Unemployment Rate in Benton County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Benton County Compares
National Distribution
Where Benton County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Benton County: 2.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #285 | Oconto County, WI | 2.0% |
| #286 | Wasatch County, UT | 2.0% |
| #287 | Lemhi County, ID | 2.0% |
| #288 | Benton County, IA | 2.0% |
| #289 | Lincoln County, WY | 2.0% |
| #290 | Elk County, KS | 2.0% |
| #291 | Keith County, NE | 2.0% |
Unemployment Rate in Benton County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 2.0%, which ranks #288 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 62.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Iowa, Benton County ranks #21 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 91th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.