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Lowest unemployment, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 3.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Grimes, IA, up 58 places to #14.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲16Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.4%−1.8 pts

02▲5Sheldon, IAIA5,5750.6%−0.3 pts

03Bondurant, IAIA9,6470.9%+0.5 pts

04▲19Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.0%−1.5 pts

05▲34Estherville, IAIA5,8071.1%−2.5 pts

06Atlantic, IAIA6,6761.1%+0.4 pts

07▲5Pella, IAIA10,9921.1%−0.3 pts

08▲43Asbury, IAIA6,0351.2%−3.2 pts

09▼7Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.2%+0.9 pts

10▲43Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.4%−3.0 pts

11▲43Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3241.7%−2.8 pts

12▲9Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5001.7%−0.8 pts

13▲11Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.9%−0.6 pts

14▲58Grimes, IAIA17,4051.9%−4.2 pts

15▲51Algona, IAIA5,3092.0%−3.2 pts

16▼6Boone, IAIA12,4712.0%+0.7 pts

17▼16Nevada, IAIA6,9742.0%+1.7 pts

18▼7Johnston, IAIA25,0652.1%+0.8 pts

19▼3Coralville, IAIA23,9602.2%+0.1 pts

20▼5Independence, IAIA6,3122.3%+0.2 pts

21▲5Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.4%−0.4 pts

22▲7Cherokee, IAIA5,1222.4%−0.6 pts

23▼3West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242.4%−0.1 pts

24▲4Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012.4%−0.5 pts

25▼12Vinton, IAIA5,0042.5%+1.0 pts

26▼4Carroll, IAIA10,0852.5%0.0 pts

27▲3Orange City, IAIA6,4682.7%−0.3 pts

28▲21Glenwood, IAIA5,2872.7%−1.5 pts

29▲38Adel, IAIA7,0982.7%−2.5 pts

30▲10Mason City, IAIA26,8532.8%−0.9 pts

31▼12Le Mars, IAIA10,7602.8%+0.4 pts

32▲18Red Oak, IAIA5,3882.9%−1.5 pts

33▲9Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.9%−1.0 pts

34▼20Winterset, IAIA5,5203.0%+0.9 pts

35▼31Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5253.1%+2.6 pts

36Polk City, IAIA6,6303.2%−0.4 pts

37▲22Washington, IAIA7,2613.3%−1.5 pts

38▼13North Liberty, IAIA21,9763.3%+0.7 pts

39▲5Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.4%−0.5 pts

40▼2Waverly, IAIA10,5613.5%−0.1 pts

41▼32Manchester, IAIA5,3573.5%+2.2 pts

42▼11Waukee, IAIA34,8903.5%+0.3 pts

43▼2Marion, IAIA42,7323.6%−0.3 pts

44▲38Centerville, IAIA5,3273.6%−4.2 pts

45▼27Creston, IAIA7,3353.6%+1.3 pts

46▼1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353.6%−0.3 pts

47▲37Perry, IAIA8,2083.6%−5.6 pts

48▲17Clinton, IAIA24,0493.7%−1.4 pts

49▲14Burlington, IAIA23,3363.9%−1.3 pts

50▼7Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403.9%0.0 pts

51▲29Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.0%−3.5 pts

52▼17Indianola, IAIA16,8294.0%+0.4 pts

53▼21Clive, IAIA19,8614.0%+0.7 pts

54▲19Grinnell, IAIA9,4304.0%−2.3 pts

55▼22Decorah, IAIA7,4174.0%+0.7 pts

56▲14DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.1%−1.6 pts

57▲4Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6804.2%−0.7 pts

58▼6Muscatine, IAIA23,1644.3%−0.1 pts

59▲24Storm Lake, IAIA11,5904.4%−3.6 pts

60Sioux City, IAIA86,3564.5%−0.4 pts

61▲8Spencer, IAIA11,2184.5%−1.2 pts

62▼4Dubuque, IAIA59,1484.5%−0.3 pts

63▼8Davenport, IAIA100,3584.6%−0.2 pts

64▼7Charles City, IAIA7,0134.6%−0.2 pts

65▼3Ottumwa, IAIA25,3194.6%−0.5 pts

66▼10Iowa City, IAIA76,2294.6%−0.1 pts

67▼40Knoxville, IAIA7,4694.8%+1.9 pts

68▼22Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4934.8%+0.7 pts

69▲10Keokuk, IAIA9,5104.9%−2.4 pts

70▲16Anamosa, IAIA5,9015.2%−4.5 pts

71▼3Marshalltown, IAIA27,5365.3%−0.4 pts

72▲4Waterloo, IAIA66,9195.3%−1.4 pts

73▲8Denison, IAIA8,2145.4%−2.3 pts

74▼3Des Moines, IAIA212,0865.6%−0.4 pts

75▼27Newton, IAIA15,7415.7%+1.6 pts

76▲2Ames, IAIA68,2205.8%−1.4 pts

77▼69Osceola, IAIA5,6796.0%+4.7 pts

78▼41Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8376.0%+2.5 pts

79▼4Clarinda, IAIA5,2736.5%0.0 pts

80▼46Webster City, IAIA7,8157.0%+3.6 pts

81▼4Fort Madison, IAIA9,9357.3%+0.5 pts

82▼18Altoona, IAIA22,7967.5%+2.3 pts

83▼78Oelwein, IAIA5,7577.6%+6.9 pts

84▼10Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2398.2%+1.8 pts

85▲2Maquoketa, IAIA6,0278.6%−1.4 pts

86▼39Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0139.1%+5.0 pts

87▼2Fairfield, IAIA9,22011.8%+2.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES