The data for Iowa County are summarized in this water planning data fact sheet. Iowa County is located in east central Iowa just southeast of Cedar Rapids.
Manufacturing is the principal economic sector, as measured by employee earnings.
The county contains steeply rolling hills, the Iowa River Valley, and small drainage streams. The population of 14,630 is distributed in 7 incorporated cities and the surrounding rural areas. Interstate Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 6 cross the county from east to west. This data sheet focuses on water uses that withdraw water from ground and surface water sources. In-stream uses of water, such as recreation, wildlife habitat, and transportation, are not discussed.