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Highest unemployment, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Gallatin County, ILIL4,6169.2%+0.5 pts
02Lawrence County, ILIL13,7908.1%+3.5 pts
03McDonough County, ILIL25,9167.9%−1.3 pts
04Henderson County, ILIL5,9847.8%+1.6 pts
05Saline County, ILIL22,7727.7%−0.2 pts
06Franklin County, ILIL36,9167.7%+0.5 pts
07Jackson County, ILIL52,5017.5%−1.4 pts
08Boone County, ILIL53,5687.4%−0.2 pts
09Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%−0.5 pts
10Cook County, ILIL5,194,6257.0%−0.0 pts
11DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.8%+0.2 pts
12Macon County, ILIL99,3006.8%−0.9 pts
13Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.7%−0.1 pts
14Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.5%−1.2 pts
15Peoria County, ILIL178,5536.2%−1.4 pts
16Vermilion County, ILIL71,2596.1%+0.3 pts
17Coles County, ILIL46,6076.1%−0.7 pts
18St. Clair County, ILIL250,7086.0%+0.5 pts
19Marion County, ILIL36,3825.9%−2.9 pts
20Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.8%−0.4 pts
21Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.6%−0.2 pts
22Edwards County, ILIL5,8985.6%−2.1 pts
23Ford County, ILIL13,2165.5%+1.0 pts
24Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705.4%+0.5 pts
25Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.4%−0.1 pts
26LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.4%−0.6 pts
27Lee County, ILIL32,9145.2%+1.9 pts
28Lake County, ILIL719,3395.2%−0.2 pts
29Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.1%+1.6 pts
30Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%−0.1 pts
31Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.0%−1.1 pts
32Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.0%+0.6 pts
33Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.0%−0.2 pts
34Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.0%−2.2 pts
35Kankakee County, ILIL105,5254.9%−0.5 pts
36DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.9%+0.5 pts
37Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%+0.0 pts
38Mason County, ILIL12,4114.9%−1.2 pts
39Greene County, ILIL11,3134.9%+2.0 pts
40Clay County, ILIL12,7934.8%−0.8 pts
41Henry County, ILIL48,0954.8%+0.6 pts
42Kane County, ILIL525,7574.8%−0.2 pts
43Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.7%+0.3 pts
44McHenry County, ILIL317,7514.7%−0.0 pts
45Madison County, ILIL263,1104.6%−0.9 pts
46Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.6%+0.2 pts
47Christian County, ILIL33,4434.6%+1.1 pts
48Perry County, ILIL20,1604.6%−1.2 pts
49Bond County, ILIL16,9594.5%+2.0 pts
50Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.5%−1.2 pts
51Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.4%−0.2 pts
52Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.4%−0.0 pts
53Whiteside County, ILIL54,1214.4%+0.6 pts
54Washington County, ILIL13,5644.3%−0.9 pts
55Stephenson County, ILIL43,2204.3%−2.4 pts
56Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.3%+0.3 pts
57Champaign County, ILIL209,9724.3%−0.5 pts
58Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.3%−2.2 pts
59Bureau County, ILIL32,5104.3%−0.7 pts
60Hancock County, ILIL16,8034.2%−1.4 pts
61Cass County, ILIL12,4634.2%−2.2 pts
62Jasper County, ILIL9,0324.2%−0.2 pts
63Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.2%+1.5 pts
64Logan County, ILIL27,1824.0%−1.7 pts
65De Witt County, ILIL15,1184.0%−0.9 pts
66White County, ILIL13,2504.0%−2.1 pts
67Pike County, ILIL14,2313.9%−1.5 pts
68Union County, ILIL16,6563.9%−1.3 pts
69Adams County, ILIL64,2673.9%−0.2 pts
70Massac County, ILIL13,5023.8%−1.7 pts
71Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.8%−0.6 pts
72Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.8%−0.6 pts
73Clark County, ILIL15,1143.7%−0.2 pts
74Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.7%−1.9 pts
75Warren County, ILIL16,2223.6%−4.9 pts
76Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943.6%+1.2 pts
77Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.6%−0.6 pts
78Menard County, ILIL11,8633.5%−1.3 pts
79Woodford County, ILIL38,1113.5%−0.1 pts
80Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.5%−0.2 pts
81Livingston County, ILIL35,0573.5%−1.5 pts
82Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.4%+0.3 pts
83Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.4%−0.3 pts
84Jersey County, ILIL21,1603.4%−0.9 pts
85Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.2%−1.2 pts
86Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.2%−0.9 pts
87Richland County, ILIL15,2193.1%−1.6 pts
88McLean County, ILIL171,4193.1%−0.2 pts
89Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.1%−2.7 pts
90Brown County, ILIL6,4013.1%−0.0 pts
91Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.0%−1.0 pts
92Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.0%−1.0 pts
93Pope County, ILIL3,6722.8%−4.0 pts
94Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.8%−1.0 pts
95Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.8%−3.6 pts
96Scott County, ILIL4,8662.7%−0.9 pts
97Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.5%−0.7 pts
98Stark County, ILIL5,3192.3%−0.8 pts
99Moultrie County, ILIL14,3712.2%−0.9 pts
100Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.1%−0.5 pts
101Monroe County, ILIL34,8401.9%−0.5 pts
102Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.4%−0.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES