GDP, 2025$271.9B#32 of 51 · 0.9% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025−0.4%#50 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$67,321#38 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20263.2%#9 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $23.9B | 8.8% | −4.9 pp | 50 | ||
| Government | $28.8B | 10.6% | −0.5 pp | 26 | ||
| Manufacturing | $45.7B | 16.8% | +7.3 pp | 3 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $42.7B | 15.7% | +7.0 pp | 6 | ||
| Professional services | $10.0B | 3.7% | −4.3 pp | 49 | ||
| Health care | $17.0B | 6.2% | −1.3 pp | 45 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $16.2B | 6.0% | −0.4 pp | 25 | ||
| Retail trade | $15.4B | 5.6% | −0.2 pp | 39 | ||
| Information | $6.9B | 2.5% | −3.2 pp | 33 | ||
| Construction | $12.3B | 4.5% | +0.2 pp | 27 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $8.6B | 3.2% | −0.1 pp | 28 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $6.1B | 2.2% | −0.9 pp | 49 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $5.5B | 2.0% | −1.0 pp | 48 | ||
| Other services | $5.6B | 2.0% | 0.0 pp | 34 | ||
| Management of companies | $4.3B | 1.6% | −0.2 pp | 26 | ||
| Utilities | $4.3B | 1.6% | −0.1 pp | 38 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $442M | 0.2% | −1.1 pp | 35 | ||
| Education | $2.0B | 0.8% | −0.4 pp | 31 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $2.3B | 0.8% | −0.2 pp | 31 | ||
| Agriculture | $14.1B | 5.2% | +4.4 pp | 3 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in Iowa
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1,001,010 | $99.2B | $78,380 | 3.2% | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 753,913 | $79.8B | $71,015 | 3.5% | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 381,801 | $28.5B | $62,437 | 4.7% | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 278,677 | $23.9B | $65,730 | 3.8% | |
| Iowa City, IA | 182,711 | $14.5B | $68,321 | 2.7% | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 170,081 | $12.4B | $58,410 | 3.9% | |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 145,994 | $11.7B | $67,440 | 3.3% | |
| Ames, IA | 129,227 | $9.1B | $56,841 | 2.9% | |
| Dubuque, IA | 99,242 | $9.2B | $66,392 | 3.5% |