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Counties in Iowa by job creation rate

Adams County had the highest job creation rate of 99 counties in 2022, at 34.171%. Louisa County had the lowest, at 4.518%. The median was 11.659% and the figure for Iowa was 13.28%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.171Adams County
Lowest4.518Louisa County
Median11.65999 counties
Iowa13.28History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 12.793 %Adams County: 34.171 %Allamakee County: 9.357 %Appanoose County: 18.915 %Audubon County: 14.906 %Benton County: 11.244 %Black Hawk County: 12.637 %Boone County: 10.008 %Bremer County: 11.428 %Buchanan County: 12.678 %Buena Vista County: 8.821 %Butler County: 11.711 %Calhoun County: 11.224 %Carroll County: 13.437 %Cass County: 10.668 %Cedar County: 13.801 %Cerro Gordo County: 12.23 %Cherokee County: 9.804 %Chickasaw County: 12.626 %Clarke County: 7.995 %Clay County: 9.403 %Clayton County: 19.182 %Clinton County: 10.883 %Crawford County: 15.818 %Dallas County: 13.804 %Davis County: 11.425 %Decatur County: 7.317 %Delaware County: 11.611 %Des Moines County: 10.677 %Dickinson County: 14 %Dubuque County: 12.613 %Emmet County: 10.838 %Fayette County: 10.657 %Floyd County: 9.989 %Franklin County: 8.235 %Fremont County: 10.693 %Greene County: 13.375 %Grundy County: 17.435 %Guthrie County: 14.974 %Hamilton County: 8.84 %Hancock County: 9.636 %Hardin County: 11.859 %Harrison County: 20.87 %Henry County: 9.014 %Howard County: 12.291 %Humboldt County: 7.347 %Ida County: 8.349 %Iowa County: 8.201 %Jackson County: 14.089 %Jasper County: 14.704 %Jefferson County: 11.659 %Johnson County: 13.203 %Jones County: 13.792 %Keokuk County: 14.425 %Kossuth County: 13.767 %Lee County: 7.564 %Linn County: 12.819 %Louisa County: 4.518 %Lucas County: 4.802 %Lyon County: 10.256 %Madison County: 18.468 %Mahaska County: 7.835 %Marion County: 9.891 %Marshall County: 11.719 %Mills County: 18.12 %Mitchell County: 10.302 %Monona County: 13.511 %Monroe County: 13.951 %Montgomery County: 14.181 %Muscatine County: 9.674 %O'Brien County: 11.387 %Osceola County: 14.258 %Page County: 17.377 %Palo Alto County: 11.698 %Plymouth County: 9.234 %Pocahontas County: 13.786 %Polk County: 17.135 %Pottawattamie County: 12.071 %Poweshiek County: 14.681 %Ringgold County: 15.028 %Sac County: 10.514 %Scott County: 13.122 %Shelby County: 11.739 %Sioux County: 11.252 %Story County: 15.238 %Tama County: 9.289 %Taylor County: 8.005 %Union County: 8.298 %Van Buren County: 7.628 %Wapello County: 10.291 %Warren County: 16.745 %Washington County: 11.833 %Wayne County: 10.071 %Webster County: 11.745 %Winnebago County: 8.701 %Winneshiek County: 9.149 %Woodbury County: 10.653 %Worth County: 9.222 %Wright County: 11.513 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Adams County: 34.171 %Adams County34.171Harrison County: 20.87 %Harrison County20.87Clayton County: 19.182 %Clayton County19.182Appanoose County: 18.915 %Appanoose County18.915Madison County: 18.468 %Madison County18.468Mills County: 18.12 %Mills County18.12Grundy County: 17.435 %Grundy County17.435Page County: 17.377 %Page County17.377Polk County: 17.135 %Polk County17.135Warren County: 16.745 %Warren County16.745Crawford County: 15.818 %Crawford County15.818Story County: 15.238 %Story County15.238Ringgold County: 15.028 %Ringgold County15.028Guthrie County: 14.974 %Guthrie County14.974Audubon County: 14.906 %Audubon County14.906Jasper County: 14.704 %Jasper County14.704Poweshiek County: 14.681 %Poweshiek County14.681Keokuk County: 14.425 %Keokuk County14.425Osceola County: 14.258 %Osceola County14.258Montgomery County: 14.181 %Montgomery County14.181Jackson County: 14.089 %Jackson County14.089Dickinson County: 14 %Dickinson County14Monroe County: 13.951 %Monroe County13.951Dallas County: 13.804 %Dallas County13.804Cedar County: 13.801 %Cedar County13.801Jones County: 13.792 %Jones County13.792Pocahontas County: 13.786 %Pocahontas County13.786Kossuth County: 13.767 %Kossuth County13.767Monona County: 13.511 %Monona County13.511Carroll County: 13.437 %Carroll County13.437Greene County: 13.375 %Greene County13.375Johnson County: 13.203 %Johnson County13.203Scott County: 13.122 %Scott County13.122Linn County: 12.819 %Linn County12.819Adair County: 12.793 %Adair County12.793Buchanan County: 12.678 %Buchanan County12.678Black Hawk County: 12.637 %Black Hawk County12.637Chickasaw County: 12.626 %Chickasaw County12.626Dubuque County: 12.613 %Dubuque County12.613Howard County: 12.291 %Howard County12.291Adams County: 34.171 %Adams County34.171Harrison County: 20.87 %Harrison County20.87Clayton County: 19.182 %Clayton County19.182Appanoose County: 18.915 %Appanoose County18.915Madison County: 18.468 %Madison County18.468Mills County: 18.12 %Mills County18.12Grundy County: 17.435 %Grundy County17.435Page County: 17.377 %Page County17.377Polk County: 17.135 %Polk County17.135Warren County: 16.745 %Warren County16.745Crawford County: 15.818 %Crawford County15.818Story County: 15.238 %Story County15.238Ringgold County: 15.028 %Ringgold County15.028Guthrie County: 14.974 %Guthrie County14.974Audubon County: 14.906 %Audubon County14.906Jasper County: 14.704 %Jasper County14.704Poweshiek County: 14.681 %Poweshiek County14.681Keokuk County: 14.425 %Keokuk County14.425Osceola County: 14.258 %Osceola County14.258Montgomery County: 14.181 %Montgomery County14.181Jackson County: 14.089 %Jackson County14.089Dickinson County: 14 %Dickinson County14Monroe County: 13.951 %Monroe County13.951Dallas County: 13.804 %Dallas County13.804Cedar County: 13.801 %Cedar County13.801Jones County: 13.792 %Jones County13.792Pocahontas County: 13.786 %Pocahontas County13.786Kossuth County: 13.767 %Kossuth County13.767Monona County: 13.511 %Monona County13.511Carroll County: 13.437 %Carroll County13.437Greene County: 13.375 %Greene County13.375Johnson County: 13.203 %Johnson County13.203Scott County: 13.122 %Scott County13.122Linn County: 12.819 %Linn County12.819Adair County: 12.793 %Adair County12.793Buchanan County: 12.678 %Buchanan County12.678Black Hawk County: 12.637 %Black Hawk County12.637Chickasaw County: 12.626 %Chickasaw County12.626Dubuque County: 12.613 %Dubuque County12.613Howard County: 12.291 %Howard County12.291
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Adams County34.171+19.53 pts
2Harrison County20.87+9.46 pts
3Clayton County19.182+10.82 pts
4Appanoose County18.915+9.63 pts
5Madison County18.468+4.59 pts
6Mills County18.12+4.36 pts
7Grundy County17.435+7.91 pts
8Page County17.377+2.7 pts
9Polk County17.135+7.38 pts
10Warren County16.745+6.66 pts
11Crawford County15.818+11.04 pts
12Story County15.238+5.29 pts
13Ringgold County15.028+3.32 pts
14Guthrie County14.974+2.7 pts
15Audubon County14.906+2.46 pts
16Jasper County14.704+5.79 pts
17Poweshiek County14.681+4.86 pts
18Keokuk County14.425+5.26 pts
19Osceola County14.258+5.03 pts
20Montgomery County14.181-1.3 pts
21Jackson County14.089+6.05 pts
22Dickinson County14+3.06 pts
23Monroe County13.951+5.27 pts
24Dallas County13.804+4.28 pts
25Cedar County13.801+1.7 pts
26Jones County13.792+3.72 pts
27Pocahontas County13.786+2.47 pts
28Kossuth County13.767+7.03 pts
29Monona County13.511+4.75 pts
30Carroll County13.437+5.03 pts
31Greene County13.375+2.61 pts
32Johnson County13.203+0.12 pts
33Scott County13.122+4.02 pts
34Linn County12.819+4.08 pts
35Adair County12.793+3.27 pts
36Buchanan County12.678+4.87 pts
37Black Hawk County12.637+4.41 pts
38Chickasaw County12.626+4.35 pts
39Dubuque County12.613+4.55 pts
40Howard County12.291+3.03 pts
41Cerro Gordo County12.23+2.87 pts
42Pottawattamie County12.071+2.94 pts
43Hardin County11.859+2.12 pts
44Washington County11.833+3.66 pts
45Webster County11.745+4.39 pts
46Shelby County11.739+1.28 pts
47Marshall County11.719+5 pts
48Butler County11.711+1.88 pts
49Palo Alto County11.698+4.13 pts
50Jefferson County11.659+3.87 pts
51Delaware County11.611-0.34 pts
52Wright County11.513+6.06 pts
53Bremer County11.428+3.44 pts
54Davis County11.425-5.78 pts
55O'Brien County11.387+4.7 pts
56Sioux County11.252-0.8 pts
57Benton County11.244+1.95 pts
58Calhoun County11.224+1.05 pts
59Clinton County10.883+3.64 pts
60Emmet County10.838+5.75 pts
61Fremont County10.693-7.39 pts
62Des Moines County10.677+1.42 pts
63Cass County10.668+2.15 pts
64Fayette County10.657+1.29 pts
65Woodbury County10.653+0.64 pts
66Sac County10.514+0.41 pts
67Mitchell County10.302-3.17 pts
68Wapello County10.291+3.5 pts
69Lyon County10.256-1.07 pts
70Wayne County10.071+2.81 pts
71Boone County10.008+1.65 pts
72Floyd County9.989+2.37 pts
73Marion County9.891-0.26 pts
74Cherokee County9.804-7.62 pts
75Muscatine County9.674+1.11 pts
76Hancock County9.636+5.62 pts
77Clay County9.403+1.49 pts
78Allamakee County9.357+0.15 pts
79Tama County9.289+4.14 pts
80Plymouth County9.234+1.71 pts
81Worth County9.222+3.52 pts
82Winneshiek County9.149+1.72 pts
83Henry County9.014+1.59 pts
84Hamilton County8.84-0.5 pts
85Buena Vista County8.821+5.15 pts
86Winnebago County8.701+3.11 pts
87Ida County8.349+1.03 pts
88Union County8.298-0.05 pts
89Franklin County8.235-1.23 pts
90Iowa County8.201+3.7 pts
91Taylor County8.005-6.43 pts
92Clarke County7.995-0.8 pts
93Mahaska County7.835+0.48 pts
94Van Buren County7.628-0.81 pts
95Lee County7.564+0.92 pts
96Humboldt County7.347-6.58 pts
97Decatur County7.317-0.74 pts
98Lucas County4.802-3.06 pts
99Louisa County4.518-2.8 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Adams County, with 34.171% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Louisa County, with 4.518% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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