# Cities in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grimes, IA | 78.1 |
| 2 | North Liberty, IA | 77.4 |
| 3 | Waukee, IA | 77.3 |
| 4 | Ankeny, IA | 76.3 |
| 5 | West Des Moines, IA | 72.7 |
| 6 | Clive, IA | 72.4 |
| 7 | Norwalk, IA | 71.9 |
| 8 | Johnston, IA | 71.2 |
| 9 | Des Moines, IA | 71.1 |
| 10 | Le Mars, IA | 70.9 |
| 11 | Urbandale, IA | 70.7 |
| 12 | Altoona, IA | 70.3 |
| 13 | Storm Lake, IA | 70.3 |
| 14 | Coralville, IA | 68.9 |
| 15 | Cedar Falls, IA | 68.8 |
| 16 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 68.4 |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | 68.4 |
| 18 | Marion, IA | 68.1 |
| 19 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 67.3 |
| 20 | Sioux City, IA | 67.3 |
| 21 | Marshalltown, IA | 66.9 |
| 22 | Pella, IA | 66.8 |
| 23 | Boone, IA | 66.7 |
| 24 | Ames, IA | 66.2 |
| 25 | Davenport, IA | 65.7 |
| 26 | Waterloo, IA | 65.6 |
| 27 | Waverly, IA | 65.5 |
| 28 | Indianola, IA | 65.5 |
| 29 | Spencer, IA | 65.1 |
| 30 | Bettendorf, IA | 65.1 |
| 31 | Dubuque, IA | 64.6 |
| 32 | Oskaloosa, IA | 63.8 |
| 33 | Mason City, IA | 63.5 |
| 34 | Carroll, IA | 63.1 |
| 35 | Council Bluffs, IA | 63 |
| 36 | Ottumwa, IA | 62.9 |
| 37 | Newton, IA | 61.8 |
| 38 | Muscatine, IA | 61.7 |
| 39 | Burlington, IA | 61.3 |
| 40 | Fort Dodge, IA | 60.3 |
| 41 | Clinton, IA | 58 |