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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%+0.2 pts

02DeSoto County, FLFL37,0789.5%+0.7 pts

03Franklin County, FLFL13,0298.5%+0.7 pts

04Calhoun County, FLFL13,2898.0%+4.0 pts

05Jefferson County, FLFL16,0077.4%+1.6 pts

06Putnam County, FLFL77,7347.4%−1.1 pts

07Glades County, FLFL13,2707.1%−3.4 pts

08Hamilton County, FLFL14,1806.7%−3.2 pts

09Liberty County, FLFL8,0356.6%−1.7 pts

10Highlands County, FLFL111,1226.4%−2.1 pts

11Citrus County, FLFL171,6666.4%−1.5 pts

12Suwannee County, FLFL48,1496.3%+1.1 pts

13St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4496.1%+0.7 pts

14Hardee County, FLFL25,9325.9%−2.2 pts

15Escambia County, FLFL333,8345.9%−0.5 pts

16Madison County, FLFL18,7595.8%+1.4 pts

17Leon County, FLFL299,0485.7%−0.6 pts

18Orange County, FLFL1,528,0025.5%−0.0 pts

19Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7265.5%−0.6 pts

20Sumter County, FLFL157,7725.4%+0.8 pts

21Broward County, FLFL2,013,3175.4%−0.5 pts

22Taylor County, FLFL21,2105.4%−1.9 pts

23Charlotte County, FLFL217,2125.4%−0.5 pts

24Osceola County, FLFL481,7185.4%−0.3 pts

25Columbia County, FLFL74,0945.3%−3.4 pts

26Hernando County, FLFL221,7015.3%−1.5 pts

27Gadsden County, FLFL44,2985.0%+0.2 pts

28Lake County, FLFL456,0685.0%−1.1 pts

29Pasco County, FLFL674,5164.9%−1.1 pts

30Martin County, FLFL166,2724.9%+0.3 pts

31Walton County, FLFL93,2884.9%−0.1 pts

32Marion County, FLFL442,6604.8%−2.1 pts

33Brevard County, FLFL663,9824.8%−0.3 pts

34Polk County, FLFL874,7904.8%−0.6 pts

35Union County, FLFL16,2504.8%+1.7 pts

36Bradford County, FLFL28,3074.7%−0.6 pts

37Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0294.6%−0.4 pts

38Manatee County, FLFL468,2004.6%−1.1 pts

39Jackson County, FLFL49,6294.5%−1.4 pts

40Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1154.5%−0.7 pts

41Baker County, FLFL29,7374.5%−0.6 pts

42Indian River County, FLFL172,7994.5%−1.8 pts

43Holmes County, FLFL20,1194.5%−1.0 pts

44Nassau County, FLFL106,8794.5%−0.3 pts

45Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1154.5%−1.1 pts

46Duval County, FLFL1,062,9634.5%−0.8 pts

47Pinellas County, FLFL948,5634.4%−0.7 pts

48Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6084.4%−0.8 pts

49Hendry County, FLFL48,2764.4%−2.5 pts

50Alachua County, FLFL290,0284.4%−0.6 pts

51Flagler County, FLFL140,3604.4%+0.3 pts

52Seminole County, FLFL491,8844.2%−0.4 pts

53Volusia County, FLFL606,5734.1%−0.6 pts

54Levy County, FLFL48,5204.1%−2.3 pts

55Lee County, FLFL875,6074.0%−0.9 pts

56Collier County, FLFL417,1313.9%−0.5 pts

57Bay County, FLFL204,4793.9%−0.5 pts

58Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8103.8%−0.3 pts

59Clay County, FLFL239,5933.8%−1.6 pts

60Sarasota County, FLFL479,9583.7%−0.3 pts

61Washington County, FLFL26,6953.6%−2.8 pts

62Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4883.5%−0.7 pts

63St. Johns County, FLFL346,3283.3%−1.8 pts

64Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893.3%+0.0 pts

65Dixie County, FLFL18,0383.3%−0.7 pts

66Monroe County, FLFL80,4062.9%−0.5 pts

67Gulf County, FLFL15,9432.6%−2.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES