Unemployment Rate in Black Hawk County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.6%
Rank #1,712/3,222 · #88 in IA
47th
Black Hawk 4.6%
IA 3.6% +27.5%
US 5.3% -14.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Black Hawk County's unemployment rate of 4.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Black Hawk County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,709 | Franklin County, OH | 4.6% |
| #1,710 | Barry County, MO | 4.6% |
| #1,711 | Manatee County, FL | 4.6% |
| #1,712 | Black Hawk County, IA | 4.6% |
| #1,713 | Guilford County, NC | 4.6% |
| #1,714 | Crane County, TX | 4.6% |
| #1,715 | Northampton County, PA | 4.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Black Hawk County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, ranking #1,712 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #88 of 99. This places it in the 47th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.