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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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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Gallatin County, ILIL4,6169.2%+5%

02Lawrence County, ILIL13,7908.1%+77%

03McDonough County, ILIL25,9167.9%−14%

04Henderson County, ILIL5,9847.8%+27%

05Saline County, ILIL22,7727.7%−2%

06Franklin County, ILIL36,9167.7%+7%

07Jackson County, ILIL52,5017.5%−16%

08Boone County, ILIL53,5687.4%−2%

09Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%−7%

10Cook County, ILIL5,194,6257.0%−0%

11DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.8%+4%

12Macon County, ILIL99,3006.8%−12%

13Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.7%−2%

14Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.5%−16%

15Peoria County, ILIL178,5536.2%−18%

16Vermilion County, ILIL71,2596.1%+5%

17Coles County, ILIL46,6076.1%−10%

18St. Clair County, ILIL250,7086.0%+9%

19Marion County, ILIL36,3825.9%−33%

20Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.8%−7%

21Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.6%−3%

22Edwards County, ILIL5,8985.6%−28%

23Ford County, ILIL13,2165.5%+23%

24Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705.4%+9%

25Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.4%−3%

26LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.4%−11%

27Lee County, ILIL32,9145.2%+56%

28Lake County, ILIL719,3395.2%−3%

29Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.1%+46%

30Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%−2%

31Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.0%−18%

32Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.0%+14%

33Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.0%−5%

34Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.0%−31%

35Kankakee County, ILIL105,5254.9%−9%

36DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.9%+12%

37Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%+1%

38Mason County, ILIL12,4114.9%−20%

39Greene County, ILIL11,3134.9%+67%

40Clay County, ILIL12,7934.8%−14%

41Henry County, ILIL48,0954.8%+14%

42Kane County, ILIL525,7574.8%−4%

43Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.7%+6%

44McHenry County, ILIL317,7514.7%−1%

45Madison County, ILIL263,1104.6%−16%

46Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.6%+4%

47Christian County, ILIL33,4434.6%+33%

48Perry County, ILIL20,1604.6%−20%

49Bond County, ILIL16,9594.5%+77%

50Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.5%−21%

51Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.4%−4%

52Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.4%−1%

53Whiteside County, ILIL54,1214.4%+17%

54Washington County, ILIL13,5644.3%−17%

55Stephenson County, ILIL43,2204.3%−36%

56Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.3%+6%

57Champaign County, ILIL209,9724.3%−10%

58Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.3%−34%

59Bureau County, ILIL32,5104.3%−15%

60Hancock County, ILIL16,8034.2%−24%

61Cass County, ILIL12,4634.2%−34%

62Jasper County, ILIL9,0324.2%−5%

63Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.2%+54%

64Logan County, ILIL27,1824.0%−30%

65De Witt County, ILIL15,1184.0%−18%

66White County, ILIL13,2504.0%−34%

67Pike County, ILIL14,2313.9%−28%

68Union County, ILIL16,6563.9%−25%

69Adams County, ILIL64,2673.9%−5%

70Massac County, ILIL13,5023.8%−31%

71Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.8%−13%

72Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.8%−14%

73Clark County, ILIL15,1143.7%−6%

74Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.7%−34%

75Warren County, ILIL16,2223.6%−58%

76Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943.6%+52%

77Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.6%−15%

78Menard County, ILIL11,8633.5%−28%

79Woodford County, ILIL38,1113.5%−3%

80Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.5%−6%

81Livingston County, ILIL35,0573.5%−30%

82Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.4%+10%

83Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.4%−8%

84Jersey County, ILIL21,1603.4%−21%

85Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.2%−27%

86Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.2%−22%

87Richland County, ILIL15,2193.1%−34%

88McLean County, ILIL171,4193.1%−8%

89Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.1%−47%

90Brown County, ILIL6,4013.1%−2%

91Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.0%−24%

92Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.0%−25%

93Pope County, ILIL3,6722.8%−59%

94Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.8%−26%

95Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.8%−56%

96Scott County, ILIL4,8662.7%−25%

97Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.5%−21%

98Stark County, ILIL5,3192.3%−27%

99Moultrie County, ILIL14,3712.2%−30%

100Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.1%−21%

101Monroe County, ILIL34,8401.9%−20%

102Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.4%−41%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES