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Most unemployed people, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 218. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarke County, IA, up 36 places to #55.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Polk County, IAIA516,54612,223−1%

02Linn County, IAIA232,0284,318−12%

03▲2Johnson County, IAIA160,0443,394+5%

04Scott County, IAIA175,2593,326−5%

05▼2Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5323,198−17%

06Story County, IAIA101,2912,732−12%

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492,259−11%

08Dubuque County, IAIA99,3811,945−9%

09Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961,796−13%

10Dallas County, IAIA118,4571,399−13%

11▲9Jasper County, IAIA38,1531,078+64%

12▲1Warren County, IAIA57,331996+8%

13▲9Webster County, IAIA36,838905+64%

14▼3Marshall County, IAIA39,890890−14%

15▼3Clinton County, IAIA46,002759−23%

16▼2Wapello County, IAIA35,210740−16%

17▲1Muscatine County, IAIA41,853695−5%

18▼3Lee County, IAIA32,306685−19%

19Jefferson County, IAIA15,291626−5%

20▲1Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449606−5%

21▼5Des Moines County, IAIA38,077596−28%

22▼5Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372576−22%

23Jackson County, IAIA19,288499−8%

24▲5Bremer County, IAIA25,296441+5%

25▲8Mahaska County, IAIA21,880398+9%

26▲2Marion County, IAIA34,192382−11%

27▲23Hamilton County, IAIA14,944374+63%

28▲23Hardin County, IAIA16,455367+60%

29▼3Jones County, IAIA21,253367−19%

30▼6Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368351−29%

31▲1Page County, IAIA14,856341−11%

32▼5Crawford County, IAIA16,237321−26%

33▲14Madison County, IAIA17,270319+16%

34▲1Tama County, IAIA16,796318−7%

35▲3Buchanan County, IAIA20,883313−2%

36▲7Plymouth County, IAIA25,697304+6%

37▲15Fayette County, IAIA19,047303+36%

38▼7Clay County, IAIA16,202300−23%

39▼9Sioux County, IAIA36,774295−30%

40▲26Dickinson County, IAIA18,077286+61%

41▼2Benton County, IAIA26,004270−14%

42▼6Washington County, IAIA22,667265−21%

43▲5Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733255+5%

44▲13Floyd County, IAIA14,901250+21%

45▲20Humboldt County, IAIA9,409244+36%

46▲32Sac County, IAIA9,525233+66%

47▼2Butler County, IAIA14,049230−17%

48▼6Union County, IAIA11,829228−22%

49▼12Boone County, IAIA26,799218−33%

50▼6Cedar County, IAIA18,359218−22%

51▲12Keokuk County, IAIA9,797218+14%

52▲7Clayton County, IAIA16,845215+5%

53▲27Lucas County, IAIA8,847215+55%

54▼20Appanoose County, IAIA12,077214−39%

55▲36Clarke County, IAIA9,574204+117%

56▲13Delaware County, IAIA17,674199+20%

57▲1Carroll County, IAIA20,303195−5%

58▼2Shelby County, IAIA11,689188−11%

59▲18Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819186+33%

60▼7Franklin County, IAIA9,868181−16%

61Allamakee County, IAIA14,238176−11%

62▼7Guthrie County, IAIA10,782176−17%

63▲1Harrison County, IAIA14,623174−7%

64▼23Iowa County, IAIA16,504167−44%

65▲2Winnebago County, IAIA10,251165−6%

66▼17Louisa County, IAIA10,416162−30%

67▼13Adair County, IAIA7,403154−28%

68▲7Cherokee County, IAIA11,369153+5%

69▲13Lyon County, IAIA12,354146+11%

70▲9Worth County, IAIA7,338144+3%

71▼46Henry County, IAIA19,349142−69%

72▼26Kossuth County, IAIA14,322141−49%

73▼33Mills County, IAIA14,793140−55%

74▼3Van Buren County, IAIA7,131137−11%

75▼3Grundy County, IAIA12,361126−18%

76▼8Montgomery County, IAIA10,002125−26%

77▲11Calhoun County, IAIA9,562114+6%

78▼16Monroe County, IAIA7,406114−42%

79▲5Davis County, IAIA9,230112−13%

80▼10Wright County, IAIA12,801109−33%

81▲9Osceola County, IAIA5,980107+11%

82▲10Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899105+21%

83▲3Hancock County, IAIA10,528103−14%

84▼8Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66399−31%

85▼25Greene County, IAIA8,65897−52%

86▼1Cass County, IAIA12,96094−23%

87▲11Wayne County, IAIA6,73890+131%

88▼1Howard County, IAIA9,41588−23%

89▲4Taylor County, IAIA5,83587+1%

90▲5Ida County, IAIA6,77786+8%

91▼17Emmet County, IAIA9,10785−42%

92▲4Ringgold County, IAIA4,64276+12%

93▼20Decatur County, IAIA7,65575−51%

94▼11O'Brien County, IAIA14,22072−45%

95▲2Adams County, IAIA3,61769+10%

96▼7Monona County, IAIA8,53968−33%

97▼3Mitchell County, IAIA10,65067−18%

98▲1Audubon County, IAIA5,50936−5%

99▼18Fremont County, IAIA6,52225−81%

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