Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in September 2013
Updated on August 2, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for September 2013, among all Iowa counties, Wapello had the highest unemployment rate (7.2%), followed by Lee (7.1%), and Davis (6.2%).
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 September 2013
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Wapello | 7.2 |
| 2 | Lee | 7.1 |
| 3 | Davis | 6.2 |
| 4 | Appanoose | 6 |
| 5 | Scott | 5.5 |
| 6 | Clinton | 5.3 |
| 6 | Des Moines | 5.3 |
| 6 | Monroe | 5.3 |
| 7 | Cerro Gordo | 5 |
| 8 | Marshall | 4.9 |
| 8 | Van Buren | 4.9 |
| 9 | Allamakee | 4.8 |
| 9 | Clarke | 4.8 |
| 9 | Hamilton | 4.8 |
| 9 | Keokuk | 4.8 |
| 10 | Black Hawk | 4.7 |
| 10 | Calhoun | 4.7 |
| 10 | Floyd | 4.7 |
| 10 | Jackson | 4.7 |
| 10 | Jefferson | 4.7 |
| 10 | Monona | 4.7 |
| 10 | Page | 4.7 |
| 11 | Henry | 4.6 |
| 11 | Linn | 4.6 |
| 11 | Montgomery | 4.6 |
| 11 | Muscatine | 4.6 |
| 11 | Webster | 4.6 |
| 12 | Guthrie | 4.5 |
| 13 | Jasper | 4.4 |
| 13 | Jones | 4.4 |
| 13 | Mahaska | 4.4 |
| 13 | Polk | 4.4 |
| 13 | Tama | 4.4 |
| 13 | Wayne | 4.4 |
| 13 | Worth | 4.4 |
| 14 | Benton | 4.3 |
| 14 | Fayette | 4.3 |
| 14 | Louisa | 4.3 |
| 14 | Winnebago | 4.3 |
| 14 | Woodbury | 4.3 |
| 15 | Buchanan | 4.2 |
| 15 | Chickasaw | 4.2 |
| 15 | Hancock | 4.2 |
| 15 | Lucas | 4.2 |
| 16 | Clayton | 4.1 |
| 16 | Hardin | 4.1 |
| 16 | Madison | 4.1 |
| 16 | Pottawattamie | 4.1 |
| 16 | Union | 4.1 |
| 17 | Audubon | 4 |
| 17 | Dickinson | 4 |
| 17 | Greene | 4 |
| 17 | Harrison | 4 |
| 17 | Plymouth | 4 |
| 18 | Decatur | 3.9 |
| 18 | Dubuque | 3.9 |
| 18 | Fremont | 3.9 |
| 18 | Mills | 3.9 |
| 18 | Warren | 3.9 |
| 18 | Wright | 3.9 |
| 19 | Butler | 3.8 |
| 19 | Cass | 3.8 |
| 19 | Cedar | 3.8 |
| 19 | Clay | 3.8 |
| 19 | Franklin | 3.8 |
| 19 | Marion | 3.8 |
| 20 | Cherokee | 3.7 |
| 20 | Grundy | 3.7 |
| 21 | Delaware | 3.6 |
| 21 | Howard | 3.6 |
| 21 | Mitchell | 3.6 |
| 21 | Poweshiek | 3.6 |
| 21 | Taylor | 3.6 |
| 22 | Buena Vista | 3.5 |
| 22 | Crawford | 3.5 |
| 22 | Humboldt | 3.5 |
| 22 | Sac | 3.5 |
| 23 | Boone | 3.4 |
| 23 | Bremer | 3.4 |
| 23 | Dallas | 3.4 |
| 23 | Ida | 3.4 |
| 23 | Pocahontas | 3.4 |
| 24 | Adair | 3.3 |
| 24 | Iowa | 3.3 |
| 24 | Palo Alto | 3.3 |
| 25 | Adams | 3.2 |
| 25 | Emmet | 3.2 |
| 25 | Ringgold | 3.2 |
| 25 | Washington | 3.2 |
| 25 | Winneshiek | 3.2 |
| 26 | Johnson | 3.1 |
| 26 | O'Brien | 3.1 |
| 26 | Osceola | 3.1 |
| 26 | Shelby | 3.1 |
| 27 | Carroll | 3 |
| 27 | Kossuth | 3 |
| 28 | Story | 2.9 |
| 29 | Sioux | 2.6 |
| 30 | Lyon | 2.3 |