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Counties in Iowa by job creation rate

Monona County had the highest job creation rate of 99 counties in 2013, at 14.729%. Clarke County had the lowest, at 4.934%. The median was 9.676% and the figure for Iowa was 10.556%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.729Monona County
Lowest4.934Clarke County
Median9.67699 counties
Iowa10.556History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 11.397 %Adams County: 10.065 %Allamakee County: 11.405 %Appanoose County: 13.032 %Audubon County: 9.233 %Benton County: 8.903 %Black Hawk County: 12.249 %Boone County: 9.943 %Bremer County: 13.485 %Buchanan County: 12.321 %Buena Vista County: 8.408 %Butler County: 9.037 %Calhoun County: 7.803 %Carroll County: 8.654 %Cass County: 10.067 %Cedar County: 9.249 %Cerro Gordo County: 6.771 %Cherokee County: 7.837 %Chickasaw County: 9.972 %Clarke County: 4.934 %Clay County: 6.723 %Clayton County: 9.57 %Clinton County: 9.49 %Crawford County: 9.189 %Dallas County: 9.848 %Davis County: 12.187 %Decatur County: 5.11 %Delaware County: 12.593 %Des Moines County: 9.151 %Dickinson County: 11.118 %Dubuque County: 9.83 %Emmet County: 7.937 %Fayette County: 10.116 %Floyd County: 13.917 %Franklin County: 11.638 %Fremont County: 6.861 %Greene County: 8.212 %Grundy County: 13.827 %Guthrie County: 8.338 %Hamilton County: 10.201 %Hancock County: 11.786 %Hardin County: 8.082 %Harrison County: 11.171 %Henry County: 5.984 %Howard County: 6.052 %Humboldt County: 9.089 %Ida County: 7.529 %Iowa County: 9.563 %Jackson County: 9.38 %Jasper County: 12.624 %Jefferson County: 12.522 %Johnson County: 11.127 %Jones County: 9.206 %Keokuk County: 11.687 %Kossuth County: 9.396 %Lee County: 9.881 %Linn County: 10.056 %Louisa County: 8.742 %Lucas County: 5.954 %Lyon County: 7.657 %Madison County: 9.375 %Mahaska County: 8.132 %Marion County: 8.416 %Marshall County: 8.452 %Mills County: 11.233 %Mitchell County: 7.617 %Monona County: 14.729 %Monroe County: 11.687 %Montgomery County: 10.817 %Muscatine County: 9.676 %O'Brien County: 6.729 %Osceola County: 12.525 %Page County: 10.537 %Palo Alto County: 10.549 %Plymouth County: 8.253 %Pocahontas County: 11.503 %Polk County: 12.203 %Pottawattamie County: 10.043 %Poweshiek County: 9.141 %Ringgold County: 11.522 %Sac County: 10.89 %Scott County: 10.778 %Shelby County: 10.516 %Sioux County: 8.739 %Story County: 13.475 %Tama County: 8.525 %Taylor County: 11.321 %Union County: 5.44 %Van Buren County: 6.775 %Wapello County: 10.86 %Warren County: 10.449 %Washington County: 8.579 %Wayne County: 6.886 %Webster County: 11.122 %Winnebago County: 13.174 %Winneshiek County: 5.641 %Woodbury County: 10.752 %Worth County: 5.971 %Wright County: 6.461 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Monona County: 14.729 %Monona County14.729Floyd County: 13.917 %Floyd County13.917Grundy County: 13.827 %Grundy County13.827Bremer County: 13.485 %Bremer County13.485Story County: 13.475 %Story County13.475Winnebago County: 13.174 %Winnebago County13.174Appanoose County: 13.032 %Appanoose County13.032Jasper County: 12.624 %Jasper County12.624Delaware County: 12.593 %Delaware County12.593Osceola County: 12.525 %Osceola County12.525Jefferson County: 12.522 %Jefferson County12.522Buchanan County: 12.321 %Buchanan County12.321Black Hawk County: 12.249 %Black Hawk County12.249Polk County: 12.203 %Polk County12.203Davis County: 12.187 %Davis County12.187Hancock County: 11.786 %Hancock County11.786Keokuk County: 11.687 %Keokuk County11.687Monroe County: 11.687 %Monroe County11.687Franklin County: 11.638 %Franklin County11.638Ringgold County: 11.522 %Ringgold County11.522Pocahontas County: 11.503 %Pocahontas County11.503Allamakee County: 11.405 %Allamakee County11.405Adair County: 11.397 %Adair County11.397Taylor County: 11.321 %Taylor County11.321Mills County: 11.233 %Mills County11.233Harrison County: 11.171 %Harrison County11.171Johnson County: 11.127 %Johnson County11.127Webster County: 11.122 %Webster County11.122Dickinson County: 11.118 %Dickinson County11.118Sac County: 10.89 %Sac County10.89Wapello County: 10.86 %Wapello County10.86Montgomery County: 10.817 %Montgomery County10.817Scott County: 10.778 %Scott County10.778Woodbury County: 10.752 %Woodbury County10.752Palo Alto County: 10.549 %Palo Alto County10.549Page County: 10.537 %Page County10.537Shelby County: 10.516 %Shelby County10.516Warren County: 10.449 %Warren County10.449Hamilton County: 10.201 %Hamilton County10.201Fayette County: 10.116 %Fayette County10.116Monona County: 14.729 %Monona County14.729Floyd County: 13.917 %Floyd County13.917Grundy County: 13.827 %Grundy County13.827Bremer County: 13.485 %Bremer County13.485Story County: 13.475 %Story County13.475Winnebago County: 13.174 %Winnebago County13.174Appanoose County: 13.032 %Appanoose County13.032Jasper County: 12.624 %Jasper County12.624Delaware County: 12.593 %Delaware County12.593Osceola County: 12.525 %Osceola County12.525Jefferson County: 12.522 %Jefferson County12.522Buchanan County: 12.321 %Buchanan County12.321Black Hawk County: 12.249 %Black Hawk County12.249Polk County: 12.203 %Polk County12.203Davis County: 12.187 %Davis County12.187Hancock County: 11.786 %Hancock County11.786Keokuk County: 11.687 %Keokuk County11.687Monroe County: 11.687 %Monroe County11.687Franklin County: 11.638 %Franklin County11.638Ringgold County: 11.522 %Ringgold County11.522Pocahontas County: 11.503 %Pocahontas County11.503Allamakee County: 11.405 %Allamakee County11.405Adair County: 11.397 %Adair County11.397Taylor County: 11.321 %Taylor County11.321Mills County: 11.233 %Mills County11.233Harrison County: 11.171 %Harrison County11.171Johnson County: 11.127 %Johnson County11.127Webster County: 11.122 %Webster County11.122Dickinson County: 11.118 %Dickinson County11.118Sac County: 10.89 %Sac County10.89Wapello County: 10.86 %Wapello County10.86Montgomery County: 10.817 %Montgomery County10.817Scott County: 10.778 %Scott County10.778Woodbury County: 10.752 %Woodbury County10.752Palo Alto County: 10.549 %Palo Alto County10.549Page County: 10.537 %Page County10.537Shelby County: 10.516 %Shelby County10.516Warren County: 10.449 %Warren County10.449Hamilton County: 10.201 %Hamilton County10.201Fayette County: 10.116 %Fayette County10.116
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Monona County14.729+5.72 pts
2Floyd County13.917+5.39 pts
3Grundy County13.827-3.28 pts
4Bremer County13.485+5.45 pts
5Story County13.475-8.75 pts
6Winnebago County13.174+9.01 pts
7Appanoose County13.032+4.94 pts
8Jasper County12.624-2.41 pts
9Delaware County12.593-0.3 pts
10Osceola County12.525+5.13 pts
11Jefferson County12.522-2.19 pts
12Buchanan County12.321+2.64 pts
13Black Hawk County12.249+0.59 pts
14Polk County12.203-0.74 pts
15Davis County12.187+0.19 pts
16Hancock County11.786-2.77 pts
17Keokuk County11.687+0.37 pts
17Monroe County11.687-0.81 pts
19Franklin County11.638+1.46 pts
20Ringgold County11.522+2.86 pts
21Pocahontas County11.503-5.07 pts
22Allamakee County11.405+3.21 pts
23Adair County11.397-0.11 pts
24Taylor County11.321-8.35 pts
25Mills County11.233-1.97 pts
26Harrison County11.171-4.33 pts
27Johnson County11.127+2.31 pts
28Webster County11.122+1.21 pts
29Dickinson County11.118-3.63 pts
30Sac County10.89-8.64 pts
31Wapello County10.86-0.83 pts
32Montgomery County10.817+2.43 pts
33Scott County10.778-0.8 pts
34Woodbury County10.752-0.41 pts
35Palo Alto County10.549+1.26 pts
36Page County10.537+0.95 pts
37Shelby County10.516+1.8 pts
38Warren County10.449-2.18 pts
39Hamilton County10.201+0.69 pts
40Fayette County10.116-2.26 pts
41Cass County10.067-4.09 pts
42Adams County10.065-0.22 pts
43Linn County10.056-1.25 pts
44Pottawattamie County10.043-1.49 pts
45Chickasaw County9.972-3.7 pts
46Boone County9.943-0.28 pts
47Lee County9.881-3.37 pts
48Dallas County9.848-2.23 pts
49Dubuque County9.83-1.72 pts
50Muscatine County9.676-2.22 pts
51Clayton County9.57-5.41 pts
52Iowa County9.563+1.32 pts
53Clinton County9.49+0.55 pts
54Kossuth County9.396-2.01 pts
55Jackson County9.38-1.89 pts
56Madison County9.375-7.62 pts
57Cedar County9.249-1.56 pts
58Audubon County9.233-3.17 pts
59Jones County9.206-7.01 pts
60Crawford County9.189+2.79 pts
61Des Moines County9.151-2.37 pts
62Poweshiek County9.141-0.64 pts
63Humboldt County9.089-1.16 pts
64Butler County9.037-5.42 pts
65Benton County8.903-6.18 pts
66Louisa County8.742+3.07 pts
67Sioux County8.739-2 pts
68Carroll County8.654-0.7 pts
69Washington County8.579-6.92 pts
70Tama County8.525-2.82 pts
71Marshall County8.452+2 pts
72Marion County8.416+0.31 pts
73Buena Vista County8.408-1.43 pts
74Guthrie County8.338-5.02 pts
75Plymouth County8.253-2.39 pts
76Greene County8.212-5.83 pts
77Mahaska County8.132-0.64 pts
78Hardin County8.082-11.3 pts
79Emmet County7.937-2.86 pts
80Cherokee County7.837-1.23 pts
81Calhoun County7.803+0.1 pts
82Lyon County7.657-19.73 pts
83Mitchell County7.617-2.83 pts
84Ida County7.529-2.17 pts
85Wayne County6.886-2.54 pts
86Fremont County6.861-5.89 pts
87Van Buren County6.775-40.09 pts
88Cerro Gordo County6.771-2.89 pts
89O'Brien County6.729-4.34 pts
90Clay County6.723-3.09 pts
91Wright County6.461-4.99 pts
92Howard County6.052-3.51 pts
93Henry County5.984-8.55 pts
94Worth County5.971-6.73 pts
95Lucas County5.954-13.53 pts
96Winneshiek County5.641-2.01 pts
97Union County5.44-6.52 pts
98Decatur County5.11-0.78 pts
99Clarke County4.934-7.28 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Iowa by job creation rate, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Iowa by job creation rate, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/iowa-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Iowa by job creation rate, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/iowa-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Iowa by job creation rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/iowa-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Monona County, with 14.729% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Clarke County, with 4.934% in 2013.

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