The data for Story County are summarized in this water planning data fact sheet. Story County is located in central Iowa.
Government is the principal economic sector, as measured by employee earnings.
The county contains gently rolling hills, the Skunk River Valley, and small drainage streams. The population of 74,252 is distributed in 15 incorporated cities and the surrounding rural areas. U.S. Highway 30 and State Highway 210 cross the county from east to west. Interstate Highway 35 and U.S. Highways 69 and 65 cross the county from north to south. This data sheet focuses on water uses that withdraw water from ground and surface water sources.