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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.

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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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS