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Highest unemployment, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Fairfield, IAIA9,22011.8%+2.5 pts

02Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0139.1%+5.0 pts

03Maquoketa, IAIA6,0278.6%−1.4 pts

04Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2398.2%+1.8 pts

05Oelwein, IAIA5,7577.6%+6.9 pts

06Altoona, IAIA22,7967.5%+2.3 pts

07Fort Madison, IAIA9,9357.3%+0.5 pts

08Webster City, IAIA7,8157.0%+3.6 pts

09Clarinda, IAIA5,2736.5%−0.0 pts

10Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376.0%+2.5 pts

11Osceola, IAIA5,6796.0%+4.7 pts

12Ames, IAIA68,2205.8%−1.4 pts

13Newton, IAIA15,7415.7%+1.6 pts

14Des Moines, IAIA212,0865.6%−0.4 pts

15Denison, IAIA8,2145.4%−2.3 pts

16Waterloo, IAIA66,9195.3%−1.4 pts

17Marshalltown, IAIA27,5365.3%−0.4 pts

18Anamosa, IAIA5,9015.2%−4.5 pts

19Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.9%−2.4 pts

20Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4934.8%+0.7 pts

21Knoxville, IAIA7,4694.8%+1.9 pts

22Iowa City, IAIA76,2294.6%−0.1 pts

23Ottumwa, IAIA25,3194.6%−0.5 pts

24Charles City, IAIA7,0134.6%−0.2 pts

25Davenport, IAIA100,3584.6%−0.2 pts

26Dubuque, IAIA59,1484.5%−0.3 pts

27Spencer, IAIA11,2184.5%−1.2 pts

28Sioux City, IAIA86,3564.5%−0.4 pts

29Storm Lake, IAIA11,5904.4%−3.6 pts

30Muscatine, IAIA23,1644.3%−0.1 pts

31Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6804.2%−0.7 pts

32DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.1%−1.6 pts

33Decorah, IAIA7,4174.0%+0.7 pts

34Grinnell, IAIA9,4304.0%−2.3 pts

35Clive, IAIA19,8614.0%+0.7 pts

36Indianola, IAIA16,8294.0%+0.4 pts

37Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.0%−3.5 pts

38Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403.9%−0.0 pts

39Burlington, IAIA23,3363.9%−1.3 pts

40Clinton, IAIA24,0493.7%−1.4 pts

41Perry, IAIA8,2083.6%−5.6 pts

42Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353.6%−0.3 pts

43Creston, IAIA7,3353.6%+1.3 pts

44Centerville, IAIA5,3273.6%−4.2 pts

45Marion, IAIA42,7323.6%−0.3 pts

46Waukee, IAIA34,8903.5%+0.3 pts

47Manchester, IAIA5,3573.5%+2.2 pts

48Waverly, IAIA10,5613.5%−0.1 pts

49Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.4%−0.5 pts

50North Liberty, IAIA21,9763.3%+0.7 pts

51Washington, IAIA7,2613.3%−1.5 pts

52Polk City, IAIA6,6303.2%−0.4 pts

53Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5253.1%+2.6 pts

54Winterset, IAIA5,5203.0%+0.9 pts

55Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.9%−1.0 pts

56Red Oak, IAIA5,3882.9%−1.5 pts

57Le Mars, IAIA10,7602.8%+0.4 pts

58Mason City, IAIA26,8532.8%−0.9 pts

59Adel, IAIA7,0982.7%−2.5 pts

60Glenwood, IAIA5,2872.7%−1.5 pts

61Orange City, IAIA6,4682.7%−0.3 pts

62Carroll, IAIA10,0852.5%−0.0 pts

63Vinton, IAIA5,0042.5%+1.0 pts

64Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012.4%−0.5 pts

65West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242.4%−0.1 pts

66Cherokee, IAIA5,1222.4%−0.6 pts

67Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.4%−0.4 pts

68Independence, IAIA6,3122.3%+0.2 pts

69Coralville, IAIA23,9602.2%+0.1 pts

70Johnston, IAIA25,0652.1%+0.8 pts

71Nevada, IAIA6,9742.0%+1.7 pts

72Boone, IAIA12,4712.0%+0.7 pts

73Algona, IAIA5,3092.0%−3.2 pts

74Grimes, IAIA17,4051.9%−4.2 pts

75Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.9%−0.6 pts

76Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5001.7%−0.8 pts

77Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3241.7%−2.8 pts

78Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.4%−3.0 pts

79Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.2%+0.9 pts

80Asbury, IAIA6,0351.2%−3.2 pts

81Pella, IAIA10,9921.1%−0.3 pts

82Atlantic, IAIA6,6761.1%+0.4 pts

83Estherville, IAIA5,8071.1%−2.5 pts

84Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.0%−1.5 pts

85Bondurant, IAIA9,6470.9%+0.5 pts

86Sheldon, IAIA5,5750.6%−0.3 pts

87Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.4%−1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES