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9,365 licensed contractors in Iowa

Businesses holding a current Iowa license on Nov 15, 2026, counted by business name from the state license file. Each name links to its license record.

By trade

• Trucking and hauling 9,365

Largest cities

• Des Moines 304
• Cedar Rapids 183
• Dubuque 179
• Davenport 171
• Council Bluffs 152
• Sioux City 139
• Waterloo 123
• Bettendorf 68
• Ankeny 68
• Fort Dodge 64
• Marion 63
• Cedar Falls 63
• Urbandale 56
• Ottumwa 55
• Iowa City 55
• Decorah 55
• Ames 54
• Mason City 50
• Bloomfield 50
• Grimes 49
• Dyersville 49
• Clinton 48
• Sioux Center 44
• Rock Valley 44
• Muscatine 44
• Indianola 42
• Pella 41
• Charles City 41
• Marshalltown 40
• West Des Moines 39
• Oskaloosa 39
• Osage 39
• Clarinda 39
• Waukee 38
• Fairfield 37
• Waukon 35
• Washington 35
• New Hampton 35
• Monticello 35
• Boone 35

Every city in Iowa with licensed businesses

Currently licensed, by city

Where these records come from

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA): construction haulers with insurance filings. Tradesfile holds 9,432 business records, read on Nov 15, 2026. The file gives a license status but no expiry date. Insurance is on file for 9,432 of them. This is a federal file of motor carriers. It is not a state contractor license.

The agency's own record is the authority. Individual license holders are not listed on these pages. How to verify a contractor license in Iowa · All sources and gaps

Other states

• California 268,871
• Texas 104,902
• Washington 92,204
• New York 78,162
• Oregon 55,945
• Florida 54,597
• Georgia 37,568
• Pennsylvania 37,194
• Minnesota 33,811
• Michigan 30,502
• Wisconsin 30,147
• Colorado 25,180
• Maryland 20,162
• North Carolina 19,833
• Massachusetts 19,829
• Indiana 18,451
• Ohio 17,539
• Kentucky 17,152
• Illinois 15,592
• New Jersey 15,528
• Alabama 15,059
• Nebraska 14,191
• Oklahoma 12,584
• Utah 12,403
• Arizona 11,982
• Connecticut 10,347
• Missouri 10,242
• Kansas 8,889
• South Carolina 8,610
• Maine 8,389
• Virginia 8,321
• Tennessee 8,125
• Idaho 7,132
• West Virginia 5,611
• Montana 5,050
• New Mexico 4,604
• Louisiana 4,210
• Mississippi 3,936
• Alaska 3,877
• Wyoming 3,546
• Arkansas 3,509
• Nevada 3,499
• New Hampshire 3,305
• South Dakota 2,881
• North Dakota 2,867
• Hawaii 2,477
• Rhode Island 1,860
• Delaware 1,844
• Vermont 1,328
• Puerto Rico 1,018
• District of Columbia 261

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