RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most white-collar workforce, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 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, IAIA118,45754.5%+22%

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04448.9%+9%

03Story County, IAIA101,29145.9%+5%

04Polk County, IAIA516,54642.6%+13%

05Madison County, IAIA17,27041.4%+23%

06Shelby County, IAIA11,68940.7%+33%

07Ringgold County, IAIA4,64240.2%+9%

08Grundy County, IAIA12,36139.9%+21%

09Linn County, IAIA232,02839.6%+6%

10Sioux County, IAIA36,77439.6%+22%

11Scott County, IAIA175,25939.2%+13%

12Warren County, IAIA57,33138.8%+5%

13Davis County, IAIA9,23038.7%+17%

14Bremer County, IAIA25,29638.1%+7%

15Lyon County, IAIA12,35437.9%+16%

16Jefferson County, IAIA15,29137.4%−3%

17Dubuque County, IAIA99,38137.3%+12%

18Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73337.2%+11%

19Adams County, IAIA3,61737.2%+15%

20Clay County, IAIA16,20236.9%+44%

21Calhoun County, IAIA9,56236.9%+14%

22Marion County, IAIA34,19236.3%+16%

23Page County, IAIA14,85636.2%+13%

24Greene County, IAIA8,65836.2%+15%

25Mills County, IAIA14,79335.9%+20%

26Harrison County, IAIA14,62335.8%+6%

27Decatur County, IAIA7,65535.7%+9%

28Fremont County, IAIA6,52235.3%+10%

29Dickinson County, IAIA18,07735.1%+11%

30Iowa County, IAIA16,50435.1%+11%

31Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36835.0%+4%

32Floyd County, IAIA14,90134.7%+22%

33Monroe County, IAIA7,40634.5%+9%

34Buchanan County, IAIA20,88334.4%+16%

35Hamilton County, IAIA14,94434.4%+22%

36Mahaska County, IAIA21,88034.4%+17%

37Hancock County, IAIA10,52834.3%+24%

38Taylor County, IAIA5,83534.2%+14%

39Adair County, IAIA7,40334.0%+17%

40Guthrie County, IAIA10,78233.8%−2%

41Boone County, IAIA26,79933.5%+12%

42Mitchell County, IAIA10,65033.5%+10%

43Humboldt County, IAIA9,40933.4%+10%

44Audubon County, IAIA5,50933.2%−1%

45Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89933.1%+4%

46Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53233.0%+10%

47Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99632.7%+16%

48Ida County, IAIA6,77732.6%+4%

49Plymouth County, IAIA25,69732.6%+10%

50Delaware County, IAIA17,67432.4%+13%

51O'Brien County, IAIA14,22032.3%+11%

52Keokuk County, IAIA9,79732.1%+37%

53Webster County, IAIA36,83832.1%+17%

54Union County, IAIA11,82932.1%+33%

55Jones County, IAIA21,25332.0%+16%

56Carroll County, IAIA20,30331.8%+9%

57Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37231.8%+6%

58Cherokee County, IAIA11,36931.7%+20%

59Clarke County, IAIA9,57431.7%+18%

60Cass County, IAIA12,96031.7%+13%

61Van Buren County, IAIA7,13131.7%+8%

62Hardin County, IAIA16,45531.4%−3%

63Jackson County, IAIA19,28831.4%+17%

64Wright County, IAIA12,80131.4%+5%

65Cedar County, IAIA18,35931.3%+1%

66Lee County, IAIA32,30631.3%+22%

67Howard County, IAIA9,41531.3%+18%

68Montgomery County, IAIA10,00231.2%+14%

69Winnebago County, IAIA10,25131.1%+1%

70Muscatine County, IAIA41,85331.0%+12%

71Butler County, IAIA14,04931.0%+15%

72Emmet County, IAIA9,10730.9%+21%

73Worth County, IAIA7,33830.8%+20%

74Woodbury County, IAIA106,64930.8%+10%

75Washington County, IAIA22,66730.5%−5%

76Jasper County, IAIA38,15330.4%+4%

77Osceola County, IAIA5,98030.4%+4%

78Fayette County, IAIA19,04730.3%+5%

79Benton County, IAIA26,00430.3%+5%

80Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66330.2%+2%

81Clinton County, IAIA46,00229.9%+8%

82Des Moines County, IAIA38,07729.9%+7%

83Kossuth County, IAIA14,32229.8%−18%

84Marshall County, IAIA39,89029.7%−1%

85Franklin County, IAIA9,86829.7%+20%

86Allamakee County, IAIA14,23829.5%+12%

87Sac County, IAIA9,52529.4%+5%

88Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81929.2%−9%

89Wayne County, IAIA6,73829.1%+3%

90Monona County, IAIA8,53929.0%+5%

91Appanoose County, IAIA12,07728.9%−5%

92Henry County, IAIA19,34928.3%−2%

93Louisa County, IAIA10,41628.1%+27%

94Clayton County, IAIA16,84526.8%+0%

95Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44926.3%−4%

96Lucas County, IAIA8,84726.1%+18%

97Tama County, IAIA16,79625.9%−11%

98Wapello County, IAIA35,21025.9%+12%

99Crawford County, IAIA16,23723.8%+8%

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