RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most tech & information jobs, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in the information sector (2020 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINFORMATIONVS 2010

01Cherokee, IAIA5,12225.2%+15.0 pts

02Maquoketa, IAIA6,02721.5%+4.8 pts

03Centerville, IAIA5,32719.8%+2.8 pts

04Boone, IAIA12,47118.6%+4.4 pts

05Manchester, IAIA5,35716.6%−1.3 pts

06Indianola, IAIA16,82915.7%+4.5 pts

07Polk City, IAIA6,63015.7%+6.6 pts

08Burlington, IAIA23,33615.6%+2.4 pts

09Washington, IAIA7,26115.5%+2.7 pts

10Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24015.5%+2.8 pts

11Oelwein, IAIA5,75715.4%−1.2 pts

12Independence, IAIA6,31215.3%+3.0 pts

13Spencer, IAIA11,21815.3%−5.0 pts

14Red Oak, IAIA5,38815.1%+6.9 pts

15Winterset, IAIA5,52015.1%−6.1 pts

16Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68014.9%+1.3 pts

17Glenwood, IAIA5,28714.9%+1.5 pts

18Atlantic, IAIA6,67614.8%−1.3 pts

19Dubuque, IAIA59,14814.7%+0.7 pts

20Algona, IAIA5,30914.5%+0.4 pts

21Le Mars, IAIA10,76014.5%−1.7 pts

22Marshalltown, IAIA27,53614.5%+4.5 pts

23DeWitt, IAIA5,70414.4%−0.5 pts

24Altoona, IAIA22,79614.4%+3.4 pts

25Asbury, IAIA6,03514.2%+1.5 pts

26Mason City, IAIA26,85314.2%+0.1 pts

27Osceola, IAIA5,67913.9%+1.1 pts

28Clinton, IAIA24,04913.8%+1.4 pts

29Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83713.8%−3.2 pts

30Vinton, IAIA5,00413.7%+4.6 pts

31Anamosa, IAIA5,90113.6%−1.8 pts

32Knoxville, IAIA7,46913.6%+2.8 pts

33Carroll, IAIA10,08513.5%+3.6 pts

34Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01313.5%−0.3 pts

35Ottumwa, IAIA25,31913.3%−0.4 pts

36Coralville, IAIA23,96013.3%+1.1 pts

37Waterloo, IAIA66,91913.3%+1.3 pts

38Creston, IAIA7,33513.1%+1.1 pts

39Ankeny, IAIA77,83313.0%+1.6 pts

40Webster City, IAIA7,81513.0%−1.0 pts

41Sioux City, IAIA86,35612.9%−0.2 pts

42Clarinda, IAIA5,27312.9%+1.5 pts

43Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05912.9%+2.0 pts

44Urbandale, IAIA48,57012.6%+0.7 pts

45Hiawatha, IAIA7,43212.6%+5.5 pts

46Davenport, IAIA100,35812.5%−0.2 pts

47Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93512.4%+0.2 pts

48Marion, IAIA42,73212.4%+1.7 pts

49Clear Lake, IAIA7,60112.3%−1.3 pts

50Grinnell, IAIA9,43011.4%+4.3 pts

51Sheldon, IAIA5,57511.4%−3.4 pts

52Bettendorf, IAIA40,71011.2%+0.5 pts

53Iowa City, IAIA76,22911.2%−0.5 pts

54Des Moines, IAIA212,08611.1%−0.2 pts

55Norwalk, IAIA15,00411.1%−1.1 pts

56Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50011.0%+0.8 pts

57Charles City, IAIA7,01310.8%−2.7 pts

58Newton, IAIA15,74110.3%−3.5 pts

59Estherville, IAIA5,80710.2%−7.4 pts

60Johnston, IAIA25,0659.9%−2.0 pts

61Storm Lake, IAIA11,5909.8%+1.7 pts

62Grimes, IAIA17,4059.8%+1.1 pts

63Fort Madison, IAIA9,9359.5%−1.7 pts

64Tiffin, IAIA7,1569.4%+0.5 pts

65Orange City, IAIA6,4689.4%−0.2 pts

66West Des Moines, IAIA74,2249.3%−1.5 pts

67Waukee, IAIA34,8909.2%−3.4 pts

68Adel, IAIA7,0989.2%−4.6 pts

69Perry, IAIA8,2089.1%−4.4 pts

70Clive, IAIA19,8618.9%−1.0 pts

71Bondurant, IAIA9,6478.8%−2.9 pts

72Keokuk, IAIA9,5108.8%+0.4 pts

73Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4938.7%−1.1 pts

74Ames, IAIA68,2208.7%−1.4 pts

75Waverly, IAIA10,5618.7%−4.6 pts

76Fairfield, IAIA9,2208.3%−2.8 pts

77Muscatine, IAIA23,1648.2%−3.2 pts

78Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3248.2%−11.5 pts

79Decorah, IAIA7,4178.1%−1.5 pts

80Denison, IAIA8,2148.0%+1.4 pts

81Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2397.9%+1.5 pts

82Pella, IAIA10,9927.7%+0.1 pts

83Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5257.6%−9.0 pts

84Eldridge, IAIA6,9547.1%−5.2 pts

85North Liberty, IAIA21,9767.0%−1.5 pts

86Nevada, IAIA6,9746.8%−2.6 pts

87Sioux Center, IAIA8,8643.4%−5.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS