Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4
Updated on January 20, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 Q4, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $911. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.09K), followed by Linn County ($1.06K), and Dallas County ($1.01K).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($622), followed by Fremont County ($661), and Ringgold County ($672).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4
Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 1,088 |
| 2 | Linn County | 1,056 |
| 3 | Dallas County | 1,012 |
| 4 | Muscatine County | 961 |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | 952 |
| 6 | Johnson County | 951 |
| 7 | Marion County | 933 |
| 8 | Story County | 932 |
| 9 | Plymouth County | 929 |
| 10 | Lee County | 920 |
| 11 | Marshall County | 914 |
| 12 | Dubuque County | 905 |
| 13 | Scott County | 884 |
| 14 | Hancock County | 881 |
| 15 | Webster County | 880 |
| 16 | Monroe County | 866 |
| 17 | Ida County | 849 |
| 17 | Mills County | 849 |
| 18 | Grundy County | 844 |
| 19 | Pocahontas County | 843 |
| 19 | Sioux County | 843 |
| 20 | Clay County | 834 |
| 21 | Wright County | 833 |
| 22 | Poweshiek County | 830 |
| 23 | Chickasaw County | 825 |
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