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Lowest unemployment, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Fremont County, IAIA6,5220.8%–

02O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.0%–

03Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.2%–

04Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.3%–

05Cass County, IAIA12,9601.4%–

06Henry County, IAIA19,3491.5%–

07Boone County, IAIA26,7991.5%–

08Sioux County, IAIA36,7741.5%–

09Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.6%–

10Monona County, IAIA8,5391.6%–

11Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7%–

12Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.8%–

13Wright County, IAIA12,8011.8%–

14Howard County, IAIA9,4151.9%–

15Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.9%–

16Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.9%–

17Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.9%–

18Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9%–

19Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.0%–

20Mills County, IAIA14,7932.0%–

21Benton County, IAIA26,0042.0%–

22Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.0%–

23Marion County, IAIA34,1922.2%–

24Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.2%–

25Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.2%–

26Washington County, IAIA22,6672.2%–

27Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.3%–

28Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.3%–

29Dallas County, IAIA118,4572.3%–

30Greene County, IAIA8,6582.3%–

31Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.3%–

32Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.3%–

33Ida County, IAIA6,7772.4%–

34Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.5%–

35Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.5%–

36Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.5%–

37Calhoun County, IAIA9,5622.6%–

38Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.6%–

39Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.6%–

40Davis County, IAIA9,2302.7%–

41Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.8%–

42Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.9%–

43Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.9%–

44Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.0%–

45Louisa County, IAIA10,4163.0%–

46Winnebago County, IAIA10,2513.0%–

47Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.1%–

48Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.1%–

49Butler County, IAIA14,0493.1%–

50Shelby County, IAIA11,6893.2%–

51Muscatine County, IAIA41,8533.2%–

52Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.2%–

53Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.2%–

54Ringgold County, IAIA4,6423.3%–

55Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.3%–

56Bremer County, IAIA25,2963.3%–

57Clinton County, IAIA46,0023.4%–

58Osceola County, IAIA5,9803.4%–

59Warren County, IAIA57,3313.4%–

60Linn County, IAIA232,0283.5%–

61Madison County, IAIA17,2703.5%–

62Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803.5%–

63Clay County, IAIA16,2023.5%–

64Worth County, IAIA7,3383.5%–

65Jones County, IAIA21,2533.6%–

66Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.6%–

67Scott County, IAIA175,2593.7%–

68Dubuque County, IAIA99,3813.7%–

69Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.8%–

70Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.8%–

71Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9963.8%–

72Crawford County, IAIA16,2373.8%–

73Tama County, IAIA16,7963.8%–

74Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.9%–

75Adams County, IAIA3,6173.9%–

76Adair County, IAIA7,4034.0%–

77Union County, IAIA11,8294.0%–

78Van Buren County, IAIA7,1314.1%–

79Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494.1%–

80Clarke County, IAIA9,5744.2%–

81Marshall County, IAIA39,8904.3%–

82Hardin County, IAIA16,4554.3%–

83Wapello County, IAIA35,2104.3%–

84Polk County, IAIA516,5464.4%–

85Sac County, IAIA9,5254.4%–

86Lee County, IAIA32,3064.5%–

87Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.5%–

88Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5324.6%–

89Story County, IAIA101,2914.8%–

90Webster County, IAIA36,8384.8%–

91Hamilton County, IAIA14,9444.8%–

92Page County, IAIA14,8565.0%–

93Humboldt County, IAIA9,4095.0%–

94Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.1%–

95Lucas County, IAIA8,8475.2%–

96Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8195.4%–

97Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4495.5%–

98Jasper County, IAIA38,1535.7%–

99Jefferson County, IAIA15,2918.0%–

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