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

North Liberty, IA had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 41 cities in 2023, at 79.7%. Clinton, IA had the lowest, at 57.6%. The median was 66.6% and the figure for Iowa was 66.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79.7North Liberty, IA
Lowest57.6Clinton, IA
Median66.641 cities
Iowa66.5History

All cities, 2023

North Liberty, IA: 79.7 %North Liberty, IA79.7Waukee, IA: 78.3 %Waukee, IA78.3Ankeny, IA: 76.4 %Ankeny, IA76.4Grimes, IA: 76.4 %Grimes, IA76.4Norwalk, IA: 74.1 %Norwalk, IA74.1West Des Moines, IA: 73.9 %West Des Moines, IA73.9Clive, IA: 72.4 %Clive, IA72.4Altoona, IA: 72.3 %Altoona, IA72.3Johnston, IA: 71.3 %Johnston, IA71.3Urbandale, IA: 71.2 %Urbandale, IA71.2Des Moines, IA: 70.7 %Des Moines, IA70.7Coralville, IA: 70 %Coralville, IA70Le Mars, IA: 69.6 %Le Mars, IA69.6Marion, IA: 69 %Marion, IA69Cedar Rapids, IA: 68.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA68.3Iowa City, IA: 68.3 %Iowa City, IA68.3Cedar Falls, IA: 68.1 %Cedar Falls, IA68.1Storm Lake, IA: 68 %Storm Lake, IA68Sioux City, IA: 67.6 %Sioux City, IA67.6Boone, IA: 67.5 %Boone, IA67.5Oskaloosa, IA: 66.6 %Oskaloosa, IA66.6Marshalltown, IA: 66.5 %Marshalltown, IA66.5Bettendorf, IA: 66.3 %Bettendorf, IA66.3Waterloo, IA: 66 %Waterloo, IA66Waverly, IA: 65.8 %Waverly, IA65.8Mason City, IA: 65.7 %Mason City, IA65.7Pella, IA: 65.5 %Pella, IA65.5Davenport, IA: 65 %Davenport, IA65Muscatine, IA: 65 %Muscatine, IA65Spencer, IA: 64.9 %Spencer, IA64.9Dubuque, IA: 64.9 %Dubuque, IA64.9Indianola, IA: 64.3 %Indianola, IA64.3Ames, IA: 64.3 %Ames, IA64.3Council Bluffs, IA: 63.4 %Council Bluffs, IA63.4Pleasant Hill, IA: 62.4 %Pleasant Hill, IA62.4Ottumwa, IA: 62.2 %Ottumwa, IA62.2Newton, IA: 61.3 %Newton, IA61.3Carroll, IA: 60.8 %Carroll, IA60.8Burlington, IA: 60.1 %Burlington, IA60.1Fort Dodge, IA: 58.2 %Fort Dodge, IA58.2Clinton, IA: 57.6 %Clinton, IA57.6North Liberty, IA: 79.7 %North Liberty, IA79.7Waukee, IA: 78.3 %Waukee, IA78.3Ankeny, IA: 76.4 %Ankeny, IA76.4Grimes, IA: 76.4 %Grimes, IA76.4Norwalk, IA: 74.1 %Norwalk, IA74.1West Des Moines, IA: 73.9 %West Des Moines, IA73.9Clive, IA: 72.4 %Clive, IA72.4Altoona, IA: 72.3 %Altoona, IA72.3Johnston, IA: 71.3 %Johnston, IA71.3Urbandale, IA: 71.2 %Urbandale, IA71.2Des Moines, IA: 70.7 %Des Moines, IA70.7Coralville, IA: 70 %Coralville, IA70Le Mars, IA: 69.6 %Le Mars, IA69.6Marion, IA: 69 %Marion, IA69Cedar Rapids, IA: 68.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA68.3Iowa City, IA: 68.3 %Iowa City, IA68.3Cedar Falls, IA: 68.1 %Cedar Falls, IA68.1Storm Lake, IA: 68 %Storm Lake, IA68Sioux City, IA: 67.6 %Sioux City, IA67.6Boone, IA: 67.5 %Boone, IA67.5Oskaloosa, IA: 66.6 %Oskaloosa, IA66.6Marshalltown, IA: 66.5 %Marshalltown, IA66.5Bettendorf, IA: 66.3 %Bettendorf, IA66.3Waterloo, IA: 66 %Waterloo, IA66Waverly, IA: 65.8 %Waverly, IA65.8Mason City, IA: 65.7 %Mason City, IA65.7Pella, IA: 65.5 %Pella, IA65.5Davenport, IA: 65 %Davenport, IA65Muscatine, IA: 65 %Muscatine, IA65Spencer, IA: 64.9 %Spencer, IA64.9Dubuque, IA: 64.9 %Dubuque, IA64.9Indianola, IA: 64.3 %Indianola, IA64.3Ames, IA: 64.3 %Ames, IA64.3Council Bluffs, IA: 63.4 %Council Bluffs, IA63.4Pleasant Hill, IA: 62.4 %Pleasant Hill, IA62.4Ottumwa, IA: 62.2 %Ottumwa, IA62.2Newton, IA: 61.3 %Newton, IA61.3Carroll, IA: 60.8 %Carroll, IA60.8Burlington, IA: 60.1 %Burlington, IA60.1Fort Dodge, IA: 58.2 %Fort Dodge, IA58.2Clinton, IA: 57.6 %Clinton, IA57.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1North Liberty, IA79.7+1.1 pts
2Waukee, IA78.3-1.2 pts
3Ankeny, IA76.4+0.2 pts
3Grimes, IA76.4+0.5 pts
5Norwalk, IA74.1-0.5 pts
6West Des Moines, IA73.9-0.3 pts
7Clive, IA72.4-1.6 pts
8Altoona, IA72.3+0.4 pts
9Johnston, IA71.3-1.6 pts
10Urbandale, IA71.2+0.3 pts
11Des Moines, IA70.7+0.7 pts
12Coralville, IA70-0.5 pts
13Le Mars, IA69.6-0.1 pts
14Marion, IA69-1 pts
15Cedar Rapids, IA68.3-0.3 pts
16Iowa City, IA68.3+0.4 pts
17Cedar Falls, IA68.1-1.5 pts
18Storm Lake, IA68-0.5 pts
19Sioux City, IA67.6-0.9 pts
20Boone, IA67.5-0.4 pts
21Oskaloosa, IA66.6+1.1 pts
22Marshalltown, IA66.5+0.6 pts
23Bettendorf, IA66.3-0.5 pts
24Waterloo, IA66+0.9 pts
25Waverly, IA65.8+0.5 pts
26Mason City, IA65.7+0.1 pts
27Pella, IA65.5-1.3 pts
28Davenport, IA65-0.3 pts
29Muscatine, IA650 pts
30Spencer, IA64.9-2.4 pts
31Dubuque, IA64.90 pts
32Indianola, IA64.3-0.8 pts
33Ames, IA64.3-1.2 pts
34Council Bluffs, IA63.4-0 pts
35Pleasant Hill, IA62.4-0.6 pts
36Ottumwa, IA62.2-1.1 pts
37Newton, IA61.3-0.5 pts
38Carroll, IA60.8-1.5 pts
39Burlington, IA60.1+1.1 pts
40Fort Dodge, IA58.2-0.2 pts
41Clinton, IA57.6+0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

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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), Cities in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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): Cities in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

North Liberty, IA, with 79.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Clinton, IA, with 57.6% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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