Counties in Iowa by real GDP growth

Worth County had the highest real GDP growth of 99 counties in 2013, at 34.9%. Black Hawk County had the lowest, at -13.1%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Iowa was 0.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest34.9Worth County
Median2.599 counties
Iowa0.1History

Top 40 counties, 2013

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Worth CountyWorth County: 34.9 %34.9Floyd CountyFloyd County: 20.6 %20.6Iowa CountyIowa County: 20.1 %20.1Adams CountyAdams County: 15.9 %15.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 15.1 %15.1Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 14.7 %14.7Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 14.4 %14.4Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 14 %14Taylor CountyTaylor County: 13.9 %13.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 13.4 %13.4Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 12.5 %12.5Buena Vista CountyBuena Vista County: 12.2 %12.2Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 12 %12Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 11.7 %11.7Davis CountyDavis County: 11.5 %11.5Sac CountySac County: 10 %10Osceola CountyOsceola County: 9.8 %9.8Winneshiek CountyWinneshiek County: 8.9 %8.9Kossuth CountyKossuth County: 8.4 %8.4Howard CountyHoward County: 8 %8Adair CountyAdair County: 7.9 %7.9Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 7.9 %7.9Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: 7.7 %7.7Story CountyStory County: 7 %7Jones CountyJones County: 6.5 %6.5Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 6.3 %6.3Monona CountyMonona County: 5.7 %5.7Washington CountyWashington County: 5.6 %5.6Greene CountyGreene County: 5.4 %5.4Lucas CountyLucas County: 5.4 %5.4Hancock CountyHancock County: 5 %5Audubon CountyAudubon County: 4.5 %4.5Clayton CountyClayton County: 4.5 %4.5Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 4.2 %4.2Johnson CountyJohnson County: 4.1 %4.1Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 3.9 %3.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.8 %3.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.8 %3.8Wapello CountyWapello County: 3.6 %3.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 3.4 %3.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Worth County34.9+38.8 pts
2Floyd County20.6+28.3 pts
3Iowa County20.1+3.6 pts
4Adams County15.9+47.2 pts
5Delaware County15.1+23.2 pts
6Ringgold County14.7+14.8 pts
7Mitchell County14.4+15.8 pts
8Hamilton County14+19.9 pts
9Taylor County13.9+18.2 pts
10Wayne County13.4+19.7 pts
11Guthrie County12.5+15.3 pts
12Buena Vista County12.2+10.1 pts
13Chickasaw County12+14.9 pts
14Pocahontas County11.7-0.8 pts
15Davis County11.5+3.2 pts
16Sac County10+11.8 pts
17Osceola County9.8+9.8 pts
18Winneshiek County8.9+8.7 pts
19Kossuth County8.40 pts
20Howard County8+7.9 pts
21Adair County7.9+11.1 pts
21Palo Alto County7.9+4.4 pts
23Des Moines County7.7+7.2 pts
24Story County7+2.6 pts
25Jones County6.5+5.8 pts
26Allamakee County6.3+11.6 pts
27Monona County5.7+13 pts
28Washington County5.6+0.2 pts
29Greene County5.4+9 pts
29Lucas County5.4+2.5 pts
31Hancock County5-1.3 pts
32Audubon County4.5+18.7 pts
32Clayton County4.5+3.9 pts
34Winnebago County4.2+5.6 pts
35Johnson County4.1+3 pts
36Buchanan County3.9+7.5 pts
37Cherokee County3.8+7.8 pts
37Franklin County3.8+1.1 pts
39Wapello County3.6-1.1 pts
40Jackson County3.4+1.1 pts
41Benton County3.3+5.3 pts
42Cerro Gordo County2.9+0.6 pts
43Lee County2.8+3.3 pts
44Boone County2.7+6.1 pts
44Cass County2.7-3.9 pts
44Cedar County2.7+2.9 pts
44Clinton County2.7+8.4 pts
48Harrison County2.6+1.4 pts
49Keokuk County2.5-4.4 pts
49Sioux County2.5-2.4 pts
51Appanoose County2.3+8 pts
51Clarke County2.3+0.6 pts
51Union County2.3+2.7 pts
54Carroll County2.2+2.6 pts
54Webster County2.2+12.6 pts
56O'Brien County2.1-0.1 pts
57Crawford County1.8-1.1 pts
57Muscatine County1.8-1.2 pts
59Lyon County1.6-5.7 pts
60Calhoun County1.3+3.8 pts
61Page County1.2-5.4 pts
62Plymouth County1.1-1.5 pts
63Warren County1-5.1 pts
64Dallas County0.9-14.1 pts
64Jasper County0.9-0.7 pts
66Henry County0.5-3.9 pts
67Jefferson County0.4-6.9 pts
67Pottawattamie County0.4-5 pts
69Monroe County0.3+7.1 pts
70Fayette County0.2+0.8 pts
70Hardin County0.2+0.9 pts
72Mills County0-11.7 pts
72Montgomery County0-0.7 pts
74Decatur County-0.2+0.9 pts
75Woodbury County-0.3+2.7 pts
76Humboldt County-0.9-4.4 pts
77Marshall County-1-2.9 pts
77Scott County-1-5.9 pts
79Louisa County-1.2-13 pts
79Madison County-1.2+0.6 pts
81Linn County-1.8-1.1 pts
82Wright County-2.4-4.7 pts
83Bremer County-2.6-10.9 pts
84Clay County-2.7-4.4 pts
85Mahaska County-2.8-8.3 pts
85Polk County-2.8-8.6 pts
85Shelby County-2.8-15.3 pts
88Emmet County-3-8.3 pts
89Butler County-3.1+0.9 pts
90Dickinson County-3.4-9.4 pts
91Poweshiek County-3.8-7.2 pts
92Ida County-4.2-3.6 pts
93Grundy County-4.3-6.1 pts
94Marion County-4.5-12.2 pts
95Tama County-4.9-5.4 pts
96Dubuque County-5.4-19.5 pts
97Van Buren County-9.1-23 pts
98Fremont County-12.2-13.1 pts
99Black Hawk County-13.1-37.4 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Worth County, with 34.9% in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Black Hawk County, with -13.1% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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