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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.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Johnson County, IAIA160,04419.7%−8%

02Adams County, IAIA3,61719.2%+17%

03Decatur County, IAIA7,65518.3%+4%

04Monroe County, IAIA7,40617.9%+27%

05Mills County, IAIA14,79317.7%−5%

06Story County, IAIA101,29117.7%−14%

07Washington County, IAIA22,66717.2%+17%

08Ringgold County, IAIA4,64217.1%−14%

09Butler County, IAIA14,04917.1%+44%

10Iowa County, IAIA16,50417.1%+32%

11Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73317.0%+5%

12Allamakee County, IAIA14,23816.9%+58%

13Henry County, IAIA19,34916.8%+48%

14Fremont County, IAIA6,52216.7%+2%

15Ida County, IAIA6,77716.7%+16%

16Lee County, IAIA32,30616.6%+41%

17Greene County, IAIA8,65816.5%−12%

18Lyon County, IAIA12,35415.7%+67%

19Boone County, IAIA26,79915.6%−2%

20Winnebago County, IAIA10,25115.5%+18%

21Harrison County, IAIA14,62315.4%+20%

22Appanoose County, IAIA12,07715.3%+32%

23Lucas County, IAIA8,84715.3%+16%

24O'Brien County, IAIA14,22015.2%+7%

25Shelby County, IAIA11,68915.2%+23%

26Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81915.1%+16%

27Bremer County, IAIA25,29615.1%+11%

28Cass County, IAIA12,96014.9%−5%

29Cherokee County, IAIA11,36914.7%+21%

30Mitchell County, IAIA10,65014.7%+13%

31Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36814.6%+5%

32Calhoun County, IAIA9,56214.5%−8%

33Taylor County, IAIA5,83514.5%+1%

34Fayette County, IAIA19,04714.5%+10%

35Tama County, IAIA16,79614.5%−5%

36Crawford County, IAIA16,23714.4%+42%

37Muscatine County, IAIA41,85314.4%+10%

38Marion County, IAIA34,19214.2%+4%

39Marshall County, IAIA39,89014.1%−0%

40Benton County, IAIA26,00414.1%+32%

41Keokuk County, IAIA9,79714.0%+16%

42Page County, IAIA14,85614.0%−8%

43Clarke County, IAIA9,57413.9%+2%

44Wayne County, IAIA6,73813.9%−1%

45Louisa County, IAIA10,41613.8%+20%

46Floyd County, IAIA14,90113.8%+34%

47Adair County, IAIA7,40313.7%−7%

48Guthrie County, IAIA10,78213.7%+23%

49Audubon County, IAIA5,50913.6%+19%

50Montgomery County, IAIA10,00213.5%−0%

51Hamilton County, IAIA14,94413.4%+22%

52Cedar County, IAIA18,35913.3%−2%

53Van Buren County, IAIA7,13113.2%−2%

54Warren County, IAIA57,33113.2%+2%

55Carroll County, IAIA20,30313.1%+33%

56Union County, IAIA11,82913.1%+8%

57Wapello County, IAIA35,21013.0%+6%

58Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37212.9%+7%

59Wright County, IAIA12,80112.9%+4%

60Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53212.7%−5%

61Jefferson County, IAIA15,29112.7%+4%

62Buchanan County, IAIA20,88312.7%+2%

63Dickinson County, IAIA18,07712.7%−9%

64Dallas County, IAIA118,45712.6%+16%

65Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.6%−8%

66Howard County, IAIA9,41512.5%+30%

67Grundy County, IAIA12,36112.5%−16%

68Dubuque County, IAIA99,38112.4%+5%

69Franklin County, IAIA9,86812.4%+25%

70Monona County, IAIA8,53912.3%−9%

71Jasper County, IAIA38,15312.3%+9%

72Webster County, IAIA36,83812.3%+7%

73Clinton County, IAIA46,00212.2%+11%

74Humboldt County, IAIA9,40912.2%+34%

75Woodbury County, IAIA106,64912.2%+10%

76Des Moines County, IAIA38,07712.1%+10%

77Hardin County, IAIA16,45512.0%−9%

78Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44911.9%−10%

79Sac County, IAIA9,52511.9%−7%

80Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.9%−9%

81Clay County, IAIA16,20211.8%+4%

82Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99611.8%+16%

83Polk County, IAIA516,54611.8%+2%

84Worth County, IAIA7,33811.7%+19%

85Scott County, IAIA175,25911.7%+8%

86Sioux County, IAIA36,77411.7%+4%

87Kossuth County, IAIA14,32211.5%−14%

88Hancock County, IAIA10,52811.5%+1%

89Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66311.4%+3%

90Linn County, IAIA232,02811.3%+10%

91Jones County, IAIA21,25311.1%−5%

92Davis County, IAIA9,23011.1%−18%

93Delaware County, IAIA17,67410.9%+4%

94Plymouth County, IAIA25,69710.6%+9%

95Clayton County, IAIA16,84510.6%+13%

96Madison County, IAIA17,27010.0%−13%

97Emmet County, IAIA9,1079.9%−21%

98Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.6%−7%

99Osceola County, IAIA5,9807.7%−31%

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