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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 3,222 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
3101 Wilcox County, Alabama 12.1%
3102 Hickory County, Missouri 12.1%
3103 Cass County, Iowa 12.1%
3104 Walton County, Florida 12.2%
3105 Ford County, Kansas 12.2%
3106 Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico 12.2%
3107 Custer County, Nebraska 12.5%
3108 Glacier County, Montana 12.5%
3109 Marion County, Mississippi 12.5%
3110 Morrow County, Oregon 12.5%
3111 Andrew County, Missouri 12.5%
3112 Imperial County, California 12.6%
3113 Warren County, North Carolina 12.6%
3114 East Carroll Parish, Louisiana 12.6%
3115 Cooke County, Texas 12.6%
3116 Holmes County, Florida 12.7%
3117 Oswego County, New York 12.7%
3118 El Paso County, Texas 12.8%
3119 McCormick County, South Carolina 12.8%
3120 Linn County, Missouri 12.9%
3121 Harding County, New Mexico 12.9%
3122 Hidalgo County, Texas 12.9%
3123 Delta County, Colorado 13.0%
3124 Tunica County, Mississippi 13.1%
3125 Hood County, Texas 13.1%
3126 Irion County, Texas 13.2%
3127 Clarke County, Alabama 13.2%
3128 Delaware County, New York 13.2%
3129 Clare County, Michigan 13.3%
3130 Tensas Parish, Louisiana 13.3%
3131 Sagadahoc County, Maine 13.3%
3132 Bastrop County, Texas 13.3%
3133 Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico 13.4%
3134 Pickens County, Alabama 13.4%
3135 Taylor County, Kentucky 13.4%
3136 Villalba Municipio, Puerto Rico 13.5%
3137 Greene County, New York 13.5%
3138 Martin County, Indiana 13.5%
3139 Lee County, Illinois 13.6%
3140 Gage County, Nebraska 13.6%
3141 Monona County, Iowa 13.7%
3142 Big Horn County, Montana 13.7%
3143 Floyd County, Kentucky 13.8%
3144 King William County, Virginia 13.8%
3145 Jasper County, Texas 14.0%
3146 Polk County, Iowa 14.1%
3147 San Mateo County, California 14.3%
3148 Monroe County, Iowa 14.3%
3149 Presque Isle County, Michigan 14.3%
3150 Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico 14.3%
3151 Hamilton County, Iowa 14.4%
3152 Hockley County, Texas 14.5%
3153 Madison County, Iowa 14.6%
3154 Pearl River County, Mississippi 14.6%
3155 Mellette County, South Dakota 14.7%
3156 Summit County, Ohio 14.7%
3157 Perry County, Alabama 14.8%
3158 McDowell County, West Virginia 14.9%
3159 Iredell County, North Carolina 15.3%
3160 Chautauqua County, Kansas 15.3%
3161 Chickasaw County, Mississippi 15.5%
3162 Mountrail County, North Dakota 15.5%
3163 Hopkins County, Texas 15.6%
3164 Greer County, Oklahoma 15.6%
3165 Hemphill County, Texas 15.7%
3166 Humphreys County, Mississippi 15.8%
3167 Phillips County, Arkansas 15.8%
3168 Harrison County, Texas 15.9%
3169 Lake County, Florida 15.9%
3170 Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico 15.9%
3171 Carbon County, Utah 15.9%
3172 Highland County, Virginia 16.0%
3173 Davie County, North Carolina 16.0%
3174 Butler County, Iowa 16.1%
3175 Okmulgee County, Oklahoma 16.4%
3176 Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico 16.5%
3177 Hartley County, Texas 16.6%
3178 Pembina County, North Dakota 16.7%
3179 Maunabo Municipio, Puerto Rico 16.8%
3180 Rio Blanco County, Colorado 16.8%
3181 Young County, Texas 16.8%
3182 Wayne County, Ohio 16.8%
3183 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska 16.9%
3184 Beckham County, Oklahoma 17.0%
3185 Manatí Municipio, Puerto Rico 17.0%
3186 Maries County, Missouri 17.0%
3187 Transylvania County, North Carolina 17.3%
3188 Black Hawk County, Iowa 17.4%
3189 Henderson County, Texas 17.8%
3190 Baldwin County, Alabama 17.8%
3191 Chippewa County, Wisconsin 17.9%
3192 Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska 18.1%
3193 Dukes County, Massachusetts 18.1%
3194 Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico 18.3%
3195 Nantucket County, Massachusetts 18.6%
3196 Webster County, Missouri 18.9%
3197 Norfolk County, Massachusetts 19.2%
3198 Howard County, Texas 19.4%
3199 Okanogan County, Washington 20.0%
3200 Livingston County, Missouri 20.2%