190.5%–

17Boone County, IAIA26,7990.5%–

18Hancock County, IAIA10,5280.5%–

19Humboldt County, IAIA9,4090.5%–

20Cedar County, IAIA18,3590.4%–

21Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6630.4%–

22Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.4%–

23Butler County, IAIA14,0490.4%–

24Wright County, IAIA12,8010.4%–

25Cass County, IAIA12,9600.3%–

26Wapello County, IAIA35,2100.3%–

27Jackson County, IAIA19,2880.3%–

28Benton County, IAIA26,0040.3%–

29Sac County, IAIA9,5250.3%–

30Henry County, IAIA19,3490.3%–

31Jones County, IAIA21,2530.3%–

32Clay County, IAIA16,2020.3%–

33Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.3%–

34Adams County, IAIA3,6170.3%–

35Franklin County, IAIA9,8680.3%–

36Louisa County, IAIA10,4160.3%–

37Harrison County, IAIA14,6230.3%–

38Mills County, IAIA14,7930.3%–

39Keokuk County, IAIA9,7970.2%–

40Audubon County, IAIA5,5090.2%–

41Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3720.2%–

42Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4490.2%–

43Guthrie County, IAIA10,7820.2%–

44Clinton County, IAIA46,0020.2%–

45Union County, IAIA11,8290.2%–

46Clarke County, IAIA9,5740.2%–

47Scott County, IAIA175,2590.2%–

48Plymouth County, IAIA25,6970.2%–

49Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3680.2%–

50Delaware County, IAIA17,6740.2%–

51Buchanan County, IAIA20,8830.2%–

52Bremer County, IAIA25,2960.2%–

53Story County, IAIA101,2910.2%–

54Hamilton County, IAIA14,9440.2%–

55Ida County, IAIA6,7770.1%–

56Marion County, IAIA34,1920.1%–

57Jasper County, IAIA38,1530.1%–

58Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8990.1%–

59Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.1%–

60Des Moines County, IAIA38,0770.1%–

61Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.1%–

62Iowa County, IAIA16,5040.1%–

63Lucas County, IAIA8,8470.1%–

64Warren County, IAIA57,3310.1%–

65Calhoun County, IAIA9,5620.1%–

66Ringgold County, IAIA4,6420.1%–

67Fremont County, IAIA6,5220.1%–

68Decatur County, IAIA7,6550.1%–

69Linn County, IAIA232,0280.1%–

70Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9960.1%–

71Madison County, IAIA17,2700.1%–

72Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.1%–

73Tama County, IAIA16,7960.1%–

74Floyd County, IAIA14,9010.1%–

75Washington County, IAIA22,6670.1%–

76Lee County, IAIA32,3060.1%–

77Grundy County, IAIA12,3610.0%–

78Carroll County, IAIA20,3030.0%–

79Howard County, IAIA9,4150.0%–

80Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5320.0%–

81Cherokee County, IAIA11,3690.0%–

82Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.0%–

83Taylor County, IAIA5,8350.0%–

84Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.0%–

85Polk County, IAIA516,5460.0%–

86Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.0%–

87Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.0%–

88Dallas County, IAIA118,4570.0%–

89Greene County, IAIA8,6580.0%–

90Davis County, IAIA9,2300.0%–

91Dickinson County, IAIA18,0770.0%–

92Emmet County, IAIA9,1070.0%–

93Jefferson County, IAIA15,2910.0%–

94Monroe County, IAIA7,4060.0%–

95O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.0%–

96Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.0%–

97Page County, IAIA14,8560.0%–

98Shelby County, IAIA11,6890.0%–

99Winnebago County, IAIA10,2510.0%–

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