Iowa Counties by Unemployment Rate

Name: Iowa Counties by Unemployment Rate
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 99 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Unemployment Rate ↑
1	Fremont County, Iowa	1.0%
2	Howard County, Iowa	1.6%
3	Wright County, Iowa	1.7%
4	Chickasaw County, Iowa	1.8%
5	Bremer County, Iowa	1.8%
6	Calhoun County, Iowa	1.9%
7	Ida County, Iowa	1.9%
8	Wayne County, Iowa	2.0%
9	Sioux County, Iowa	2.0%
10	Kossuth County, Iowa	2.1%
11	Ringgold County, Iowa	2.2%
12	Benton County, Iowa	2.3%
13	Marion County, Iowa	2.3%
14	Winneshiek County, Iowa	2.3%
15	Dickinson County, Iowa	2.4%
16	Greene County, Iowa	2.5%
17	Washington County, Iowa	2.5%
18	Marshall County, Iowa	2.5%
19	Buchanan County, Iowa	2.7%
20	Winnebago County, Iowa	2.8%
21	Dallas County, Iowa	2.9%
22	Jones County, Iowa	2.9%
23	Johnson County, Iowa	3.0%
24	Warren County, Iowa	3.0%
25	Humboldt County, Iowa	3.1%
26	Worth County, Iowa	3.2%
27	Guthrie County, Iowa	3.3%
28	Shelby County, Iowa	3.3%
29	Taylor County, Iowa	3.4%
30	Boone County, Iowa	3.4%
31	Sac County, Iowa	3.4%
32	Davis County, Iowa	3.5%
33	Allamakee County, Iowa	3.6%
34	Wapello County, Iowa	3.7%
35	Scott County, Iowa	3.7%
36	Linn County, Iowa	3.7%
37	Cherokee County, Iowa	3.7%
38	Lucas County, Iowa	3.8%
39	Franklin County, Iowa	3.8%
40	Webster County, Iowa	3.8%
41	Clinton County, Iowa	3.8%
42	Fayette County, Iowa	3.8%
43	Pottawattamie County, Iowa	3.8%
44	Grundy County, Iowa	4.0%
45	Tama County, Iowa	4.0%
46	Louisa County, Iowa	4.0%
47	Clarke County, Iowa	4.1%
48	Cedar County, Iowa	4.1%
49	Van Buren County, Iowa	4.2%
50	Woodbury County, Iowa	4.3%
51	Henry County, Iowa	4.4%
52	Adams County, Iowa	4.5%
53	Emmet County, Iowa	4.6%
54	Union County, Iowa	4.6%
55	Jackson County, Iowa	4.7%
56	Crawford County, Iowa	4.7%
57	Iowa County, Iowa	4.9%
58	Jasper County, Iowa	4.9%
59	Palo Alto County, Iowa	4.9%
60	Poweshiek County, Iowa	4.9%
61	Appanoose County, Iowa	4.9%
62	Story County, Iowa	5.0%
63	Mahaska County, Iowa	5.0%
64	Floyd County, Iowa	5.2%
65	Jefferson County, Iowa	5.3%
66	Harrison County, Iowa	5.3%
67	Lyon County, Iowa	5.3%
68	Cerro Gordo County, Iowa	5.5%
69	Des Moines County, Iowa	5.6%
70	Hancock County, Iowa	5.6%
71	Hardin County, Iowa	5.8%
72	Keokuk County, Iowa	5.9%
73	Adair County, Iowa	6.0%
74	Carroll County, Iowa	6.1%
75	Delaware County, Iowa	6.3%
76	Clay County, Iowa	6.3%
77	Lee County, Iowa	6.8%
78	Audubon County, Iowa	6.9%
79	Dubuque County, Iowa	7.0%
80	Buena Vista County, Iowa	7.1%
81	Pocahontas County, Iowa	7.2%
82	Decatur County, Iowa	7.3%
83	Clayton County, Iowa	7.9%
84	Page County, Iowa	8.0%
85	Mitchell County, Iowa	8.2%
86	Osceola County, Iowa	8.6%
87	Mills County, Iowa	9.6%
88	Montgomery County, Iowa	9.9%
89	Muscatine County, Iowa	10.9%
90	Plymouth County, Iowa	11.6%
91	O'Brien County, Iowa	11.7%
92	Cass County, Iowa	12.1%
93	Monona County, Iowa	13.7%
94	Polk County, Iowa	14.1%
95	Monroe County, Iowa	14.3%
96	Hamilton County, Iowa	14.4%
97	Madison County, Iowa	14.6%
98	Butler County, Iowa	16.1%
99	Black Hawk County, Iowa	17.4%