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Highest unemployment, Florida counties · 2020

Florida counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

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 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES