Unemployment Rate in Buena Vista County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.5%
Rank #2,329/3,222 · #97 in IA
28th
Buena Vista 5.5%
IA 3.6% +55.3%
US 5.3% +4.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Buena Vista County's unemployment rate of 5.5% 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 Buena Vista County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,326 | Tompkins County, NY | 5.5% |
| #2,327 | Tippah County, MS | 5.5% |
| #2,328 | Danville city, VA | 5.5% |
| #2,329 | Buena Vista County, IA | 5.5% |
| #2,330 | White County, TN | 5.6% |
| #2,331 | Fayette County, WV | 5.6% |
| #2,332 | Kanawha County, WV | 5.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Buena Vista County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, ranking #2,329 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #97 of 99. This places it in the 28th 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.