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Highest unemployment, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Jefferson County, IAIA15,2918.0%+0.6 pts
02Jasper County, IAIA38,1535.7%+2.2 pts
03Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4495.5%−0.3 pts
04Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8195.4%+1.4 pts
05Lucas County, IAIA8,8475.2%+1.8 pts
06Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.1%−0.2 pts
07Humboldt County, IAIA9,4095.0%+1.3 pts
08Page County, IAIA14,8565.0%−0.1 pts
09Hamilton County, IAIA14,9444.8%+1.8 pts
10Webster County, IAIA36,8384.8%+1.7 pts
11Story County, IAIA101,2914.8%−0.9 pts
12Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5324.6%−0.8 pts
13Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.5%+0.7 pts
14Lee County, IAIA32,3064.5%−0.7 pts
15Sac County, IAIA9,5254.4%+1.7 pts
16Polk County, IAIA516,5464.4%−0.2 pts
17Wapello County, IAIA35,2104.3%−0.8 pts
18Hardin County, IAIA16,4554.3%+1.6 pts
19Marshall County, IAIA39,8904.3%−0.9 pts
20Clarke County, IAIA9,5744.2%+2.2 pts
21Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494.1%−0.6 pts
22Van Buren County, IAIA7,1314.1%−0.6 pts
23Union County, IAIA11,8294.0%−0.7 pts
24Adair County, IAIA7,4034.0%−2.0 pts
25Adams County, IAIA3,6173.9%+0.4 pts
26Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.9%−2.8 pts
27Tama County, IAIA16,7963.8%−0.1 pts
28Crawford County, IAIA16,2373.8%−1.4 pts
29Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9963.8%−0.4 pts
30Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.8%−0.7 pts
31Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.8%+0.0 pts
32Dubuque County, IAIA99,3813.7%−0.4 pts
33Scott County, IAIA175,2593.7%−0.3 pts
34Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.6%−1.4 pts
35Jones County, IAIA21,2533.6%−0.8 pts
36Worth County, IAIA7,3383.5%+0.2 pts
37Clay County, IAIA16,2023.5%−1.1 pts
38Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803.5%+0.3 pts
39Madison County, IAIA17,2703.5%+0.5 pts
40Linn County, IAIA232,0283.5%−0.5 pts
41Warren County, IAIA57,3313.4%+0.1 pts
42Osceola County, IAIA5,9803.4%+0.4 pts
43Clinton County, IAIA46,0023.4%−1.0 pts
44Bremer County, IAIA25,2963.3%+0.2 pts
45Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.3%+0.7 pts
46Ringgold County, IAIA4,6423.3%+0.2 pts
47Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.2%−0.6 pts
48Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.2%+0.9 pts
49Muscatine County, IAIA41,8533.2%−0.1 pts
50Shelby County, IAIA11,6893.2%−0.3 pts
51Butler County, IAIA14,0493.1%−0.7 pts
52Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.1%−1.8 pts
53Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.1%−1.1 pts
54Winnebago County, IAIA10,2513.0%−0.1 pts
55Louisa County, IAIA10,4163.0%−1.1 pts
56Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.0%+1.1 pts
57Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.9%+0.2 pts
58Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.9%+1.6 pts
59Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.8%−0.1 pts
60Davis County, IAIA9,2302.7%−0.3 pts
61Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.6%−0.7 pts
62Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.6%−0.6 pts
63Calhoun County, IAIA9,5622.6%+0.1 pts
64Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.5%+0.3 pts
65Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.5%+0.1 pts
66Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.5%−0.3 pts
67Ida County, IAIA6,7772.4%+0.1 pts
68Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.3%+0.2 pts
69Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.3%+0.2 pts
70Greene County, IAIA8,6582.3%−2.0 pts
71Dallas County, IAIA118,4572.3%−0.9 pts
72Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.3%−0.2 pts
73Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.3%−0.5 pts
74Washington County, IAIA22,6672.2%−0.6 pts
75Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.2%+0.4 pts
76Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.2%+0.1 pts
77Marion County, IAIA34,1922.2%−0.3 pts
78Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.0%+0.3 pts
79Benton County, IAIA26,0042.0%−0.3 pts
80Mills County, IAIA14,7932.0%−2.0 pts
81Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.0%−0.4 pts
82Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9%−2.1 pts
83Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.9%−1.8 pts
84Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.9%−1.5 pts
85Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.9%−0.2 pts
86Howard County, IAIA9,4151.9%−0.5 pts
87Wright County, IAIA12,8011.8%−0.9 pts
88Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.8%−0.1 pts
89Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7%−1.3 pts
90Monona County, IAIA8,5391.6%−0.7 pts
91Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.6%−0.6 pts
92Sioux County, IAIA36,7741.5%−0.7 pts
93Boone County, IAIA26,7991.5%−0.7 pts
94Henry County, IAIA19,3491.5%−3.3 pts
95Cass County, IAIA12,9601.4%−0.5 pts
96Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.3%−0.0 pts
97Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.2%−0.3 pts
98O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.0%−0.8 pts
99Fremont County, IAIA6,5220.8%−3.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES