The data for Jones County are summarized in this water planning data fact sheet. Jones County is located in east central Iowa.
Government is the principal economic sector, as measured by employee earnings.
The county contains steeply rolling hills, the Maquoketa and Wapsipinicon River Valleys, and small drainage streams. The population of 19,444 is distributed in 10 incorporated cities and the surrounding rural areas. U.S. Highway 151 and State Highways 136 and 38 cross the county from north to south. State Highway 64 crosses the county from east to west. This data sheet focuses on water uses that withdraw water from ground and surface water sources.