Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2017
Updated on August 2, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for March 2017, among all Iowa counties, Clayton had the highest unemployment rate (6%), followed by Allamakee (5.5%), and Lee (5.2%).
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 March 2017
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Clayton | 6 |
| 2 | Allamakee | 5.5 |
| 3 | Lee | 5.2 |
| 3 | Marshall | 5.2 |
| 4 | Butler | 5 |
| 5 | Crawford | 4.8 |
| 5 | Tama | 4.8 |
| 6 | Dickinson | 4.7 |
| 6 | Jones | 4.7 |
| 7 | Clinton | 4.4 |
| 7 | Fayette | 4.4 |
| 7 | Webster | 4.4 |
| 8 | Keokuk | 4.3 |
| 8 | Monona | 4.3 |
| 8 | Wapello | 4.3 |
| 8 | Wright | 4.3 |
| 9 | Appanoose | 4.2 |
| 9 | Buchanan | 4.2 |
| 9 | Des Moines | 4.2 |
| 9 | Floyd | 4.2 |
| 9 | Franklin | 4.2 |
| 9 | Howard | 4.2 |
| 9 | Jackson | 4.2 |
| 10 | Black Hawk | 4.1 |
| 10 | Monroe | 4.1 |
| 11 | Louisa | 4 |
| 11 | Madison | 4 |
| 11 | Winneshiek | 4 |
| 12 | Ringgold | 3.9 |
| 12 | Sac | 3.9 |
| 13 | Chickasaw | 3.8 |
| 13 | Clay | 3.8 |
| 13 | Page | 3.8 |
| 13 | Poweshiek | 3.8 |
| 13 | Scott | 3.8 |
| 14 | Dubuque | 3.7 |
| 14 | Mahaska | 3.7 |
| 14 | Worth | 3.7 |
| 15 | Cerro Gordo | 3.6 |
| 15 | Delaware | 3.6 |
| 15 | Emmet | 3.6 |
| 15 | Guthrie | 3.6 |
| 15 | Humboldt | 3.6 |
| 15 | Iowa | 3.6 |
| 15 | Jasper | 3.6 |
| 15 | Muscatine | 3.6 |
| 16 | Benton | 3.5 |
| 16 | Bremer | 3.5 |
| 16 | Cass | 3.5 |
| 16 | Cedar | 3.5 |
| 16 | Clarke | 3.5 |
| 16 | Woodbury | 3.5 |
| 17 | Audubon | 3.4 |
| 17 | Hardin | 3.4 |
| 18 | Adams | 3.3 |
| 18 | Decatur | 3.3 |
| 18 | Hamilton | 3.3 |
| 18 | Ida | 3.3 |
| 18 | Jefferson | 3.3 |
| 18 | Linn | 3.3 |
| 18 | Polk | 3.3 |
| 18 | Union | 3.3 |
| 18 | Van Buren | 3.3 |
| 19 | Calhoun | 3.2 |
| 19 | Cherokee | 3.2 |
| 19 | Davis | 3.2 |
| 19 | Greene | 3.2 |
| 19 | Grundy | 3.2 |
| 19 | Pocahontas | 3.2 |
| 19 | Warren | 3.2 |
| 20 | Adair | 3.1 |
| 20 | Lucas | 3.1 |
| 20 | O'Brien | 3.1 |
| 20 | Washington | 3.1 |
| 20 | Winnebago | 3.1 |
| 21 | Hancock | 3 |
| 21 | Henry | 3 |
| 21 | Marion | 3 |
| 21 | Pottawattamie | 3 |
| 21 | Shelby | 3 |
| 22 | Harrison | 2.9 |
| 22 | Montgomery | 2.9 |
| 23 | Buena Vista | 2.8 |
| 23 | Fremont | 2.8 |
| 23 | Kossuth | 2.8 |
| 23 | Mills | 2.8 |
| 23 | Palo Alto | 2.8 |
| 24 | Sioux | 2.7 |
| 25 | Boone | 2.6 |
| 25 | Mitchell | 2.6 |
| 25 | Plymouth | 2.6 |
| 26 | Johnson | 2.5 |
| 26 | Osceola | 2.5 |
| 26 | Wayne | 2.5 |
| 27 | Lyon | 2.4 |
| 28 | Carroll | 2.3 |
| 28 | Taylor | 2.3 |
| 29 | Story | 2.2 |
| 30 | Dallas | 2.1 |