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Lowest unemployment, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.4%–

02Sheldon, IAIA5,5750.6%–

03Bondurant, IAIA9,6470.9%–

04Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.0%–

05Estherville, IAIA5,8071.1%–

06Atlantic, IAIA6,6761.1%–

07Pella, IAIA10,9921.1%–

08Asbury, IAIA6,0351.2%–

09Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.2%–

10Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.4%–

11Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3241.7%–

12Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5001.7%–

13Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.9%–

14Grimes, IAIA17,4051.9%–

15Algona, IAIA5,3092.0%–

16Boone, IAIA12,4712.0%–

17Nevada, IAIA6,9742.0%–

18Johnston, IAIA25,0652.1%–

19Coralville, IAIA23,9602.2%–

20Independence, IAIA6,3122.3%–

21Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.4%–

22Cherokee, IAIA5,1222.4%–

23West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242.4%–

24Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012.4%–

25Vinton, IAIA5,0042.5%–

26Carroll, IAIA10,0852.5%–

27Orange City, IAIA6,4682.7%–

28Glenwood, IAIA5,2872.7%–

29Adel, IAIA7,0982.7%–

30Mason City, IAIA26,8532.8%–

31Le Mars, IAIA10,7602.8%–

32Red Oak, IAIA5,3882.9%–

33Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.9%–

34Winterset, IAIA5,5203.0%–

35Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5253.1%–

36Polk City, IAIA6,6303.2%–

37Washington, IAIA7,2613.3%–

38North Liberty, IAIA21,9763.3%–

39Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.4%–

40Waverly, IAIA10,5613.5%–

41Manchester, IAIA5,3573.5%–

42Waukee, IAIA34,8903.5%–

43Marion, IAIA42,7323.6%–

44Centerville, IAIA5,3273.6%–

45Creston, IAIA7,3353.6%–

46Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353.6%–

47Perry, IAIA8,2083.6%–

48Clinton, IAIA24,0493.7%–

49Burlington, IAIA23,3363.9%–

50Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403.9%–

51Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.0%–

52Indianola, IAIA16,8294.0%–

53Clive, IAIA19,8614.0%–

54Grinnell, IAIA9,4304.0%–

55Decorah, IAIA7,4174.0%–

56DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.1%–

57Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6804.2%–

58Muscatine, IAIA23,1644.3%–

59Storm Lake, IAIA11,5904.4%–

60Sioux City, IAIA86,3564.5%–

61Spencer, IAIA11,2184.5%–

62Dubuque, IAIA59,1484.5%–

63Davenport, IAIA100,3584.6%–

64Charles City, IAIA7,0134.6%–

65Ottumwa, IAIA25,3194.6%–

66Iowa City, IAIA76,2294.6%–

67Knoxville, IAIA7,4694.8%–

68Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4934.8%–

69Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.9%–

70Anamosa, IAIA5,9015.2%–

71Marshalltown, IAIA27,5365.3%–

72Waterloo, IAIA66,9195.3%–

73Denison, IAIA8,2145.4%–

74Des Moines, IAIA212,0865.6%–

75Newton, IAIA15,7415.7%–

76Ames, IAIA68,2205.8%–

77Osceola, IAIA5,6796.0%–

78Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376.0%–

79Clarinda, IAIA5,2736.5%–

80Webster City, IAIA7,8157.0%–

81Fort Madison, IAIA9,9357.3%–

82Altoona, IAIA22,7967.5%–

83Oelwein, IAIA5,7577.6%–

84Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2398.2%–

85Maquoketa, IAIA6,0278.6%–

86Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0139.1%–

87Fairfield, IAIA9,22011.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES