Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 Q4, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $1.16K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.39K), followed by Dallas County ($1.36K), and Linn County ($1.26K).
On the other hand, Decatur County had the lowest average weekly wage ($748), followed by Monona County ($827), and Ringgold County ($834).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Polk County | 1385 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 1363 |
| 3 | Linn County | 1264 |
| 4 | Black Hawk County | 1254 |
| 5 | Marion County | 1214 |
| 6 | Story County | 1196 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | 1192 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 1183 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 1178 |
| 10 | Muscatine County | 1151 |
| 11 | Scott County | 1145 |
| 12 | Plymouth County | 1144 |
| 13 | Poweshiek County | 1137 |
| 14 | Hancock County | 1116 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 1115 |
| 16 | Wapello County | 1101 |
| 17 | Grundy County | 1085 |
| 18 | Chickasaw County | 1084 |
| 19 | Webster County | 1066 |
| 20 | Ida County | 1062 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 1059 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 1051 |
| 23 | Cerro Gordo County | 1046 |
| 24 | Clay County | 1044 |
| 24 | Pottawattamie County | 1044 |
| 25 | Mitchell County | 1043 |
| 26 | Sioux County | 1040 |
| 27 | Floyd County | 1038 |
| 28 | Lyon County | 1030 |
| 29 | Wright County | 1029 |
| 30 | Lee County | 1024 |
| 31 | Buena Vista County | 1022 |
| 31 | Woodbury County | 1022 |
| 32 | Crawford County | 1021 |
| 33 | Louisa County | 1011 |
| 34 | Mahaska County | 1001 |
| 35 | Adams County | 998 |
| 36 | Delaware County | 996 |
| 37 | Humboldt County | 991 |
| 38 | Greene County | 987 |
| 39 | Mills County | 985 |
| 40 | Henry County | 983 |
| 41 | Audubon County | 982 |
| 42 | Clinton County | 981 |
| 43 | Hardin County | 977 |
| 44 | Boone County | 974 |
| 45 | Pocahontas County | 973 |
| 46 | Jones County | 972 |
| 47 | Iowa County | 971 |
| 47 | Warren County | 971 |
| 48 | Lucas County | 970 |
| 49 | Hamilton County | 968 |
| 50 | Des Moines County | 965 |
| 50 | Kossuth County | 965 |
| 51 | Butler County | 963 |
| 52 | Adair County | 960 |
| 53 | Cherokee County | 958 |
| 53 | Guthrie County | 958 |
| 54 | Clayton County | 956 |
| 55 | Davis County | 955 |
| 55 | Tama County | 955 |
| 56 | Jasper County | 953 |
| 57 | Winneshiek County | 950 |
| 58 | Page County | 944 |
| 59 | Bremer County | 939 |
| 60 | Shelby County | 938 |
| 61 | Taylor County | 933 |
| 62 | Howard County | 931 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 930 |
| 64 | Sac County | 928 |
| 65 | Carroll County | 927 |
| 66 | Osceola County | 926 |
| 67 | Buchanan County | 923 |
| 68 | Fremont County | 922 |
| 69 | Harrison County | 920 |
| 70 | Clarke County | 919 |
| 71 | Wayne County | 918 |
| 71 | Winnebago County | 918 |
| 72 | Cedar County | 912 |
| 73 | Union County | 911 |
| 74 | Dickinson County | 908 |
| 75 | Keokuk County | 906 |
| 75 | Obrien County | 906 |
| 76 | Cass County | 903 |
| 77 | Benton County | 902 |
| 77 | Madison County | 902 |
| 78 | Worth County | 901 |
| 79 | Calhoun County | 898 |
| 80 | Van Buren County | 886 |
| 81 | Washington County | 881 |
| 82 | Emmet County | 879 |
| 83 | Palo Alto County | 867 |
| 84 | Appanoose County | 863 |
| 85 | Fayette County | 861 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 861 |
| 86 | Allamakee County | 851 |
| 87 | Ringgold County | 834 |
| 88 | Monona County | 827 |
| 89 | Decatur County | 748 |