RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Highest unemployment, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 5.0%.

Flip the list · Lowest unemployment, US counties →

IllinoisAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01McDonough County, ILIL25,9169.1%–

02Jackson County, ILIL52,5018.9%–

03Marion County, ILIL36,3828.8%–

04Gallatin County, ILIL4,6168.7%–

05Warren County, ILIL16,2228.5%–

06Saline County, ILIL22,7727.9%–

07Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.8%–

08Macon County, ILIL99,3007.7%–

09Edwards County, ILIL5,8987.7%–

10Alexander County, ILIL4,5707.7%–

11Peoria County, ILIL178,5537.6%–

12Boone County, ILIL53,5687.5%–

13Franklin County, ILIL36,9167.2%–

14Schuyler County, ILIL6,6577.2%–

15Cook County, ILIL5,194,6257.0%–

16Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.8%–

17Coles County, ILIL46,6076.8%–

18Pope County, ILIL3,6726.8%–

19Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206.8%–

20DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.6%–

21Pulaski County, ILIL4,8206.5%–

22Cass County, ILIL12,4636.4%–

23Hardin County, ILIL3,5886.3%–

24Jefferson County, ILIL36,1476.2%–

25Ogle County, ILIL51,3996.2%–

26Henderson County, ILIL5,9846.2%–

27Mason County, ILIL12,4116.1%–

28White County, ILIL13,2506.0%–

29LaSalle County, ILIL107,7736.0%–

30Vermilion County, ILIL71,2595.8%–

31Carroll County, ILIL15,4195.8%–

32Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.8%–

33Perry County, ILIL20,1605.7%–

34Logan County, ILIL27,1825.7%–

35Iroquois County, ILIL26,1505.7%–

36Clay County, ILIL12,7935.6%–

37Hancock County, ILIL16,8035.6%–

38Massac County, ILIL13,5025.6%–

39Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.5%–

40Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.5%–

41Pike County, ILIL14,2315.5%–

42Kankakee County, ILIL105,5255.4%–

43Madison County, ILIL263,1105.4%–

44St. Clair County, ILIL250,7085.4%–

45Lake County, ILIL719,3395.3%–

46Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.3%–

47Washington County, ILIL13,5645.2%–

48Union County, ILIL16,6565.2%–

49Knox County, ILIL47,7675.2%–

50Kane County, ILIL525,7575.0%–

51Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.0%–

52Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705.0%–

53Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.9%–

54Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%–

55Menard County, ILIL11,8634.9%–

56De Witt County, ILIL15,1184.8%–

57Champaign County, ILIL209,9724.8%–

58McHenry County, ILIL317,7514.7%–

59Richland County, ILIL15,2194.7%–

60Lawrence County, ILIL13,7904.6%–

61Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.5%–

62Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.5%–

63Ford County, ILIL13,2164.4%–

64Calhoun County, ILIL4,3004.4%–

65Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.4%–

66Fayette County, ILIL20,7904.4%–

67Randolph County, ILIL29,9214.4%–

68Marshall County, ILIL11,4734.4%–

69DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.4%–

70Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.4%–

71Jasper County, ILIL9,0324.4%–

72Jersey County, ILIL21,1604.3%–

73Henry County, ILIL48,0954.2%–

74Tazewell County, ILIL130,0494.2%–

75Adams County, ILIL64,2674.1%–

76Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.1%–

77Mercer County, ILIL15,2294.1%–

78Crawford County, ILIL18,6484.0%–

79Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.0%–

80Clark County, ILIL15,1144.0%–

81Whiteside County, ILIL54,1213.7%–

82Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.7%–

83Piatt County, ILIL16,7913.7%–

84Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.7%–

85Woodford County, ILIL38,1113.6%–

86Scott County, ILIL4,8663.6%–

87Hamilton County, ILIL7,8593.5%–

88Christian County, ILIL33,4433.4%–

89Lee County, ILIL32,9143.3%–

90McLean County, ILIL171,4193.3%–

91Douglas County, ILIL19,8803.2%–

92Stark County, ILIL5,3193.2%–

93Moultrie County, ILIL14,3713.1%–

94Brown County, ILIL6,4013.1%–

95Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.1%–

96Greene County, ILIL11,3132.9%–

97Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.7%–

98Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.6%–

99Bond County, ILIL16,9592.6%–

100Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.4%–

101Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.4%–

102Cumberland County, ILIL10,2082.3%–

SHOWING 1–102 OF 102

Download CSV (full list, 102 rows)

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