RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most white-collar workforce, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2010 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Johnson County, IAIA160,04444.8%–

02Dallas County, IAIA118,45744.7%–

03Story County, IAIA101,29143.9%–

04Jefferson County, IAIA15,29138.7%–

05Polk County, IAIA516,54637.6%–

06Linn County, IAIA232,02837.4%–

07Warren County, IAIA57,33137.0%–

08Ringgold County, IAIA4,64236.9%–

09Kossuth County, IAIA14,32236.1%–

10Bremer County, IAIA25,29635.7%–

11Scott County, IAIA175,25934.6%–

12Guthrie County, IAIA10,78234.4%–

13Harrison County, IAIA14,62333.8%–

14Madison County, IAIA17,27033.8%–

15Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36833.8%–

16Audubon County, IAIA5,50933.5%–

17Dubuque County, IAIA99,38133.5%–

18Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73333.5%–

19Grundy County, IAIA12,36133.0%–

20Davis County, IAIA9,23032.9%–

21Decatur County, IAIA7,65532.8%–

22Lyon County, IAIA12,35432.7%–

23Sioux County, IAIA36,77432.4%–

24Calhoun County, IAIA9,56232.4%–

25Adams County, IAIA3,61732.3%–

26Hardin County, IAIA16,45532.3%–

27Fremont County, IAIA6,52232.2%–

28Page County, IAIA14,85632.1%–

29Washington County, IAIA22,66732.1%–

30Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81932.0%–

31Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89931.8%–

32Dickinson County, IAIA18,07731.7%–

33Greene County, IAIA8,65831.6%–

34Monroe County, IAIA7,40631.5%–

35Iowa County, IAIA16,50431.5%–

36Ida County, IAIA6,77731.4%–

37Marion County, IAIA34,19231.3%–

38Cedar County, IAIA18,35931.0%–

39Winnebago County, IAIA10,25130.7%–

40Shelby County, IAIA11,68930.6%–

41Appanoose County, IAIA12,07730.5%–

42Mitchell County, IAIA10,65030.5%–

43Humboldt County, IAIA9,40930.4%–

44Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53230.1%–

45Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37230.1%–

46Mills County, IAIA14,79330.0%–

47Taylor County, IAIA5,83530.0%–

48Marshall County, IAIA39,89029.9%–

49Wright County, IAIA12,80129.9%–

50Boone County, IAIA26,79929.8%–

51Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66329.6%–

52Buchanan County, IAIA20,88329.5%–

53Plymouth County, IAIA25,69729.5%–

54Mahaska County, IAIA21,88029.5%–

55Van Buren County, IAIA7,13129.4%–

56Osceola County, IAIA5,98029.3%–

57Tama County, IAIA16,79629.2%–

58Jasper County, IAIA38,15329.2%–

59Carroll County, IAIA20,30329.1%–

60Adair County, IAIA7,40329.0%–

61O'Brien County, IAIA14,22029.0%–

62Fayette County, IAIA19,04728.9%–

63Henry County, IAIA19,34928.8%–

64Benton County, IAIA26,00428.8%–

65Delaware County, IAIA17,67428.7%–

66Floyd County, IAIA14,90128.5%–

67Wayne County, IAIA6,73828.3%–

68Hamilton County, IAIA14,94428.3%–

69Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99628.1%–

70Sac County, IAIA9,52528.1%–

71Woodbury County, IAIA106,64928.1%–

72Cass County, IAIA12,96028.0%–

73Des Moines County, IAIA38,07727.9%–

74Clinton County, IAIA46,00227.8%–

75Hancock County, IAIA10,52827.8%–

76Monona County, IAIA8,53927.7%–

77Muscatine County, IAIA41,85327.6%–

78Jones County, IAIA21,25327.5%–

79Montgomery County, IAIA10,00227.4%–

80Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44927.4%–

81Webster County, IAIA36,83827.4%–

82Butler County, IAIA14,04927.0%–

83Clarke County, IAIA9,57426.8%–

84Jackson County, IAIA19,28826.8%–

85Clayton County, IAIA16,84526.6%–

86Howard County, IAIA9,41526.5%–

87Allamakee County, IAIA14,23826.4%–

88Cherokee County, IAIA11,36926.4%–

89Worth County, IAIA7,33825.8%–

90Lee County, IAIA32,30625.7%–

91Clay County, IAIA16,20225.7%–

92Emmet County, IAIA9,10725.5%–

93Franklin County, IAIA9,86824.8%–

94Union County, IAIA11,82924.0%–

95Keokuk County, IAIA9,79723.4%–

96Wapello County, IAIA35,21023.2%–

97Lucas County, IAIA8,84722.2%–

98Louisa County, IAIA10,41622.2%–

99Crawford County, IAIA16,23722.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS