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Highest unemployment, Florida counties · 2020

Florida counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 5.4%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210.7%–

02Glades County, FLFL13,27010.6%–

03Hamilton County, FLFL14,18010.0%–

04Columbia County, FLFL74,0948.8%–

05DeSoto County, FLFL37,0788.8%–

06Putnam County, FLFL77,7348.5%–

07Highlands County, FLFL111,1228.4%–

08Liberty County, FLFL8,0358.2%–

09Hardee County, FLFL25,9328.1%–

10Citrus County, FLFL171,6667.9%–

11Franklin County, FLFL13,0297.8%–

12Taylor County, FLFL21,2107.3%–

13Marion County, FLFL442,6606.9%–

14Hendry County, FLFL48,2766.9%–

15Hernando County, FLFL221,7016.9%–

16Levy County, FLFL48,5206.4%–

17Washington County, FLFL26,6956.4%–

18Escambia County, FLFL333,8346.4%–

19Indian River County, FLFL172,7996.3%–

20Leon County, FLFL299,0486.3%–

21Lake County, FLFL456,0686.1%–

22Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7266.1%–

23Pasco County, FLFL674,5166.0%–

24Jackson County, FLFL49,6295.9%–

25Broward County, FLFL2,013,3175.9%–

26Jefferson County, FLFL16,0075.8%–

27Charlotte County, FLFL217,2125.8%–

28Osceola County, FLFL481,7185.7%–

29Manatee County, FLFL468,2005.7%–

30Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1155.5%–

31Orange County, FLFL1,528,0025.5%–

32Holmes County, FLFL20,1195.5%–

33Clay County, FLFL239,5935.4%–

34St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4495.4%–

35Polk County, FLFL874,7905.4%–

36Bradford County, FLFL28,3075.3%–

37Duval County, FLFL1,062,9635.3%–

38Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6085.3%–

39Suwannee County, FLFL48,1495.2%–

40Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1155.2%–

41Pinellas County, FLFL948,5635.2%–

42Brevard County, FLFL663,9825.1%–

43Baker County, FLFL29,7375.1%–

44St. Johns County, FLFL346,3285.1%–

45Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0295.0%–

46Walton County, FLFL93,2885.0%–

47Alachua County, FLFL290,0285.0%–

48Lee County, FLFL875,6075.0%–

49Gadsden County, FLFL44,2984.8%–

50Nassau County, FLFL106,8794.7%–

51Sumter County, FLFL157,7724.7%–

52Volusia County, FLFL606,5734.7%–

53Martin County, FLFL166,2724.6%–

54Gulf County, FLFL15,9434.6%–

55Seminole County, FLFL491,8844.6%–

56Bay County, FLFL204,4794.4%–

57Collier County, FLFL417,1314.4%–

58Madison County, FLFL18,7594.4%–

59Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4884.2%–

60Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8104.1%–

61Flagler County, FLFL140,3604.0%–

62Calhoun County, FLFL13,2894.0%–

63Sarasota County, FLFL479,9584.0%–

64Dixie County, FLFL18,0384.0%–

65Monroe County, FLFL80,4063.4%–

66Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893.2%–

67Union County, FLFL16,2503.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS