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

Dallas County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 99 counties in 2022, at 75.4%. Appanoose County had the lowest, at 53.9%. The median was 64% and the figure for Iowa was 66.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.4Dallas County
Lowest53.9Appanoose County
Median6499 counties
Iowa66.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 63.3 %Adams County: 61.8 %Allamakee County: 63.8 %Appanoose County: 53.9 %Audubon County: 63.2 %Benton County: 66.2 %Black Hawk County: 66.5 %Boone County: 65.9 %Bremer County: 66.8 %Buchanan County: 67.2 %Buena Vista County: 68.3 %Butler County: 62.1 %Calhoun County: 54.7 %Carroll County: 66.6 %Cass County: 62.2 %Cedar County: 66.7 %Cerro Gordo County: 64.6 %Cherokee County: 65.3 %Chickasaw County: 67.4 %Clarke County: 63.6 %Clay County: 67.4 %Clayton County: 63.5 %Clinton County: 60.8 %Crawford County: 63.8 %Dallas County: 75.4 %Davis County: 62.7 %Decatur County: 59.1 %Delaware County: 71.1 %Des Moines County: 61 %Dickinson County: 64.9 %Dubuque County: 67.4 %Emmet County: 64 %Fayette County: 60.6 %Floyd County: 61.2 %Franklin County: 62.4 %Fremont County: 59.6 %Greene County: 63.8 %Grundy County: 65.7 %Guthrie County: 63.9 %Hamilton County: 63.3 %Hancock County: 65.1 %Hardin County: 61.5 %Harrison County: 65.2 %Henry County: 59.8 %Howard County: 65.4 %Humboldt County: 64.1 %Ida County: 65.3 %Iowa County: 66.8 %Jackson County: 62.2 %Jasper County: 63.2 %Jefferson County: 59.7 %Johnson County: 69.7 %Jones County: 61 %Keokuk County: 59.8 %Kossuth County: 61.5 %Lee County: 58.4 %Linn County: 68.8 %Louisa County: 65 %Lucas County: 61.3 %Lyon County: 66.8 %Madison County: 71.5 %Mahaska County: 65.8 %Marion County: 64.9 %Marshall County: 66.8 %Mills County: 62.8 %Mitchell County: 68.4 %Monona County: 61 %Monroe County: 62.1 %Montgomery County: 60.7 %Muscatine County: 65.4 %O'Brien County: 64 %Osceola County: 66 %Page County: 57.5 %Palo Alto County: 66.2 %Plymouth County: 69.5 %Pocahontas County: 62.6 %Polk County: 71.1 %Pottawattamie County: 63.8 %Poweshiek County: 62.5 %Ringgold County: 62.9 %Sac County: 65.3 %Scott County: 65.9 %Shelby County: 64.4 %Sioux County: 71.9 %Story County: 66.7 %Tama County: 63.8 %Taylor County: 64.5 %Union County: 60.9 %Van Buren County: 55.9 %Wapello County: 61.6 %Warren County: 69 %Washington County: 67.8 %Wayne County: 58.2 %Webster County: 60.5 %Winnebago County: 64.6 %Winneshiek County: 66.3 %Woodbury County: 68.2 %Worth County: 68.8 %Wright County: 59.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Dallas County: 75.4 %Dallas County75.4Sioux County: 71.9 %Sioux County71.9Madison County: 71.5 %Madison County71.5Polk County: 71.1 %Polk County71.1Delaware County: 71.1 %Delaware County71.1Johnson County: 69.7 %Johnson County69.7Plymouth County: 69.5 %Plymouth County69.5Warren County: 69 %Warren County69Linn County: 68.8 %Linn County68.8Worth County: 68.8 %Worth County68.8Mitchell County: 68.4 %Mitchell County68.4Buena Vista County: 68.3 %Buena Vista County68.3Woodbury County: 68.2 %Woodbury County68.2Washington County: 67.8 %Washington County67.8Dubuque County: 67.4 %Dubuque County67.4Chickasaw County: 67.4 %Chickasaw County67.4Clay County: 67.4 %Clay County67.4Buchanan County: 67.2 %Buchanan County67.2Lyon County: 66.8 %Lyon County66.8Marshall County: 66.8 %Marshall County66.8Iowa County: 66.8 %Iowa County66.8Bremer County: 66.8 %Bremer County66.8Cedar County: 66.7 %Cedar County66.7Story County: 66.7 %Story County66.7Carroll County: 66.6 %Carroll County66.6Black Hawk County: 66.5 %Black Hawk County66.5Winneshiek County: 66.3 %Winneshiek County66.3Palo Alto County: 66.2 %Palo Alto County66.2Benton County: 66.2 %Benton County66.2Osceola County: 66 %Osceola County66Scott County: 65.9 %Scott County65.9Boone County: 65.9 %Boone County65.9Mahaska County: 65.8 %Mahaska County65.8Grundy County: 65.7 %Grundy County65.7Howard County: 65.4 %Howard County65.4Muscatine County: 65.4 %Muscatine County65.4Ida County: 65.3 %Ida County65.3Sac County: 65.3 %Sac County65.3Cherokee County: 65.3 %Cherokee County65.3Harrison County: 65.2 %Harrison County65.2Dallas County: 75.4 %Dallas County75.4Sioux County: 71.9 %Sioux County71.9Madison County: 71.5 %Madison County71.5Polk County: 71.1 %Polk County71.1Delaware County: 71.1 %Delaware County71.1Johnson County: 69.7 %Johnson County69.7Plymouth County: 69.5 %Plymouth County69.5Warren County: 69 %Warren County69Linn County: 68.8 %Linn County68.8Worth County: 68.8 %Worth County68.8Mitchell County: 68.4 %Mitchell County68.4Buena Vista County: 68.3 %Buena Vista County68.3Woodbury County: 68.2 %Woodbury County68.2Washington County: 67.8 %Washington County67.8Dubuque County: 67.4 %Dubuque County67.4Chickasaw County: 67.4 %Chickasaw County67.4Clay County: 67.4 %Clay County67.4Buchanan County: 67.2 %Buchanan County67.2Lyon County: 66.8 %Lyon County66.8Marshall County: 66.8 %Marshall County66.8Iowa County: 66.8 %Iowa County66.8Bremer County: 66.8 %Bremer County66.8Cedar County: 66.7 %Cedar County66.7Story County: 66.7 %Story County66.7Carroll County: 66.6 %Carroll County66.6Black Hawk County: 66.5 %Black Hawk County66.5Winneshiek County: 66.3 %Winneshiek County66.3Palo Alto County: 66.2 %Palo Alto County66.2Benton County: 66.2 %Benton County66.2Osceola County: 66 %Osceola County66Scott County: 65.9 %Scott County65.9Boone County: 65.9 %Boone County65.9Mahaska County: 65.8 %Mahaska County65.8Grundy County: 65.7 %Grundy County65.7Howard County: 65.4 %Howard County65.4Muscatine County: 65.4 %Muscatine County65.4Ida County: 65.3 %Ida County65.3Sac County: 65.3 %Sac County65.3Cherokee County: 65.3 %Cherokee County65.3Harrison County: 65.2 %Harrison County65.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dallas County75.4-0.5 pts
2Sioux County71.9-1.1 pts
3Madison County71.5-1 pts
4Polk County71.1-0.4 pts
5Delaware County71.1+0.1 pts
6Johnson County69.7-0.4 pts
7Plymouth County69.5-0.4 pts
8Warren County69-1.3 pts
9Linn County68.8-0.5 pts
10Worth County68.8+1.4 pts
11Mitchell County68.4-0.6 pts
12Buena Vista County68.3-0.2 pts
13Woodbury County68.2-0.8 pts
14Washington County67.8-1 pts
15Dubuque County67.4-0.2 pts
16Chickasaw County67.4-1.7 pts
17Clay County67.4+1.9 pts
18Buchanan County67.2-0.1 pts
19Lyon County66.8-3 pts
19Marshall County66.8+1 pts
21Iowa County66.8-1.7 pts
22Bremer County66.8-1 pts
23Cedar County66.7-0.1 pts
23Story County66.7+1.8 pts
25Carroll County66.6-1 pts
26Black Hawk County66.5-0.4 pts
27Winneshiek County66.3-1.1 pts
28Palo Alto County66.2-0.7 pts
29Benton County66.2-0 pts
30Osceola County66-0.4 pts
31Scott County65.9+0.2 pts
32Boone County65.9-0.6 pts
33Mahaska County65.80 pts
34Grundy County65.7+0.5 pts
35Howard County65.4-1.1 pts
36Muscatine County65.4-0.2 pts
37Ida County65.3-1 pts
38Sac County65.3+0.5 pts
39Cherokee County65.3-0.6 pts
40Harrison County65.20 pts
41Hancock County65.1-2 pts
42Louisa County65-0.4 pts
43Dickinson County64.9-0.5 pts
44Marion County64.9+0.3 pts
45Winnebago County64.60 pts
46Cerro Gordo County64.6-1.6 pts
47Taylor County64.5-0.1 pts
48Shelby County64.4-2.7 pts
49Humboldt County64.1-1.6 pts
50Emmet County64+1 pts
51O'Brien County64-1.7 pts
52Guthrie County63.9-0.6 pts
53Pottawattamie County63.8-0.8 pts
54Greene County63.8+0.4 pts
55Allamakee County63.8+0.4 pts
56Crawford County63.8+0.1 pts
56Tama County63.8-0.6 pts
58Clarke County63.6+1.7 pts
59Clayton County63.5-1 pts
60Adair County63.3-0.5 pts
61Hamilton County63.3+0.5 pts
62Jasper County63.2+0.3 pts
63Audubon County63.2-1.2 pts
64Ringgold County62.9+3.2 pts
65Mills County62.8-2.2 pts
66Davis County62.7-1.7 pts
67Pocahontas County62.6-0.7 pts
68Poweshiek County62.5-0.7 pts
69Franklin County62.4+1.9 pts
70Cass County62.20 pts
70Jackson County62.2-1 pts
72Monroe County62.1-1.1 pts
73Butler County62.1-0.6 pts
74Adams County61.8+2.6 pts
75Wapello County61.6+0.4 pts
76Hardin County61.5-0.1 pts
77Kossuth County61.5-0.1 pts
78Lucas County61.3+0.8 pts
79Floyd County61.2-2.8 pts
80Monona County61-0.3 pts
81Des Moines County61-1.4 pts
82Jones County61-1.2 pts
83Union County60.9-0.5 pts
84Clinton County60.8+0.1 pts
85Montgomery County60.7-1 pts
86Fayette County60.6-0.8 pts
87Webster County60.5+0.3 pts
88Keokuk County59.8-0.3 pts
89Henry County59.8-0.2 pts
90Jefferson County59.7-0.1 pts
91Fremont County59.6-0.3 pts
92Wright County59.3+0.7 pts
93Decatur County59.1-0.6 pts
94Lee County58.4-1.2 pts
95Wayne County58.2+0.1 pts
96Page County57.5-1.4 pts
97Van Buren County55.9-0.9 pts
98Calhoun County54.7+0.4 pts
99Appanoose County53.9+1.4 pts

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 (Counties in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, Counties in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-counties?period=2022. 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. Counties in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-counties?period=2022.

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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, Counties in Iowa by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/iowa-counties?period=2022. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Dallas County, with 75.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Appanoose County, with 53.9% in 2022.

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