Illinois Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 102 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Unemployment Rate ↑
1	Henderson County, Illinois	0.0%
2	Hardin County, Illinois	0.0%
3	Coles County, Illinois	0.0%
4	Jefferson County, Illinois	0.0%
5	De Witt County, Illinois	0.0%
6	Douglas County, Illinois	0.0%
7	Christian County, Illinois	0.2%
8	Cass County, Illinois	0.4%
9	DuPage County, Illinois	0.7%
10	Clark County, Illinois	0.7%
11	Henry County, Illinois	0.8%
12	Lawrence County, Illinois	1.2%
13	Brown County, Illinois	1.2%
14	Effingham County, Illinois	1.4%
15	Iroquois County, Illinois	1.4%
16	Edwards County, Illinois	2.0%
17	Grundy County, Illinois	2.1%
18	Monroe County, Illinois	2.1%
19	Boone County, Illinois	2.1%
20	Pulaski County, Illinois	2.4%
21	Carroll County, Illinois	2.5%
22	Moultrie County, Illinois	2.6%
23	Scott County, Illinois	2.6%
24	Fayette County, Illinois	2.6%
25	Ford County, Illinois	2.6%
26	Franklin County, Illinois	2.6%
27	Gallatin County, Illinois	2.6%
28	Hancock County, Illinois	2.6%
29	Cumberland County, Illinois	2.8%
30	Fulton County, Illinois	3.0%
31	Shelby County, Illinois	3.0%
32	Pope County, Illinois	3.0%
33	Woodford County, Illinois	3.0%
34	Greene County, Illinois	3.0%
35	Jo Daviess County, Illinois	3.0%
36	Mercer County, Illinois	3.1%
37	Stark County, Illinois	3.1%
38	Piatt County, Illinois	3.3%
39	DeKalb County, Illinois	3.3%
40	Wayne County, Illinois	3.3%
41	Putnam County, Illinois	3.4%
42	McHenry County, Illinois	3.4%
43	Massac County, Illinois	3.4%
44	Calhoun County, Illinois	3.4%
45	McDonough County, Illinois	3.5%
46	Johnson County, Illinois	3.5%
47	Adams County, Illinois	3.6%
48	Edgar County, Illinois	3.6%
49	Livingston County, Illinois	3.6%
50	Alexander County, Illinois	3.7%
51	Jasper County, Illinois	3.7%
52	Tazewell County, Illinois	3.9%
53	Menard County, Illinois	3.9%
54	White County, Illinois	4.0%
55	Bureau County, Illinois	4.0%
56	Clay County, Illinois	4.1%
57	Washington County, Illinois	4.1%
58	Champaign County, Illinois	4.1%
59	Crawford County, Illinois	4.1%
60	Richland County, Illinois	4.2%
61	Williamson County, Illinois	4.3%
62	Macoupin County, Illinois	4.4%
63	Hamilton County, Illinois	4.4%
64	Wabash County, Illinois	4.4%
65	Jersey County, Illinois	4.4%
66	Logan County, Illinois	4.4%
67	Knox County, Illinois	4.5%
68	Pike County, Illinois	4.6%
69	Whiteside County, Illinois	4.6%
70	Madison County, Illinois	4.7%
71	Marshall County, Illinois	4.7%
72	Stephenson County, Illinois	4.7%
73	Will County, Illinois	4.8%
74	Winnebago County, Illinois	4.9%
75	Jackson County, Illinois	5.0%
76	Kane County, Illinois	5.0%
77	Kankakee County, Illinois	5.1%
78	Perry County, Illinois	5.1%
79	Randolph County, Illinois	5.1%
80	Warren County, Illinois	5.2%
81	Union County, Illinois	5.2%
82	Ogle County, Illinois	5.4%
83	McLean County, Illinois	5.5%
84	Sangamon County, Illinois	5.5%
85	Morgan County, Illinois	5.6%
86	St. Clair County, Illinois	5.7%
87	Rock Island County, Illinois	5.7%
88	Montgomery County, Illinois	5.8%
89	Saline County, Illinois	5.9%
90	LaSalle County, Illinois	6.1%
91	Mason County, Illinois	6.1%
92	Clinton County, Illinois	6.2%
93	Schuyler County, Illinois	6.2%
94	Vermilion County, Illinois	6.3%
95	Marion County, Illinois	6.4%
96	Bond County, Illinois	6.4%
97	Peoria County, Illinois	6.5%
98	Cook County, Illinois	6.9%
99	Macon County, Illinois	7.1%
100	Lake County, Illinois	7.2%