Unemployment Rate in Boone County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.5%
Rank #168/3,222 · #7 in IA
95th
Boone 1.5%
IA 3.6% -57.9%
US 5.3% -71.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Boone County's unemployment rate of 1.5% 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 Boone County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Boone County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 1.5%, ranking #168 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 71.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #7 of 99. This places it in the 95th 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.