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Highest unemployment, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 3.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Jefferson County, IAIA15,2917.3%–

02Appanoose County, IAIA12,0776.6%–

03Adair County, IAIA7,4035.9%–

04Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4495.9%–

05Story County, IAIA101,2915.7%–

06Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5325.3%–

07Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.3%–

08Marshall County, IAIA39,8905.2%–

09Crawford County, IAIA16,2375.2%–

10Lee County, IAIA32,3065.2%–

11Page County, IAIA14,8565.1%–

12Wapello County, IAIA35,2105.1%–

13Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3685.0%–

14Monroe County, IAIA7,4064.9%–

15Henry County, IAIA19,3494.8%–

16Union County, IAIA11,8294.8%–

17Van Buren County, IAIA7,1314.7%–

18Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494.7%–

19Clay County, IAIA16,2024.6%–

20Polk County, IAIA516,5464.6%–

21Franklin County, IAIA9,8684.5%–

22Jones County, IAIA21,2534.4%–

23Clinton County, IAIA46,0024.4%–

24Greene County, IAIA8,6584.3%–

25Des Moines County, IAIA38,0774.2%–

26Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9964.2%–

27Dubuque County, IAIA99,3814.1%–

28Louisa County, IAIA10,4164.1%–

29Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8194.0%–

30Decatur County, IAIA7,6554.0%–

31Mills County, IAIA14,7934.0%–

32Tama County, IAIA16,7964.0%–

33Scott County, IAIA175,2594.0%–

34Linn County, IAIA232,0283.9%–

35Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.8%–

36Keokuk County, IAIA9,7973.8%–

37Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.8%–

38Butler County, IAIA14,0493.8%–

39Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.7%–

40Humboldt County, IAIA9,4093.7%–

41Kossuth County, IAIA14,3223.7%–

42Adams County, IAIA3,6173.6%–

43Jasper County, IAIA38,1533.5%–

44Shelby County, IAIA11,6893.5%–

45Iowa County, IAIA16,5043.4%–

46Worth County, IAIA7,3383.4%–

47Montgomery County, IAIA10,0023.4%–

48Lucas County, IAIA8,8473.3%–

49Muscatine County, IAIA41,8533.3%–

50Warren County, IAIA57,3313.3%–

51Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3723.3%–

52Dallas County, IAIA118,4573.2%–

53Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803.2%–

54Webster County, IAIA36,8383.1%–

55Bremer County, IAIA25,2963.1%–

56Winnebago County, IAIA10,2513.1%–

57Hamilton County, IAIA14,9443.1%–

58Ringgold County, IAIA4,6423.0%–

59Osceola County, IAIA5,9803.0%–

60Emmet County, IAIA9,1073.0%–

61Davis County, IAIA9,2303.0%–

62Madison County, IAIA17,2703.0%–

63Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.9%–

64Washington County, IAIA22,6672.8%–

65Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.8%–

66Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.8%–

67Sac County, IAIA9,5252.8%–

68Wright County, IAIA12,8012.8%–

69Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.7%–

70Hardin County, IAIA16,4552.7%–

71Floyd County, IAIA14,9012.6%–

72Marion County, IAIA34,1922.5%–

73Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.5%–

74Calhoun County, IAIA9,5622.4%–

75Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.4%–

76Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.4%–

77Howard County, IAIA9,4152.4%–

78Monona County, IAIA8,5392.4%–

79Fayette County, IAIA19,0472.3%–

80Benton County, IAIA26,0042.3%–

81Ida County, IAIA6,7772.3%–

82Boone County, IAIA26,7992.2%–

83Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.2%–

84Sioux County, IAIA36,7742.2%–

85Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6632.2%–

86Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.1%–

87Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.1%–

88Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.1%–

89Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.1%–

90Hancock County, IAIA10,5282.1%–

91Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771.9%–

92Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.9%–

93Cass County, IAIA12,9601.9%–

94Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.8%–

95O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.8%–

96Delaware County, IAIA17,6741.7%–

97Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.5%–

98Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.4%–

99Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS