Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q2
Updated on January 22, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2005 Q2, the average weekly wage for Iowa was $614. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest average weekly wage ($739), followed by Muscatine County ($715), and Linn County ($713).
On the other hand, Wayne County had the lowest average weekly wage ($429), followed by Obrien County ($435), and Audubon County ($438).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2005 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 739 |
| 2 | Muscatine County | 715 |
| 3 | Linn County | 713 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 681 |
| 5 | Jasper County | 647 |
| 6 | Story County | 635 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 627 |
| 7 | Scott County | 627 |
| 8 | Black Hawk County | 624 |
| 9 | Dubuque County | 616 |
| 10 | Marion County | 608 |
| 11 | Plymouth County | 600 |
| 12 | Henry County | 598 |
| 13 | Lee County | 588 |
| 14 | Poweshiek County | 587 |
| 15 | Iowa County | 586 |
| 15 | Webster County | 586 |
| 16 | Jefferson County | 582 |
| 17 | Marshall County | 580 |
| 18 | Hancock County | 573 |
| 19 | Boone County | 568 |
| 20 | Mills County | 567 |
| 20 | Wapello County | 567 |
| 21 | Des Moines County | 566 |
| 22 | Grundy County | 562 |
| 23 | Bremer County | 560 |
| 23 | Hamilton County | 560 |
| 24 | Pottawattamie County | 559 |
| 25 | Ida County | 557 |
| 26 | Woodbury County | 555 |
| 27 | Cerro Gordo County | 552 |
| 28 | Crawford County | 550 |
| 28 | Fremont County | 550 |
| 29 | Lucas County | 547 |
| 30 | Louisa County | 545 |
| 31 | Delaware County | 538 |
| 32 | Clinton County | 537 |
| 33 | Mahaska County | 535 |
| 34 | Clay County | 534 |
| 34 | Wright County | 534 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 532 |
| 36 | Warren County | 530 |
| 37 | Winneshiek County | 529 |
| 38 | Hardin County | 527 |
| 39 | Clayton County | 524 |
| 40 | Cherokee County | 523 |
| 41 | Benton County | 518 |
| 41 | Monroe County | 518 |
| 42 | Adair County | 517 |
| 42 | Appanoose County | 517 |
| 42 | Emmet County | 517 |
| 43 | Greene County | 514 |
| 44 | Kossuth County | 513 |
| 45 | Floyd County | 505 |
| 45 | Washington County | 505 |
| 46 | Page County | 501 |
| 47 | Buchanan County | 500 |
| 47 | Humboldt County | 500 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 500 |
| 48 | Sioux County | 499 |
| 49 | Tama County | 498 |
| 50 | Howard County | 497 |
| 50 | Jones County | 497 |
| 51 | Madison County | 496 |
| 51 | Union County | 496 |
| 52 | Carroll County | 494 |
| 52 | Winnebago County | 494 |
| 53 | Chickasaw County | 493 |
| 54 | Mitchell County | 491 |
| 55 | Cedar County | 490 |
| 55 | Worth County | 490 |
| 56 | Pocahontas County | 485 |
| 57 | Buena Vista County | 481 |
| 58 | Keokuk County | 479 |
| 58 | Osceola County | 479 |
| 59 | Cass County | 478 |
| 60 | Clarke County | 477 |
| 60 | Palo Alto County | 477 |
| 60 | Van Buren County | 477 |
| 61 | Guthrie County | 472 |
| 62 | Harrison County | 470 |
| 63 | Adams County | 468 |
| 63 | Sac County | 468 |
| 64 | Butler County | 463 |
| 65 | Shelby County | 462 |
| 66 | Taylor County | 461 |
| 67 | Dickinson County | 460 |
| 68 | Fayette County | 456 |
| 69 | Monona County | 453 |
| 70 | Davis County | 451 |
| 71 | Allamakee County | 449 |
| 72 | Lyon County | 448 |
| 73 | Calhoun County | 443 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 442 |
| 75 | Jackson County | 441 |
| 75 | Ringgold County | 441 |
| 76 | Audubon County | 438 |
| 77 | Obrien County | 435 |
| 78 | Wayne County | 429 |