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Counties in Iowa by real GDP growth

Mitchell County had the highest real GDP growth of 99 counties in 2023, at 8.3%. Van Buren County had the lowest, at -12.5%. The median was -2.4% and the figure for Iowa was 0.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest8.3Mitchell County
Lowest-12.5Van Buren County
Median-2.499 counties
Iowa0.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 8.3 %8.3Monona CountyMonona County: 7.6 %7.6Madison CountyMadison County: 6.5 %6.5Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 6 %6Dallas CountyDallas County: 5.8 %5.8Marion CountyMarion County: 4.3 %4.3Cass CountyCass County: 3.4 %3.4Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 3.4 %3.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.1 %3.1Shelby CountyShelby County: 3.1 %3.1Pottawattamie CountyPottawattamie County: 3 %3Scott CountyScott County: 3 %3Butler CountyButler County: 2.8 %2.8Worth CountyWorth County: 2.4 %2.4Woodbury CountyWoodbury County: 1.4 %1.4Boone CountyBoone County: 1.3 %1.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 1.2 %1.2Fremont CountyFremont County: 1.1 %1.1Howard CountyHoward County: 1 %1Louisa CountyLouisa County: 0.8 %0.8Clay CountyClay County: 0.7 %0.7Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 0.7 %0.7Story CountyStory County: 0.6 %0.6Harrison CountyHarrison County: 0.5 %0.5Audubon CountyAudubon County: 0.1 %0.1Floyd CountyFloyd County: 0.1 %0.1Page CountyPage County: -0.1 %-0.1Winneshiek CountyWinneshiek County: -0.1 %-0.1Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: -0.2 %-0.2Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: -0.2 %-0.2Dubuque CountyDubuque County: -0.2 %-0.2Jones CountyJones County: -0.3 %-0.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: -0.3 %-0.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: -0.6 %-0.6Polk CountyPolk County: -0.6 %-0.6Lee CountyLee County: -0.7 %-0.7Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: -0.9 %-0.9Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: -1 %-1Jackson CountyJackson County: -1.2 %-1.2Warren CountyWarren County: -1.2 %-1.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mitchell County8.3+3 pts
2Monona County7.6+10.1 pts
3Madison County6.5+0.6 pts
4Cerro Gordo County6+4.2 pts
5Dallas County5.8-4.3 pts
6Marion County4.3+6.2 pts
7Cass County3.4+4.7 pts
7Chickasaw County3.4-2.9 pts
9Crawford County3.1+4.3 pts
9Shelby County3.1+3.5 pts
11Pottawattamie County3-0.5 pts
11Scott County3+1.4 pts
13Butler County2.8+1.1 pts
14Worth County2.4+4.1 pts
15Woodbury County1.4+1.3 pts
16Boone County1.3+3.2 pts
17Johnson County1.2+1.9 pts
18Fremont County1.1+11.5 pts
19Howard County1-3.8 pts
20Louisa County0.8+6.5 pts
21Clay County0.7-3.5 pts
21Dickinson County0.7-1.3 pts
23Story County0.6+0.9 pts
24Harrison County0.5-2.6 pts
25Audubon County0.1-3.3 pts
25Floyd County0.1+0.1 pts
27Page County-0.1+6.4 pts
27Winneshiek County-0.1+1.6 pts
29Buchanan County-0.2-0.7 pts
29Des Moines County-0.2+5.4 pts
29Dubuque County-0.2-1.5 pts
32Jones County-0.3+2.5 pts
32Monroe County-0.3-4.8 pts
34Cherokee County-0.6-7.9 pts
34Polk County-0.6+1.7 pts
36Lee County-0.7+7.3 pts
37Guthrie County-0.9-3.1 pts
38Humboldt County-1+3.2 pts
39Jackson County-1.2-1.1 pts
39Warren County-1.2-2.6 pts
41Linn County-1.3-0.5 pts
41Webster County-1.3+0.7 pts
43Black Hawk County-1.7+1.4 pts
43Buena Vista County-1.7-11.6 pts
45Benton County-1.8+4.1 pts
46Fayette County-2-5.5 pts
47Jasper County-2.1+6.1 pts
48Carroll County-2.2-4.1 pts
48Marshall County-2.2-0.7 pts
50Bremer County-2.4-5.9 pts
50Clayton County-2.4-3.1 pts
50Clinton County-2.4+0.3 pts
50Delaware County-2.4-6.4 pts
54Davis County-2.8-11.4 pts
55Muscatine County-2.9-3.1 pts
56Union County-3-4.1 pts
57Adams County-3.1+3.9 pts
58Jefferson County-3.2-6.9 pts
59Kossuth County-3.3-4.2 pts
59Tama County-3.3-1.3 pts
59Wapello County-3.3-2.8 pts
62Plymouth County-3.5-12.2 pts
63Ida County-3.6+1.3 pts
63Taylor County-3.6+1.8 pts
65Montgomery County-4-0.7 pts
66Grundy County-4.1-1.2 pts
67Mills County-4.2+7.1 pts
68Appanoose County-4.4+5.2 pts
69Clarke County-4.5-16.7 pts
69Sioux County-4.5-13.9 pts
71Poweshiek County-4.7-8.5 pts
71Sac County-4.7-8.3 pts
73Wright County-4.8-21.9 pts
74Mahaska County-5-5.6 pts
75Keokuk County-5.2-4.5 pts
76Hamilton County-5.4-13.2 pts
76O'Brien County-5.4-10 pts
78Wayne County-5.5+2.9 pts
79Adair County-5.8-7.2 pts
80Calhoun County-6-6.8 pts
81Henry County-6.1-2.4 pts
82Allamakee County-6.2-7.3 pts
83Hancock County-6.3-19 pts
83Iowa County-6.3+1.1 pts
85Lyon County-6.5-17 pts
86Cedar County-6.7-4.1 pts
86Greene County-6.7-2.9 pts
88Ringgold County-6.9+0.3 pts
89Washington County-7.3-15 pts
89Winnebago County-7.3-14.8 pts
91Franklin County-7.4-7.3 pts
92Decatur County-8.8-9.3 pts
93Lucas County-9.4+0.5 pts
94Pocahontas County-10.2-11.4 pts
95Hardin County-10.4-16.3 pts
96Palo Alto County-10.5-21.5 pts
97Osceola County-12.1-28.6 pts
98Emmet County-12.2-14.4 pts
99Van Buren County-12.5-14.3 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?

Mitchell County, with 8.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Van Buren County, with -12.5% in 2023.

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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