Unemployment Rate in Boone County, IA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
1.5% −71.6% vs nat'l
Rank #168 of 3,222
95th percentile

How Boone County Compares

Boone County
1.5%
Iowa Average
1.5%
Rank #7 of 99 in state
National
5.3%
71.6% below

National Distribution

Where Boone County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Boone County: 1.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#165 Henry County, IA 1.5%
#166 Brule County, SD 1.5%
#167 Kewaunee County, WI 1.5%
#168 Boone County, IA 1.5%
#169 Nemaha County, KS 1.5%
#170 Larue County, KY 1.5%
#171 York County, NE 1.5%
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Unemployment Rate in Boone County, Iowa

Boone County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 1.5%, which ranks #168 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 71.6% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Iowa, Boone County ranks #7 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 95th 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.