Unemployment Rate in Washington County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.2%
Rank #343/3,222 · #26 in IA
89th
Washington 2.2%
IA 3.6% -38.2%
US 5.3% -58.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's unemployment rate of 2.2% 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 Washington County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #340 | Kiowa County, KS | 2.2% |
| #341 | Palo Alto County, IA | 2.2% |
| #342 | Wabasha County, MN | 2.2% |
| #343 | Washington County, IA | 2.2% |
| #344 | Kearny County, KS | 2.2% |
| #345 | Cook County, MN | 2.2% |
| #346 | Kingman County, KS | 2.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Washington County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 2.2%, ranking #343 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 58.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #26 of 99. This places it in the 89th 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.