State County Movers

Fastest Improving Counties in Iowa

County ranking view for Iowa, focused on counties currently classified as improving. Year-over-year score change is shown when prior-year snapshots are available.

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County Improvement Ranking

Latest Year 2024

Rank	County	Current Score	Prior Score	YoY Change	Trend
1	Warren County	86	N/A	N/A	Improving
2	Madison County	79	N/A	N/A	Improving
3	Lyon County	77	N/A	N/A	Improving
4	Grundy County	77	N/A	N/A	Improving
5	Dallas County	76	N/A	N/A	Improving
6	Mills County	74	N/A	N/A	Improving
7	Decatur County	70	N/A	N/A	Improving
8	Guthrie County	70	N/A	N/A	Improving
9	Dickinson County	69	N/A	N/A	Improving
10	Cedar County	68	N/A	N/A	Improving
11	Benton County	67	N/A	N/A	Improving
12	Bremer County	66	N/A	N/A	Improving
13	Shelby County	65	N/A	N/A	Improving
14	Jasper County	63	N/A	N/A	Improving
15	Clay County	63	N/A	N/A	Improving
16	Winneshiek County	62	N/A	N/A	Improving
17	Harrison County	61	N/A	N/A	Improving
18	Plymouth County	60	N/A	N/A	Improving
19	Hamilton County	60	N/A	N/A	Improving
20	Cherokee County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
21	Carroll County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
22	Marion County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
23	Woodbury County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
24	Jackson County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
25	O'Brien County	58	N/A	N/A	Improving
26	Buchanan County	58	N/A	N/A	Improving
27	Cass County	58	N/A	N/A	Improving
28	Keokuk County	58	N/A	N/A	Improving
29	Adair County	58	N/A	N/A	Improving
30	Audubon County	57	N/A	N/A	Improving
31	Pottawattamie County	57	N/A	N/A	Improving
32	Delaware County	57	N/A	N/A	Improving
33	Humboldt County	56	N/A	N/A	Improving
34	Davis County	56	N/A	N/A	Improving
35	Kossuth County	56	N/A	N/A	Improving
36	Sac County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
37	Ringgold County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
38	Webster County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
39	Fayette County	53	N/A	N/A	Improving
40	Jones County	53	N/A	N/A	Improving
41	Clayton County	52	N/A	N/A	Improving
42	Cerro Gordo County	52	N/A	N/A	Improving
43	Calhoun County	52	N/A	N/A	Improving
44	Worth County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
45	Poweshiek County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
46	Clarke County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
47	Mitchell County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
48	Greene County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
49	Buena Vista County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
50	Monona County	49	N/A	N/A	Improving
51	Hancock County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
52	Mahaska County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
53	Pocahontas County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
54	Allamakee County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
55	Monroe County	47	N/A	N/A	Improving
56	Chickasaw County	46	N/A	N/A	Improving
57	Henry County	46	N/A	N/A	Improving
58	Wayne County	45	N/A	N/A	Improving
59	Taylor County	44	N/A	N/A	Improving
60	Floyd County	44	N/A	N/A	Improving
61	Montgomery County	44	N/A	N/A	Improving
62	Emmet County	43	N/A	N/A	Improving
63	Howard County	42	N/A	N/A	Improving
64	Marshall County	42	N/A	N/A	Improving
65	Lucas County	41	N/A	N/A	Improving
66	Fremont County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
67	Van Buren County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
68	Wapello County	39	N/A	N/A	Improving
69	Union County	39	N/A	N/A	Improving
70	Franklin County	37	N/A	N/A	Improving
71	Appanoose County	32	N/A	N/A	Improving
72	Page County	32	N/A	N/A	Improving

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