Counties in Iowa by real GDP growth

Ida County had the highest real GDP growth of 99 counties in 2017, at 24.6%. Pocahontas County had the lowest, at -22.8%. The median was 0.7% and the figure for Iowa was 0.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest24.6Ida County
Median0.799 counties
Iowa0.2History

Top 40 counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Ida CountyIda County: 24.6 %24.6Taylor CountyTaylor County: 19.5 %19.5Iowa CountyIowa County: 17.3 %17.3Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 16.6 %16.6Osceola CountyOsceola County: 15.9 %15.9Davis CountyDavis County: 13.8 %13.8Audubon CountyAudubon County: 10.8 %10.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 10.8 %10.8Washington CountyWashington County: 10.8 %10.8Lyon CountyLyon County: 10.3 %10.3Marion CountyMarion County: 10.3 %10.3Greene CountyGreene County: 8.4 %8.4Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 7.5 %7.5Sioux CountySioux County: 6.5 %6.5Butler CountyButler County: 5.8 %5.8Johnson CountyJohnson County: 5.5 %5.5Mills CountyMills County: 5.5 %5.5Monona CountyMonona County: 5.4 %5.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 5.4 %5.4Mahaska CountyMahaska County: 5.3 %5.3Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 5.3 %5.3Union CountyUnion County: 5.3 %5.3Dubuque CountyDubuque County: 4.7 %4.7Story CountyStory County: 4.6 %4.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.5 %4.5Decatur CountyDecatur County: 4.4 %4.4Clayton CountyClayton County: 4 %4Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 3.4 %3.4Benton CountyBenton County: 2.9 %2.9Scott CountyScott County: 2.9 %2.9O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 2.8 %2.8Muscatine CountyMuscatine County: 2.5 %2.5Warren CountyWarren County: 2.5 %2.5Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 2.3 %2.3Cass CountyCass County: 2.3 %2.3Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 2.3 %2.3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 2.2 %2.2Henry CountyHenry County: 2.2 %2.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 2.1 %2.1Floyd CountyFloyd County: 2.1 %2.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Ida County24.6+24.4 pts
2Taylor County19.5+32 pts
3Iowa County17.3+10.4 pts
4Ringgold County16.6+22.2 pts
5Osceola County15.9+23.4 pts
6Davis County13.8+14.9 pts
7Audubon County10.8+3.9 pts
7Hancock County10.8+20.2 pts
7Washington County10.8+9 pts
10Lyon County10.3-3.9 pts
10Marion County10.3+8 pts
12Greene County8.4+9.7 pts
13Van Buren County7.5+12.7 pts
14Sioux County6.5+5.4 pts
15Butler County5.8+15.8 pts
16Johnson County5.5+3.9 pts
16Mills County5.5-0.7 pts
18Monona County5.4+20.4 pts
18Wayne County5.4+14.4 pts
20Mahaska County5.3+2.9 pts
20Palo Alto County5.3+10.8 pts
20Union County5.3+11.7 pts
23Dubuque County4.7+7.5 pts
24Story County4.6+6.8 pts
25Franklin County4.5+5 pts
26Decatur County4.4+0.2 pts
27Clayton County4+0.2 pts
28Hamilton County3.4+3.9 pts
29Benton County2.9+2.7 pts
29Scott County2.9+4.4 pts
31O'Brien County2.8-10.7 pts
32Muscatine County2.5+2.5 pts
32Warren County2.5-2.9 pts
34Buchanan County2.3-7.3 pts
34Cass County2.3+3.6 pts
34Plymouth County2.3-5.7 pts
37Delaware County2.2-2.1 pts
37Henry County2.2+1.7 pts
39Fayette County2.1+2.2 pts
39Floyd County2.1-5.5 pts
41Adair County1.9+4.4 pts
41Emmet County1.9+17.2 pts
43Clarke County1.4+2.8 pts
44Jasper County1.2-1.4 pts
45Black Hawk County1+12.1 pts
45Crawford County1+4 pts
47Marshall County0.9+3.5 pts
48Clay County0.8+5.6 pts
48Monroe County0.8+2.9 pts
50Madison County0.7-5.6 pts
51Jefferson County0.5-2.8 pts
51Wapello County0.5+5.2 pts
53Carroll County0.4-6.8 pts
53Dickinson County0.4+1.1 pts
55Appanoose County0.3+2 pts
56Page County0.2-0.8 pts
57Hardin County0.1+1.3 pts
57Harrison County0.1+1.6 pts
57Lucas County0.1-1.3 pts
60Linn County0-3.4 pts
61Jones County-0.3+2.2 pts
62Grundy County-0.4-0.4 pts
62Wright County-0.4+18.2 pts
64Sac County-0.50 pts
65Guthrie County-0.6+2.1 pts
66Des Moines County-0.9-2.2 pts
67Clinton County-1+3.9 pts
68Cedar County-1.1+0.3 pts
69Poweshiek County-1.3+5.4 pts
70Polk County-1.4-5.3 pts
71Bremer County-1.8-0.1 pts
71Montgomery County-1.8+0.3 pts
73Louisa County-1.9-9.3 pts
74Winnebago County-2.2+9.9 pts
75Pottawattamie County-2.4-2.2 pts
76Dallas County-2.5-6.1 pts
77Shelby County-3+0.9 pts
78Webster County-3.2-0.3 pts
79Cherokee County-4.1-0.6 pts
80Adams County-4.8-8.9 pts
81Calhoun County-4.9-20.3 pts
81Kossuth County-4.9-3.9 pts
83Tama County-5-13.3 pts
84Mitchell County-5.8-9 pts
85Boone County-6.1-6.2 pts
86Cerro Gordo County-6.5-8.9 pts
87Howard County-6.8-6.9 pts
88Jackson County-6.9-17.3 pts
88Lee County-6.9-1.3 pts
90Humboldt County-7.1-11.9 pts
90Woodbury County-7.1-8 pts
92Allamakee County-7.4-15.2 pts
93Winneshiek County-8.2-6.5 pts
94Chickasaw County-9.1-13.4 pts
95Buena Vista County-10.3+15.4 pts
96Fremont County-11.8-16.9 pts
97Keokuk County-11.9-27.8 pts
98Worth County-16.4-1 pts
99Pocahontas County-22.8-30.1 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?

Ida County, with 24.6% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Pocahontas County, with -22.8% in 2017.

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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