Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | 3.6 | 60,853 | 6 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,902,365 | N/A |
| Fremont County | Rural | 0.8 | 25 | 71 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 1.0 | 72 | 87 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 1.2 | 67 | 114 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 1.3 | 36 | 128 |
| Cass County | Rural | 1.4 | 94 | 148 |
| Boone County | Urban | 1.5 | 218 | 161 |
| Henry County | Rural | 1.5 | 142 | 161 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 1.5 | 295 | 161 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 1.6 | 99 | 180 |
| Monona County | Rural | 1.6 | 68 | 180 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 1.7 | 85 | 198 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 1.8 | 195 | 219 |
| Wright County | Rural | 1.8 | 109 | 219 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 1.9 | 75 | 248 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 1.9 | 103 | 248 |
| Howard County | Rural | 1.9 | 88 | 248 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 1.9 | 167 | 248 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 1.9 | 141 | 248 |
| Benton County | Urban | 2.0 | 270 | 266 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 2.0 | 199 | 266 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 2.0 | 126 | 266 |
| Mills County | Urban | 2.0 | 140 | 266 |
| Marion County | Rural | 2.2 | 382 | 318 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 2.2 | 105 | 318 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 2.2 | 304 | 318 |
| Washington County | Urban | 2.2 | 265 | 318 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 2.3 | 218 | 350 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 2.3 | 1,399 | 350 |
| Greene County | Rural | 2.3 | 97 | 350 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 2.3 | 174 | 350 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 2.3 | 146 | 350 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 2.3 | 255 | 350 |
| Ida County | Rural | 2.4 | 86 | 390 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 2.5 | 176 | 425 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 2.5 | 153 | 425 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 2.5 | 215 | 425 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 2.6 | 114 | 463 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 2.6 | 576 | 463 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 2.6 | 125 | 463 |
| Davis County | Rural | 2.7 | 112 | 513 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 2.8 | 313 | 559 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 2.9 | 87 | 593 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 2.9 | 90 | 593 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 3.0 | 286 | 637 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 3.0 | 162 | 637 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 3.0 | 165 | 637 |
| Butler County | Rural | 3.1 | 230 | 683 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 3.1 | 596 | 683 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 3.1 | 114 | 683 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 3.2 | 303 | 755 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 3.2 | 176 | 755 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 3.2 | 695 | 755 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 3.2 | 188 | 755 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 3.3 | 441 | 822 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 3.3 | 250 | 822 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 3.3 | 76 | 822 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 3.4 | 759 | 874 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 3.4 | 107 | 874 |
| Warren County | Urban | 3.4 | 996 | 874 |
| Clay County | Rural | 3.5 | 300 | 936 |
| Linn County | Urban | 3.5 | 4,318 | 936 |
| Madison County | Urban | 3.5 | 319 | 936 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 3.5 | 398 | 936 |
| Worth County | Rural | 3.5 | 144 | 936 |
| Jones County | Urban | 3.6 | 367 | 998 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 3.6 | 351 | 998 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 3.7 | 1,945 | 1,072 |
| Scott County | Urban | 3.7 | 3,326 | 1,072 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 3.8 | 321 | 1,144 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 3.8 | 181 | 1,144 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 3.8 | 3,394 | 1,144 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 3.8 | 1,796 | 1,144 |
| Tama County | Rural | 3.8 | 318 | 1,144 |
| Adams County | Rural | 3.9 | 69 | 1,215 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 3.9 | 214 | 1,215 |
| Adair County | Rural | 4.0 | 154 | 1,281 |
| Union County | Rural | 4.0 | 228 | 1,281 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 4.1 | 137 | 1,330 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 4.1 | 2,259 | 1,330 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 4.2 | 204 | 1,388 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 4.3 | 367 | 1,450 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 4.3 | 890 | 1,450 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 4.3 | 740 | 1,450 |
| Polk County | Urban | 4.4 | 12,223 | 1,519 |
| Sac County | Rural | 4.4 | 233 | 1,519 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 4.5 | 218 | 1,607 |
| Lee County | Rural | 4.5 | 685 | 1,607 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 4.6 | 3,198 | 1,680 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 4.8 | 374 | 1,807 |
| Story County | Urban | 4.8 | 2,732 | 1,807 |
| Webster County | Rural | 4.8 | 905 | 1,807 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 5.0 | 244 | 1,951 |
| Page County | Rural | 5.0 | 341 | 1,951 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 5.1 | 499 | 2,016 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 5.2 | 215 | 2,076 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 5.4 | 186 | 2,192 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 5.5 | 606 | 2,260 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 5.7 | 1,078 | 2,346 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 8.0 | 626 | 2,905 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 7:15 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.