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Highest unemployment, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 5.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bullock County, AL, up 51 places to #13.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲4Perry County, ALAL7,42516.5%+5.0 pts

02▲12Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.1%+4.1 pts

03▲15Bibb County, ALAL22,26212.1%+4.6 pts

04▼2Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.8%−1.2 pts

05▲4Dallas County, ALAL35,14011.0%+0.6 pts

06▼5Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.4%−3.1 pts

07▲3Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.1%0.0 pts

08▼4Clarke County, ALAL22,0149.2%−2.4 pts

09▲7Conecuh County, ALAL10,8998.7%+0.8 pts

10▲5Fayette County, ALAL15,8728.4%+0.5 pts

11▼4Macon County, ALAL18,1328.3%−2.6 pts

12▲11Barbour County, ALAL24,6077.8%+0.9 pts

13▲51Bullock County, ALAL9,7807.2%+3.9 pts

14▼6Lowndes County, ALAL9,3596.8%−3.6 pts

15▲6Talladega County, ALAL81,6036.8%−0.2 pts

16▼4Dale County, ALAL49,9126.6%−2.4 pts

17▲8Butler County, ALAL18,1006.5%0.0 pts

18▲17Russell County, ALAL58,8986.2%+0.7 pts

19▲48Coosa County, ALAL10,1616.2%+3.7 pts

20▼9Hale County, ALAL15,1946.0%−3.1 pts

21▼1Calhoun County, ALAL115,8346.0%−1.3 pts

22▲10Etowah County, ALAL103,8865.9%+0.2 pts

23▲4Montgomery County, ALAL225,8915.9%−0.5 pts

24▲7Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3685.8%−0.1 pts

25▲36Geneva County, ALAL27,5545.6%+2.0 pts

26▲4Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.5%−0.6 pts

27▲16Lamar County, ALAL13,5875.5%+0.4 pts

28▲28Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.4%+1.4 pts

29▲4Mobile County, ALAL411,6585.3%−0.4 pts

30▼13Covington County, ALAL37,9475.2%−2.5 pts

31▲32Chambers County, ALAL34,2535.1%+1.6 pts

32▲4Coffee County, ALAL56,9535.1%−0.4 pts

33▼7Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.0%−1.4 pts

34▼5Marion County, ALAL29,0975.0%−1.1 pts

35▲6Blount County, ALAL60,1565.0%−0.2 pts

36▼30Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9534.9%−6.0 pts

37▼18Walker County, ALAL65,1404.9%−2.4 pts

38▼14Washington County, ALAL14,8224.9%−1.9 pts

39▼11Jefferson County, ALAL665,7424.7%−1.5 pts

40▼27Pickens County, ALAL18,2214.7%−3.7 pts

41▲14Elmore County, ALAL91,5774.6%+0.6 pts

42▼2St. Clair County, ALAL98,2064.6%−0.6 pts

43▼9Houston County, ALAL110,3184.5%−1.1 pts

44▼2Jackson County, ALAL54,2814.5%−0.7 pts

45▲7DeKalb County, ALAL74,0854.1%−0.3 pts

46▼24Marengo County, ALAL18,3114.1%−2.8 pts

47▲3Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1354.1%−0.6 pts

48▼45Greene County, ALAL7,0674.0%−8.6 pts

49▲13Marshall County, ALAL103,5373.9%+0.3 pts

50▲3Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133.9%−0.2 pts

51▼6Cullman County, ALAL94,0093.8%−1.2 pts

52▲2Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.8%−0.3 pts

53▼5Morgan County, ALAL126,4833.7%−1.1 pts

54▼8Pike County, ALAL33,6883.7%−1.2 pts

55▼8Franklin County, ALAL32,4493.6%−1.2 pts

56▼19Henry County, ALAL18,3943.6%−1.8 pts

57▼6Madison County, ALAL433,5163.6%−0.9 pts

58▼20Winston County, ALAL23,8293.6%−1.8 pts

59▼10Lee County, ALAL189,8813.5%−1.1 pts

60▼16Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.3%−1.8 pts

61▼4Colbert County, ALAL59,4743.1%−0.9 pts

62▼4Baldwin County, ALAL267,7613.0%−0.9 pts

63▼4Shelby County, ALAL238,5522.9%−0.9 pts

64▲1Cleburne County, ALAL15,9702.6%−0.7 pts

65▼26Clay County, ALAL14,2072.4%−3.0 pts

66Autauga County, ALAL61,9202.4%−0.5 pts

67▼7Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.0%−1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES