# Cities in Iowa by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 8.2 |
| 2 | Altoona, IA | 7.5 |
| 3 | Fort Dodge, IA | 6 |
| 4 | Ames, IA | 5.8 |
| 5 | Newton, IA | 5.8 |
| 6 | Des Moines, IA | 5.6 |
| 7 | Waterloo, IA | 5.3 |
| 8 | Marshalltown, IA | 5.3 |
| 9 | Oskaloosa, IA | 4.8 |
| 10 | Iowa City, IA | 4.6 |
| 11 | Ottumwa, IA | 4.6 |
| 12 | Davenport, IA | 4.6 |
| 13 | Dubuque, IA | 4.5 |
| 14 | Sioux City, IA | 4.5 |
| 14 | Spencer, IA | 4.5 |
| 16 | Storm Lake, IA | 4.4 |
| 17 | Muscatine, IA | 4.3 |
| 18 | Council Bluffs, IA | 4.2 |
| 19 | Clive, IA | 4 |
| 20 | Indianola, IA | 4 |
| 21 | Cedar Falls, IA | 3.9 |
| 22 | Burlington, IA | 3.9 |
| 23 | Clinton, IA | 3.7 |
| 24 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 3.6 |
| 25 | Marion, IA | 3.6 |
| 26 | Waukee, IA | 3.5 |
| 27 | Waverly, IA | 3.5 |
| 28 | Norwalk, IA | 3.4 |
| 29 | North Liberty, IA | 3.3 |
| 30 | Urbandale, IA | 2.9 |
| 31 | Le Mars, IA | 2.9 |
| 32 | Mason City, IA | 2.8 |
| 33 | Carroll, IA | 2.5 |
| 34 | West Des Moines, IA | 2.4 |
| 35 | Bettendorf, IA | 2.4 |
| 36 | Coralville, IA | 2.2 |
| 37 | Johnston, IA | 2.1 |
| 38 | Boone, IA | 2 |
| 39 | Ankeny, IA | 1.9 |
| 39 | Grimes, IA | 1.9 |
| 41 | Pella, IA | 1.1 |