Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2020
Updated on June 21, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for May 2020, among all Iowa counties, Des Moines had the highest unemployment rate (11.6%), followed by Muscatine (11.3%), and Winnebago (11.2%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Iowa BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2020
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Des Moines | 11.6 |
| 2 | Muscatine | 11.3 |
| 3 | Winnebago | 11.2 |
| 4 | Scott | 10.8 |
| 5 | Clinton | 10.3 |
| 6 | Lee | 10.2 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 10.1 |
| 8 | Black Hawk | 10 |
| 9 | Polk | 9.6 |
| 10 | Marshall | 9.5 |
| 11 | Linn | 9.4 |
| 12 | Worth | 9.2 |
| 13 | Jackson | 9.1 |
| 14 | Henry | 8.8 |
| 15 | Clarke | 8.7 |
| 15 | Jefferson | 8.7 |
| 15 | Union | 8.7 |
| 16 | Wapello | 8.6 |
| 17 | Madison | 8.5 |
| 17 | Poweshiek | 8.5 |
| 18 | Jones | 8.4 |
| 19 | Pottawattamie | 8.3 |
| 19 | Woodbury | 8.3 |
| 20 | Jasper | 8.2 |
| 21 | Page | 8.1 |
| 22 | Floyd | 7.8 |
| 22 | Mahaska | 7.8 |
| 23 | Louisa | 7.7 |
| 24 | Appanoose | 7.6 |
| 24 | Benton | 7.6 |
| 24 | Hancock | 7.6 |
| 24 | Johnson | 7.6 |
| 25 | Cerro Gordo | 7.5 |
| 25 | Clayton | 7.5 |
| 25 | Iowa | 7.5 |
| 25 | Palo Alto | 7.5 |
| 26 | Dickinson | 7.4 |
| 26 | Fayette | 7.4 |
| 26 | Monroe | 7.4 |
| 27 | Webster | 7.3 |
| 28 | Keokuk | 7.2 |
| 29 | Greene | 7.1 |
| 29 | Guthrie | 7.1 |
| 30 | Monona | 7 |
| 30 | Wayne | 7 |
| 31 | Emmet | 6.9 |
| 31 | Marion | 6.9 |
| 31 | Warren | 6.9 |
| 32 | Grundy | 6.8 |
| 32 | Montgomery | 6.8 |
| 33 | Allamakee | 6.7 |
| 33 | Clay | 6.7 |
| 33 | Decatur | 6.7 |
| 34 | Bremer | 6.6 |
| 34 | Buchanan | 6.6 |
| 34 | Butler | 6.6 |
| 35 | Adair | 6.5 |
| 35 | Carroll | 6.5 |
| 35 | Tama | 6.5 |
| 35 | Van Buren | 6.5 |
| 35 | Winneshiek | 6.5 |
| 36 | Crawford | 6.4 |
| 36 | Hardin | 6.4 |
| 37 | Cedar | 6.3 |
| 38 | Washington | 6.2 |
| 39 | Boone | 6.1 |
| 39 | Calhoun | 6.1 |
| 39 | Hamilton | 6.1 |
| 40 | Adams | 6 |
| 41 | Humboldt | 5.9 |
| 41 | Mills | 5.9 |
| 41 | Ringgold | 5.9 |
| 42 | Harrison | 5.8 |
| 42 | Kossuth | 5.8 |
| 43 | Chickasaw | 5.7 |
| 43 | Delaware | 5.7 |
| 43 | Story | 5.7 |
| 44 | Dallas | 5.5 |
| 45 | Davis | 5.4 |
| 46 | Wright | 5.3 |
| 47 | Lucas | 5.2 |
| 47 | Shelby | 5.2 |
| 48 | Howard | 5.1 |
| 48 | Plymouth | 5.1 |
| 48 | Taylor | 5.1 |
| 49 | Cass | 5 |
| 49 | Cherokee | 5 |
| 50 | Mitchell | 4.8 |
| 50 | Pocahontas | 4.8 |
| 51 | Buena Vista | 4.6 |
| 51 | Franklin | 4.6 |
| 51 | Sac | 4.6 |
| 52 | Fremont | 4.5 |
| 53 | Audubon | 4.4 |
| 54 | Ida | 4.3 |
| 55 | Osceola | 4.1 |
| 56 | Lyon | 3.3 |
| 56 | Sioux | 3.3 |