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Counties in Iowa by real GDP growth

Wright County had the highest real GDP growth of 99 counties in 2022, at 17.1%. Mills County had the lowest, at -11.3%. The median was 0.6% and the figure for Iowa was 1.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest17.1Wright County
Lowest-11.3Mills County
Median0.699 counties
Iowa1.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Wright CountyWright County: 17.1 %17.1Osceola CountyOsceola County: 16.5 %16.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 12.7 %12.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 12.2 %12.2Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 11 %11Lyon CountyLyon County: 10.5 %10.5Dallas CountyDallas County: 10.1 %10.1Buena Vista CountyBuena Vista County: 9.9 %9.9Sioux CountySioux County: 9.4 %9.4Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 8.7 %8.7Davis CountyDavis County: 8.6 %8.6Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 7.8 %7.8Washington CountyWashington County: 7.7 %7.7Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 7.5 %7.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 7.3 %7.3Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 6.3 %6.3Hardin CountyHardin County: 5.9 %5.9Madison CountyMadison County: 5.9 %5.9Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 5.3 %5.3Howard CountyHoward County: 4.8 %4.8O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 4.6 %4.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4.5 %4.5Clay CountyClay County: 4.2 %4.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4 %4Poweshiek CountyPoweshiek County: 3.8 %3.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.7 %3.7Sac CountySac County: 3.6 %3.6Bremer CountyBremer County: 3.5 %3.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 3.5 %3.5Pottawattamie CountyPottawattamie County: 3.5 %3.5Audubon CountyAudubon County: 3.4 %3.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 3.1 %3.1Emmet CountyEmmet County: 2.2 %2.2Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 2.2 %2.2Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 2 %2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 1.9 %1.9Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 1.8 %1.8Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 1.8 %1.8Butler CountyButler County: 1.7 %1.7Scott CountyScott County: 1.6 %1.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wright County17.1-2.6 pts
2Osceola County16.5+5.6 pts
3Hancock County12.7-9.8 pts
4Clarke County12.2+3.6 pts
5Palo Alto County11-8.7 pts
6Lyon County10.5+8.4 pts
7Dallas County10.1+1.5 pts
8Buena Vista County9.9+1.9 pts
9Sioux County9.4+11.2 pts
10Plymouth County8.7-2.8 pts
11Davis County8.6-4.7 pts
12Hamilton County7.8-8.6 pts
13Washington County7.7-14.8 pts
14Winnebago County7.5-6.4 pts
15Cherokee County7.3-9.4 pts
16Chickasaw County6.3-15.4 pts
17Hardin County5.9-15.9 pts
17Madison County5.9-4.3 pts
19Mitchell County5.3-13.1 pts
20Howard County4.8-12.9 pts
21O'Brien County4.6+1.1 pts
22Monroe County4.5-10.9 pts
23Clay County4.2+0.7 pts
24Delaware County4+1.3 pts
25Poweshiek County3.8-3.6 pts
26Jefferson County3.7-5.3 pts
27Sac County3.6-14.3 pts
28Bremer County3.5-7.9 pts
28Fayette County3.5-2.1 pts
28Pottawattamie County3.5-2 pts
31Audubon County3.4-7.3 pts
32Harrison County3.1-20.6 pts
33Emmet County2.2-14.9 pts
33Guthrie County2.2-9.3 pts
35Dickinson County2-7.8 pts
36Carroll County1.9-2.4 pts
37Cerro Gordo County1.8-6.1 pts
37Van Buren County1.8-13.7 pts
39Butler County1.7-33 pts
40Scott County1.6-2.4 pts
41Adair County1.4-9.6 pts
41Warren County1.4-8.5 pts
43Dubuque County1.3-1.6 pts
44Pocahontas County1.2-13.5 pts
45Allamakee County1.1+5.7 pts
45Union County1.1-12.1 pts
47Kossuth County0.9-26.9 pts
48Calhoun County0.8-14.7 pts
49Clayton County0.7-5.3 pts
50Mahaska County0.6-8.4 pts
51Buchanan County0.5-6.5 pts
51Decatur County0.5-13 pts
53Muscatine County0.2-1.5 pts
54Woodbury County0.1-4.4 pts
55Floyd County0-14.5 pts
56Franklin County-0.1-19.2 pts
56Jackson County-0.1-1.4 pts
58Story County-0.3-7.3 pts
59Shelby County-0.4-20 pts
60Wapello County-0.5-9.1 pts
61Johnson County-0.7-4 pts
61Keokuk County-0.7-12.8 pts
63Linn County-0.8-7.7 pts
64Crawford County-1.2-15 pts
65Cass County-1.3-12.8 pts
66Marshall County-1.5-0.8 pts
67Winneshiek County-1.7-4.6 pts
67Worth County-1.7-27.5 pts
69Boone County-1.9-7.1 pts
69Marion County-1.9-1.1 pts
71Tama County-2-11.4 pts
71Webster County-2-12.8 pts
73Polk County-2.3-12.4 pts
74Monona County-2.5-19 pts
75Cedar County-2.6-23.6 pts
76Clinton County-2.7-12.1 pts
77Jones County-2.8-10.6 pts
78Grundy County-2.9-21.8 pts
79Black Hawk County-3.1-9 pts
80Montgomery County-3.3-16 pts
81Henry County-3.7-10.7 pts
82Greene County-3.8-25.6 pts
83Humboldt County-4.2-15.5 pts
84Ida County-4.9-8.8 pts
85Taylor County-5.4-28.7 pts
86Des Moines County-5.6-10.8 pts
87Louisa County-5.7-27.9 pts
88Benton County-5.9-14.1 pts
89Page County-6.5-20.1 pts
90Adams County-7-21.1 pts
91Ringgold County-7.2-11.9 pts
92Iowa County-7.4-17.3 pts
93Lee County-8-10.7 pts
94Jasper County-8.2-16.2 pts
95Wayne County-8.4-33.9 pts
96Appanoose County-9.6-20.3 pts
97Lucas County-9.9-14.4 pts
98Fremont County-10.4-29.5 pts
99Mills County-11.3-22.2 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?

Wright County, with 17.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Mills County, with -11.3% in 2022.

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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