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Employer establishments: mining in Iowa

Employer establishments: mining in Iowa was 188 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count188
Change on 2022+1.6%
Rank29th of 50US states ranked
Series high1972014
Series low1692021

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Employer establishments: mining in Iowa, 2012 to 2023

1601701801902002012201420162018202020232012: 190 count2013: 189 count2014: 197 count2015: 188 count2016: 190 count2017: 188 count2018: 182 count2019: 187 count2020: 182 count2021: 169 count2022: 185 count2023: 188 count16017018019020020122016202020232012: 190 count2013: 189 count2014: 197 count2015: 188 count2016: 190 count2017: 188 count2018: 182 count2019: 187 count2020: 182 count2021: 169 count2022: 185 count2023: 188 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
2023188
2022185
2021169
2020182
2019187
2018182
2017188
2016190
2015188
2014197
2013189
2012190

Compared with United States

Place2023
Iowa188
United States23,360

Iowa compared with nearby places

Alabama: 210 countAlaska: 163 countArizona: 231 countArkansas: 267 countCalifornia: 640 countColorado: 930 countConnecticut: 64 countDelaware: 27 countFlorida: 255 countGeorgia: 186 countHawaii: 10 countIdaho: 121 countIllinois: 442 countIndiana: 244 countIowa: 188 countKansas: 802 countKentucky: 309 countLouisiana: 1,216 countMaine: 25 countMaryland: 64 countMassachusetts: 87 countMichigan: 319 countMinnesota: 169 countMississippi: 261 countMissouri: 249 countMontana: 325 countNebraska: 111 countNevada: 209 countNew Hampshire: 32 countNew Jersey: 79 countNew Mexico: 625 countNew York: 278 countNorth Carolina: 199 countNorth Dakota: 545 countOhio: 596 countOklahoma: 2,238 countOregon: 131 countPennsylvania: 930 countRhode Island: 14 countSouth Carolina: 100 countSouth Dakota: 77 countTennessee: 182 countTexas: 7,174 countUtah: 409 countVermont: 50 countVirginia: 237 countWashington: 169 countWest Virginia: 438 countWisconsin: 154 countWyoming: 577 count
  • Under 80
  • 80 to 170
  • 170 to 220
  • 220 to 300
  • 300 to 590
  • 590 and over
  • No data
Employer establishments: mining, 2023, count. Iowa is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms (Employer establishments: mining, Iowa, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, Employer establishments: mining, Iowa, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-mining/iowa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Employer establishments: mining, Iowa, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-mining/iowa.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, Employer establishments: mining, Iowa, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-mining/iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employer establishments: mining in Iowa?

Employer establishments: mining in Iowa was 188 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 50 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: mining in Iowa?

197 in 2014, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: mining elsewhere in United States

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