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Counties in Iowa by job creation rate

Tama County had the highest job creation rate of 99 counties in 2015, at 27.76%. Winnebago County had the lowest, at 5.299%. The median was 9.979% and the figure for Iowa was 10.877%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.76Tama County
Lowest5.299Winnebago County
Median9.97999 counties
Iowa10.877History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 9.489 %Adams County: 24.604 %Allamakee County: 6.936 %Appanoose County: 9.012 %Audubon County: 12.54 %Benton County: 10.299 %Black Hawk County: 8.712 %Boone County: 10.581 %Bremer County: 8.836 %Buchanan County: 9.219 %Buena Vista County: 9.586 %Butler County: 12.865 %Calhoun County: 8.803 %Carroll County: 15.274 %Cass County: 7.959 %Cedar County: 10.365 %Cerro Gordo County: 8.982 %Cherokee County: 7.637 %Chickasaw County: 11.583 %Clarke County: 7.791 %Clay County: 8.128 %Clayton County: 11.271 %Clinton County: 11.428 %Crawford County: 17.271 %Dallas County: 11.082 %Davis County: 13.567 %Decatur County: 12.854 %Delaware County: 8.576 %Des Moines County: 8.536 %Dickinson County: 11.23 %Dubuque County: 9.979 %Emmet County: 9.203 %Fayette County: 8.904 %Floyd County: 15.225 %Franklin County: 10.259 %Fremont County: 10.062 %Greene County: 19.368 %Grundy County: 13.699 %Guthrie County: 9.502 %Hamilton County: 8.508 %Hancock County: 10.194 %Hardin County: 8.371 %Harrison County: 13.417 %Henry County: 7.335 %Howard County: 10.637 %Humboldt County: 9.641 %Ida County: 9.168 %Iowa County: 9.96 %Jackson County: 15.487 %Jasper County: 11.005 %Jefferson County: 13.209 %Johnson County: 10.363 %Jones County: 11.239 %Keokuk County: 15.935 %Kossuth County: 7.025 %Lee County: 22.63 %Linn County: 10.863 %Louisa County: 6.288 %Lucas County: 10.371 %Lyon County: 10.077 %Madison County: 26.168 %Mahaska County: 7.425 %Marion County: 6.935 %Marshall County: 7.012 %Mills County: 14.605 %Mitchell County: 14.741 %Monona County: 6.671 %Monroe County: 9.746 %Montgomery County: 8.579 %Muscatine County: 11.452 %O'Brien County: 9.552 %Osceola County: 9.639 %Page County: 11.562 %Palo Alto County: 9.623 %Plymouth County: 6.806 %Pocahontas County: 7.589 %Polk County: 11.285 %Pottawattamie County: 14.109 %Poweshiek County: 8.474 %Ringgold County: 8.799 %Sac County: 9.334 %Scott County: 10.375 %Shelby County: 9.692 %Sioux County: 7.17 %Story County: 12.074 %Tama County: 27.76 %Taylor County: 19.363 %Union County: 9.141 %Van Buren County: 6.886 %Wapello County: 8.234 %Warren County: 15.073 %Washington County: 9.316 %Wayne County: 12.459 %Webster County: 11.667 %Winnebago County: 5.299 %Winneshiek County: 8.875 %Woodbury County: 12.116 %Worth County: 17.302 %Wright County: 7.812 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Tama County: 27.76 %Tama County27.76Madison County: 26.168 %Madison County26.168Adams County: 24.604 %Adams County24.604Lee County: 22.63 %Lee County22.63Greene County: 19.368 %Greene County19.368Taylor County: 19.363 %Taylor County19.363Worth County: 17.302 %Worth County17.302Crawford County: 17.271 %Crawford County17.271Keokuk County: 15.935 %Keokuk County15.935Jackson County: 15.487 %Jackson County15.487Carroll County: 15.274 %Carroll County15.274Floyd County: 15.225 %Floyd County15.225Warren County: 15.073 %Warren County15.073Mitchell County: 14.741 %Mitchell County14.741Mills County: 14.605 %Mills County14.605Pottawattamie County: 14.109 %Pottawattamie County14.109Grundy County: 13.699 %Grundy County13.699Davis County: 13.567 %Davis County13.567Harrison County: 13.417 %Harrison County13.417Jefferson County: 13.209 %Jefferson County13.209Butler County: 12.865 %Butler County12.865Decatur County: 12.854 %Decatur County12.854Audubon County: 12.54 %Audubon County12.54Wayne County: 12.459 %Wayne County12.459Woodbury County: 12.116 %Woodbury County12.116Story County: 12.074 %Story County12.074Webster County: 11.667 %Webster County11.667Chickasaw County: 11.583 %Chickasaw County11.583Page County: 11.562 %Page County11.562Muscatine County: 11.452 %Muscatine County11.452Clinton County: 11.428 %Clinton County11.428Polk County: 11.285 %Polk County11.285Clayton County: 11.271 %Clayton County11.271Jones County: 11.239 %Jones County11.239Dickinson County: 11.23 %Dickinson County11.23Dallas County: 11.082 %Dallas County11.082Jasper County: 11.005 %Jasper County11.005Linn County: 10.863 %Linn County10.863Howard County: 10.637 %Howard County10.637Boone County: 10.581 %Boone County10.581Tama County: 27.76 %Tama County27.76Madison County: 26.168 %Madison County26.168Adams County: 24.604 %Adams County24.604Lee County: 22.63 %Lee County22.63Greene County: 19.368 %Greene County19.368Taylor County: 19.363 %Taylor County19.363Worth County: 17.302 %Worth County17.302Crawford County: 17.271 %Crawford County17.271Keokuk County: 15.935 %Keokuk County15.935Jackson County: 15.487 %Jackson County15.487Carroll County: 15.274 %Carroll County15.274Floyd County: 15.225 %Floyd County15.225Warren County: 15.073 %Warren County15.073Mitchell County: 14.741 %Mitchell County14.741Mills County: 14.605 %Mills County14.605Pottawattamie County: 14.109 %Pottawattamie County14.109Grundy County: 13.699 %Grundy County13.699Davis County: 13.567 %Davis County13.567Harrison County: 13.417 %Harrison County13.417Jefferson County: 13.209 %Jefferson County13.209Butler County: 12.865 %Butler County12.865Decatur County: 12.854 %Decatur County12.854Audubon County: 12.54 %Audubon County12.54Wayne County: 12.459 %Wayne County12.459Woodbury County: 12.116 %Woodbury County12.116Story County: 12.074 %Story County12.074Webster County: 11.667 %Webster County11.667Chickasaw County: 11.583 %Chickasaw County11.583Page County: 11.562 %Page County11.562Muscatine County: 11.452 %Muscatine County11.452Clinton County: 11.428 %Clinton County11.428Polk County: 11.285 %Polk County11.285Clayton County: 11.271 %Clayton County11.271Jones County: 11.239 %Jones County11.239Dickinson County: 11.23 %Dickinson County11.23Dallas County: 11.082 %Dallas County11.082Jasper County: 11.005 %Jasper County11.005Linn County: 10.863 %Linn County10.863Howard County: 10.637 %Howard County10.637Boone County: 10.581 %Boone County10.581
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Tama County27.76+18.49 pts
2Madison County26.168+13.73 pts
3Adams County24.604+12.38 pts
4Lee County22.63+12.95 pts
5Greene County19.368+4.08 pts
6Taylor County19.363+11.94 pts
7Worth County17.302+11.2 pts
8Crawford County17.271+9.69 pts
9Keokuk County15.935+6.34 pts
10Jackson County15.487+4.08 pts
11Carroll County15.274+6.91 pts
12Floyd County15.225+8.6 pts
13Warren County15.073+4.82 pts
14Mitchell County14.741+6.33 pts
15Mills County14.605+3.33 pts
16Pottawattamie County14.109+4.28 pts
17Grundy County13.699-0.62 pts
18Davis County13.567+5.13 pts
19Harrison County13.417+3.07 pts
20Jefferson County13.209+3.5 pts
21Butler County12.865+3.33 pts
22Decatur County12.854+3.84 pts
23Audubon County12.54+5.15 pts
24Wayne County12.459+1.06 pts
25Woodbury County12.116+0.51 pts
26Story County12.074+1.56 pts
27Webster County11.667+4.17 pts
28Chickasaw County11.583+1.18 pts
29Page County11.562+2.62 pts
30Muscatine County11.452+0.15 pts
31Clinton County11.428+3.16 pts
32Polk County11.285+0.19 pts
33Clayton County11.271+0.88 pts
34Jones County11.239+0.9 pts
35Dickinson County11.23-0.8 pts
36Dallas County11.082+0.58 pts
37Jasper County11.005+0.22 pts
38Linn County10.863+1.5 pts
39Howard County10.637+4.28 pts
40Boone County10.581+2.45 pts
41Scott County10.375+0.97 pts
42Lucas County10.371+1.98 pts
43Cedar County10.365-0.39 pts
44Johnson County10.363+1.18 pts
45Benton County10.299-0.32 pts
46Franklin County10.259-1.33 pts
47Hancock County10.194-8.98 pts
48Lyon County10.077+2.16 pts
49Fremont County10.062+3.59 pts
50Dubuque County9.979+2.14 pts
51Iowa County9.96-0.32 pts
52Monroe County9.746+3.75 pts
53Shelby County9.692-1.12 pts
54Humboldt County9.641+0.04 pts
55Osceola County9.639-2.91 pts
56Palo Alto County9.623+2.33 pts
57Buena Vista County9.586+4.08 pts
58O'Brien County9.552+2.31 pts
59Guthrie County9.502-0.67 pts
60Adair County9.489-0.08 pts
61Sac County9.334-0.85 pts
62Washington County9.316+0.42 pts
63Buchanan County9.219-2.5 pts
64Emmet County9.203+1.97 pts
65Ida County9.168+3.86 pts
66Union County9.141+2.98 pts
67Appanoose County9.012-7.92 pts
68Cerro Gordo County8.982-1.05 pts
69Fayette County8.904-1.09 pts
70Winneshiek County8.875+1.27 pts
71Bremer County8.836+1.46 pts
72Calhoun County8.803+2.08 pts
73Ringgold County8.799-6.91 pts
74Black Hawk County8.712+0.71 pts
75Montgomery County8.579-0.71 pts
76Delaware County8.576-0.29 pts
77Des Moines County8.536+0.04 pts
78Hamilton County8.508-0.8 pts
79Poweshiek County8.474+0.93 pts
80Hardin County8.371-0.13 pts
81Wapello County8.234+0.81 pts
82Clay County8.128-2.07 pts
83Cass County7.959-2.68 pts
84Wright County7.812-10.65 pts
85Clarke County7.791-5.35 pts
86Cherokee County7.637+3.14 pts
87Pocahontas County7.589+0.64 pts
88Mahaska County7.425-2.43 pts
89Henry County7.335-0.08 pts
90Sioux County7.17-1.37 pts
91Kossuth County7.025-0.44 pts
92Marshall County7.012+1.03 pts
93Allamakee County6.936+1.67 pts
94Marion County6.935-0.85 pts
95Van Buren County6.886+0.2 pts
96Plymouth County6.806-1.01 pts
97Monona County6.671-7.7 pts
98Louisa County6.288+2.47 pts
99Winnebago County5.299-8.22 pts

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Tama County, with 27.76% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Winnebago County, with 5.299% in 2015.

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