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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

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. The median across all 99 is 644. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Poweshiek County, IA, up 39 places to #25.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most remote workers by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020
01Polk County, IAIA516,54641,667+142%
02Linn County, IAIA232,02817,490+124%
03▲2Dallas County, IAIA118,45711,896+171%
04▼1Johnson County, IAIA160,04411,570+116%
05▼1Scott County, IAIA175,2599,402+107%
06▲1Story County, IAIA101,2916,262+73%
07▲1Dubuque County, IAIA99,3816,025+90%
08▼2Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5325,833+53%
09▲1Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9964,357+98%
10▲2Warren County, IAIA57,3314,266+118%
11Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492,892+47%
12▼3Sioux County, IAIA36,7742,386+8%
13▲4Jasper County, IAIA38,1531,866+83%
14▲4Marion County, IAIA34,1921,700+68%
15▲7Madison County, IAIA17,2701,524+62%
16▼2Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3721,523+35%
17▲7Benton County, IAIA26,0041,499+72%
18▼3Clinton County, IAIA46,0021,445+33%
19▼3Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,435+36%
20▲17Boone County, IAIA26,7991,431+129%
21▲4Marshall County, IAIA39,8901,389+60%
22▲1Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531,338+52%
23▼4Jefferson County, IAIA15,2911,307+29%
24▼11Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331,279+12%
25▲39Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681,275+224%
26▼5Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971,229+23%
27▼7Jones County, IAIA21,2531,145+15%
28▼1Washington County, IAIA22,6671,122+40%
29▼1Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,117+44%
30▲6Dickinson County, IAIA18,077965+53%
31▲3Jackson County, IAIA19,288925+45%
32▼1Buchanan County, IAIA20,883890+25%
33▼7Lee County, IAIA32,306890+10%
34▲19Wapello County, IAIA35,210874+83%
35▼6Delaware County, IAIA17,674870+17%
36▼1Mahaska County, IAIA21,880810+27%
37▼4Webster County, IAIA36,838810+25%
38▲1Des Moines County, IAIA38,077770+31%
39▼1Carroll County, IAIA20,303767+26%
40▲3Shelby County, IAIA11,689729+37%
41▲10Mills County, IAIA14,793705+46%
42▲18Harrison County, IAIA14,623697+62%
43▲6Tama County, IAIA16,796689+39%
44▲13Iowa County, IAIA16,504685+53%
45▼15Clayton County, IAIA16,845683−6%
46▼14Fayette County, IAIA19,047667+2%
47▲18Henry County, IAIA19,349661+73%
48Hardin County, IAIA16,455659+30%
49▲13Cass County, IAIA12,960655+61%
50▲2Mitchell County, IAIA10,650644+34%
51▲22Guthrie County, IAIA10,782608+97%
52▲19Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663605+87%
53▼9Lyon County, IAIA12,354592+14%
54▼14Grundy County, IAIA12,361589+1%
55▼14Floyd County, IAIA14,901567+4%
56▼14Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449565+5%
57▲2Crawford County, IAIA16,237506+16%
58▼8Cherokee County, IAIA11,369505+2%
59▼13Kossuth County, IAIA14,322503−2%
60▼15Clay County, IAIA16,202495−4%
61▲8O'Brien County, IAIA14,220493+41%
62▼7Allamakee County, IAIA14,238488+4%
63▲7Humboldt County, IAIA9,409466+43%
64▲20Montgomery County, IAIA10,002461+107%
65▼7Howard County, IAIA9,415459+5%
66Butler County, IAIA14,049454+24%
67▼4Wright County, IAIA12,801454+12%
68Davis County, IAIA9,230449+28%
69▲20Appanoose County, IAIA12,077446+128%
70▼23Hamilton County, IAIA14,944445−12%
71▲4Worth County, IAIA7,338433+50%
72▲6Keokuk County, IAIA9,797423+51%
73▲21Adair County, IAIA7,403414+151%
74▲17Clarke County, IAIA9,574404+122%
75▼8Van Buren County, IAIA7,131385+9%
76▼20Hancock County, IAIA10,528370−18%
77▼3Page County, IAIA14,856358+17%
78▲3Franklin County, IAIA9,868357+35%
79▼25Emmet County, IAIA9,107340−29%
80▲2Winnebago County, IAIA10,251337+34%
81▼9Ida County, IAIA6,777334+4%
82▼2Calhoun County, IAIA9,562326+19%
83▼4Monroe County, IAIA7,406319+16%
84▼23Monona County, IAIA8,539311−24%
85▲2Greene County, IAIA8,658310+45%
86▼3Audubon County, IAIA5,509291+29%
87▲6Fremont County, IAIA6,522248+49%
88Union County, IAIA11,829247+19%
89▼13Sac County, IAIA9,525230−20%
90▼13Decatur County, IAIA7,655228−20%
91▲1Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899226+26%
92▲4Ringgold County, IAIA4,642226+55%
93▼8Louisa County, IAIA10,416218−1%
94▲4Wayne County, IAIA6,738182+34%
95▼5Osceola County, IAIA5,980174−5%
96▼10Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819173−20%
97▼2Lucas County, IAIA8,847167+14%
98▲1Adams County, IAIA3,617163+24%
99▼2Taylor County, IAIA5,83582−42%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES