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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. The median across all 67 is 4.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Calhoun County, FL, up 58 places to #4.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210.9%+0.2 pts
02▲3DeSoto County, FLFL37,0789.5%+0.7 pts
03▲8Franklin County, FLFL13,0298.5%+0.7 pts
04▲58Calhoun County, FLFL13,2898.0%+4.0 pts
05▲21Jefferson County, FLFL16,0077.4%+1.6 pts
06Putnam County, FLFL77,7347.4%−1.1 pts
07▼5Glades County, FLFL13,2707.1%−3.4 pts
08▼5Hamilton County, FLFL14,1806.7%−3.2 pts
09▼1Liberty County, FLFL8,0356.6%−1.7 pts
10▼3Highlands County, FLFL111,1226.4%−2.1 pts
11▼1Citrus County, FLFL171,6666.4%−1.5 pts
12▲27Suwannee County, FLFL48,1496.3%+1.1 pts
13▲21St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4496.1%+0.7 pts
14▼5Hardee County, FLFL25,9325.9%−2.2 pts
15▲3Escambia County, FLFL333,8345.9%−0.5 pts
16▲42Madison County, FLFL18,7595.8%+1.4 pts
17▲3Leon County, FLFL299,0485.7%−0.6 pts
18▲13Orange County, FLFL1,528,0025.5%0.0 pts
19▲3Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7265.5%−0.6 pts
20▲31Sumter County, FLFL157,7725.4%+0.8 pts
21▲4Broward County, FLFL2,013,3175.4%−0.5 pts
22▼10Taylor County, FLFL21,2105.4%−1.9 pts
23▲4Charlotte County, FLFL217,2125.4%−0.5 pts
24▲4Osceola County, FLFL481,7185.4%−0.3 pts
25▼21Columbia County, FLFL74,0945.3%−3.4 pts
26▼11Hernando County, FLFL221,7015.3%−1.5 pts
27▲22Gadsden County, FLFL44,2985.0%+0.2 pts
28▼7Lake County, FLFL456,0685.0%−1.1 pts
29▼6Pasco County, FLFL674,5164.9%−1.1 pts
30▲23Martin County, FLFL166,2724.9%+0.3 pts
31▲15Walton County, FLFL93,2884.9%−0.1 pts
32▼19Marion County, FLFL442,6604.8%−2.1 pts
33▲9Brevard County, FLFL663,9824.8%−0.3 pts
34▲1Polk County, FLFL874,7904.8%−0.6 pts
35▲32Union County, FLFL16,2504.8%+1.7 pts
36Bradford County, FLFL28,3074.7%−0.6 pts
37▲8Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0294.6%−0.4 pts
38▼9Manatee County, FLFL468,2004.6%−1.1 pts
39▼15Jackson County, FLFL49,6294.5%−1.4 pts
40Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1154.5%−0.7 pts
41▲2Baker County, FLFL29,7374.5%−0.6 pts
42▼23Indian River County, FLFL172,7994.5%−1.8 pts
43▼11Holmes County, FLFL20,1194.5%−1.0 pts
44▲6Nassau County, FLFL106,8794.5%−0.3 pts
45▼15Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1154.5%−1.1 pts
46▼9Duval County, FLFL1,062,9634.5%−0.8 pts
47▼6Pinellas County, FLFL948,5634.4%−0.7 pts
48▼10Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6084.4%−0.8 pts
49▼35Hendry County, FLFL48,2764.4%−2.5 pts
50▼3Alachua County, FLFL290,0284.4%−0.6 pts
51▲10Flagler County, FLFL140,3604.4%+0.3 pts
52▲3Seminole County, FLFL491,8844.2%−0.4 pts
53▼1Volusia County, FLFL606,5734.1%−0.6 pts
54▼38Levy County, FLFL48,5204.1%−2.3 pts
55▼7Lee County, FLFL875,6074.0%−0.9 pts
56▲1Collier County, FLFL417,1313.9%−0.5 pts
57▼1Bay County, FLFL204,4793.9%−0.5 pts
58▲2Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8103.8%−0.3 pts
59▼26Clay County, FLFL239,5933.8%−1.6 pts
60▲3Sarasota County, FLFL479,9583.7%−0.3 pts
61▼44Washington County, FLFL26,6953.6%−2.8 pts
62▼3Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4883.5%−0.7 pts
63▼19St. Johns County, FLFL346,3283.3%−1.8 pts
64▲2Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893.3%0.0 pts
65▼1Dixie County, FLFL18,0383.3%−0.7 pts
66▼1Monroe County, FLFL80,4062.9%−0.5 pts
67▼13Gulf County, FLFL15,9432.6%−2.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES