Counties in Iowa by real GDP growth
Butler County had the highest real GDP growth of 99 counties in 2021, at 34.7%. Allamakee County had the lowest, at -4.6%. The median was 10.7% and the figure for Iowa was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 (%) | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler County | 34.7 | +38.6 pts |
| 2 | Kossuth County | 27.8 | +36.3 pts |
| 3 | Worth County | 25.8 | +28.3 pts |
| 4 | Wayne County | 25.5 | +29.3 pts |
| 5 | Harrison County | 23.7 | +29.5 pts |
| 6 | Taylor County | 23.3 | +25.8 pts |
| 7 | Hancock County | 22.5 | +30.4 pts |
| 7 | Washington County | 22.5 | +36.4 pts |
| 9 | Louisa County | 22.2 | +29.8 pts |
| 10 | Greene County | 21.8 | +22.3 pts |
| 10 | Hardin County | 21.8 | +28.9 pts |
| 12 | Chickasaw County | 21.7 | +26.7 pts |
| 13 | Cedar County | 21 | +27 pts |
| 14 | Palo Alto County | 19.7 | +29.1 pts |
| 14 | Wright County | 19.7 | +24.5 pts |
| 16 | Shelby County | 19.6 | +24.7 pts |
| 17 | Franklin County | 19.1 | +23.8 pts |
| 17 | Fremont County | 19.1 | +27.8 pts |
| 19 | Grundy County | 18.9 | +17.7 pts |
| 20 | Mitchell County | 18.4 | +31.6 pts |
| 21 | Sac County | 17.9 | +22.9 pts |
| 22 | Howard County | 17.7 | +19 pts |
| 23 | Emmet County | 17.1 | +26.4 pts |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 16.7 | +15.1 pts |
| 25 | Monona County | 16.5 | +21.5 pts |
| 26 | Hamilton County | 16.4 | +27.5 pts |
| 27 | Calhoun County | 15.5 | +20.5 pts |
| 27 | Van Buren County | 15.5 | +19.9 pts |
| 29 | Monroe County | 15.4 | +16.3 pts |
| 30 | Pocahontas County | 14.7 | +27.7 pts |
| 31 | Floyd County | 14.5 | +19.8 pts |
| 32 | Adams County | 14.1 | +24.3 pts |
| 33 | Winnebago County | 13.9 | +7.5 pts |
| 34 | Crawford County | 13.8 | +18.2 pts |
| 35 | Page County | 13.6 | +18.1 pts |
| 36 | Decatur County | 13.5 | +15.8 pts |
| 37 | Davis County | 13.3 | +17 pts |
| 38 | Union County | 13.2 | +6.6 pts |
| 39 | Montgomery County | 12.7 | +15.6 pts |
| 40 | Keokuk County | 12.1 | +18.8 pts |
| 41 | Cass County | 11.5 | +15.8 pts |
| 41 | Guthrie County | 11.5 | +3.2 pts |
| 41 | Plymouth County | 11.5 | +16.7 pts |
| 44 | Bremer County | 11.4 | +14.9 pts |
| 45 | Humboldt County | 11.3 | +18.6 pts |
| 46 | Adair County | 11 | -8.9 pts |
| 47 | Mills County | 10.9 | +23.9 pts |
| 47 | Osceola County | 10.9 | +14.5 pts |
| 49 | Webster County | 10.8 | +15 pts |
| 50 | Appanoose County | 10.7 | +10 pts |
| 50 | Audubon County | 10.7 | +14.4 pts |
| 52 | Madison County | 10.2 | +9.7 pts |
| 53 | Polk County | 10.1 | +8.1 pts |
| 54 | Iowa County | 9.9 | +19.5 pts |
| 54 | Warren County | 9.9 | +10.4 pts |
| 56 | Dickinson County | 9.8 | +11.8 pts |
| 57 | Clinton County | 9.4 | +10.3 pts |
| 57 | Tama County | 9.4 | +3.1 pts |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 9 | +13.1 pts |
| 59 | Mahaska County | 9 | +14.8 pts |
| 61 | Clarke County | 8.6 | +9.6 pts |
| 61 | Dallas County | 8.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 61 | Wapello County | 8.6 | +10.1 pts |
| 64 | Benton County | 8.2 | +9.5 pts |
| 65 | Buena Vista County | 8 | +3.4 pts |
| 65 | Jasper County | 8 | +10.9 pts |
| 67 | Cerro Gordo County | 7.9 | +7.7 pts |
| 68 | Jones County | 7.8 | +8.2 pts |
| 69 | Poweshiek County | 7.4 | +4.6 pts |
| 70 | Buchanan County | 7 | +8.1 pts |
| 70 | Henry County | 7 | +6.1 pts |
| 70 | Story County | 7 | +9.3 pts |
| 73 | Linn County | 6.9 | +8.2 pts |
| 74 | Clayton County | 6 | +12.3 pts |
| 75 | Black Hawk County | 5.9 | +7.9 pts |
| 76 | Fayette County | 5.6 | +8.2 pts |
| 77 | Pottawattamie County | 5.5 | +11.2 pts |
| 78 | Boone County | 5.2 | +4.9 pts |
| 78 | Des Moines County | 5.2 | +6.2 pts |
| 80 | Ringgold County | 4.7 | +10.5 pts |
| 81 | Lucas County | 4.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 81 | Woodbury County | 4.5 | +6.7 pts |
| 83 | Carroll County | 4.3 | +4.8 pts |
| 84 | Scott County | 4 | +5.6 pts |
| 85 | Ida County | 3.9 | -5.4 pts |
| 86 | Clay County | 3.5 | +4.1 pts |
| 86 | O'Brien County | 3.5 | +4.4 pts |
| 88 | Johnson County | 3.3 | +6 pts |
| 89 | Dubuque County | 2.9 | +3.1 pts |
| 89 | Winneshiek County | 2.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 91 | Delaware County | 2.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 91 | Lee County | 2.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 93 | Lyon County | 2.1 | -4.3 pts |
| 94 | Muscatine County | 1.7 | +3 pts |
| 95 | Jackson County | 1.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 96 | Marshall County | -0.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 97 | Marion County | -0.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 98 | Sioux County | -1.8 | -8.3 pts |
| 99 | Allamakee County | -4.6 | -5.9 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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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?
Butler County, with 34.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?
Allamakee County, with -4.6% in 2021.
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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