Arts Industry In Dubuque Generates $47.2 Million in Annual Economic Activity

The non-profit arts and culture industry in Dubuque generates $47.2 million in annual economic activity, supporting 1,530 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $5 million in local and state government revenues and $36.7 million in household income to local residents, according to the Arts and Economic Prosperity IV national economic impact study. 

The most comprehensive economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry every conducted in the United States, Arts & Economic Prosperity IV was conducted by Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and education. The City of Dubuque was one of the 182 study regions that participated in the study. 

"Everyone can agree that the arts inspire, educate, engage and improve quality of life in Dubuque," says Mayor Roy Buol. "The City Council has made the arts a high priority in our goals over the past decade. With this study, we now know, without a doubt, that the arts make good economic sense -- over $47.2 million dollars of sense. The arts are absolutely an economic force in Dubuque. Any city would roll out the red carpet for an industry which supports 1,530 jobs. The arts truly make Dubuque a 'Masterpiece on the Mississippi." 

To download a PDF of the complete Arts and Economic Prosperity IV in the City of Dubuque, click here. 

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Local Dubuque Results

Dubuque Statistical Charts from the National Arts and Prosperity IV Report 

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