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Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Rank within US
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United States N/A 5.2 8,759,317 N/A
Iowa N/A 3.6 61,411 7 of 52
Appanoose County Rural 6.9 375 2,718
Page County Rural 5.7 394 2,295
Pocahontas County Rural 5.5 195 2,198
Jefferson County Rural 5.3 428 2,079
Buena Vista County Rural 5.0 541 1,898
Story County Urban 5.0 2,764 1,898
Jasper County Urban 4.9 934 1,839
Osceola County Rural 4.9 155 1,839
Poweshiek County Rural 4.9 465 1,839
Black Hawk County Urban 4.8 3,383 1,766
Jackson County Rural 4.7 461 1,695
Union County Rural 4.6 266 1,626
Polk County Urban 4.4 12,093 1,487
Woodbury County Urban 4.3 2,355 1,433
Adair County Rural 4.2 162 1,363
Van Buren County Rural 4.2 140 1,363
Clarke County Rural 4.1 189 1,291
Clay County Rural 4.0 340 1,219
Lee County Rural 4.0 615 1,219
Marshall County Rural 4.0 834 1,219
Tama County Rural 4.0 330 1,219
Hamilton County Rural 3.9 294 1,152
Clinton County Rural 3.8 865 1,082
Dubuque County Urban 3.8 2,022 1,082
Fayette County Rural 3.8 365 1,082
Franklin County Rural 3.8 181 1,082
Louisa County Rural 3.8 213 1,082
Lucas County Rural 3.8 160 1,082
Pottawattamie County Urban 3.8 1,815 1,082
Webster County Rural 3.8 690 1,082
Hardin County Rural 3.7 316 1,027
Johnson County Urban 3.7 3,255 1,027
Linn County Urban 3.7 4,605 1,027
Muscatine County Rural 3.7 815 1,027
Scott County Urban 3.7 3,375 1,027
Wapello County Rural 3.7 644 1,027
Allamakee County Rural 3.6 252 951
Bremer County Urban 3.6 471 951
Keokuk County Rural 3.6 169 951
Davis County Rural 3.5 147 882
Floyd County Rural 3.5 273 882
Butler County Rural 3.4 245 822
Sac County Rural 3.4 176 822
Taylor County Rural 3.4 100 822
Guthrie County Urban 3.3 184 755
Mahaska County Rural 3.3 383 755
Shelby County Rural 3.3 198 755
Decatur County Rural 3.2 117 706
Des Moines County Rural 3.2 609 706
Greene County Rural 3.2 143 706
Worth County Rural 3.2 132 706
Humboldt County Rural 3.1 148 661
Cherokee County Rural 3.0 184 602
Warren County Urban 3.0 871 602
Adams County Rural 2.9 53 544
Cedar County Rural 2.9 283 544
Dallas County Urban 2.9 1,733 544
Jones County Urban 2.9 297 544
Monroe County Rural 2.9 110 544
Calhoun County Rural 2.8 125 503
Harrison County Urban 2.8 210 503
Mills County Urban 2.8 198 503
Winnebago County Rural 2.8 154 503
Buchanan County Rural 2.7 300 475
Madison County Urban 2.7 244 475
Palo Alto County Rural 2.7 130 475
Cerro Gordo County Rural 2.6 590 438
Clayton County Rural 2.6 221 438
Montgomery County Rural 2.6 127 438
Washington County Urban 2.5 306 401
Dickinson County Rural 2.4 231 369
Iowa County Rural 2.4 213 369
Lyon County Rural 2.4 145 369
Benton County Urban 2.3 319 334
Winneshiek County Rural 2.3 257 334
Grundy County Urban 2.2 142 303
Hancock County Rural 2.2 124 303
Henry County Rural 2.2 213 303
Ringgold County Rural 2.2 52 303
Carroll County Rural 2.1 224 271
Delaware County Rural 2.1 205 271
Kossuth County Rural 2.1 157 271
Monona County Rural 2.1 89 271
Emmet County Rural 2.0 99 251
Sioux County Rural 2.0 390 251
Wayne County Rural 2.0 59 251
Audubon County Rural 1.9 52 227
Ida County Rural 1.9 70 227
Marion County Rural 1.9 323 227
Plymouth County Rural 1.9 256 227
Chickasaw County Rural 1.8 116 207
Crawford County Rural 1.7 144 193
Wright County Rural 1.7 101 193
Howard County Rural 1.6 78 171
Boone County Urban 1.3 191 127
O'Brien County Rural 1.2 85 107
Cass County Rural 1.1 76 90
Fremont County Rural 1.0 30 80
Mitchell County Rural 0.9 53 69
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 8:47 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

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.

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