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Highest unemployment, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

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%–

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