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	87	N/A	N/A	Improving
2	Dallas County	77	N/A	N/A	Improving
3	Mills County	76	N/A	N/A	Improving
4	Madison County	76	N/A	N/A	Improving
5	Lyon County	74	N/A	N/A	Improving
6	Grundy County	73	N/A	N/A	Improving
7	Dubuque County	71	N/A	N/A	Improving
8	Guthrie County	69	N/A	N/A	Improving
9	Scott County	69	N/A	N/A	Improving
10	Shelby County	68	N/A	N/A	Improving
11	Dickinson County	67	N/A	N/A	Improving
12	Cedar County	66	N/A	N/A	Improving
13	Benton County	66	N/A	N/A	Improving
14	Bremer County	65	N/A	N/A	Improving
15	Jasper County	64	N/A	N/A	Improving
16	Adair County	63	N/A	N/A	Improving
17	Winneshiek County	62	N/A	N/A	Improving
18	Carroll County	61	N/A	N/A	Improving
19	Harrison County	61	N/A	N/A	Improving
20	Clay County	61	N/A	N/A	Improving
21	Decatur County	60	N/A	N/A	Improving
22	Woodbury County	60	N/A	N/A	Improving
23	Plymouth County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
24	Worth County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
25	Sac County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
26	Marion County	58	N/A	N/A	Improving
27	Cherokee County	58	N/A	N/A	Improving
28	Cass County	57	N/A	N/A	Improving
29	Jackson County	57	N/A	N/A	Improving
30	Webster County	56	N/A	N/A	Improving
31	Hardin County	56	N/A	N/A	Improving
32	Hamilton County	56	N/A	N/A	Improving
33	Black Hawk County	55	N/A	N/A	Improving
34	Buchanan County	55	N/A	N/A	Improving
35	Davis County	55	N/A	N/A	Improving
36	Humboldt County	55	N/A	N/A	Improving
37	Delaware County	55	N/A	N/A	Improving
38	Mitchell County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
39	Calhoun County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
40	Jones County	53	N/A	N/A	Improving
41	Osceola County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
42	Cerro Gordo County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
43	Greene County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
44	Audubon County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
45	Keokuk County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
46	Buena Vista County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
47	Wayne County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
48	Fayette County	49	N/A	N/A	Improving
49	Iowa County	49	N/A	N/A	Improving
50	Mahaska County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
51	Monona County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
52	Allamakee County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
53	Chickasaw County	47	N/A	N/A	Improving
54	Montgomery County	47	N/A	N/A	Improving
55	Adams County	47	N/A	N/A	Improving
56	Ringgold County	46	N/A	N/A	Improving
57	Fremont County	45	N/A	N/A	Improving
58	Pocahontas County	44	N/A	N/A	Improving
59	Emmet County	43	N/A	N/A	Improving
60	Wapello County	43	N/A	N/A	Improving
61	Des Moines County	41	N/A	N/A	Improving
62	Marshall County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
63	Franklin County	38	N/A	N/A	Improving
64	Union County	38	N/A	N/A	Improving
65	Page County	38	N/A	N/A	Improving
66	Lee County	35	N/A	N/A	Improving
67	Van Buren County	31	N/A	N/A	Improving
68	Appanoose County	23	N/A	N/A	Improving

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