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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Polk County, IAIA516,54612,223−1%

02Linn County, IAIA232,0284,318−12%

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

04Scott County, IAIA175,2593,326−5%

05Black 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%

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

12Warren County, IAIA57,331996+8%

13Webster County, IAIA36,838905+64%

14Marshall County, IAIA39,890890−14%

15Clinton County, IAIA46,002759−23%

16Wapello County, IAIA35,210740−16%

17Muscatine County, IAIA41,853695−5%

18Lee County, IAIA32,306685−19%

19Jefferson County, IAIA15,291626−5%

20Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449606−5%

21Des Moines County, IAIA38,077596−28%

22Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372576−22%

23Jackson County, IAIA19,288499−8%

24Bremer County, IAIA25,296441+5%

25Mahaska County, IAIA21,880398+9%

26Marion County, IAIA34,192382−11%

27Hamilton County, IAIA14,944374+63%

28Hardin County, IAIA16,455367+60%

29Jones County, IAIA21,253367−19%

30Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368351−29%

31Page County, IAIA14,856341−11%

32Crawford County, IAIA16,237321−26%

33Madison County, IAIA17,270319+16%

34Tama County, IAIA16,796318−7%

35Buchanan County, IAIA20,883313−2%

36Plymouth County, IAIA25,697304+6%

37Fayette County, IAIA19,047303+36%

38Clay County, IAIA16,202300−23%

39Sioux County, IAIA36,774295−30%

40Dickinson County, IAIA18,077286+61%

41Benton County, IAIA26,004270−14%

42Washington County, IAIA22,667265−21%

43Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733255+5%

44Floyd County, IAIA14,901250+21%

45Humboldt County, IAIA9,409244+36%

46Sac County, IAIA9,525233+66%

47Butler County, IAIA14,049230−17%

48Union County, IAIA11,829228−22%

49Boone County, IAIA26,799218−33%

50Cedar County, IAIA18,359218−22%

51Keokuk County, IAIA9,797218+14%

52Clayton County, IAIA16,845215+5%

53Lucas County, IAIA8,847215+55%

54Appanoose County, IAIA12,077214−39%

55Clarke County, IAIA9,574204+117%

56Delaware County, IAIA17,674199+20%

57Carroll County, IAIA20,303195−5%

58Shelby County, IAIA11,689188−11%

59Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819186+33%

60Franklin County, IAIA9,868181−16%

61Allamakee County, IAIA14,238176−11%

62Guthrie County, IAIA10,782176−17%

63Harrison County, IAIA14,623174−7%

64Iowa County, IAIA16,504167−44%

65Winnebago County, IAIA10,251165−6%

66Louisa County, IAIA10,416162−30%

67Adair County, IAIA7,403154−28%

68Cherokee County, IAIA11,369153+5%

69Lyon County, IAIA12,354146+11%

70Worth County, IAIA7,338144+3%

71Henry County, IAIA19,349142−69%

72Kossuth County, IAIA14,322141−49%

73Mills County, IAIA14,793140−55%

74Van Buren County, IAIA7,131137−11%

75Grundy County, IAIA12,361126−18%

76Montgomery County, IAIA10,002125−26%

77Calhoun County, IAIA9,562114+6%

78Monroe County, IAIA7,406114−42%

79Davis County, IAIA9,230112−13%

80Wright County, IAIA12,801109−33%

81Osceola County, IAIA5,980107+11%

82Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899105+21%

83Hancock County, IAIA10,528103−14%

84Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66399−31%

85Greene County, IAIA8,65897−52%

86Cass County, IAIA12,96094−23%

87Wayne County, IAIA6,73890+131%

88Howard County, IAIA9,41588−23%

89Taylor County, IAIA5,83587+1%

90Ida County, IAIA6,77786+8%

91Emmet County, IAIA9,10785−42%

92Ringgold County, IAIA4,64276+12%

93Decatur County, IAIA7,65575−51%

94O'Brien County, IAIA14,22072−45%

95Adams County, IAIA3,61769+10%

96Monona County, IAIA8,53968−33%

97Mitchell County, IAIA10,65067−18%

98Audubon County, IAIA5,50936−5%

99Fremont County, IAIA6,52225−81%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES