Living wage by county in Iowa, 2027
The living wage in Iowa ranges from $22.72 to $24.94 an hour per worker across its 99 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In Iowa, 14.5% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $23.75 | $7,192 | $41.49 |
| Adams County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Allamakee County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Appanoose County | $23.15 | $7,010 | $40.44 |
| Audubon County | $23.75 | $7,192 | $41.49 |
| Benton County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Black Hawk County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Boone County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Bremer County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Buchanan County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Buena Vista County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Butler County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Calhoun County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Carroll County | $23.74 | $7,189 | $41.48 |
| Cass County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Cedar County | $23.49 | $7,114 | $41.04 |
| Cerro Gordo County | $23.68 | $7,171 | $41.37 |
| Cherokee County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Chickasaw County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Clarke County | $23.75 | $7,192 | $41.49 |
| Clay County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Clayton County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Clinton County | $23.49 | $7,114 | $41.04 |
| Crawford County | $23.74 | $7,189 | $41.48 |
| Dallas County | $24.94 | $7,551 | $43.57 |
| Davis County | $22.80 | $6,905 | $39.84 |
| Decatur County | $23.75 | $7,192 | $41.49 |
| Delaware County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Des Moines County | $23.76 | $7,196 | $41.52 |
| Dickinson County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Dubuque County | $23.93 | $7,245 | $41.80 |
| Emmet County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Fayette County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Floyd County | $23.68 | $7,171 | $41.37 |
| Franklin County | $23.68 | $7,171 | $41.37 |
| Fremont County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Greene County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Grundy County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Guthrie County | $23.75 | $7,192 | $41.49 |
| Hamilton County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Hancock County | $23.68 | $7,171 | $41.37 |
| Hardin County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Harrison County | $23.89 | $7,234 | $41.73 |
| Henry County | $23.76 | $7,196 | $41.52 |
| Howard County | $24.25 | $7,345 | $42.37 |
| Humboldt County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Ida County | $23.44 | $7,099 | $40.95 |
| Iowa County | $24.50 | $7,418 | $42.80 |
| Jackson County | $23.49 | $7,114 | $41.04 |
| Jasper County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Jefferson County | $23.76 | $7,196 | $41.52 |
| Johnson County | $23.76 | $7,196 | $41.52 |
| Jones County | $23.93 | $7,245 | $41.80 |
| Keokuk County | $23.89 | $7,235 | $41.74 |
| Kossuth County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Lee County | $23.76 | $7,196 | $41.52 |
| Linn County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Louisa County | $23.76 | $7,196 | $41.52 |
| Lucas County | $23.15 | $7,010 | $40.44 |
| Lyon County | $23.93 | $7,247 | $41.81 |
| Madison County | $24.30 | $7,360 | $42.46 |
| Mahaska County | $23.15 | $7,010 | $40.44 |
| Marion County | $23.89 | $7,235 | $41.74 |
| Marshall County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Mills County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Mitchell County | $23.68 | $7,171 | $41.37 |
| Monona County | $23.04 | $6,977 | $40.25 |
| Monroe County | $23.15 | $7,010 | $40.44 |
| Montgomery County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Muscatine County | $24.26 | $7,348 | $42.39 |
| O'Brien County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Osceola County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Page County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Palo Alto County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Plymouth County | $22.98 | $6,960 | $40.15 |
| Pocahontas County | $22.72 | $6,880 | $39.69 |
| Polk County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Pottawattamie County | $23.75 | $7,192 | $41.49 |
| Poweshiek County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Ringgold County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Sac County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Scott County | $23.49 | $7,114 | $41.04 |
| Shelby County | $23.74 | $7,189 | $41.48 |
| Sioux County | $23.93 | $7,247 | $41.81 |
| Story County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Tama County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Taylor County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Union County | $23.86 | $7,225 | $41.69 |
| Van Buren County | $23.60 | $7,147 | $41.23 |
| Wapello County | $23.15 | $7,010 | $40.44 |
| Warren County | $23.89 | $7,235 | $41.74 |
| Washington County | $23.76 | $7,196 | $41.52 |
| Wayne County | $23.15 | $7,010 | $40.44 |
| Webster County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Winnebago County | $23.68 | $7,171 | $41.37 |
| Winneshiek County | $24.01 | $7,272 | $41.96 |
| Woodbury County | $22.98 | $6,960 | $40.15 |
| Worth County | $23.68 | $7,171 | $41.37 |
| Wright County | $22.90 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
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