RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most white-collar workforce, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 35.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monona County, IA, up 56 places to #34.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Dallas County, IAIA118,45753.5%+8.8 pts

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04449.4%+4.6 pts

03Story County, IAIA101,29146.8%+2.9 pts

04▲15Adams County, IAIA3,61745.6%+13.3 pts

05▼1Polk County, IAIA516,54645.1%+7.5 pts

06▲5Scott County, IAIA175,25943.2%+8.6 pts

07▲7Bremer County, IAIA25,29642.4%+6.8 pts

08Grundy County, IAIA12,36142.4%+9.3 pts

09▲16Mills County, IAIA14,79342.2%+12.2 pts

10▲2Warren County, IAIA57,33141.4%+4.4 pts

11▼2Linn County, IAIA232,02841.3%+3.9 pts

12▲4Jefferson County, IAIA15,29141.2%+2.4 pts

13▼6Ringgold County, IAIA4,64241.0%+4.1 pts

14▼9Madison County, IAIA17,27040.3%+6.5 pts

15▲7Marion County, IAIA34,19240.1%+8.8 pts

16▼3Davis County, IAIA9,23039.5%+6.6 pts

17▲27Audubon County, IAIA5,50939.5%+6.0 pts

18Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73339.4%+5.9 pts

19▲21Guthrie County, IAIA10,78239.3%+4.9 pts

20Clay County, IAIA16,20239.2%+13.6 pts

21▲10Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36839.2%+5.4 pts

22▼5Dubuque County, IAIA99,38139.0%+5.5 pts

23▼2Calhoun County, IAIA9,56238.4%+6.0 pts

24▼14Sioux County, IAIA36,77438.2%+5.8 pts

25▲16Boone County, IAIA26,79938.2%+8.4 pts

26▲49Washington County, IAIA22,66738.0%+6.0 pts

27▲44Butler County, IAIA14,04938.0%+11.0 pts

28▼22Shelby County, IAIA11,68937.9%+7.2 pts

29▲10Adair County, IAIA7,40337.8%+8.7 pts

30▲49Benton County, IAIA26,00437.6%+8.9 pts

31▲33Wright County, IAIA12,80137.3%+7.5 pts

32▼6Harrison County, IAIA14,62337.2%+3.4 pts

33▼4Dickinson County, IAIA18,07737.2%+5.6 pts

34▲56Monona County, IAIA8,53936.9%+9.3 pts

35▲11Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53236.8%+6.7 pts

36▲19Jones County, IAIA21,25336.7%+9.2 pts

37▲5Mitchell County, IAIA10,65036.7%+6.2 pts

38▼5Monroe County, IAIA7,40636.6%+5.1 pts

39▼15Greene County, IAIA8,65836.6%+5.0 pts

40▼25Lyon County, IAIA12,35436.4%+3.7 pts

41▲45Allamakee County, IAIA14,23836.3%+9.8 pts

42▲24Lee County, IAIA32,30636.3%+10.5 pts

43▼16Decatur County, IAIA7,65536.2%+3.4 pts

44▼9Hamilton County, IAIA14,94435.9%+7.7 pts

45▲42Sac County, IAIA9,52535.8%+7.7 pts

46▲30Jasper County, IAIA38,15335.6%+6.4 pts

47▲11Cherokee County, IAIA11,36935.6%+9.2 pts

48▲3O'Brien County, IAIA14,22035.4%+6.5 pts

49▼21Fremont County, IAIA6,52235.1%+2.9 pts

50▼20Iowa County, IAIA16,50435.0%+3.5 pts

51▲22Worth County, IAIA7,33834.9%+9.1 pts

52▲17Winnebago County, IAIA10,25134.9%+4.2 pts

53▼17Mahaska County, IAIA21,88034.8%+5.4 pts

54▲35Wayne County, IAIA6,73834.6%+6.4 pts

55▼17Taylor County, IAIA5,83534.5%+4.5 pts

56▼9Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99634.3%+6.2 pts

57▼34Page County, IAIA14,85634.3%+2.2 pts

58▼15Humboldt County, IAIA9,40934.2%+3.8 pts

59▲4Jackson County, IAIA19,28834.1%+7.3 pts

60Cass County, IAIA12,96034.0%+6.0 pts

61▼9Keokuk County, IAIA9,79733.7%+10.3 pts

62▼6Carroll County, IAIA20,30333.4%+4.3 pts

63▲18Clinton County, IAIA46,00233.3%+5.5 pts

64▲18Des Moines County, IAIA38,07733.2%+5.3 pts

65▼11Union County, IAIA11,82933.2%+9.1 pts

66▲8Woodbury County, IAIA106,64933.0%+4.9 pts

67▼17Delaware County, IAIA17,67433.0%+4.3 pts

68▲10Fayette County, IAIA19,04732.9%+4.0 pts

69▲14Kossuth County, IAIA14,32232.9%−3.2 pts

70▼13Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37232.9%+2.8 pts

71▲21Henry County, IAIA19,34932.4%+3.6 pts

72▲8Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66332.3%+2.8 pts

73▲18Appanoose County, IAIA12,07732.2%+1.7 pts

74▼26Ida County, IAIA6,77732.1%+0.8 pts

75▼38Hancock County, IAIA10,52831.9%+4.2 pts

76▼14Hardin County, IAIA16,45531.8%−0.5 pts

77▼45Floyd County, IAIA14,90131.4%+2.9 pts

78▼8Muscatine County, IAIA41,85331.2%+3.6 pts

79▼30Plymouth County, IAIA25,69731.2%+1.7 pts

80▼46Buchanan County, IAIA20,88331.1%+1.6 pts

81▲7Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81931.0%−1.0 pts

82▼29Webster County, IAIA36,83830.9%+3.5 pts

83▲2Franklin County, IAIA9,86830.8%+6.0 pts

84▼16Montgomery County, IAIA10,00230.8%+3.3 pts

85▼40Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89930.6%−1.2 pts

86▲12Wapello County, IAIA35,21030.5%+7.3 pts

87▼26Van Buren County, IAIA7,13130.3%+0.9 pts

88▼21Howard County, IAIA9,41530.2%+3.8 pts

89▼24Cedar County, IAIA18,35930.2%−0.8 pts

90▲7Tama County, IAIA16,79630.1%+0.8 pts

91▼7Marshall County, IAIA39,89030.0%+0.1 pts

92▼33Clarke County, IAIA9,57429.6%+2.8 pts

93▼16Osceola County, IAIA5,98029.4%+0.1 pts

94▲2Lucas County, IAIA8,84729.3%+7.1 pts

95▼23Emmet County, IAIA9,10727.4%+1.9 pts

96▼1Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44926.8%−0.6 pts

97▼3Clayton County, IAIA16,84526.8%+0.2 pts

98▼5Louisa County, IAIA10,41626.6%+4.4 pts

99Crawford County, IAIA16,23723.1%+0.9 pts

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