This section provides information on regarding adult literacy proficiencies in Iowa. The purpose of this information is to provide service providers and funding agencies with information about the geographic distribution of adult literacy proficiency. The tables and graphics presented here can provide information about the relative degree of need for adult literacy services in different geographic areas and assist with prioritizing and targeting limited resources for service provision.

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Operation Selection:               Comparative Profile--Area-to-Area State by Area Profile

    Note -- for the State by Area Profile, area selections shown below are not used.

Primary Area Selection:          Ames city Iowa Cong. District 1 Cong. District 2 Cong. District 3 Cong. District 4 Cong. District 5 Adair County Allamakee County Appanoose County Audubon County Benton County Black Hawk County Boone County Bremer County Buchanan County Buena Vista County Butler County Calhoun County Carroll County Cass County Cedar County Cerro Gordo County Cherokee County Chickasaw County Clarke County Clay County Clayton County Clinton County Crawford County Dallas County Davis County Decatur County Delaware County Des Moines County Dickinson County Dubuque County Emmet County Fayette County Floyd County Franklin County Fremont County Greene County Grundy County Guthrie County Hamilton County Hancock County Hardin County Harrison County Henry County Howard County Humboldt County Ida County Iowa County Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Johnson County Jones County Keokuk County Kossuth County Lee County Linn County Louisa County Lucas County Lyon County Madison County Mahaska County Marion County Marshall County Mills County Mitchell County Monona County Monroe County Montgomer County Muscatine County O'Brien County Osceola County Page County Palo Alto County Plymouth County Pocahonta County Polk County Pottawattie County Poweshiek County Sac County Scott County Shelby County Sioux County Story County Tama County Taylor County Union County Van Buren County Wapello County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Winnebago County Winneshiek County Woodbury County Worth County Wright County Ames city Ankeny city Bettendorf city Boone city Burlington city Cedar Falls city Cedar Rapids city Clinton city Coralville city Council Bluffs city Davenport city Des Moines city Dubuque city Fort Dodge city Fort Madison city Indianola city Iowa City Keokuk city Marion city Marshalltown city Mason City Muscatine city Newton city Oskaloosa city Ottumwa city Sioux City Spencer city Urbandale city Waterloo city West Des Moines city

Comparison Area 1 Selection: Story County Iowa Cong. District 1 Cong. District 2 Cong. District 3 Cong. District 4 Cong. District 5 Adair County Allamakee County Appanoose County Audubon County Benton County Black Hawk County Boone County Bremer County Buchanan County Buena Vista County Butler County Calhoun County Carroll County Cass County Cedar County Cerro Gordo County Cherokee County Chickasaw County Clarke County Clay County Clayton County Clinton County Crawford County Dallas County Davis County Decatur County Delaware County Des Moines County Dickinson County Dubuque County Emmet County Fayette County Floyd County Franklin County Fremont County Greene County Grundy County Guthrie County Hamilton County Hancock County Hardin County Harrison County Henry County Howard County Humboldt County Ida County Iowa County Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Johnson County Jones County Keokuk County Kossuth County Lee County Linn County Louisa County Lucas County Lyon County Madison County Mahaska County Marion County Marshall County Mills County Mitchell County Monona County Monroe County Montgomer County Muscatine County O'Brien County Osceola County Page County Palo Alto County Plymouth County Pocahonta County Polk County Pottawattie County Poweshiek County Sac County Scott County Shelby County Sioux County Story County Tama County Taylor County Union County Van Buren County Wapello County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Winnebago County Winneshiek County Woodbury County Worth County Wright County Ames city Ankeny city Bettendorf city Boone city Burlington city Cedar Falls city Cedar Rapids city Clinton city Coralville city Council Bluffs city Davenport city Des Moines city Dubuque city Fort Dodge city Fort Madison city Indianola city Iowa City Keokuk city Marion city Marshalltown city Mason City Muscatine city Newton city Oskaloosa city Ottumwa city Sioux City Spencer city Urbandale city Waterloo city West Des Moines city

Comparison Area 2 Selection: Iowa Cong. District 1 Cong. District 2 Cong. District 3 Cong. District 4 Cong. District 5 Adair County Allamakee County Appanoose County Audubon County Benton County Black Hawk County Boone County Bremer County Buchanan County Buena Vista County Butler County Calhoun County Carroll County Cass County Cedar County Cerro Gordo County Cherokee County Chickasaw County Clarke County Clay County Clayton County Clinton County Crawford County Dallas County Davis County Decatur County Delaware County Des Moines County Dickinson County Dubuque County Emmet County Fayette County Floyd County Franklin County Fremont County Greene County Grundy County Guthrie County Hamilton County Hancock County Hardin County Harrison County Henry County Howard County Humboldt County Ida County Iowa County Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Johnson County Jones County Keokuk County Kossuth County Lee County Linn County Louisa County Lucas County Lyon County Madison County Mahaska County Marion County Marshall County Mills County Mitchell County Monona County Monroe County Montgomer County Muscatine County O'Brien County Osceola County Page County Palo Alto County Plymouth County Pocahonta County Polk County Pottawattie County Poweshiek County Sac County Scott County Shelby County Sioux County Story County Tama County Taylor County Union County Van Buren County Wapello County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Winnebago County Winneshiek County Woodbury County Worth County Wright County Ames city Ankeny city Bettendorf city Boone city Burlington city Cedar Falls city Cedar Rapids city Clinton city Coralville city Council Bluffs city Davenport city Des Moines city Dubuque city Fort Dodge city Fort Madison city Indianola city Iowa City Keokuk city Marion city Marshalltown city Mason City Muscatine city Newton city Oskaloosa city Ottumwa city Sioux City Spencer city Urbandale city Waterloo city West Des Moines city