Ranking of Iowa Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2025
Updated on September 15, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for May 2025, among all Iowa counties, Marshall had the highest unemployment rate (6.1%), followed by Tama (4.6%), and Black Hawk (4.5%).
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 2025
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall | 6.1 |
| 2 | Tama | 4.6 |
| 3 | Black Hawk | 4.5 |
| 3 | Clinton | 4.5 |
| 3 | Crawford | 4.5 |
| 3 | Scott | 4.5 |
| 4 | Des Moines | 4.3 |
| 5 | Appanoose | 4.2 |
| 6 | Greene | 4.1 |
| 7 | Jones | 4 |
| 8 | Butler | 3.9 |
| 8 | Clayton | 3.9 |
| 8 | Lee | 3.9 |
| 8 | Mills | 3.9 |
| 8 | Monroe | 3.9 |
| 8 | Muscatine | 3.9 |
| 8 | Wapello | 3.9 |
| 8 | Webster | 3.9 |
| 9 | Decatur | 3.8 |
| 9 | Floyd | 3.8 |
| 9 | Henry | 3.8 |
| 9 | Jackson | 3.8 |
| 9 | Linn | 3.8 |
| 9 | Lucas | 3.8 |
| 9 | Pottawattamie | 3.8 |
| 10 | Buchanan | 3.7 |
| 10 | Fayette | 3.7 |
| 10 | Franklin | 3.7 |
| 10 | Jasper | 3.7 |
| 10 | Louisa | 3.7 |
| 10 | Polk | 3.7 |
| 10 | Winnebago | 3.7 |
| 11 | Keokuk | 3.6 |
| 11 | Pocahontas | 3.6 |
| 11 | Van Buren | 3.6 |
| 12 | Allamakee | 3.5 |
| 12 | Bremer | 3.5 |
| 12 | Dubuque | 3.5 |
| 12 | Fremont | 3.5 |
| 12 | Poweshiek | 3.5 |
| 12 | Woodbury | 3.5 |
| 13 | Calhoun | 3.4 |
| 13 | Cerro Gordo | 3.4 |
| 13 | Emmet | 3.4 |
| 13 | Grundy | 3.4 |
| 13 | Guthrie | 3.4 |
| 13 | Sac | 3.4 |
| 13 | Union | 3.4 |
| 14 | Clay | 3.3 |
| 14 | Davis | 3.3 |
| 14 | Iowa | 3.3 |
| 14 | Jefferson | 3.3 |
| 14 | Warren | 3.3 |
| 15 | Benton | 3.2 |
| 15 | Boone | 3.2 |
| 15 | Cedar | 3.2 |
| 15 | Dallas | 3.2 |
| 15 | Delaware | 3.2 |
| 15 | Ida | 3.2 |
| 15 | Ringgold | 3.2 |
| 15 | Story | 3.2 |
| 16 | Hamilton | 3.1 |
| 16 | Hancock | 3.1 |
| 16 | Hardin | 3.1 |
| 16 | Humboldt | 3.1 |
| 16 | Johnson | 3.1 |
| 16 | Madison | 3.1 |
| 16 | Wright | 3.1 |
| 17 | Buena Vista | 3 |
| 17 | Cass | 3 |
| 17 | Clarke | 3 |
| 17 | Dickinson | 3 |
| 17 | Harrison | 3 |
| 17 | Mahaska | 3 |
| 17 | Monona | 3 |
| 17 | Montgomery | 3 |
| 17 | Wayne | 3 |
| 18 | Howard | 2.9 |
| 18 | Marion | 2.9 |
| 18 | Mitchell | 2.9 |
| 18 | Page | 2.9 |
| 18 | Shelby | 2.9 |
| 18 | Winneshiek | 2.9 |
| 19 | Adams | 2.8 |
| 19 | Audubon | 2.8 |
| 19 | Chickasaw | 2.8 |
| 19 | Kossuth | 2.8 |
| 19 | Lyon | 2.8 |
| 19 | Palo Alto | 2.8 |
| 19 | Worth | 2.8 |
| 20 | Carroll | 2.7 |
| 20 | Cherokee | 2.7 |
| 20 | O'Brien | 2.7 |
| 20 | Plymouth | 2.7 |
| 20 | Taylor | 2.7 |
| 21 | Washington | 2.6 |
| 22 | Adair | 2.5 |
| 23 | Sioux | 2.4 |
| 24 | Osceola | 2.3 |