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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. The median across all 99 is 3.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarke County, IA, up 69 places to #20.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Jefferson County, IAIA15,2918.0%+0.6 pts
02▲41Jasper County, IAIA38,1535.7%+2.2 pts
03▲1Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4495.5%−0.3 pts
04▲25Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8195.4%+1.4 pts
05▲43Lucas County, IAIA8,8475.2%+1.8 pts
06▲1Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.1%−0.2 pts
07▲33Humboldt County, IAIA9,4095.0%+1.3 pts
08▲3Page County, IAIA14,8565.0%−0.1 pts
09▲48Hamilton County, IAIA14,9444.8%+1.8 pts
10▲44Webster County, IAIA36,8384.8%+1.7 pts
11▼6Story County, IAIA101,2914.8%−0.9 pts
12▼6Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5324.6%−0.8 pts
13▲23Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.5%+0.7 pts
14▼4Lee County, IAIA32,3064.5%−0.7 pts
15▲52Sac County, IAIA9,5254.4%+1.7 pts
16▲4Polk County, IAIA516,5464.4%−0.2 pts
17▼5Wapello County, IAIA35,2104.3%−0.8 pts
18▲52Hardin County, IAIA16,4554.3%+1.6 pts
19▼11Marshall County, IAIA39,8904.3%−0.9 pts
20▲69Clarke County, IAIA9,5744.2%+2.2 pts
21▼3Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494.1%−0.6 pts
22▼5Van Buren County, IAIA7,1314.1%−0.6 pts
23▼7Union County, IAIA11,8294.0%−0.7 pts
24▼21Adair County, IAIA7,4034.0%−2.0 pts
25▲17Adams County, IAIA3,6173.9%+0.4 pts
26▼24Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.9%−2.8 pts
27▲5Tama County, IAIA16,7963.8%−0.1 pts
28▼19Crawford County, IAIA16,2373.8%−1.4 pts
29▼3Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9963.8%−0.4 pts
30▼9Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.8%−0.7 pts
31▲8Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.8%0.0 pts
32▼5Dubuque County, IAIA99,3813.7%−0.4 pts
33Scott County, IAIA175,2593.7%−0.3 pts
34▼21Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.6%−1.4 pts
35▼13Jones County, IAIA21,2533.6%−0.8 pts
36▲10Worth County, IAIA7,3383.5%+0.2 pts
37▼18Clay County, IAIA16,2023.5%−1.1 pts
38▲15Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803.5%+0.3 pts
39▲23Madison County, IAIA17,2703.5%+0.5 pts
40▼6Linn County, IAIA232,0283.5%−0.5 pts
41▲9Warren County, IAIA57,3313.4%+0.1 pts
42▲17Osceola County, IAIA5,9803.4%+0.4 pts
43▼20Clinton County, IAIA46,0023.4%−1.0 pts
44▲11Bremer County, IAIA25,2963.3%+0.2 pts
45▲26Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.3%+0.7 pts
46▲12Ringgold County, IAIA4,6423.3%+0.2 pts
47▼10Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.2%−0.6 pts
48▲31Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.2%+0.9 pts
49Muscatine County, IAIA41,8533.2%−0.1 pts
50▼6Shelby County, IAIA11,6893.2%−0.3 pts
51▼13Butler County, IAIA14,0493.1%−0.7 pts
52▼38Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.1%−1.8 pts
53▼28Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.1%−1.1 pts
54▲2Winnebago County, IAIA10,2513.0%−0.1 pts
55▼27Louisa County, IAIA10,4163.0%−1.1 pts
56▲35Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.0%+1.1 pts
57▲12Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.9%+0.2 pts
58▲40Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.9%+1.6 pts
59▲4Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.8%−0.1 pts
60▲1Davis County, IAIA9,2302.7%−0.3 pts
61▼14Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.6%−0.7 pts
62▼11Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.6%−0.6 pts
63▲11Calhoun County, IAIA9,5622.6%+0.1 pts
64▲19Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.5%+0.3 pts
65▲10Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.5%+0.1 pts
66▼1Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.5%−0.3 pts
67▲14Ida County, IAIA6,7772.4%+0.1 pts
68▲18Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.3%+0.2 pts
69▲18Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.3%+0.2 pts
70▼46Greene County, IAIA8,6582.3%−2.0 pts
71▼19Dallas County, IAIA118,4572.3%−0.9 pts
72▲1Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.3%−0.2 pts
73▼7Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.3%−0.5 pts
74▼10Washington County, IAIA22,6672.2%−0.6 pts
75▲19Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.2%+0.4 pts
76▲12Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.2%+0.1 pts
77▼5Marion County, IAIA34,1922.2%−0.3 pts
78▲18Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.0%+0.3 pts
79▲1Benton County, IAIA26,0042.0%−0.3 pts
80▼49Mills County, IAIA14,7932.0%−2.0 pts
81▼5Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.0%−0.4 pts
82▼52Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9%−2.1 pts
83▼42Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.9%−1.8 pts
84▼39Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.9%−1.5 pts
85▲5Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.9%−0.2 pts
86▼9Howard County, IAIA9,4151.9%−0.5 pts
87▼19Wright County, IAIA12,8011.8%−0.9 pts
88▲4Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.8%−0.1 pts
89▼29Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7%−1.3 pts
90▼12Monona County, IAIA8,5391.6%−0.7 pts
91▼6Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.6%−0.6 pts
92▼8Sioux County, IAIA36,7741.5%−0.7 pts
93▼11Boone County, IAIA26,7991.5%−0.7 pts
94▼79Henry County, IAIA19,3491.5%−3.3 pts
95▼2Cass County, IAIA12,9601.4%−0.5 pts
96▲3Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.3%0.0 pts
97Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.2%−0.3 pts
98▼3O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.0%−0.8 pts
99▼64Fremont County, IAIA6,5220.8%−3.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES