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Highest unemployment, Florida counties

Florida counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210.9%+1%

02DeSoto County, FLFL37,0789.5%+8%

03Franklin County, FLFL13,0298.5%+9%

04Calhoun County, FLFL13,2898.0%+99%

05Jefferson County, FLFL16,0077.4%+27%

06Putnam County, FLFL77,7347.4%−13%

07Glades County, FLFL13,2707.1%−33%

08Hamilton County, FLFL14,1806.7%−33%

09Liberty County, FLFL8,0356.6%−20%

10Highlands County, FLFL111,1226.4%−25%

11Citrus County, FLFL171,6666.4%−19%

12Suwannee County, FLFL48,1496.3%+20%

13St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4496.1%+12%

14Hardee County, FLFL25,9325.9%−27%

15Escambia County, FLFL333,8345.9%−8%

16Madison County, FLFL18,7595.8%+33%

17Leon County, FLFL299,0485.7%−9%

18Orange County, FLFL1,528,0025.5%−0%

19Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7265.5%−10%

20Sumter County, FLFL157,7725.4%+16%

21Broward County, FLFL2,013,3175.4%−8%

22Taylor County, FLFL21,2105.4%−27%

23Charlotte County, FLFL217,2125.4%−8%

24Osceola County, FLFL481,7185.4%−6%

25Columbia County, FLFL74,0945.3%−39%

26Hernando County, FLFL221,7015.3%−22%

27Gadsden County, FLFL44,2985.0%+5%

28Lake County, FLFL456,0685.0%−18%

29Pasco County, FLFL674,5164.9%−19%

30Martin County, FLFL166,2724.9%+6%

31Walton County, FLFL93,2884.9%−3%

32Marion County, FLFL442,6604.8%−30%

33Brevard County, FLFL663,9824.8%−6%

34Polk County, FLFL874,7904.8%−10%

35Union County, FLFL16,2504.8%+58%

36Bradford County, FLFL28,3074.7%−12%

37Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0294.6%−9%

38Manatee County, FLFL468,2004.6%−19%

39Jackson County, FLFL49,6294.5%−24%

40Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1154.5%−13%

41Baker County, FLFL29,7374.5%−12%

42Indian River County, FLFL172,7994.5%−29%

43Holmes County, FLFL20,1194.5%−18%

44Nassau County, FLFL106,8794.5%−6%

45Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1154.5%−19%

46Duval County, FLFL1,062,9634.5%−16%

47Pinellas County, FLFL948,5634.4%−14%

48Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6084.4%−16%

49Hendry County, FLFL48,2764.4%−37%

50Alachua County, FLFL290,0284.4%−12%

51Flagler County, FLFL140,3604.4%+8%

52Seminole County, FLFL491,8844.2%−9%

53Volusia County, FLFL606,5734.1%−12%

54Levy County, FLFL48,5204.1%−36%

55Lee County, FLFL875,6074.0%−19%

56Collier County, FLFL417,1313.9%−11%

57Bay County, FLFL204,4793.9%−12%

58Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8103.8%−8%

59Clay County, FLFL239,5933.8%−30%

60Sarasota County, FLFL479,9583.7%−7%

61Washington County, FLFL26,6953.6%−44%

62Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4883.5%−16%

63St. Johns County, FLFL346,3283.3%−35%

64Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893.3%+1%

65Dixie County, FLFL18,0383.3%−17%

66Monroe County, FLFL80,4062.9%−15%

67Gulf County, FLFL15,9432.6%−43%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES