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Highest unemployment, Arizona counties

Arizona counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 15 counties in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 15 is 7.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cochise County, AZ, up 5 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲4Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02012.2%+3.8 pts

02Apache County, AZAZ64,44510.7%+1.3 pts

03La Paz County, AZAZ16,71110.0%+1.2 pts

04▼3Navajo County, AZAZ109,9468.8%−2.2 pts

05▲4Graham County, AZAZ40,1577.7%+0.8 pts

06▲5Cochise County, AZAZ126,3327.4%+0.6 pts

07Mohave County, AZAZ228,1027.3%−0.4 pts

08▲4Gila County, AZAZ53,8017.1%+0.7 pts

09▼5Yuma County, AZAZ224,4496.9%−1.7 pts

10▼2Pinal County, AZAZ539,3806.0%−1.1 pts

11▼5Coconino County, AZAZ144,3685.6%−2.4 pts

12▼2Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6855.5%−1.3 pts

13▲1Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5584.5%−0.6 pts

14▼1Yavapai County, AZAZ252,5524.3%−1.6 pts

15Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3122.3%−0.5 pts

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