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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. The median across all 102 is 4.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lee County, IL, up 62 places to #27.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲3Gallatin County, ILIL4,6169.2%+0.5 pts

02▲58Lawrence County, ILIL13,7908.1%+3.5 pts

03▼2McDonough County, ILIL25,9167.9%−1.3 pts

04▲22Henderson County, ILIL5,9847.8%+1.6 pts

05▲1Saline County, ILIL22,7727.7%−0.2 pts

06▲7Franklin County, ILIL36,9167.7%+0.5 pts

07▼5Jackson County, ILIL52,5017.5%−1.4 pts

08▲4Boone County, ILIL53,5687.4%−0.2 pts

09▼2Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%−0.5 pts

10▲5Cook County, ILIL5,194,6257.0%0.0 pts

11▲9DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.8%+0.2 pts

12▼4Macon County, ILIL99,3006.8%−0.9 pts

13▲3Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.7%−0.1 pts

14▼4Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.5%−1.2 pts

15▼4Peoria County, ILIL178,5536.2%−1.4 pts

16▲14Vermilion County, ILIL71,2596.1%+0.3 pts

17Coles County, ILIL46,6076.1%−0.7 pts

18▲26St. Clair County, ILIL250,7086.0%+0.5 pts

19▼16Marion County, ILIL36,3825.9%−2.9 pts

20▲4Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.8%−0.4 pts

21▲11Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.6%−0.2 pts

22▼13Edwards County, ILIL5,8985.6%−2.1 pts

23▲40Ford County, ILIL13,2165.5%+1.0 pts

24▲28Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705.4%+0.5 pts

25▲15Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.4%−0.1 pts

26▲3LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.4%−0.6 pts

27▲62Lee County, ILIL32,9145.2%+1.9 pts

28▲17Lake County, ILIL719,3395.2%−0.2 pts

29▲58Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.1%+1.6 pts

30▲19Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%−0.1 pts

31▼6Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.0%−1.1 pts

32▲35Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.0%+0.6 pts

33▲13Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.0%−0.2 pts

34▼20Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.0%−2.2 pts

35▲7Kankakee County, ILIL105,5254.9%−0.5 pts

36▲33DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.9%+0.5 pts

37▲17Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%0.0 pts

38▼11Mason County, ILIL12,4114.9%−1.2 pts

39▲57Greene County, ILIL11,3134.9%+2.0 pts

40▼4Clay County, ILIL12,7934.8%−0.8 pts

41▲32Henry County, ILIL48,0954.8%+0.6 pts

42▲8Kane County, ILIL525,7574.8%−0.2 pts

43▲19Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.7%+0.3 pts

44▲14McHenry County, ILIL317,7514.7%0.0 pts

45▼2Madison County, ILIL263,1104.6%−0.9 pts

46▲19Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.6%+0.2 pts

47▲41Christian County, ILIL33,4434.6%+1.1 pts

48▼15Perry County, ILIL20,1604.6%−1.2 pts

49▲50Bond County, ILIL16,9594.5%+2.0 pts

50▼15Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.5%−1.2 pts

51▲10Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.4%−0.2 pts

52▲18Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.4%0.0 pts

53▲28Whiteside County, ILIL54,1214.4%+0.6 pts

54▼7Washington County, ILIL13,5644.3%−0.9 pts

55▼36Stephenson County, ILIL43,2204.3%−2.4 pts

56▲20Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.3%+0.3 pts

57Champaign County, ILIL209,9724.3%−0.5 pts

58▼37Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.3%−2.2 pts

59▼8Bureau County, ILIL32,5104.3%−0.7 pts

60▼23Hancock County, ILIL16,8034.2%−1.4 pts

61▼39Cass County, ILIL12,4634.2%−2.2 pts

62▲9Jasper County, ILIL9,0324.2%−0.2 pts

63▲34Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.2%+1.5 pts

64▼30Logan County, ILIL27,1824.0%−1.7 pts

65▼9De Witt County, ILIL15,1184.0%−0.9 pts

66▼38White County, ILIL13,2504.0%−2.1 pts

67▼26Pike County, ILIL14,2313.9%−1.5 pts

68▼20Union County, ILIL16,6563.9%−1.3 pts

69▲6Adams County, ILIL64,2673.9%−0.2 pts

70▼32Massac County, ILIL13,5023.8%−1.7 pts

71▼3Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.8%−0.6 pts

72▼6Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.8%−0.6 pts

73▲7Clark County, ILIL15,1143.7%−0.2 pts

74▼35Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.7%−1.9 pts

75▼70Warren County, ILIL16,2223.6%−4.9 pts

76▲25Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943.6%+1.2 pts

77▼3Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.6%−0.6 pts

78▼23Menard County, ILIL11,8633.5%−1.3 pts

79▲6Woodford County, ILIL38,1113.5%−0.1 pts

80▲4Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.5%−0.2 pts

81▼28Livingston County, ILIL35,0573.5%−1.5 pts

82▲13Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.4%+0.3 pts

83▼1Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.4%−0.3 pts

84▼12Jersey County, ILIL21,1603.4%−0.9 pts

85▼21Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.2%−1.2 pts

86▼9Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.2%−0.9 pts

87▼28Richland County, ILIL15,2193.1%−1.6 pts

88▲2McLean County, ILIL171,4193.1%−0.2 pts

89▼58Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.1%−2.7 pts

90▲4Brown County, ILIL6,4013.1%0.0 pts

91▼12Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.0%−1.0 pts

92▼14Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.0%−1.0 pts

93▼75Pope County, ILIL3,6722.8%−4.0 pts

94▼11Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.8%−1.0 pts

95▼72Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.8%−3.6 pts

96▼10Scott County, ILIL4,8662.7%−0.9 pts

97▼6Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.5%−0.7 pts

98▼6Stark County, ILIL5,3192.3%−0.8 pts

99▼6Moultrie County, ILIL14,3712.2%−0.9 pts

100▼2Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.1%−0.5 pts

101▼1Monroe County, ILIL34,8401.9%−0.5 pts

102Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.4%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES