Counties in Iowa by GDP (US dollars)

Polk County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 99 counties in 2019, at $46.8 billion. Ringgold County had the lowest, at $188.46 million. The median was $729.65 million and the figure for Iowa was $196.33 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest46,799.4Polk County
Lowest188.5Ringgold County
Median729.799 counties
Iowa196,329.8History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Polk CountyPolk County: 46,799.4 USD million46,799.4Linn CountyLinn County: 17,399.6 USD million17,399.6Johnson CountyJohnson County: 10,098.9 USD million10,098.9Scott CountyScott County: 9,994.5 USD million9,994.5Black Hawk CountyBlack Hawk County: 8,231.2 USD million8,231.2Dubuque CountyDubuque County: 6,930.5 USD million6,930.5Dallas CountyDallas County: 6,273.1 USD million6,273.1Story CountyStory County: 5,874.8 USD million5,874.8Woodbury CountyWoodbury County: 5,468.2 USD million5,468.2Pottawattamie CountyPottawattamie County: 4,571.3 USD million4,571.3Muscatine CountyMuscatine County: 2,676 USD million2,676Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 2,539.7 USD million2,539.7Sioux CountySioux County: 2,373.9 USD million2,373.9Clinton CountyClinton County: 2,295.8 USD million2,295.8Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: 2,283.8 USD million2,283.8Marion CountyMarion County: 2,281.9 USD million2,281.9Webster CountyWebster County: 2,122.8 USD million2,122.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1,939.7 USD million1,939.7Lee CountyLee County: 1,848.8 USD million1,848.8Wapello CountyWapello County: 1,725 USD million1,725Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 1,440.2 USD million1,440.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 1,348.7 USD million1,348.7Warren CountyWarren County: 1,342.1 USD million1,342.1Jasper CountyJasper County: 1,270.4 USD million1,270.4Washington CountyWashington County: 1,219 USD million1,219Buena Vista CountyBuena Vista County: 1,214.4 USD million1,214.4Bremer CountyBremer County: 1,165.4 USD million1,165.4Poweshiek CountyPoweshiek County: 1,149.4 USD million1,149.4Iowa CountyIowa County: 1,125.2 USD million1,125.2Boone CountyBoone County: 1,060.7 USD million1,060.7Clay CountyClay County: 1,052.8 USD million1,052.8Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 1,032.5 USD million1,032.5Winneshiek CountyWinneshiek County: 1,013.7 USD million1,013.7Henry CountyHenry County: 942.9 USD million942.9Mahaska CountyMahaska County: 911.4 USD million911.4Kossuth CountyKossuth County: 908.2 USD million908.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 904.6 USD million904.6Clayton CountyClayton County: 904.1 USD million904.1Benton CountyBenton County: 893.5 USD million893.5O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 884 USD million884
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Polk County46,799.4+5.4%
2Linn County17,399.6-0.5%
3Johnson County10,098.9+1.4%
4Scott County9,994.5+3.6%
5Black Hawk County8,231.2+1.6%
6Dubuque County6,930.5+6.7%
7Dallas County6,273.1+14.4%
8Story County5,874.8+3.3%
9Woodbury County5,468.2-0.2%
10Pottawattamie County4,571.3-1.1%
11Muscatine County2,676-2.9%
12Cerro Gordo County2,539.7-0.8%
13Sioux County2,373.9-10.6%
14Clinton County2,295.8-3.3%
15Des Moines County2,283.8-1.8%
16Marion County2,281.9+10%
17Webster County2,122.8-0.9%
18Marshall County1,939.70%
19Lee County1,848.8+0.5%
20Wapello County1,725+0.2%
21Plymouth County1,440.2-4.2%
22Carroll County1,348.7-4.7%
23Warren County1,342.1+5.6%
24Jasper County1,270.4+6.1%
25Washington County1,219-0.5%
26Buena Vista County1,214.4-8%
27Bremer County1,165.4+1.7%
28Poweshiek County1,149.4+2.7%
29Iowa County1,125.2-1%
30Boone County1,060.7+4.7%
31Clay County1,052.8+2.7%
32Dickinson County1,032.5+3.3%
33Winneshiek County1,013.7+1.2%
34Henry County942.9-1.5%
35Mahaska County911.4-5%
36Kossuth County908.2-5.6%
37Delaware County904.6-6.2%
38Clayton County904.1+1.2%
39Benton County893.5+3.9%
40O'Brien County884-6.4%
41Floyd County827.4-7.2%
42Hardin County823.3-6.9%
43Lyon County814.8-12.8%
44Hancock County803.1-5.6%
45Buchanan County791.8-0.3%
46Crawford County780.1-3.5%
47Hamilton County777.2-14%
48Fayette County758.6-4.2%
49Jefferson County740.4+1%
50Louisa County729.7+3.9%
51Shelby County722.9+1.3%
52Cass County699.1-2.2%
53Mitchell County693.7+2.3%
54Union County679+5.3%
55Wright County676.7-14.1%
56Jackson County658.3-0.1%
57Chickasaw County655.1-6.5%
58Jones County654.5+0.4%
59Page County644.7+4.2%
60Cherokee County637-11.5%
61Mills County633+14%
62Tama County630+1.7%
63Cedar County625.7-0.5%
64Allamakee County614.3-0.6%
65Franklin County584.7-3.6%
66Ida County559.7+2.9%
67Pocahontas County539.7+0.8%
68Grundy County522.5+4%
69Palo Alto County515.4-15.7%
70Sac County509.1-5.4%
71Greene County488.6-0.1%
72Humboldt County473.5+3.7%
73Harrison County466.6+4%
74Howard County456.3-1.4%
75Montgomery County444+2.6%
76Madison County440.3-0.3%
77Butler County436.6+2.3%
78Guthrie County436.2-11.4%
79Monroe County428.1-1.6%
80Winnebago County425.8-2.9%
81Appanoose County421.6+1.3%
82Clarke County416.9-7.6%
83Calhoun County409.8-2%
84Adair County388.7+5.2%
85Emmet County384.4-5.8%
86Osceola County346-23.7%
87Keokuk County341.4-1.9%
88Fremont County339.3+25.6%
89Monona County329.2+8.6%
90Lucas County323.6+0.8%
91Worth County315+3.9%
92Audubon County302.3+12.5%
93Davis County269.8-5.5%
94Taylor County258.9+2.5%
95Wayne County237.2-2.7%
96Van Buren County233-3.9%
97Adams County227.2+0.9%
98Decatur County220.5-3.6%
99Ringgold County188.5-2.1%

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About this ranking

GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

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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. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

Polk County, with $46.8 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Ringgold County, with $188.46 million 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, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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