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Lowest unemployment, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the lowest 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: Henry County, IA, up 79 places to #6.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲64Fremont County, IAIA6,5220.8%−3.0 pts

02▲3O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.0%−0.8 pts

03Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.2%−0.3 pts

04▼3Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.3%0.0 pts

05▲2Cass County, IAIA12,9601.4%−0.5 pts

06▲79Henry County, IAIA19,3491.5%−3.3 pts

07▲11Boone County, IAIA26,7991.5%−0.7 pts

08▲8Sioux County, IAIA36,7741.5%−0.7 pts

09▲6Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.6%−0.6 pts

10▲12Monona County, IAIA8,5391.6%−0.7 pts

11▲29Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7%−1.3 pts

12▼4Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.8%−0.1 pts

13▲19Wright County, IAIA12,8011.8%−0.9 pts

14▲9Howard County, IAIA9,4151.9%−0.5 pts

15▼5Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.9%−0.2 pts

16▲39Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.9%−1.5 pts

17▲42Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.9%−1.8 pts

18▲52Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9%−2.1 pts

19▲5Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.0%−0.4 pts

20▲49Mills County, IAIA14,7932.0%−2.0 pts

21▼1Benton County, IAIA26,0042.0%−0.3 pts

22▼18Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.0%+0.3 pts

23▲5Marion County, IAIA34,1922.2%−0.3 pts

24▼12Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.2%+0.1 pts

25▼19Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.2%+0.4 pts

26▲10Washington County, IAIA22,6672.2%−0.6 pts

27▲7Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.3%−0.5 pts

28▼1Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.3%−0.2 pts

29▲19Dallas County, IAIA118,4572.3%−0.9 pts

30▲46Greene County, IAIA8,6582.3%−2.0 pts

31▼18Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.3%+0.2 pts

32▼18Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.3%+0.2 pts

33▼14Ida County, IAIA6,7772.4%+0.1 pts

34▲1Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.5%−0.3 pts

35▼10Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.5%+0.1 pts

36▼19Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.5%+0.3 pts

37▼11Calhoun County, IAIA9,5622.6%+0.1 pts

38▲11Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.6%−0.6 pts

39▲14Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.6%−0.7 pts

40▼1Davis County, IAIA9,2302.7%−0.3 pts

41▼4Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.8%−0.1 pts

42▼40Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.9%+1.6 pts

43▼12Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.9%+0.2 pts

44▼35Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.0%+1.1 pts

45▲27Louisa County, IAIA10,4163.0%−1.1 pts

46▼2Winnebago County, IAIA10,2513.0%−0.1 pts

47▲28Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.1%−1.1 pts

48▲38Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.1%−1.8 pts

49▲13Butler County, IAIA14,0493.1%−0.7 pts

50▲6Shelby County, IAIA11,6893.2%−0.3 pts

51Muscatine County, IAIA41,8533.2%−0.1 pts

52▼31Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.2%+0.9 pts

53▲10Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.2%−0.6 pts

54▼12Ringgold County, IAIA4,6423.3%+0.2 pts

55▼26Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.3%+0.7 pts

56▼11Bremer County, IAIA25,2963.3%+0.2 pts

57▲20Clinton County, IAIA46,0023.4%−1.0 pts

58▼17Osceola County, IAIA5,9803.4%+0.4 pts

59▼9Warren County, IAIA57,3313.4%+0.1 pts

60▲6Linn County, IAIA232,0283.5%−0.5 pts

61▼23Madison County, IAIA17,2703.5%+0.5 pts

62▼15Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803.5%+0.3 pts

63▲18Clay County, IAIA16,2023.5%−1.1 pts

64▼10Worth County, IAIA7,3383.5%+0.2 pts

65▲13Jones County, IAIA21,2533.6%−0.8 pts

66▲21Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.6%−1.4 pts

67Scott County, IAIA175,2593.7%−0.3 pts

68▲5Dubuque County, IAIA99,3813.7%−0.4 pts

69▼8Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.8%0.0 pts

70▲9Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.8%−0.7 pts

71▲3Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9963.8%−0.4 pts

72▲19Crawford County, IAIA16,2373.8%−1.4 pts

73▼5Tama County, IAIA16,7963.8%−0.1 pts

74▲24Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.9%−2.8 pts

75▼17Adams County, IAIA3,6173.9%+0.4 pts

76▲21Adair County, IAIA7,4034.0%−2.0 pts

77▲7Union County, IAIA11,8294.0%−0.7 pts

78▲5Van Buren County, IAIA7,1314.1%−0.6 pts

79▲3Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494.1%−0.6 pts

80▼69Clarke County, IAIA9,5744.2%+2.2 pts

81▲11Marshall County, IAIA39,8904.3%−0.9 pts

82▼52Hardin County, IAIA16,4554.3%+1.6 pts

83▲5Wapello County, IAIA35,2104.3%−0.8 pts

84▼4Polk County, IAIA516,5464.4%−0.2 pts

85▼52Sac County, IAIA9,5254.4%+1.7 pts

86▲4Lee County, IAIA32,3064.5%−0.7 pts

87▼23Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.5%+0.7 pts

88▲6Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5324.6%−0.8 pts

89▲6Story County, IAIA101,2914.8%−0.9 pts

90▼44Webster County, IAIA36,8384.8%+1.7 pts

91▼48Hamilton County, IAIA14,9444.8%+1.8 pts

92▼3Page County, IAIA14,8565.0%−0.1 pts

93▼33Humboldt County, IAIA9,4095.0%+1.3 pts

94▼1Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.1%−0.2 pts

95▼43Lucas County, IAIA8,8475.2%+1.8 pts

96▼25Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8195.4%+1.4 pts

97▼1Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4495.5%−0.3 pts

98▼41Jasper County, IAIA38,1535.7%+2.2 pts

99Jefferson County, IAIA15,2918.0%+0.6 pts

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