Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in July 2002
Updated on August 2, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for July 2002, among all Iowa counties, Lee had the highest unemployment rate (7.3%), followed by Jefferson (6%), and Union (5.9%).
The chart below shows the top 99 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can see similar information for other states and the 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 July 2002
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Lee | 7.3 |
| 2 | Jefferson | 6 |
| 3 | Union | 5.9 |
| 4 | Wapello | 5.7 |
| 5 | Fayette | 5.5 |
| 6 | Des Moines | 5.3 |
| 7 | Clinton | 5.1 |
| 7 | Davis | 5.1 |
| 8 | Appanoose | 5 |
| 9 | Jackson | 4.9 |
| 9 | Mahaska | 4.9 |
| 9 | Montgomery | 4.9 |
| 10 | Monroe | 4.8 |
| 10 | Van Buren | 4.8 |
| 11 | Emmet | 4.7 |
| 11 | Poweshiek | 4.7 |
| 12 | Adams | 4.6 |
| 12 | Clarke | 4.6 |
| 13 | Chickasaw | 4.5 |
| 13 | Clayton | 4.5 |
| 13 | Page | 4.5 |
| 13 | Pocahontas | 4.5 |
| 14 | Henry | 4.4 |
| 14 | Keokuk | 4.4 |
| 14 | Louisa | 4.4 |
| 14 | Scott | 4.4 |
| 15 | Delaware | 4.3 |
| 15 | Linn | 4.3 |
| 16 | Benton | 4.2 |
| 16 | Decatur | 4.2 |
| 16 | Lucas | 4.2 |
| 16 | Taylor | 4.2 |
| 17 | Buchanan | 4.1 |
| 17 | Marion | 4.1 |
| 17 | Monona | 4.1 |
| 17 | Webster | 4.1 |
| 18 | Black Hawk | 4 |
| 18 | Butler | 4 |
| 18 | Cerro Gordo | 4 |
| 18 | Jones | 4 |
| 19 | Floyd | 3.9 |
| 19 | Muscatine | 3.9 |
| 19 | Tama | 3.9 |
| 19 | Woodbury | 3.9 |
| 19 | Wright | 3.9 |
| 20 | Franklin | 3.8 |
| 21 | Cass | 3.7 |
| 21 | Dubuque | 3.7 |
| 21 | Hardin | 3.7 |
| 21 | Jasper | 3.7 |
| 21 | Marshall | 3.7 |
| 21 | Ringgold | 3.7 |
| 21 | Wayne | 3.7 |
| 22 | Adair | 3.6 |
| 22 | Audubon | 3.6 |
| 22 | Crawford | 3.6 |
| 22 | Madison | 3.6 |
| 22 | Palo Alto | 3.6 |
| 22 | Polk | 3.6 |
| 23 | Cedar | 3.5 |
| 23 | Cherokee | 3.5 |
| 23 | Clay | 3.5 |
| 23 | Greene | 3.5 |
| 24 | Allamakee | 3.4 |
| 24 | Bremer | 3.4 |
| 24 | Buena Vista | 3.4 |
| 24 | Calhoun | 3.4 |
| 24 | Harrison | 3.4 |
| 24 | Howard | 3.4 |
| 24 | Worth | 3.4 |
| 25 | Guthrie | 3.3 |
| 25 | Hamilton | 3.3 |
| 25 | Winneshiek | 3.3 |
| 26 | Grundy | 3.2 |
| 26 | Humboldt | 3.2 |
| 26 | Kossuth | 3.2 |
| 26 | Lyon | 3.2 |
| 26 | Plymouth | 3.2 |
| 26 | Sac | 3.2 |
| 27 | Boone | 3.1 |
| 27 | Dickinson | 3.1 |
| 27 | Mitchell | 3.1 |
| 27 | O'Brien | 3.1 |
| 27 | Shelby | 3.1 |
| 27 | Warren | 3.1 |
| 27 | Washington | 3.1 |
| 27 | Winnebago | 3.1 |
| 28 | Pottawattamie | 3 |
| 28 | Sioux | 3 |
| 29 | Carroll | 2.9 |
| 29 | Iowa | 2.9 |
| 29 | Johnson | 2.9 |
| 29 | Mills | 2.9 |
| 29 | Osceola | 2.9 |
| 29 | Story | 2.9 |
| 30 | Dallas | 2.8 |
| 30 | Fremont | 2.8 |
| 30 | Ida | 2.8 |
| 31 | Hancock | 2.6 |