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Best Income & Jobs Counties in Iowa

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 99 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
63/100
Top County
Dallas County
Counties Ranked
99

Top 10

#1
Dallas County
IA
96/100
#2
Warren County
IA
93/100
#3
Madison County
IA
92/100
#4
Mills County
IA
91/100
#5
Benton County
IA
88/100
#6
Sioux County
IA
88/100
#7
Grundy County
IA
87/100
#8
Bremer County
IA
87/100
#9
Polk County
IA
86/100
#10
Plymouth County
IA
85/100

All Iowa Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Dallas County, IA
96
42
2Warren County, IA
93
51.7
3Madison County, IA
91.8
58.6
4Mills County, IA
90.8
46.7
5Benton County, IA
88.3
56
6Sioux County, IA
88.3
59.1
7Grundy County, IA
87.4
69.1
8Bremer County, IA
87.1
58.6
9Polk County, IA
85.5
36.6
10Plymouth County, IA
85.4
47.3
11Louisa County, IA
84
61.3
12Guthrie County, IA
83.8
60.2
13Boone County, IA
83.6
57.8
14Davis County, IA
83.3
56
15Cedar County, IA
82.6
58
16Buchanan County, IA
82
62.4
17Marion County, IA
81.6
59.2
18Harrison County, IA
80.1
58.5
19Worth County, IA
79.8
70.4
20Linn County, IA
79.2
40.7
21Scott County, IA
79
37.2
22Delaware County, IA
78.8
60.2
23Dubuque County, IA
78.4
45.4
24Winneshiek County, IA
78.1
67.9
25Johnson County, IA
76.9
41.1
26Dickinson County, IA
76.7
59.1
27Fremont County, IA
75.1
58.7
28Chickasaw County, IA
74.8
66.7
29Jones County, IA
74.1
60.7
30Lyon County, IA
73.7
65.1
31Marshall County, IA
73.4
42
32Monroe County, IA
72.6
59.1
33Iowa County, IA
71.7
56.6
34Hamilton County, IA
70.8
57.6
35Jackson County, IA
70.4
55.6
36Pottawattamie County, IA
70
36.1
37Washington County, IA
69.7
51.6
38Sac County, IA
68.8
63.9
39Hancock County, IA
67
61.6
40Woodbury County, IA
66.7
50.9
41Jasper County, IA
66.6
54.1
42Ringgold County, IA
65.8
60.8
43Butler County, IA
65.5
62.1
44Muscatine County, IA
65.2
41.3
45Osceola County, IA
64.7
65.3
46Mahaska County, IA
64.3
51.4
47Palo Alto County, IA
64.2
62.4
48Story County, IA
64.2
46.9
49Adams County, IA
63.8
61.1
50Mitchell County, IA
63.5
66.2
51Carroll County, IA
63.2
61.5
52O'Brien County, IA
62.3
61.5
53Webster County, IA
62.1
41.6
54Tama County, IA
61.7
56.6
55Lucas County, IA
61.5
55.8
56Shelby County, IA
60.8
66.5
57Howard County, IA
59.8
68.1
58Taylor County, IA
59.6
64.2
59Humboldt County, IA
59
63.4
60Calhoun County, IA
58.8
65.9
61Clarke County, IA
58.7
43.7
62Buena Vista County, IA
58.1
46.7
63Adair County, IA
57.4
62.5
64Allamakee County, IA
56.8
60.2
65Kossuth County, IA
56.4
66.6
66Cerro Gordo County, IA
56.1
42.5
67Emmet County, IA
55.3
61.6
68Clinton County, IA
55.2
38.7
69Crawford County, IA
54.7
55.3
70Hardin County, IA
54
48.1
71Poweshiek County, IA
53.7
46.8
72Henry County, IA
52.5
52.5
73Black Hawk County, IA
52.4
40.7
74Floyd County, IA
52.1
56.7
75Cherokee County, IA
52
66.8
76Clay County, IA
51
59.7
77Wright County, IA
50.9
59.7
78Winnebago County, IA
50.1
68.8
79Franklin County, IA
49.9
65.5
80Pocahontas County, IA
49.3
65.2
81Montgomery County, IA
48.8
53.5
82Monona County, IA
48.1
59.3
83Ida County, IA
47.7
71.2
84Clayton County, IA
46
59.9
85Cass County, IA
44.1
42.7
86Keokuk County, IA
41.6
58.5
87Des Moines County, IA
41.1
34.7
88Van Buren County, IA
39.6
60.6
89Wapello County, IA
39
33.1
90Lee County, IA
38.4
42.8
91Greene County, IA
36.3
58.4
92Wayne County, IA
36.2
62.9
93Fayette County, IA
34.6
57
94Page County, IA
32.3
52.7
95Decatur County, IA
30.7
59.4
96Jefferson County, IA
29.9
48.4
97Union County, IA
29.9
53.6
98Audubon County, IA
23.3
59.7
99Appanoose County, IA
17
48.6

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.