Leading, Slipping, Gaining, Lagging Analysis:
Assessing Information Earnings Growth
Across Iowa Counties
Real* Information
Earnings Growth
County vs Statewide Average: 2010-2022 and 2022
Real* Information
Earnings Growth
Iowa:
2010-2022 = -0.16%
2022 = 2.35%
Borrowing from an approach that sometimes appears in the finance sections of the popular press, LSGL analysis is a handy and versatile way to compare, portray and classify the patterns of real information earnings growth across all of Iowa's 99 counties. In finance, this technique is used for comparing and assessing the market performance of individual securities or across industry sectors. For example, the performance of the 30 stocks contained within Dow are compared with one another over the past week in contrast to their performance over the past month using the Dow's respective averages as the points of reference.
Here in this Iowa Regional Economic Analysis Project report, we adopt this approach to gauge and compare the real information earnings growth of Iowa's 99 counties over the latest available year (2022) against the backdrop of their growth over the long term period (2010-2022). In so doing we classify their growth and performance into 4 broad categories: Leading, Slipping, Gaining and Lagging.
Real* Information
Earnings Growth
County vs Statewide Average: 2010-2022 and 2022
Real* Information
Earnings Growth
Iowa:
2010-2022 = -0.16%
2022 = 2.35%
This figure displays the 99 counties of Iowa as dots on a scattergram, with the vertical axis representing the average annual real information earnings growth rate over the long-term period (2010-2022), and the horizontal axis representing the real information earnings growth rate for the near-term (2022).
This figure sets apart those counties whose long-term real information earnings growth exceeded the statewide average of -0.16%, by portraying them in the top two quadrants demarcated at -0.16% on the vertical axis. County whose long-term average annual real information earnings growth rate trailed the statewide average (-0.16%) are distributed in the bottom two quadrants. In all, 54 counties surpassed the statewide average over 2010-2022, while 25 counties fell below.
Similarly, the two quadrants on the right of this figure present the positions of the 28 counties whose most recent (2022) real information earnings growth rate exceeded the statewide average (2.35%). The two quadrants on the left feature those 51 counties whose real information earnings growth over 2022 trailed the statewide average.
Accordingly, each quadrant portrays the performance of all 99 counties corresponding with their long-term (2010-2022) and near-term (2022) performance relative to their respective statewide averages of -0.16% over 2010-2022 and 2.35% over 2022:
Leading counties () (top-right quadrant)...are counties whose average annual real information earnings growth rate surpassed the statewide average both long-term (-0.16%) and near-term (2.35%).
Slipping counties () (top-left quadrant)...are counties whose long-term average annual real information earnings growth rate exceeded the statewide average (-0.16%), but whose near-term growth has "slipped" by falling below the Iowa average (2.35%).
Gaining counties () (bottom-right quadrant)...are counties whose long-term average annual real information earnings growth rate fell below the statewide average (-0.16%), but whose near-term growth has "gained" by registering above the average (2.35%) statewide.
Lagging counties () (bottom-left quadrant)...are counties whose average annual real information earnings growth rate fell under the statewide average both long-term (-0.16%) and near-term (2.35%).
   
 
Summary of Iowa's 99 County Totals
 
Short Term Average
 
 
Below
(2.35%)
Above
(2.35%)
 
Long
Term
Average
Above
(-0.16%)
33
21
54
Below
(-0.16%)
18
7
25
 
51
28
79
 
   
Leading Counties
2022 vs. 2010-2022 Averages
Leading Counties
white dot
Iowa:
2010-2022 = -0.16%
2022 = 2.35%
Turning attention to the top-right quadrant from the discussion above, this figure features the distribution of the Iowa counties classified as Leading. These counties surpassed Iowa's average annual real information earnings growth both long-term (2010-2022 = -0.16%) as well as near-term (2022 = 2.35%). Each is identified by its corresponding ranking based on it's average annual real information earnings growth rate over 2010-2022.
Of Iowa's 99 counties, 21 (21%) are classified within the Leading () category. Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
Slipping Counties
2022 vs. 2010-2022 Averages
Slipping Counties
Iowa:
2010-2022 = -0.16%
2022 = 2.35%
This figure depicts the distribution of the 33 Iowa counties classified as Slipping (top-left quadrant), in that their long-term average annual real information earnings growth rate outpaced the average statewide (2010-2022 = -0.16%), while they trailed the statewide average near-term (2022 = 2.35%). Again, each county is identified by it's corresponding ranking based on its average annual real information earnings growth rate over 2010-2022.
Observe that 33 (33%) of Iowa's 99 counties are classified as Slipping (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
Gaining Counties
2022 vs. 2010-2022 Averages
Gaining Counties
white dot
Iowa:
2010-2022 = -0.16%
2022 = 2.35%
This figure shows the distribution of the 7 Iowa counties classified as Gaining (bottom-right quadrant), in that their long-term average annual real information earnings growth rate posted below the average statewide (2010-2022 = -0.16%), while they outpaced Iowa's average near-term (2022 = 2.35%). Again, each county is identified by its corresponding ranking based on its average annual real information earnings growth rate over 2010-2022.
Of Iowa's 99 counties, only 7% (7) are featured as Gaining (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
Lagging Counties
2022 vs. 2010-2022 Averages
Lagging Counties
white dot
Iowa:
2010-2022 = -0.16%
2022 = 2.35%
This figure depicts the distributions of the 18 Iowa counties classified as Lagging (bottom-left quadrant). These counties trailed the statewide average annual real information earnings growth both long-term (2010-2022 = -0.16%) as well as near-term (2022 = 2.35%). Again, each county is identified by its corresponding ranking based on it's average annual real information earnings growth rate over 2010-2022.
18% of Iowa's counties, 18 of 99, are characterized here as Lagging (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
   
 
Iowa
Real* Information Earnings Growth
County vs. Statewide Average
 
2010-2022
 
2022
 
 
Leading Counties
 
37
1.37
 
5
17.04
13,295
 
41
1.23
 
29
3.75
4,201
 
1
26.69
 
6
16.62
13,900
 
19
3.79
 
31
3.11
5,571
 
5
16.11
 
26
5.59
57,255
 
51
0.26
 
34
2.81
2,637
 
6
14.63
 
9
15.15
16,718
 
43
1.11
 
35
2.46
90,881
 
50
0.37
 
24
6.42
630
 
7
11.73
 
16
9.89
18,588
 
3
17.96
 
11
12.68
3,190
 
35
1.47
 
4
20.89
8,230
 
44
1.09
 
33
2.93
6,637
 
12
7.06
 
14
11.87
5,766
 
2
18.66
 
7
16.08
9,592
 
30
1.89
 
8
15.56
5,873
 
40
1.24
 
19
8.16
7,900
 
38
1.35
 
28
4.27
714,001
 
4
17.62
 
10
13.40
10,053
 
14
6.12
 
27
4.40
13,268
 
16
5.13
 
30
3.24
65,764
Slipping Counties
 
15
5.33
 
43
1.04
1,066
 
32
1.82
 
65
-1.61
1,961
 
23
3.22
 
41
1.23
71,256
 
45
1.03
 
39
1.84
3,703
 
22
3.29
 
63
-1.24
5,083
 
25
2.20
 
50
0.42
6,273
 
31
1.89
 
48
0.48
13,308
 
24
2.51
 
67
-1.82
15,510
 
11
7.84
 
61
-0.95
4,705
 
36
1.40
 
69
-2.04
2,740
 
28
2.07
 
86
-6.92
2,353
 
29
2.01
 
81
-5.64
3,181
 
49
0.38
 
66
-1.68
4,265
 
53
0.04
 
80
-4.40
2,324
 
33
1.55
 
57
-0.18
2,233
 
20
3.34
 
74
-2.90
3,183
 
18
4.88
 
76
-3.61
3,413
 
26
2.10
 
64
-1.50
1,772
 
17
4.97
 
54
0.05
1,929
 
34
1.48
 
82
-5.65
1,585
 
21
3.32
 
79
-4.06
3,638
 
27
2.08
 
68
-2.01
2,048
 
42
1.21
 
42
1.15
8,179
 
47
0.75
 
60
-0.81
7,987
 
48
0.65
 
44
0.86
8,668
 
10
7.93
 
56
-0.11
14,203
 
46
0.86
 
77
-3.64
4,025
 
54
-0.14
 
38
1.92
3,352
 
8
8.28
 
75
-2.90
68,060
 
52
0.07
 
88
-7.52
14,226
 
13
6.53
 
91
-11.49
25,440
 
39
1.29
 
45
0.73
5,919
 
9
8.07
 
72
-2.57
11,736
Gaining Counties
 
65
-1.59
 
3
21.06
1,305
 
55
-0.27
 
15
10.74
3,073
 
71
-3.05
 
20
7.73
1,896
 
79
-12.32
 
22
7.39
6,683
 
70
-2.87
 
25
6.05
701
 
67
-1.72
 
21
7.44
51,846
 
56
-0.30
 
12
12.55
1,471
Lagging Counties
 
63
-1.38
 
53
0.07
2,782
 
62
-1.30
 
52
0.08
7,097
 
66
-1.63
 
58
-0.20
30,812
 
61
-1.10
 
37
1.94
10,060
 
75
-4.25
 
85
-6.35
3,345
 
74
-3.97
 
51
0.10
53,928
 
69
-2.73
 
73
-2.75
885
 
73
-3.26
 
70
-2.18
2,017
 
60
-1.06
 
59
-0.64
301,328
 
77
-5.34
 
84
-6.03
2,727
 
64
-1.42
 
55
-0.04
2,412
 
78
-5.57
 
36
2.20
2,653
 
57
-0.75
 
40
1.56
3,644
 
68
-1.88
 
49
0.43
7,049
 
58
-0.92
 
92
-12.43
4,108
 
59
-0.95
 
89
-7.58
18,274
 
76
-4.88
 
62
-1.21
37,826
 
72
-3.07
 
78
-4.04
5,507
Undefined/Suppressed Counties
 
U
U
 
17
9.68
691
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
13
12.26
879
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
S
S
1,968
 
U
U
 
32
2.94
1,087
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
2
24.07
1,969
 
U
U
 
46
0.66
1,527
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
18
8.94
6,752
 
U
U
 
S
S
679
 
U
U
 
83
-5.96
1,656
 
U
U
 
87
-7.10
523
 
U
U
 
71
-2.35
2,081
 
U
U
 
47
0.60
1,004
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
90
-8.03
1,272
 
U
U
 
23
6.56
828
 
U
U
 
1
27.92
678
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-0.16
 
2.35
2,021,415
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.16
 
0.55
566,943,000
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