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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Dallas County, IAIA118,45753.5%+20%

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04449.4%+10%

03Story County, IAIA101,29146.8%+7%

04Adams County, IAIA3,61745.6%+41%

05Polk County, IAIA516,54645.1%+20%

06Scott County, IAIA175,25943.2%+25%

07Bremer County, IAIA25,29642.4%+19%

08Grundy County, IAIA12,36142.4%+28%

09Mills County, IAIA14,79342.2%+41%

10Warren County, IAIA57,33141.4%+12%

11Linn County, IAIA232,02841.3%+11%

12Jefferson County, IAIA15,29141.2%+6%

13Ringgold County, IAIA4,64241.0%+11%

14Madison County, IAIA17,27040.3%+19%

15Marion County, IAIA34,19240.1%+28%

16Davis County, IAIA9,23039.5%+20%

17Audubon County, IAIA5,50939.5%+18%

18Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73339.4%+18%

19Guthrie County, IAIA10,78239.3%+14%

20Clay County, IAIA16,20239.2%+53%

21Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36839.2%+16%

22Dubuque County, IAIA99,38139.0%+16%

23Calhoun County, IAIA9,56238.4%+19%

24Sioux County, IAIA36,77438.2%+18%

25Boone County, IAIA26,79938.2%+28%

26Washington County, IAIA22,66738.0%+19%

27Butler County, IAIA14,04938.0%+41%

28Shelby County, IAIA11,68937.9%+24%

29Adair County, IAIA7,40337.8%+30%

30Benton County, IAIA26,00437.6%+31%

31Wright County, IAIA12,80137.3%+25%

32Harrison County, IAIA14,62337.2%+10%

33Dickinson County, IAIA18,07737.2%+18%

34Monona County, IAIA8,53936.9%+33%

35Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53236.8%+22%

36Jones County, IAIA21,25336.7%+34%

37Mitchell County, IAIA10,65036.7%+20%

38Monroe County, IAIA7,40636.6%+16%

39Greene County, IAIA8,65836.6%+16%

40Lyon County, IAIA12,35436.4%+11%

41Allamakee County, IAIA14,23836.3%+37%

42Lee County, IAIA32,30636.3%+41%

43Decatur County, IAIA7,65536.2%+10%

44Hamilton County, IAIA14,94435.9%+27%

45Sac County, IAIA9,52535.8%+27%

46Jasper County, IAIA38,15335.6%+22%

47Cherokee County, IAIA11,36935.6%+35%

48O'Brien County, IAIA14,22035.4%+22%

49Fremont County, IAIA6,52235.1%+9%

50Iowa County, IAIA16,50435.0%+11%

51Worth County, IAIA7,33834.9%+35%

52Winnebago County, IAIA10,25134.9%+14%

53Mahaska County, IAIA21,88034.8%+18%

54Wayne County, IAIA6,73834.6%+23%

55Taylor County, IAIA5,83534.5%+15%

56Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99634.3%+22%

57Page County, IAIA14,85634.3%+7%

58Humboldt County, IAIA9,40934.2%+13%

59Jackson County, IAIA19,28834.1%+27%

60Cass County, IAIA12,96034.0%+21%

61Keokuk County, IAIA9,79733.7%+44%

62Carroll County, IAIA20,30333.4%+15%

63Clinton County, IAIA46,00233.3%+20%

64Des Moines County, IAIA38,07733.2%+19%

65Union County, IAIA11,82933.2%+38%

66Woodbury County, IAIA106,64933.0%+18%

67Delaware County, IAIA17,67433.0%+15%

68Fayette County, IAIA19,04732.9%+14%

69Kossuth County, IAIA14,32232.9%−9%

70Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37232.9%+9%

71Henry County, IAIA19,34932.4%+12%

72Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66332.3%+9%

73Appanoose County, IAIA12,07732.2%+6%

74Ida County, IAIA6,77732.1%+2%

75Hancock County, IAIA10,52831.9%+15%

76Hardin County, IAIA16,45531.8%−2%

77Floyd County, IAIA14,90131.4%+10%

78Muscatine County, IAIA41,85331.2%+13%

79Plymouth County, IAIA25,69731.2%+6%

80Buchanan County, IAIA20,88331.1%+5%

81Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81931.0%−3%

82Webster County, IAIA36,83830.9%+13%

83Franklin County, IAIA9,86830.8%+24%

84Montgomery County, IAIA10,00230.8%+12%

85Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89930.6%−4%

86Wapello County, IAIA35,21030.5%+31%

87Van Buren County, IAIA7,13130.3%+3%

88Howard County, IAIA9,41530.2%+14%

89Cedar County, IAIA18,35930.2%−3%

90Tama County, IAIA16,79630.1%+3%

91Marshall County, IAIA39,89030.0%+0%

92Clarke County, IAIA9,57429.6%+11%

93Osceola County, IAIA5,98029.4%+0%

94Lucas County, IAIA8,84729.3%+32%

95Emmet County, IAIA9,10727.4%+7%

96Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44926.8%−2%

97Clayton County, IAIA16,84526.8%+1%

98Louisa County, IAIA10,41626.6%+20%

99Crawford County, IAIA16,23723.1%+4%

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