Counties in Iowa by real GDP growth

Lyon County had the highest real GDP growth of 99 counties in 2014, at 17.6%. Wayne County had the lowest, at -15.7%. The median was 0.7% and the figure for Iowa was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest17.6Lyon County
Lowest-15.7Wayne County
Median0.799 counties
Iowa5.4History

Top 40 counties, 2014

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Lyon CountyLyon County: 17.6 %17.6Adams CountyAdams County: 16.3 %16.3Wright CountyWright County: 15.3 %15.3Buena Vista CountyBuena Vista County: 15 %15Osceola CountyOsceola County: 14.1 %14.1Polk CountyPolk County: 14 %14Black Hawk CountyBlack Hawk County: 13.7 %13.7Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 12.7 %12.7Sioux CountySioux County: 11.8 %11.8O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 11.3 %11.3Washington CountyWashington County: 11 %11Dallas CountyDallas County: 8.9 %8.9Dubuque CountyDubuque County: 8.9 %8.9Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 8.7 %8.7Clayton CountyClayton County: 8.5 %8.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 8 %8Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 7.5 %7.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 7.1 %7.1Poweshiek CountyPoweshiek County: 6.9 %6.9Muscatine CountyMuscatine County: 6.7 %6.7Bremer CountyBremer County: 6.6 %6.6Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 6.5 %6.5Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 6.4 %6.4Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 6.3 %6.3Hardin CountyHardin County: 5.7 %5.7Linn CountyLinn County: 5 %5Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: 4.7 %4.7Carroll CountyCarroll County: 3.9 %3.9Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 3.9 %3.9Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 3.8 %3.8Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 3.6 %3.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 3.6 %3.6Clay CountyClay County: 3.4 %3.4Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 3.4 %3.4Story CountyStory County: 3.4 %3.4Lee CountyLee County: 3.2 %3.2Sac CountySac County: 3.1 %3.1Kossuth CountyKossuth County: 3 %3Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 2.9 %2.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 2.7 %2.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Lyon County17.6+16 pts
2Adams County16.3+0.4 pts
3Wright County15.3+17.7 pts
4Buena Vista County15+2.8 pts
5Osceola County14.1+4.3 pts
6Polk County14+16.8 pts
7Black Hawk County13.7+26.8 pts
8Cherokee County12.7+8.9 pts
9Sioux County11.8+9.3 pts
10O'Brien County11.3+9.2 pts
11Washington County11+5.4 pts
12Dallas County8.9+8 pts
12Dubuque County8.9+14.3 pts
14Hamilton County8.7-5.3 pts
15Clayton County8.5+4 pts
16Hancock County8+3 pts
17Chickasaw County7.5-4.5 pts
18Franklin County7.1+3.3 pts
19Poweshiek County6.9+10.7 pts
20Muscatine County6.7+4.9 pts
21Bremer County6.6+9.2 pts
22Palo Alto County6.5-1.4 pts
23Allamakee County6.4+0.1 pts
24Mitchell County6.3-8.1 pts
25Hardin County5.7+5.5 pts
26Linn County5+6.8 pts
27Des Moines County4.7-3 pts
28Carroll County3.9+1.7 pts
28Dickinson County3.9+7.3 pts
30Guthrie County3.8-8.7 pts
31Cerro Gordo County3.6+0.7 pts
31Fayette County3.6+3.4 pts
33Clay County3.4+6.1 pts
33Pocahontas County3.4-8.3 pts
33Story County3.4-3.6 pts
36Lee County3.2+0.4 pts
37Sac County3.1-6.9 pts
38Kossuth County3-5.4 pts
39Plymouth County2.9+1.8 pts
40Clarke County2.7+0.4 pts
41Johnson County2.3-1.8 pts
42Calhoun County2.2+0.9 pts
42Jasper County2.2+1.3 pts
44Warren County2.1+1.1 pts
45Delaware County1.8-13.3 pts
46Marion County1.6+6.1 pts
47Louisa County1.3+2.5 pts
48Union County1-1.3 pts
49Scott County0.8+1.8 pts
50Monona County0.7-5 pts
51Emmet County0.5+3.5 pts
52Woodbury County0.4+0.7 pts
53Cass County0.3-2.4 pts
54Cedar County0.2-2.5 pts
54Henry County0.2-0.3 pts
56Pottawattamie County0.1-0.3 pts
57Humboldt County0+0.9 pts
58Benton County-0.3-3.6 pts
58Worth County-0.3-35.2 pts
60Buchanan County-0.4-4.3 pts
61Decatur County-0.6-0.4 pts
62Winneshiek County-0.7-9.6 pts
63Ringgold County-0.8-15.5 pts
64Appanoose County-0.9-3.2 pts
65Boone County-1.5-4.2 pts
66Audubon County-1.7-6.2 pts
66Madison County-1.7-0.5 pts
68Marshall County-1.9-0.9 pts
68Van Buren County-1.9+7.2 pts
70Page County-2-3.2 pts
71Shelby County-2.3+0.5 pts
72Jackson County-2.4-5.8 pts
73Lucas County-2.5-7.9 pts
74Ida County-3.1+1.1 pts
75Clinton County-3.2-5.9 pts
75Greene County-3.2-8.6 pts
75Howard County-3.2-11.2 pts
78Monroe County-3.3-3.6 pts
79Adair County-3.6-11.5 pts
80Grundy County-3.8+0.5 pts
81Wapello County-3.9-7.5 pts
82Floyd County-4-24.6 pts
82Mahaska County-4-1.2 pts
84Keokuk County-4.1-6.6 pts
85Winnebago County-4.3-8.5 pts
86Montgomery County-4.9-4.9 pts
87Jefferson County-5-5.4 pts
88Tama County-5.3-0.4 pts
89Jones County-5.6-12.1 pts
90Butler County-5.9-2.8 pts
91Mills County-6.3-6.3 pts
92Iowa County-6.7-26.8 pts
93Crawford County-7-8.8 pts
94Taylor County-7.8-21.7 pts
95Webster County-8.6-10.8 pts
96Fremont County-10.1+2.1 pts
97Harrison County-10.9-13.5 pts
98Davis County-14.5-26 pts
99Wayne County-15.7-29.1 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?

Lyon County, with 17.6% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Wayne County, with -15.7% in 2014.

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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