Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in September 2021
Updated on June 21, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for September 2021, among all Iowa counties, Des Moines had the highest unemployment rate (6.2%), followed by Lee (5.1%), and Marshall (4.6%).
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 September 2021
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines | 6.2 |
| 2 | Lee | 5.1 |
| 3 | Marshall | 4.6 |
| 4 | Scott | 4.5 |
| 5 | Clinton | 4.4 |
| 6 | Linn | 4.3 |
| 7 | Wapello | 4.2 |
| 8 | Crawford | 4.1 |
| 9 | Muscatine | 3.8 |
| 9 | Poweshiek | 3.8 |
| 10 | Benton | 3.7 |
| 10 | Black Hawk | 3.7 |
| 10 | Henry | 3.7 |
| 10 | Jackson | 3.7 |
| 10 | Keokuk | 3.7 |
| 10 | Polk | 3.7 |
| 10 | Webster | 3.7 |
| 10 | Wright | 3.7 |
| 11 | Jasper | 3.6 |
| 12 | Appanoose | 3.5 |
| 12 | Cerro Gordo | 3.5 |
| 12 | Clayton | 3.5 |
| 12 | Fayette | 3.5 |
| 12 | Guthrie | 3.5 |
| 12 | Hamilton | 3.5 |
| 12 | Jefferson | 3.5 |
| 12 | Madison | 3.5 |
| 12 | Pottawattamie | 3.5 |
| 13 | Dubuque | 3.4 |
| 13 | Jones | 3.4 |
| 13 | Montgomery | 3.4 |
| 13 | Page | 3.4 |
| 13 | Winnebago | 3.4 |
| 13 | Woodbury | 3.4 |
| 13 | Worth | 3.4 |
| 14 | Allamakee | 3.3 |
| 14 | Clarke | 3.3 |
| 14 | Emmet | 3.3 |
| 14 | Floyd | 3.3 |
| 14 | Louisa | 3.3 |
| 14 | Monona | 3.3 |
| 14 | Monroe | 3.3 |
| 14 | Union | 3.3 |
| 15 | Calhoun | 3.2 |
| 15 | Hardin | 3.2 |
| 15 | Harrison | 3.2 |
| 15 | Tama | 3.2 |
| 16 | Hancock | 3.1 |
| 16 | Iowa | 3.1 |
| 16 | Johnson | 3.1 |
| 17 | Clay | 3 |
| 17 | Mahaska | 3 |
| 17 | Van Buren | 3 |
| 18 | Butler | 2.9 |
| 18 | Chickasaw | 2.9 |
| 18 | Franklin | 2.9 |
| 18 | Greene | 2.9 |
| 18 | Mills | 2.9 |
| 18 | Warren | 2.9 |
| 18 | Washington | 2.9 |
| 19 | Adams | 2.8 |
| 19 | Boone | 2.8 |
| 19 | Buchanan | 2.8 |
| 19 | Cedar | 2.8 |
| 19 | Dickinson | 2.8 |
| 19 | Grundy | 2.8 |
| 19 | Wayne | 2.8 |
| 19 | Winneshiek | 2.8 |
| 20 | Cass | 2.7 |
| 20 | Cherokee | 2.7 |
| 20 | Humboldt | 2.7 |
| 20 | Ringgold | 2.7 |
| 21 | Adair | 2.6 |
| 21 | Bremer | 2.6 |
| 21 | Buena Vista | 2.6 |
| 21 | Davis | 2.6 |
| 21 | Howard | 2.6 |
| 21 | Kossuth | 2.6 |
| 22 | Audubon | 2.5 |
| 22 | Carroll | 2.5 |
| 22 | Fremont | 2.5 |
| 22 | Palo Alto | 2.5 |
| 23 | Decatur | 2.4 |
| 23 | Delaware | 2.4 |
| 23 | Lucas | 2.4 |
| 23 | Marion | 2.4 |
| 23 | Plymouth | 2.4 |
| 23 | Sac | 2.4 |
| 23 | Shelby | 2.4 |
| 23 | Story | 2.4 |
| 23 | Taylor | 2.4 |
| 24 | Dallas | 2.3 |
| 24 | Ida | 2.3 |
| 24 | Mitchell | 2.3 |
| 24 | Pocahontas | 2.3 |
| 25 | Osceola | 1.9 |
| 26 | Lyon | 1.7 |
| 26 | Sioux | 1.7 |