Government workers: zip codes ranked in Iowa

Share of employed residents who work for local, state or federal government, including public schools. These lists rank zip codes in Iowa with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the most government workers

#	Zip	City	Government jobs	Population
1	52246	Iowa City	35.7%	22,308
2	50013	Ames	34.9%	4,211
3	52340	Tiffin	34.5%	6,128
4	52245	Iowa City	32.3%	22,853
5	50012	Ames	31%	1,913
6	50014	Ames	30.8%	32,958
7	52039	Durango	29.8%	1,079
8	50010	Ames	29.2%	33,799
9	50105	Gilbert	29.2%	1,487
10	50124	Huxley	27.6%	4,859
11	52778	Wilton	26.6%	3,632
12	52240	Iowa City	26.1%	35,074
13	52533	Batavia	25.6%	1,201
14	50056	Colo	25.6%	1,003
15	52317	North Liberty	25.4%	23,097
16	50129	Jefferson	25.4%	5,014
17	50833	Bedford	25.2%	2,077
18	52043	Elkader	25.2%	2,058
19	51529	Dunlap	24.8%	1,732
20	50230	Radcliffe	24.8%	1,145
21	52327	Riverside	24.5%	3,796
22	51455	Manning	24.3%	2,279
23	52322	Oxford	24.1%	2,266
24	52151	Lansing	24%	1,886
25	52772	Tipton	23.8%	5,348
26	50237	Runnells	23.6%	3,635
27	52361	Williamsburg	23.4%	4,582
28	50276	Woodward	23.4%	2,679
29	52241	Coralville	23.1%	23,250
30	50140	Lamoni	23%	2,842
31	51534	Glenwood	22.8%	8,874
32	50201	Nevada	22.7%	8,320
33	50854	Mount Ayr	22.6%	2,391
34	50622	Denver	22.4%	3,549
35	50635	Gladbrook	22.3%	1,423
36	52333	Solon	22.2%	7,295
37	50115	Guthrie Center	22.2%	2,809
38	50579	Rockwell City	22.1%	3,034
39	52726	Blue Grass	22%	5,160
40	50212	Ogden	21.9%	2,993
41	52349	Vinton	21.7%	7,737
42	52144	Fort Atkinson	21.7%	1,075
43	52318	Norway	21.6%	1,099
44	52626	Farmington	21.5%	1,103
45	50574	Pocahontas	21.4%	2,132
46	50020	Anita	21.2%	1,197
47	50225	Pleasantville	21.1%	3,364
48	51039	Moville	21%	2,845
49	50841	Corning	21%	2,340
50	51246	Rock Rapids	20.9%	4,041
51	51449	Lake City	20.9%	1,950
52	52206	Atkins	20.7%	2,564
53	52338	Swisher	20.6%	3,934
54	51653	Tabor	20.6%	1,446
55	52358	West Branch	20.5%	3,598
56	52227	Ely	20.5%	2,996
57	52625	Donnellson	20.5%	2,338
58	51640	Hamburg	20.4%	1,381
59	52248	Keota	20.2%	1,675
60	52749	Fruitland	20.1%	1,049
61	50161	Maxwell	20%	2,296
62	50144	Leon	19.9%	2,692
63	52755	Lone Tree	19.9%	2,092
64	51551	Malvern	19.9%	1,842
65	50624	Dike	19.8%	1,855
66	50130	Jewell	19.8%	1,468
67	52171	Waucoma	19.7%	1,314
68	52540	Brighton	19.7%	1,088
69	52531	Albia	19.6%	6,036
70	50670	Shell Rock	19.5%	2,270
71	51052	Salix	19.5%	1,050
72	52314	Mount Vernon	19.4%	6,200
73	50247	State Center	19.4%	2,004
74	52165	Ridgeway	19.3%	1,098
75	50616	Charles City	19.1%	9,358
76	50248	Story City	19.1%	4,216
77	52352	Walker	19.1%	1,833
78	50054	Colfax	19%	3,166
79	50169	Mitchellville	18.7%	3,667
80	51652	Sidney	18.7%	1,569
81	51063	Whiting	18.7%	1,072
82	50170	Monroe	18.6%	3,024
83	52253	Lisbon	18.6%	2,622
84	50675	Traer	18.6%	2,198
85	52218	Coggon	18.6%	1,413
86	50009	Altoona	18.5%	22,886
87	52353	Washington	18.5%	9,241
88	52756	Long Grove	18.4%	1,982
89	52247	Kalona	18.3%	5,914
90	52228	Fairfax	18.3%	3,802
91	51546	Logan	18.3%	3,114
92	50849	Greenfield	18.3%	2,374
93	51579	Woodbine	18.3%	2,282
94	52242	Iowa City	18.2%	4,688
95	52175	West Union	18.2%	3,484
96	52203	Amana	18.2%	2,231
97	52211	Brooklyn	18.1%	2,795
98	51445	Ida Grove	18.1%	2,485
99	50036	Boone	18%	16,154
100	50047	Carlisle	18%	6,690

Zip codes with the fewest government workers

#	Zip	City	Government jobs	Population
1	52570	Milton	1.9%	1,130
2	52801	Davenport	2%	1,788
3	52032	Bernard	2.6%	1,305
4	51235	Doon	2.7%	1,007
5	51430	Arcadia	2.9%	1,063
6	51105	Sioux City	2.9%	10,415
7	51101	Sioux City	3.1%	1,031
8	52155	Lime Springs	3.5%	1,110
9	52053	Holy Cross	3.5%	1,148
10	50645	Ionia	5%	1,193
11	52254	Lost Nation	5.4%	1,004
12	51510	Carter Lake	5.4%	3,767
13	52233	Hiawatha	5.5%	7,000
14	51561	Pacific Junction	5.6%	1,039
15	51027	Ireton	6.1%	1,280
16	52069	Preston	6.2%	1,743
17	50207	New Sharon	6.3%	2,325
18	52049	Garnavillo	6.4%	1,370
19	52324	Palo	6.4%	2,216
20	52777	Wheatland	6.5%	1,389
21	52561	Fremont	6.8%	1,112
22	52040	Dyersville	6.8%	5,584
23	50510	Albert City	6.9%	1,042
24	50073	Elkhart	6.9%	1,208
25	52332	Shellsburg	7%	1,612
26	52730	Camanche	7%	4,776
27	51346	Hartley	7.1%	2,247
28	52306	Mechanicsville	7.2%	1,642
29	50628	Elma	7.3%	1,423
30	51001	Akron	7.4%	2,342
31	52237	Hopkinton	7.5%	1,830
32	50597	West Bend	7.8%	1,341
33	50702	Waterloo	7.8%	20,882
34	50233	Redfield	7.9%	1,406
35	50316	Des Moines	7.9%	16,710
36	52315	Newhall	8%	1,339
37	52052	Guttenberg	8%	2,999
38	50112	Grinnell	8%	11,862
39	52802	Davenport	8.1%	9,466
40	51103	Sioux City	8.2%	16,895
41	50251	Sully	8.3%	1,365
42	51250	Sioux Center	8.3%	9,970
43	51462	Scranton	8.6%	1,049
44	51050	Remsen	8.6%	2,962
45	50707	Evansdale	8.6%	7,784
46	50588	Storm Lake	8.6%	13,431
47	52320	Olin	8.7%	1,425
48	50641	Hazleton	8.7%	1,950
49	52556	Fairfield	8.7%	11,448
50	50668	Readlyn	8.8%	1,216
51	51238	Hospers	8.8%	1,502
52	50703	Waterloo	8.8%	17,952
53	52590	Seymour	8.9%	1,464
54	50541	Gilmore City	9%	1,067
55	52565	Keosauqua	9%	1,518
56	52659	Winfield	9.1%	1,329
57	50469	Rockwell	9.2%	1,527
58	50441	Hampton	9.2%	5,450
59	51239	Hull	9.3%	2,876
60	51247	Rock Valley	9.3%	5,094
61	52002	Dubuque	9.3%	17,005
62	51526	Crescent	9.4%	1,664
63	52001	Dubuque	9.4%	43,101
64	51234	Boyden	9.5%	1,172
65	52223	Delhi	9.5%	1,199
66	52073	Sherrill	9.5%	1,381
67	50002	Adair	9.5%	1,496
68	51559	Neola	9.5%	1,841
69	51249	Sibley	9.5%	3,564
70	51038	Merrill	9.6%	1,449
71	51577	Walnut	9.6%	1,561
72	51560	Oakland	9.6%	1,772
73	52411	Cedar Rapids	9.6%	8,342
74	50069	De Soto	9.7%	1,109
75	52041	Earlville	9.8%	1,468
76	50676	Tripoli	9.8%	2,017
77	51351	Milford	9.8%	4,988
78	50324	Windsor Heights	9.8%	5,143
79	51334	Estherville	9.8%	6,960
80	50309	Des Moines	9.8%	10,110
81	50006	Alden	9.9%	1,437
82	52773	Walcott	9.9%	2,389
83	51501	Council Bluffs	9.9%	34,618
84	50238	Russell	10%	1,195
85	50632	Garwin	10%	1,201
86	50061	Cumming	10%	2,123
87	52405	Cedar Rapids	10%	26,526
88	50315	Des Moines	10%	34,816
89	52068	Peosta	10.1%	5,280
90	50138	Knoxville	10.1%	11,117
91	52402	Cedar Rapids	10.1%	42,938
92	50424	Buffalo Center	10.2%	1,441
93	51466	Wall Lake	10.3%	1,043
94	50122	Hubbard	10.3%	1,297
95	51041	Orange City	10.4%	7,324
96	50321	Des Moines	10.4%	7,900
97	50530	Dayton	10.5%	1,090
98	51443	Glidden	10.5%	1,653
99	52310	Monticello	10.5%	6,450
100	51570	Shelby	10.6%	1,118

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