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Counties in Iowa by real GDP growth

Fremont County had the highest real GDP growth of 99 counties in 2019, at 24%. Osceola County had the lowest, at -24.5%. The median was -2.6% and the figure for Iowa was -0.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest24Fremont County
Lowest-24.5Osceola County
Median-2.699 counties
Iowa-0.4History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Fremont CountyFremont County: 24 %24Dallas CountyDallas County: 12.2 %12.2Mills CountyMills County: 11.4 %11.4Audubon CountyAudubon County: 11 %11Marion CountyMarion County: 7.7 %7.7Monona CountyMonona County: 6.2 %6.2Dubuque CountyDubuque County: 4 %4Union CountyUnion County: 4 %4Polk CountyPolk County: 3.7 %3.7Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.3 %3.3Adair CountyAdair County: 2.8 %2.8Warren CountyWarren County: 2.6 %2.6Boone CountyBoone County: 2.4 %2.4Page CountyPage County: 1.9 %1.9Scott CountyScott County: 1.9 %1.9Benton CountyBenton County: 1.8 %1.8Louisa CountyLouisa County: 1.7 %1.7Harrison CountyHarrison County: 1.5 %1.5Grundy CountyGrundy County: 1.3 %1.3Ida CountyIda County: 1.2 %1.2Poweshiek CountyPoweshiek County: 1.2 %1.2Worth CountyWorth County: 1.2 %1.2Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 1.1 %1.1Story CountyStory County: 1.1 %1.1Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 1 %1Clay CountyClay County: 0.4 %0.4Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 0.2 %0.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: -0.1 %-0.1Taylor CountyTaylor County: -0.1 %-0.1Bremer CountyBremer County: -0.4 %-0.4Tama CountyTama County: -0.4 %-0.4Butler CountyButler County: -0.5 %-0.5Shelby CountyShelby County: -0.5 %-0.5Adams CountyAdams County: -0.7 %-0.7Johnson CountyJohnson County: -0.8 %-0.8Winneshiek CountyWinneshiek County: -0.9 %-0.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: -1 %-1Clayton CountyClayton County: -1.1 %-1.1Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: -1.1 %-1.1Black Hawk CountyBlack Hawk County: -1.3 %-1.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Fremont County24+27.8 pts
2Dallas County12.2+11.2 pts
3Mills County11.4+7.1 pts
4Audubon County11+8 pts
5Marion County7.7+2.7 pts
6Monona County6.2+8.3 pts
7Dubuque County4+4.2 pts
7Union County4-2.1 pts
9Polk County3.7+3.6 pts
10Jasper County3.3+3.8 pts
11Adair County2.8-0.3 pts
12Warren County2.6+2.3 pts
13Boone County2.4-2.8 pts
14Page County1.9+2.1 pts
14Scott County1.9+3 pts
16Benton County1.8-2.2 pts
17Louisa County1.7-5.8 pts
18Harrison County1.5+0.4 pts
19Grundy County1.3+1.4 pts
20Ida County1.2-0.8 pts
20Poweshiek County1.2-2.5 pts
20Worth County1.2+2.5 pts
23Humboldt County1.1-1.8 pts
23Story County1.1-0.2 pts
25Dickinson County1+0.3 pts
26Clay County0.4-7.6 pts
27Mitchell County0.2-7.4 pts
28Montgomery County-0.1-1.3 pts
28Taylor County-0.1-2.4 pts
30Bremer County-0.4-1.1 pts
30Tama County-0.4-7.2 pts
32Butler County-0.5+1.5 pts
32Shelby County-0.5-4.6 pts
34Adams County-0.7+4.8 pts
35Johnson County-0.8-1.1 pts
36Winneshiek County-0.9-2.9 pts
37Jefferson County-1-5.3 pts
38Clayton County-1.1-1.1 pts
38Pocahontas County-1.1-9.2 pts
40Black Hawk County-1.3-3.3 pts
41Lucas County-1.4-4.2 pts
42Appanoose County-1.5-0.6 pts
43Lee County-1.7-1 pts
44Buchanan County-1.9-0.2 pts
45Washington County-2-7.8 pts
46Linn County-2.1-3.9 pts
47Greene County-2.2-9.7 pts
48Jones County-2.3-1.2 pts
49Jackson County-2.4+0.8 pts
50Woodbury County-2.6-6.4 pts
51Cedar County-2.7-7.4 pts
52Allamakee County-2.8+0.3 pts
52Marshall County-2.8-7.4 pts
54Howard County-2.9-6.8 pts
54Wapello County-2.9-0.9 pts
54Webster County-2.9-0.3 pts
57Madison County-3-3.1 pts
58Cerro Gordo County-3.1-1.9 pts
59Ringgold County-3.4-4.9 pts
60Keokuk County-3.5-6.1 pts
61Pottawattamie County-3.6-7.3 pts
62Henry County-3.7-5.2 pts
63Calhoun County-3.8-7.5 pts
64Monroe County-4-10.9 pts
65Iowa County-4.2-9.4 pts
66Des Moines County-4.4-1.5 pts
67Muscatine County-4.5-3.4 pts
68Cass County-4.6-6.6 pts
69Winnebago County-5.1-12.7 pts
70Clinton County-5.3-4 pts
71Wayne County-5.5-13.8 pts
72Franklin County-5.7-6.1 pts
73Crawford County-5.8-8 pts
73Decatur County-5.8-9 pts
75Plymouth County-6.1-7.4 pts
76Carroll County-6.4-4.2 pts
77Fayette County-6.5-8 pts
78Sac County-6.7-9.2 pts
79Van Buren County-7-10.6 pts
80Hancock County-7.2-10.4 pts
81Kossuth County-7.3-8.7 pts
82Davis County-7.4-15.1 pts
83Mahaska County-7.7-16.8 pts
84Delaware County-8-4 pts
85Chickasaw County-8.1-10.7 pts
85O'Brien County-8.1-5.8 pts
87Emmet County-8.2-18.2 pts
88Floyd County-8.4-10.3 pts
89Hardin County-8.9-7.5 pts
90Buena Vista County-10.2-15.6 pts
90Clarke County-10.2-17.7 pts
92Sioux County-12.2-13.3 pts
93Cherokee County-12.9-17.2 pts
93Guthrie County-12.9-13.9 pts
95Lyon County-13.6-10.1 pts
96Hamilton County-15.2-20.5 pts
97Wright County-16.1-29.7 pts
98Palo Alto County-16.6-19.7 pts
99Osceola County-24.5-26.1 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?

Fremont County, with 24% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Osceola County, with -24.5% in 2019.

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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