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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Fremont County, IAIA6,5220.8%−3.0 pts
02O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.0%−0.8 pts
03Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.2%−0.3 pts
04Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.3%−0.0 pts
05Cass County, IAIA12,9601.4%−0.5 pts
06Henry County, IAIA19,3491.5%−3.3 pts
07Boone County, IAIA26,7991.5%−0.7 pts
08Sioux County, IAIA36,7741.5%−0.7 pts
09Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.6%−0.6 pts
10Monona County, IAIA8,5391.6%−0.7 pts
11Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7%−1.3 pts
12Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.8%−0.1 pts
13Wright County, IAIA12,8011.8%−0.9 pts
14Howard County, IAIA9,4151.9%−0.5 pts
15Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.9%−0.2 pts
16Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.9%−1.5 pts
17Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.9%−1.8 pts
18Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9%−2.1 pts
19Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.0%−0.4 pts
20Mills County, IAIA14,7932.0%−2.0 pts
21Benton County, IAIA26,0042.0%−0.3 pts
22Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.0%+0.3 pts
23Marion County, IAIA34,1922.2%−0.3 pts
24Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.2%+0.1 pts
25Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.2%+0.4 pts
26Washington County, IAIA22,6672.2%−0.6 pts
27Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.3%−0.5 pts
28Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.3%−0.2 pts
29Dallas County, IAIA118,4572.3%−0.9 pts
30Greene County, IAIA8,6582.3%−2.0 pts
31Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.3%+0.2 pts
32Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.3%+0.2 pts
33Ida County, IAIA6,7772.4%+0.1 pts
34Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.5%−0.3 pts
35Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.5%+0.1 pts
36Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.5%+0.3 pts
37Calhoun County, IAIA9,5622.6%+0.1 pts
38Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.6%−0.6 pts
39Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.6%−0.7 pts
40Davis County, IAIA9,2302.7%−0.3 pts
41Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.8%−0.1 pts
42Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.9%+1.6 pts
43Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.9%+0.2 pts
44Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.0%+1.1 pts
45Louisa County, IAIA10,4163.0%−1.1 pts
46Winnebago County, IAIA10,2513.0%−0.1 pts
47Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.1%−1.1 pts
48Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.1%−1.8 pts
49Butler County, IAIA14,0493.1%−0.7 pts
50Shelby County, IAIA11,6893.2%−0.3 pts
51Muscatine County, IAIA41,8533.2%−0.1 pts
52Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.2%+0.9 pts
53Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.2%−0.6 pts
54Ringgold County, IAIA4,6423.3%+0.2 pts
55Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.3%+0.7 pts
56Bremer County, IAIA25,2963.3%+0.2 pts
57Clinton County, IAIA46,0023.4%−1.0 pts
58Osceola County, IAIA5,9803.4%+0.4 pts
59Warren County, IAIA57,3313.4%+0.1 pts
60Linn County, IAIA232,0283.5%−0.5 pts
61Madison County, IAIA17,2703.5%+0.5 pts
62Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803.5%+0.3 pts
63Clay County, IAIA16,2023.5%−1.1 pts
64Worth County, IAIA7,3383.5%+0.2 pts
65Jones County, IAIA21,2533.6%−0.8 pts
66Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.6%−1.4 pts
67Scott County, IAIA175,2593.7%−0.3 pts
68Dubuque County, IAIA99,3813.7%−0.4 pts
69Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.8%+0.0 pts
70Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.8%−0.7 pts
71Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9963.8%−0.4 pts
72Crawford County, IAIA16,2373.8%−1.4 pts
73Tama County, IAIA16,7963.8%−0.1 pts
74Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.9%−2.8 pts
75Adams County, IAIA3,6173.9%+0.4 pts
76Adair County, IAIA7,4034.0%−2.0 pts
77Union County, IAIA11,8294.0%−0.7 pts
78Van Buren County, IAIA7,1314.1%−0.6 pts
79Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494.1%−0.6 pts
80Clarke County, IAIA9,5744.2%+2.2 pts
81Marshall County, IAIA39,8904.3%−0.9 pts
82Hardin County, IAIA16,4554.3%+1.6 pts
83Wapello County, IAIA35,2104.3%−0.8 pts
84Polk County, IAIA516,5464.4%−0.2 pts
85Sac County, IAIA9,5254.4%+1.7 pts
86Lee County, IAIA32,3064.5%−0.7 pts
87Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.5%+0.7 pts
88Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5324.6%−0.8 pts
89Story County, IAIA101,2914.8%−0.9 pts
90Webster County, IAIA36,8384.8%+1.7 pts
91Hamilton County, IAIA14,9444.8%+1.8 pts
92Page County, IAIA14,8565.0%−0.1 pts
93Humboldt County, IAIA9,4095.0%+1.3 pts
94Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.1%−0.2 pts
95Lucas County, IAIA8,8475.2%+1.8 pts
96Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8195.4%+1.4 pts
97Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4495.5%−0.3 pts
98Jasper County, IAIA38,1535.7%+2.2 pts
99Jefferson County, IAIA15,2918.0%+0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES