Unemployment rate: zip codes ranked in Iowa

Share of people in the civilian labor force (working or looking for work) who don't have a job. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Iowa with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest unemployment

#	Zip	City	Unemployment	Population
1	51101	Sioux City	14.5%	1,031
2	51002	Alta	14.3%	2,787
3	52801	Davenport	13.4%	1,788
4	52320	Olin	12.6%	1,425
5	52242	Iowa City	11.8%	4,688
6	52322	Oxford	11.3%	2,266
7	50135	Kellogg	10.9%	1,754
8	51559	Neola	10.7%	1,841
9	50703	Waterloo	10.3%	17,952
10	52554	Eldon	10%	1,078
11	50830	Afton	9.9%	1,846
12	50626	Dunkerton	9.5%	1,468
13	51235	Doon	9.3%	1,007
14	50327	Pleasant Hill	9.2%	13,177
15	52556	Fairfield	8.9%	11,448
16	52060	Maquoketa	8.8%	8,007
17	50012	Ames	8.4%	1,913
18	50535	Early	8.2%	1,198
19	50314	Des Moines	8%	10,438
20	52339	Tama	7.9%	4,326
21	50126	Iowa Falls	7.4%	6,368
22	50563	Manson	7.4%	2,505
23	52802	Davenport	7.3%	9,466
24	52401	Cedar Rapids	7.3%	2,181
25	50320	Des Moines	7.2%	24,807
26	50014	Ames	7.1%	32,958
27	50009	Altoona	7.1%	22,886
28	50013	Ames	7%	4,211
29	52328	Robins	7%	2,712
30	50424	Buffalo Center	6.8%	1,441
31	50317	Des Moines	6.7%	36,548
32	52627	Fort Madison	6.6%	12,677
33	50321	Des Moines	6.6%	7,900
34	50662	Oelwein	6.6%	6,576
35	50548	Humboldt	6.6%	5,722
36	50049	Chariton	6.5%	6,414
37	52211	Brooklyn	6.5%	2,795
38	51577	Walnut	6.5%	1,561
39	51055	Sloan	6.5%	1,346
40	50514	Armstrong	6.5%	1,117
41	50313	Des Moines	6.4%	17,440
42	50595	Webster City	6.4%	8,885
43	50648	Jesup	6.3%	4,269
44	52591	Sigourney	6.3%	2,721
45	50568	Newell	6.3%	1,384
46	52620	Bonaparte	6.3%	1,097
47	51105	Sioux City	6.2%	10,415
48	50208	Newton	6.1%	20,595
49	52346	Van Horne	6.1%	1,113
50	50316	Des Moines	6%	16,710
51	51601	Shenandoah	6%	5,629
52	50441	Hampton	5.9%	5,450
53	50676	Tripoli	5.9%	2,017
54	52571	Moravia	5.8%	1,660
55	51570	Shelby	5.8%	1,118
56	50311	Des Moines	5.7%	14,574
57	51632	Clarinda	5.6%	6,624
58	51108	Sioux City	5.6%	5,960
59	50501	Fort Dodge	5.5%	28,823
60	52565	Keosauqua	5.5%	1,518
61	50846	Fontanelle	5.5%	1,276
62	52804	Davenport	5.4%	26,835
63	52076	Strawberry Point	5.4%	2,258
64	52001	Dubuque	5.3%	43,101
65	50707	Evansdale	5.3%	7,784
66	52068	Peosta	5.3%	5,280
67	50459	Northwood	5.3%	3,045
68	50583	Sac City	5.3%	2,288
69	52240	Iowa City	5.2%	35,074
70	50315	Des Moines	5.2%	34,816
71	51249	Sibley	5.2%	3,564
72	50658	Nashua	5.2%	2,450
73	50228	Prairie City	5.2%	2,120
74	50554	Laurens	5.2%	1,653
75	50310	Des Moines	5.1%	31,177
76	50622	Denver	5.1%	3,549
77	52046	Farley	5.1%	3,129
78	51445	Ida Grove	5.1%	2,485
79	51501	Council Bluffs	5%	34,618
80	50833	Bedford	5%	2,077
81	51442	Denison	4.9%	9,692
82	50140	Lamoni	4.9%	2,842
83	52342	Toledo	4.9%	2,705
84	50475	Sheffield	4.9%	1,446
85	52035	Colesburg	4.9%	1,331
86	52626	Farmington	4.9%	1,103
87	51052	Salix	4.9%	1,050
88	50158	Marshalltown	4.8%	31,396
89	50213	Osceola	4.8%	7,489
90	50574	Pocahontas	4.8%	2,132
91	52155	Lime Springs	4.8%	1,110
92	50643	Hudson	4.7%	3,027
93	50170	Monroe	4.7%	3,024
94	50543	Gowrie	4.7%	1,420
95	51104	Sioux City	4.6%	23,197
96	50233	Redfield	4.6%	1,406
97	52341	Toddville	4.5%	1,378
98	52561	Fremont	4.5%	1,112
99	52501	Ottumwa	4.4%	30,371
100	52577	Oskaloosa	4.4%	14,585

Zip codes with the lowest unemployment

#	Zip	City	Unemployment	Population
1	51561	Pacific Junction	0%	1,039
2	51016	Correctionville	0%	1,080
3	52570	Milton	0%	1,130
4	51046	Paullina	0%	1,326
5	51653	Tabor	0%	1,446
6	52157	Mc Gregor	0%	1,451
7	52654	Wayland	0%	1,884
8	52043	Elkader	0%	2,058
9	52223	Delhi	0.1%	1,199
10	50645	Ionia	0.2%	1,193
11	51454	Manilla	0.2%	1,254
12	52553	Eddyville	0.2%	1,846
13	52747	Durant	0.2%	2,160
14	51234	Boyden	0.3%	1,172
15	52202	Alburnett	0.3%	1,269
16	52640	Morning Sun	0.3%	1,274
17	51027	Ireton	0.3%	1,280
18	51030	Lawton	0.3%	1,468
19	52248	Keota	0.3%	1,675
20	52132	Calmar	0.3%	1,759
21	52730	Camanche	0.3%	4,776
22	51247	Rock Valley	0.3%	5,094
23	50276	Woodward	0.4%	2,679
24	50063	Dallas Center	0.4%	2,720
25	52340	Tiffin	0.4%	6,128
26	50585	Sioux Rapids	0.5%	1,080
27	51342	Graettinger	0.5%	1,385
28	50635	Gladbrook	0.5%	1,423
29	51652	Sidney	0.5%	1,569
30	50864	Villisca	0.5%	1,662
31	52639	Montrose	0.5%	1,745
32	51455	Manning	0.5%	2,279
33	50144	Leon	0.5%	2,692
34	51201	Sheldon	0.5%	6,430
35	52310	Monticello	0.5%	6,450
36	52144	Fort Atkinson	0.6%	1,075
37	50668	Readlyn	0.6%	1,216
38	51006	Battle Creek	0.6%	1,287
39	52171	Waucoma	0.6%	1,314
40	50630	Fredericksburg	0.6%	1,372
41	50628	Elma	0.6%	1,423
42	50604	Aplington	0.6%	1,590
43	51551	Malvern	0.6%	1,842
44	52213	Center Point	0.6%	4,114
45	50323	Urbandale	0.6%	17,265
46	52332	Shellsburg	0.7%	1,612
47	52625	Donnellson	0.7%	2,338
48	50541	Gilmore City	0.8%	1,067
49	50530	Dayton	0.8%	1,090
50	52347	Victor	0.8%	1,386
51	50236	Roland	0.8%	1,761
52	51560	Oakland	0.8%	1,772
53	52656	West Point	0.8%	1,833
54	50629	Fairbank	0.8%	2,082
55	50115	Guthrie Center	0.8%	2,809
56	52247	Kalona	0.8%	5,914
57	52749	Fruitland	0.9%	1,049
58	51358	Ruthven	0.9%	1,213
59	50249	Stratford	0.9%	1,312
60	52777	Wheatland	0.9%	1,389
61	52218	Coggon	0.9%	1,413
62	50621	Conrad	0.9%	1,601
63	51526	Crescent	0.9%	1,664
64	51535	Griswold	0.9%	1,697
65	50244	Slater	0.9%	1,729
66	50851	Lenox	0.9%	2,193
67	52203	Amana	0.9%	2,231
68	50261	Van Meter	0.9%	3,399
69	52778	Wilton	0.9%	3,632
70	50533	Eagle Grove	0.9%	3,977
71	50129	Jefferson	0.9%	5,014
72	52772	Tipton	0.9%	5,348
73	50022	Atlantic	0.9%	8,526
74	50219	Pella	0.9%	14,416
75	50073	Elkhart	1%	1,208
76	51245	Primghar	1%	1,377
77	51640	Hamburg	1%	1,381
78	50469	Rockwell	1%	1,527
79	52216	Clarence	1%	1,551
80	52151	Lansing	1%	1,886
81	51025	Holstein	1%	1,925
82	51521	Avoca	1%	1,953
83	51241	Larchwood	1%	2,103
84	51028	Kingsley	1%	2,191
85	52208	Belle Plaine	1%	2,877
86	52031	Bellevue	1%	5,403
87	51038	Merrill	1.1%	1,449
88	50682	Winthrop	1.1%	1,692
89	50624	Dike	1.1%	1,855
90	52623	Danville	1.1%	1,982
91	51546	Logan	1.1%	3,114
92	50225	Pleasantville	1.1%	3,364
93	50156	Madrid	1.1%	4,575
94	51250	Sioux Center	1.1%	9,970
95	52201	Ainsworth	1.2%	1,148
96	52209	Blairstown	1.2%	1,158
97	50020	Anita	1.2%	1,197
98	50076	Exira	1.2%	1,301
99	50006	Alden	1.2%	1,437
100	51034	Mapleton	1.2%	1,674

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