Unemployment Rate in Van Buren County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.1%
Rank #1,371/3,222 · #79 in IA
57th
Van Buren 4.1%
IA 3.6% +14.8%
US 5.3% -22.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Van Buren County's unemployment rate of 4.1% 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 Van Buren County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,368 | Marengo County, AL | 4.1% |
| #1,369 | Woodbury County, IA | 4.1% |
| #1,370 | Anderson County, KS | 4.1% |
| #1,371 | Van Buren County, IA | 4.1% |
| #1,372 | Columbia County, OR | 4.1% |
| #1,373 | Isanti County, MN | 4.1% |
| #1,374 | Stearns County, MN | 4.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Van Buren County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 4.1%, ranking #1,371 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #79 of 99. This places it in the 57th 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.