Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2002
Updated on August 2, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for May 2002, among all Iowa counties, Lee had the highest unemployment rate (7.2%), followed by Montgomery (5.7%), and Des Moines (5.4%).
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 May 2002
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Lee | 7.2 |
| 2 | Montgomery | 5.7 |
| 3 | Des Moines | 5.4 |
| 4 | Jefferson | 5.2 |
| 5 | Clinton | 5.1 |
| 6 | Wapello | 4.8 |
| 7 | Clarke | 4.6 |
| 7 | Clayton | 4.6 |
| 7 | Monroe | 4.6 |
| 7 | Van Buren | 4.6 |
| 8 | Louisa | 4.5 |
| 8 | Scott | 4.5 |
| 9 | Chickasaw | 4.4 |
| 10 | Appanoose | 4.3 |
| 10 | Henry | 4.3 |
| 10 | Jackson | 4.3 |
| 11 | Delaware | 4.2 |
| 11 | Page | 4.2 |
| 12 | Emmet | 4.1 |
| 13 | Cass | 4 |
| 13 | Cherokee | 4 |
| 13 | Davis | 4 |
| 13 | Linn | 4 |
| 14 | Fayette | 3.9 |
| 14 | Lucas | 3.9 |
| 14 | Marion | 3.9 |
| 15 | Adams | 3.8 |
| 15 | Floyd | 3.8 |
| 15 | Pocahontas | 3.8 |
| 15 | Union | 3.8 |
| 16 | Cerro Gordo | 3.7 |
| 16 | Decatur | 3.7 |
| 16 | Jones | 3.7 |
| 16 | Mahaska | 3.7 |
| 17 | Keokuk | 3.6 |
| 17 | Monona | 3.6 |
| 17 | Wright | 3.6 |
| 18 | Benton | 3.5 |
| 18 | Buchanan | 3.5 |
| 18 | Franklin | 3.5 |
| 18 | Marshall | 3.5 |
| 18 | Muscatine | 3.5 |
| 18 | Taylor | 3.5 |
| 18 | Webster | 3.5 |
| 18 | Woodbury | 3.5 |
| 19 | Adair | 3.4 |
| 19 | Allamakee | 3.4 |
| 19 | Black Hawk | 3.4 |
| 19 | Butler | 3.4 |
| 19 | Dickinson | 3.4 |
| 19 | Jasper | 3.4 |
| 19 | Tama | 3.4 |
| 20 | Crawford | 3.3 |
| 20 | Dubuque | 3.3 |
| 20 | Madison | 3.3 |
| 20 | Polk | 3.3 |
| 20 | Wayne | 3.3 |
| 21 | Clay | 3.2 |
| 21 | Greene | 3.2 |
| 21 | Hardin | 3.2 |
| 21 | Harrison | 3.2 |
| 21 | Poweshiek | 3.2 |
| 21 | Worth | 3.2 |
| 22 | Audubon | 3.1 |
| 22 | Calhoun | 3.1 |
| 22 | Palo Alto | 3.1 |
| 23 | Cedar | 3 |
| 23 | Humboldt | 3 |
| 23 | Kossuth | 3 |
| 23 | Plymouth | 3 |
| 23 | Pottawattamie | 3 |
| 23 | Ringgold | 3 |
| 24 | Boone | 2.9 |
| 24 | Hamilton | 2.9 |
| 24 | Mitchell | 2.9 |
| 24 | Sac | 2.9 |
| 24 | Winnebago | 2.9 |
| 25 | Bremer | 2.8 |
| 25 | Buena Vista | 2.8 |
| 25 | Carroll | 2.8 |
| 25 | Guthrie | 2.8 |
| 25 | Osceola | 2.8 |
| 25 | Shelby | 2.8 |
| 25 | Washington | 2.8 |
| 26 | Grundy | 2.7 |
| 26 | Howard | 2.7 |
| 26 | Lyon | 2.7 |
| 26 | O'Brien | 2.7 |
| 26 | Winneshiek | 2.7 |
| 27 | Ida | 2.6 |
| 27 | Warren | 2.6 |
| 28 | Iowa | 2.5 |
| 28 | Sioux | 2.5 |
| 29 | Dallas | 2.4 |
| 29 | Fremont | 2.4 |
| 29 | Hancock | 2.4 |
| 29 | Johnson | 2.4 |
| 30 | Mills | 2.2 |
| 30 | Story | 2.2 |