The data for Davis County are summarized in this water planning data fact sheet. Davis County is located in south central Iowa along the Missouri border.
Government is the principal economic sector, as measured by employee earnings.
The county contains steeply rolling hills and small drainage streams. The population of 8,312 is distributed in 4 incorporated cities and the surrounding rural areas. State Highway 2 crosses the center of the county from east to west. U.S. Highway 63 crosses the center of the county from north to south. This data sheet focuses on water uses that withdraw water from ground and surface water sources.