Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2021
Updated on June 21, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for January 2021, among all Iowa counties, Marshall had the highest unemployment rate (9.5%), followed by Clayton (8.1%), and Des Moines (7.3%).
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 January 2021
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 9.5 |
| 2 | Clayton | 8.1 |
| 3 | Des Moines | 7.3 |
| 4 | Jackson | 7.2 |
| 4 | Lee | 7.2 |
| 5 | Allamakee | 7.1 |
| 6 | Crawford | 6.9 |
| 6 | Scott | 6.9 |
| 7 | Muscatine | 6.8 |
| 7 | Tama | 6.8 |
| 8 | Fayette | 6.7 |
| 9 | Clinton | 6.6 |
| 10 | Dickinson | 6.3 |
| 10 | Jones | 6.3 |
| 10 | Madison | 6.3 |
| 10 | Winneshiek | 6.3 |
| 11 | Union | 6.2 |
| 11 | Wapello | 6.2 |
| 12 | Clarke | 6.1 |
| 12 | Linn | 6.1 |
| 12 | Louisa | 6.1 |
| 13 | Black Hawk | 5.8 |
| 13 | Dubuque | 5.8 |
| 13 | Monona | 5.8 |
| 14 | Hardin | 5.7 |
| 14 | Polk | 5.7 |
| 15 | Benton | 5.6 |
| 15 | Floyd | 5.6 |
| 15 | Guthrie | 5.6 |
| 15 | Howard | 5.6 |
| 16 | Keokuk | 5.5 |
| 16 | Webster | 5.5 |
| 17 | Appanoose | 5.4 |
| 17 | Jasper | 5.4 |
| 17 | Pottawattamie | 5.4 |
| 17 | Poweshiek | 5.4 |
| 17 | Washington | 5.4 |
| 17 | Woodbury | 5.4 |
| 18 | Cedar | 5.3 |
| 18 | Emmet | 5.3 |
| 18 | Monroe | 5.3 |
| 18 | Van Buren | 5.3 |
| 18 | Worth | 5.3 |
| 19 | Butler | 5.2 |
| 19 | Henry | 5.2 |
| 20 | Cerro Gordo | 5.1 |
| 20 | Hamilton | 5.1 |
| 20 | Jefferson | 5.1 |
| 21 | Cass | 5 |
| 22 | Buchanan | 4.9 |
| 22 | Harrison | 4.9 |
| 22 | Warren | 4.9 |
| 23 | Iowa | 4.8 |
| 23 | Wright | 4.8 |
| 24 | Calhoun | 4.7 |
| 24 | Delaware | 4.7 |
| 24 | Wayne | 4.7 |
| 24 | Winnebago | 4.7 |
| 25 | Chickasaw | 4.6 |
| 25 | Franklin | 4.6 |
| 25 | Montgomery | 4.6 |
| 26 | Grundy | 4.5 |
| 26 | Johnson | 4.5 |
| 26 | Mahaska | 4.5 |
| 26 | Page | 4.5 |
| 27 | Ida | 4.4 |
| 28 | Boone | 4.3 |
| 28 | Clay | 4.3 |
| 28 | Davis | 4.3 |
| 28 | Ringgold | 4.3 |
| 29 | Humboldt | 4.2 |
| 29 | Palo Alto | 4.2 |
| 29 | Sac | 4.2 |
| 30 | Cherokee | 4.1 |
| 30 | Marion | 4.1 |
| 30 | Mills | 4.1 |
| 31 | Adams | 4 |
| 31 | Audubon | 4 |
| 31 | Bremer | 4 |
| 31 | Buena Vista | 4 |
| 31 | Hancock | 4 |
| 31 | Lucas | 4 |
| 32 | Kossuth | 3.9 |
| 32 | Shelby | 3.9 |
| 33 | Adair | 3.7 |
| 33 | Plymouth | 3.7 |
| 33 | Pocahontas | 3.7 |
| 33 | Taylor | 3.7 |
| 34 | Carroll | 3.6 |
| 34 | Decatur | 3.6 |
| 34 | Greene | 3.6 |
| 34 | Mitchell | 3.6 |
| 35 | Dallas | 3.5 |
| 35 | Story | 3.5 |
| 36 | Sioux | 3.3 |
| 37 | Fremont | 3.2 |
| 38 | Osceola | 3.1 |
| 39 | Lyon | 3 |