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Counties in Iowa by job creation rate

Hancock County had the highest job creation rate of 99 counties in 2014, at 19.171%. Louisa County had the lowest, at 3.817%. The median was 9.309% and the figure for Iowa was 9.564%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.171Hancock County
Lowest3.817Louisa County
Median9.30999 counties
Iowa9.564History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 9.567 %Adams County: 12.224 %Allamakee County: 5.271 %Appanoose County: 16.93 %Audubon County: 7.388 %Benton County: 10.616 %Black Hawk County: 8.002 %Boone County: 8.134 %Bremer County: 7.371 %Buchanan County: 11.715 %Buena Vista County: 5.501 %Butler County: 9.539 %Calhoun County: 6.721 %Carroll County: 8.359 %Cass County: 10.636 %Cedar County: 10.754 %Cerro Gordo County: 10.029 %Cherokee County: 4.498 %Chickasaw County: 10.408 %Clarke County: 13.142 %Clay County: 10.201 %Clayton County: 10.395 %Clinton County: 8.266 %Crawford County: 7.586 %Dallas County: 10.499 %Davis County: 8.432 %Decatur County: 9.01 %Delaware County: 8.866 %Des Moines County: 8.491 %Dickinson County: 12.03 %Dubuque County: 7.842 %Emmet County: 7.234 %Fayette County: 9.996 %Floyd County: 6.623 %Franklin County: 11.592 %Fremont County: 6.47 %Greene County: 15.286 %Grundy County: 14.314 %Guthrie County: 10.168 %Hamilton County: 9.309 %Hancock County: 19.171 %Hardin County: 8.503 %Harrison County: 10.347 %Henry County: 7.414 %Howard County: 6.361 %Humboldt County: 9.597 %Ida County: 5.306 %Iowa County: 10.279 %Jackson County: 11.403 %Jasper County: 10.787 %Jefferson County: 9.705 %Johnson County: 9.182 %Jones County: 10.344 %Keokuk County: 9.593 %Kossuth County: 7.469 %Lee County: 9.68 %Linn County: 9.363 %Louisa County: 3.817 %Lucas County: 8.389 %Lyon County: 7.918 %Madison County: 12.433 %Mahaska County: 9.852 %Marion County: 7.785 %Marshall County: 5.98 %Mills County: 11.272 %Mitchell County: 8.414 %Monona County: 14.37 %Monroe County: 5.996 %Montgomery County: 9.294 %Muscatine County: 11.298 %O'Brien County: 7.239 %Osceola County: 12.549 %Page County: 8.944 %Palo Alto County: 7.295 %Plymouth County: 7.816 %Pocahontas County: 6.948 %Polk County: 11.099 %Pottawattamie County: 9.826 %Poweshiek County: 7.546 %Ringgold County: 15.713 %Sac County: 10.179 %Scott County: 9.4 %Shelby County: 10.813 %Sioux County: 8.535 %Story County: 10.512 %Tama County: 9.272 %Taylor County: 7.426 %Union County: 6.158 %Van Buren County: 6.687 %Wapello County: 7.428 %Warren County: 10.253 %Washington County: 8.901 %Wayne County: 11.401 %Webster County: 7.502 %Winnebago County: 13.523 %Winneshiek County: 7.606 %Woodbury County: 11.604 %Worth County: 6.097 %Wright County: 18.463 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Hancock County: 19.171 %Hancock County19.171Wright County: 18.463 %Wright County18.463Appanoose County: 16.93 %Appanoose County16.93Ringgold County: 15.713 %Ringgold County15.713Greene County: 15.286 %Greene County15.286Monona County: 14.37 %Monona County14.37Grundy County: 14.314 %Grundy County14.314Winnebago County: 13.523 %Winnebago County13.523Clarke County: 13.142 %Clarke County13.142Osceola County: 12.549 %Osceola County12.549Madison County: 12.433 %Madison County12.433Adams County: 12.224 %Adams County12.224Dickinson County: 12.03 %Dickinson County12.03Buchanan County: 11.715 %Buchanan County11.715Woodbury County: 11.604 %Woodbury County11.604Franklin County: 11.592 %Franklin County11.592Jackson County: 11.403 %Jackson County11.403Wayne County: 11.401 %Wayne County11.401Muscatine County: 11.298 %Muscatine County11.298Mills County: 11.272 %Mills County11.272Polk County: 11.099 %Polk County11.099Shelby County: 10.813 %Shelby County10.813Jasper County: 10.787 %Jasper County10.787Cedar County: 10.754 %Cedar County10.754Cass County: 10.636 %Cass County10.636Benton County: 10.616 %Benton County10.616Story County: 10.512 %Story County10.512Dallas County: 10.499 %Dallas County10.499Chickasaw County: 10.408 %Chickasaw County10.408Clayton County: 10.395 %Clayton County10.395Harrison County: 10.347 %Harrison County10.347Jones County: 10.344 %Jones County10.344Iowa County: 10.279 %Iowa County10.279Warren County: 10.253 %Warren County10.253Clay County: 10.201 %Clay County10.201Sac County: 10.179 %Sac County10.179Guthrie County: 10.168 %Guthrie County10.168Cerro Gordo County: 10.029 %Cerro Gordo County10.029Fayette County: 9.996 %Fayette County9.996Mahaska County: 9.852 %Mahaska County9.852Hancock County: 19.171 %Hancock County19.171Wright County: 18.463 %Wright County18.463Appanoose County: 16.93 %Appanoose County16.93Ringgold County: 15.713 %Ringgold County15.713Greene County: 15.286 %Greene County15.286Monona County: 14.37 %Monona County14.37Grundy County: 14.314 %Grundy County14.314Winnebago County: 13.523 %Winnebago County13.523Clarke County: 13.142 %Clarke County13.142Osceola County: 12.549 %Osceola County12.549Madison County: 12.433 %Madison County12.433Adams County: 12.224 %Adams County12.224Dickinson County: 12.03 %Dickinson County12.03Buchanan County: 11.715 %Buchanan County11.715Woodbury County: 11.604 %Woodbury County11.604Franklin County: 11.592 %Franklin County11.592Jackson County: 11.403 %Jackson County11.403Wayne County: 11.401 %Wayne County11.401Muscatine County: 11.298 %Muscatine County11.298Mills County: 11.272 %Mills County11.272Polk County: 11.099 %Polk County11.099Shelby County: 10.813 %Shelby County10.813Jasper County: 10.787 %Jasper County10.787Cedar County: 10.754 %Cedar County10.754Cass County: 10.636 %Cass County10.636Benton County: 10.616 %Benton County10.616Story County: 10.512 %Story County10.512Dallas County: 10.499 %Dallas County10.499Chickasaw County: 10.408 %Chickasaw County10.408Clayton County: 10.395 %Clayton County10.395Harrison County: 10.347 %Harrison County10.347Jones County: 10.344 %Jones County10.344Iowa County: 10.279 %Iowa County10.279Warren County: 10.253 %Warren County10.253Clay County: 10.201 %Clay County10.201Sac County: 10.179 %Sac County10.179Guthrie County: 10.168 %Guthrie County10.168Cerro Gordo County: 10.029 %Cerro Gordo County10.029Fayette County: 9.996 %Fayette County9.996Mahaska County: 9.852 %Mahaska County9.852
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Hancock County19.171+7.38 pts
2Wright County18.463+12 pts
3Appanoose County16.93+3.9 pts
4Ringgold County15.713+4.19 pts
5Greene County15.286+7.07 pts
6Monona County14.37-0.36 pts
7Grundy County14.314+0.49 pts
8Winnebago County13.523+0.35 pts
9Clarke County13.142+8.21 pts
10Osceola County12.549+0.02 pts
11Madison County12.433+3.06 pts
12Adams County12.224+2.16 pts
13Dickinson County12.03+0.91 pts
14Buchanan County11.715-0.61 pts
15Woodbury County11.604+0.85 pts
16Franklin County11.592-0.05 pts
17Jackson County11.403+2.02 pts
18Wayne County11.401+4.51 pts
19Muscatine County11.298+1.62 pts
20Mills County11.272+0.04 pts
21Polk County11.099-1.1 pts
22Shelby County10.813+0.3 pts
23Jasper County10.787-1.84 pts
24Cedar County10.754+1.5 pts
25Cass County10.636+0.57 pts
26Benton County10.616+1.71 pts
27Story County10.512-2.96 pts
28Dallas County10.499+0.65 pts
29Chickasaw County10.408+0.44 pts
30Clayton County10.395+0.82 pts
31Harrison County10.347-0.82 pts
32Jones County10.344+1.14 pts
33Iowa County10.279+0.72 pts
34Warren County10.253-0.2 pts
35Clay County10.201+3.48 pts
36Sac County10.179-0.71 pts
37Guthrie County10.168+1.83 pts
38Cerro Gordo County10.029+3.26 pts
39Fayette County9.996-0.12 pts
40Mahaska County9.852+1.72 pts
41Pottawattamie County9.826-0.22 pts
42Jefferson County9.705-2.82 pts
43Lee County9.68-0.2 pts
44Humboldt County9.597+0.51 pts
45Keokuk County9.593-2.09 pts
46Adair County9.567-1.83 pts
47Butler County9.539+0.5 pts
48Scott County9.4-1.38 pts
49Linn County9.363-0.69 pts
50Hamilton County9.309-0.89 pts
51Montgomery County9.294-1.52 pts
52Tama County9.272+0.75 pts
53Johnson County9.182-1.95 pts
54Decatur County9.01+3.9 pts
55Page County8.944-1.59 pts
56Washington County8.901+0.32 pts
57Delaware County8.866-3.73 pts
58Sioux County8.535-0.2 pts
59Hardin County8.503+0.42 pts
60Des Moines County8.491-0.66 pts
61Davis County8.432-3.75 pts
62Mitchell County8.414+0.8 pts
63Lucas County8.389+2.43 pts
64Carroll County8.359-0.29 pts
65Clinton County8.266-1.22 pts
66Boone County8.134-1.81 pts
67Black Hawk County8.002-4.25 pts
68Lyon County7.918+0.26 pts
69Dubuque County7.842-1.99 pts
70Plymouth County7.816-0.44 pts
71Marion County7.785-0.63 pts
72Winneshiek County7.606+1.96 pts
73Crawford County7.586-1.6 pts
74Poweshiek County7.546-1.59 pts
75Webster County7.502-3.62 pts
76Kossuth County7.469-1.93 pts
77Wapello County7.428-3.43 pts
78Taylor County7.426-3.89 pts
79Henry County7.414+1.43 pts
80Audubon County7.388-1.85 pts
81Bremer County7.371-6.11 pts
82Palo Alto County7.295-3.25 pts
83O'Brien County7.239+0.51 pts
84Emmet County7.234-0.7 pts
85Pocahontas County6.948-4.55 pts
86Calhoun County6.721-1.08 pts
87Van Buren County6.687-0.09 pts
88Floyd County6.623-7.29 pts
89Fremont County6.47-0.39 pts
90Howard County6.361+0.31 pts
91Union County6.158+0.72 pts
92Worth County6.097+0.13 pts
93Monroe County5.996-5.69 pts
94Marshall County5.98-2.47 pts
95Buena Vista County5.501-2.91 pts
96Ida County5.306-2.22 pts
97Allamakee County5.271-6.13 pts
98Cherokee County4.498-3.34 pts
99Louisa County3.817-4.93 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hancock County, with 19.171% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Louisa County, with 3.817% in 2014.

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