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Most remote workers, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the most workers 16 and over who worked from home, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of workers, not the remote-work share. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020

01Polk County, IAIA516,54641,667+142%

02Linn County, IAIA232,02817,490+124%

03Dallas County, IAIA118,45711,896+171%

04Johnson County, IAIA160,04411,570+116%

05Scott County, IAIA175,2599,402+107%

06Story County, IAIA101,2916,262+73%

07Dubuque County, IAIA99,3816,025+90%

08Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5325,833+53%

09Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9964,357+98%

10Warren County, IAIA57,3314,266+118%

11Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492,892+47%

12Sioux County, IAIA36,7742,386+8%

13Jasper County, IAIA38,1531,866+83%

14Marion County, IAIA34,1921,700+68%

15Madison County, IAIA17,2701,524+62%

16Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3721,523+35%

17Benton County, IAIA26,0041,499+72%

18Clinton County, IAIA46,0021,445+33%

19Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,435+36%

20Boone County, IAIA26,7991,431+129%

21Marshall County, IAIA39,8901,389+60%

22Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531,338+52%

23Jefferson County, IAIA15,2911,307+29%

24Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331,279+12%

25Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681,275+224%

26Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971,229+23%

27Jones County, IAIA21,2531,145+15%

28Washington County, IAIA22,6671,122+40%

29Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,117+44%

30Dickinson County, IAIA18,077965+53%

31Jackson County, IAIA19,288925+45%

32Buchanan County, IAIA20,883890+25%

33Lee County, IAIA32,306890+10%

34Wapello County, IAIA35,210874+83%

35Delaware County, IAIA17,674870+17%

36Mahaska County, IAIA21,880810+27%

37Webster County, IAIA36,838810+25%

38Des Moines County, IAIA38,077770+31%

39Carroll County, IAIA20,303767+26%

40Shelby County, IAIA11,689729+37%

41Mills County, IAIA14,793705+46%

42Harrison County, IAIA14,623697+62%

43Tama County, IAIA16,796689+39%

44Iowa County, IAIA16,504685+53%

45Clayton County, IAIA16,845683−6%

46Fayette County, IAIA19,047667+2%

47Henry County, IAIA19,349661+73%

48Hardin County, IAIA16,455659+30%

49Cass County, IAIA12,960655+61%

50Mitchell County, IAIA10,650644+34%

51Guthrie County, IAIA10,782608+97%

52Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663605+87%

53Lyon County, IAIA12,354592+14%

54Grundy County, IAIA12,361589+1%

55Floyd County, IAIA14,901567+4%

56Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449565+5%

57Crawford County, IAIA16,237506+16%

58Cherokee County, IAIA11,369505+2%

59Kossuth County, IAIA14,322503−2%

60Clay County, IAIA16,202495−4%

61O'Brien County, IAIA14,220493+41%

62Allamakee County, IAIA14,238488+4%

63Humboldt County, IAIA9,409466+43%

64Montgomery County, IAIA10,002461+107%

65Howard County, IAIA9,415459+5%

66Butler County, IAIA14,049454+24%

67Wright County, IAIA12,801454+12%

68Davis County, IAIA9,230449+28%

69Appanoose County, IAIA12,077446+128%

70Hamilton County, IAIA14,944445−12%

71Worth County, IAIA7,338433+50%

72Keokuk County, IAIA9,797423+51%

73Adair County, IAIA7,403414+151%

74Clarke County, IAIA9,574404+122%

75Van Buren County, IAIA7,131385+9%

76Hancock County, IAIA10,528370−18%

77Page County, IAIA14,856358+17%

78Franklin County, IAIA9,868357+35%

79Emmet County, IAIA9,107340−29%

80Winnebago County, IAIA10,251337+34%

81Ida County, IAIA6,777334+4%

82Calhoun County, IAIA9,562326+19%

83Monroe County, IAIA7,406319+16%

84Monona County, IAIA8,539311−24%

85Greene County, IAIA8,658310+45%

86Audubon County, IAIA5,509291+29%

87Fremont County, IAIA6,522248+49%

88Union County, IAIA11,829247+19%

89Sac County, IAIA9,525230−20%

90Decatur County, IAIA7,655228−20%

91Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899226+26%

92Ringgold County, IAIA4,642226+55%

93Louisa County, IAIA10,416218−1%

94Wayne County, IAIA6,738182+34%

95Osceola County, IAIA5,980174−5%

96Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819173−20%

97Lucas County, IAIA8,847167+14%

98Adams County, IAIA3,617163+24%

99Taylor County, IAIA5,83582−42%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES