Unemployment Rate in Howard County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.9%
Rank #250/3,222 · #14 in IA
92th
Howard 1.9%
IA 3.6% -48.1%
US 5.3% -65.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's unemployment rate of 1.9% 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 Howard County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #247 | McPherson County, KS | 1.8% |
| #248 | Wright County, IA | 1.8% |
| #249 | Russell County, KS | 1.8% |
| #250 | Howard County, IA | 1.9% |
| #251 | Lincoln County, NV | 1.9% |
| #252 | Hancock County, IA | 1.9% |
| #253 | Sutton County, TX | 1.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Howard County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 1.9%, ranking #250 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 65.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #14 of 99. This places it in the 92th 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.