RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most self-employed workers, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 13.5%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Johnson County, IAIA160,04419.7%−1.8 pts

02Adams County, IAIA3,61719.2%+2.8 pts

03Decatur County, IAIA7,65518.3%+0.8 pts

04Monroe County, IAIA7,40617.9%+3.8 pts

05Mills County, IAIA14,79317.7%−1.0 pts

06Story County, IAIA101,29117.7%−2.9 pts

07Washington County, IAIA22,66717.2%+2.5 pts

08Ringgold County, IAIA4,64217.1%−2.8 pts

09Butler County, IAIA14,04917.1%+5.3 pts

10Iowa County, IAIA16,50417.1%+4.2 pts

11Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73317.0%+0.8 pts

12Allamakee County, IAIA14,23816.9%+6.2 pts

13Henry County, IAIA19,34916.8%+5.5 pts

14Fremont County, IAIA6,52216.7%+0.4 pts

15Ida County, IAIA6,77716.7%+2.3 pts

16Lee County, IAIA32,30616.6%+4.8 pts

17Greene County, IAIA8,65816.5%−2.3 pts

18Lyon County, IAIA12,35415.7%+6.3 pts

19Boone County, IAIA26,79915.6%−0.3 pts

20Winnebago County, IAIA10,25115.5%+2.3 pts

21Harrison County, IAIA14,62315.4%+2.6 pts

22Appanoose County, IAIA12,07715.3%+3.7 pts

23Lucas County, IAIA8,84715.3%+2.1 pts

24O'Brien County, IAIA14,22015.2%+1.0 pts

25Shelby County, IAIA11,68915.2%+2.8 pts

26Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81915.1%+2.1 pts

27Bremer County, IAIA25,29615.1%+1.5 pts

28Cass County, IAIA12,96014.9%−0.8 pts

29Cherokee County, IAIA11,36914.7%+2.6 pts

30Mitchell County, IAIA10,65014.7%+1.6 pts

31Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36814.6%+0.7 pts

32Calhoun County, IAIA9,56214.5%−1.2 pts

33Taylor County, IAIA5,83514.5%+0.2 pts

34Fayette County, IAIA19,04714.5%+1.3 pts

35Tama County, IAIA16,79614.5%−0.7 pts

36Crawford County, IAIA16,23714.4%+4.2 pts

37Muscatine County, IAIA41,85314.4%+1.3 pts

38Marion County, IAIA34,19214.2%+0.6 pts

39Marshall County, IAIA39,89014.1%0.0 pts

40Benton County, IAIA26,00414.1%+3.4 pts

41Keokuk County, IAIA9,79714.0%+1.9 pts

42Page County, IAIA14,85614.0%−1.3 pts

43Clarke County, IAIA9,57413.9%+0.3 pts

44Wayne County, IAIA6,73813.9%−0.1 pts

45Louisa County, IAIA10,41613.8%+2.3 pts

46Floyd County, IAIA14,90113.8%+3.5 pts

47Adair County, IAIA7,40313.7%−1.1 pts

48Guthrie County, IAIA10,78213.7%+2.6 pts

49Audubon County, IAIA5,50913.6%+2.2 pts

50Montgomery County, IAIA10,00213.5%0.0 pts

51Hamilton County, IAIA14,94413.4%+2.4 pts

52Cedar County, IAIA18,35913.3%−0.3 pts

53Van Buren County, IAIA7,13113.2%−0.3 pts

54Warren County, IAIA57,33113.2%+0.3 pts

55Carroll County, IAIA20,30313.1%+3.2 pts

56Union County, IAIA11,82913.1%+0.9 pts

57Wapello County, IAIA35,21013.0%+0.7 pts

58Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37212.9%+0.9 pts

59Wright County, IAIA12,80112.9%+0.5 pts

60Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53212.7%−0.7 pts

61Jefferson County, IAIA15,29112.7%+0.5 pts

62Buchanan County, IAIA20,88312.7%+0.3 pts

63Dickinson County, IAIA18,07712.7%−1.3 pts

64Dallas County, IAIA118,45712.6%+1.8 pts

65Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.6%−1.1 pts

66Howard County, IAIA9,41512.5%+2.9 pts

67Grundy County, IAIA12,36112.5%−2.5 pts

68Dubuque County, IAIA99,38112.4%+0.6 pts

69Franklin County, IAIA9,86812.4%+2.5 pts

70Monona County, IAIA8,53912.3%−1.2 pts

71Jasper County, IAIA38,15312.3%+1.0 pts

72Webster County, IAIA36,83812.3%+0.8 pts

73Clinton County, IAIA46,00212.2%+1.2 pts

74Humboldt County, IAIA9,40912.2%+3.1 pts

75Woodbury County, IAIA106,64912.2%+1.1 pts

76Des Moines County, IAIA38,07712.1%+1.1 pts

77Hardin County, IAIA16,45512.0%−1.2 pts

78Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44911.9%−1.4 pts

79Sac County, IAIA9,52511.9%−0.9 pts

80Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.9%−1.2 pts

81Clay County, IAIA16,20211.8%+0.5 pts

82Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99611.8%+1.7 pts

83Polk County, IAIA516,54611.8%+0.3 pts

84Worth County, IAIA7,33811.7%+1.9 pts

85Scott County, IAIA175,25911.7%+0.9 pts

86Sioux County, IAIA36,77411.7%+0.5 pts

87Kossuth County, IAIA14,32211.5%−1.8 pts

88Hancock County, IAIA10,52811.5%+0.2 pts

89Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66311.4%+0.3 pts

90Linn County, IAIA232,02811.3%+1.0 pts

91Jones County, IAIA21,25311.1%−0.6 pts

92Davis County, IAIA9,23011.1%−2.4 pts

93Delaware County, IAIA17,67410.9%+0.5 pts

94Plymouth County, IAIA25,69710.6%+0.9 pts

95Clayton County, IAIA16,84510.6%+1.2 pts

96Madison County, IAIA17,27010.0%−1.4 pts

97Emmet County, IAIA9,1079.9%−2.5 pts

98Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.6%−0.8 pts

99Osceola County, IAIA5,9807.7%−3.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES