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Highest unemployment, Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Hickory County, MOMO9,04413.8%+4.7 pts

02Reynolds County, MOMO5,99210.9%+3.0 pts

03Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4659.7%−1.6 pts

04Wayne County, MOMO10,7827.3%−0.6 pts

05Stone County, MOMO32,5037.1%−0.7 pts

06McDonald County, MOMO23,9926.8%+2.5 pts

07Douglas County, MOMO12,3426.1%+1.9 pts

08Bates County, MOMO16,5125.9%+0.9 pts

09Newton County, MOMO62,2635.9%+1.0 pts

10Laclede County, MOMO36,9435.3%−1.0 pts

11Miller County, MOMO25,8175.3%−0.6 pts

12Oregon County, MOMO8,7095.2%+1.1 pts

13Lewis County, MOMO9,8795.1%−0.2 pts

14Texas County, MOMO25,9945.1%−1.3 pts

15Callaway County, MOMO45,7655.1%−0.6 pts

16St. Louis, MOMO278,1445.0%−0.8 pts

17Clark County, MOMO6,4755.0%+2.0 pts

18Ozark County, MOMO9,1725.0%+0.7 pts

19Howell County, MOMO40,7985.0%+0.5 pts

20Perry County, MOMO19,0934.9%+0.6 pts

21Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.9%−2.9 pts

22Ralls County, MOMO10,4444.8%−0.4 pts

23Butler County, MOMO41,9044.8%−2.1 pts

24Maries County, MOMO8,3974.8%−1.7 pts

25Madison County, MOMO12,8584.8%+0.4 pts

26Dunklin County, MOMO26,8554.8%−2.8 pts

27Johnson County, MOMO56,6704.7%+0.1 pts

28Pulaski County, MOMO54,4424.7%−0.1 pts

29Jackson County, MOMO732,9944.7%−0.3 pts

30Barry County, MOMO36,2004.6%+1.2 pts

31St. Francois County, MOMO67,8094.5%+0.3 pts

32Dent County, MOMO14,5844.4%−0.7 pts

33Randolph County, MOMO24,5134.4%−0.0 pts

34Henry County, MOMO22,6714.4%−1.1 pts

35St. Louis County, MOMO990,9114.3%−0.2 pts

36Camden County, MOMO44,0474.3%−0.3 pts

37Franklin County, MOMO108,0904.3%−0.1 pts

38Cooper County, MOMO17,1364.3%−1.3 pts

39Carroll County, MOMO8,4174.3%−1.9 pts

40Audrain County, MOMO24,5284.3%−0.7 pts

41Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014.3%−3.5 pts

42Vernon County, MOMO19,9464.2%+0.4 pts

43Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6894.2%−0.3 pts

44Buchanan County, MOMO83,5404.2%−0.8 pts

45Cass County, MOMO115,8594.2%−0.1 pts

46Adair County, MOMO25,6844.1%−1.6 pts

47Polk County, MOMO33,6044.0%+1.5 pts

48Putnam County, MOMO4,5464.0%−1.5 pts

49Pike County, MOMO17,9553.9%−0.7 pts

50Dallas County, MOMO18,0253.9%−0.2 pts

51Taney County, MOMO57,0013.9%−0.6 pts

52Phelps County, MOMO45,2473.9%−0.6 pts

53Webster County, MOMO43,0543.8%−1.2 pts

54Pettis County, MOMO44,2543.8%−0.9 pts

55Carter County, MOMO5,4183.8%+0.0 pts

56Marion County, MOMO28,5253.8%−0.2 pts

57Boone County, MOMO191,7463.8%+0.3 pts

58Benton County, MOMO20,5363.8%−3.5 pts

59Clay County, MOMO265,0323.8%−0.4 pts

60Schuyler County, MOMO4,1403.7%+2.1 pts

61Howard County, MOMO10,1803.7%+0.8 pts

62Stoddard County, MOMO28,2843.7%−1.6 pts

63Warren County, MOMO39,0163.7%−0.3 pts

64Ripley County, MOMO10,7173.7%−1.3 pts

65Lincoln County, MOMO66,6763.7%−0.4 pts

66Washington County, MOMO23,8103.6%−3.5 pts

67Jasper County, MOMO127,4283.6%−1.2 pts

68Andrew County, MOMO18,2413.6%−0.4 pts

69Wright County, MOMO19,6713.5%−2.7 pts

70Chariton County, MOMO7,3773.5%+0.4 pts

71Mercer County, MOMO3,4043.5%−0.1 pts

72Bollinger County, MOMO10,6463.5%−2.1 pts

73Ray County, MOMO23,3983.4%+0.1 pts

74Greene County, MOMO309,2863.4%−0.7 pts

75New Madrid County, MOMO15,0863.4%−3.3 pts

76Christian County, MOMO96,7253.4%−0.2 pts

77St. Clair County, MOMO9,9763.3%−0.1 pts

78Gasconade County, MOMO14,7843.3%+1.4 pts

79Barton County, MOMO11,7953.3%−3.4 pts

80Dade County, MOMO7,8043.2%−5.5 pts

81Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323.2%−1.6 pts

82Saline County, MOMO23,2653.2%+0.3 pts

83Grundy County, MOMO9,7443.2%−1.5 pts

84Linn County, MOMO11,8153.2%+1.2 pts

85Lafayette County, MOMO33,5313.0%+0.2 pts

86Iron County, MOMO9,3183.0%−2.4 pts

87Montgomery County, MOMO11,5903.0%+0.3 pts

88Clinton County, MOMO21,6613.0%−0.5 pts

89Cole County, MOMO77,9082.9%−0.9 pts

90St. Charles County, MOMO426,4992.9%−0.1 pts

91Morgan County, MOMO22,4182.9%−1.2 pts

92Caldwell County, MOMO9,0122.9%−0.4 pts

93Scott County, MOMO37,9752.9%−1.0 pts

94Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032.7%−5.5 pts

95Livingston County, MOMO14,7082.7%+0.2 pts

96Platte County, MOMO114,4002.7%−0.7 pts

97Cedar County, MOMO14,8882.6%−2.2 pts

98Moniteau County, MOMO15,4282.5%−1.6 pts

99Harrison County, MOMO8,2812.5%−0.8 pts

100Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.5%+0.3 pts

101Nodaway County, MOMO20,1742.4%−0.2 pts

102DeKalb County, MOMO9,7952.3%+0.3 pts

103Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9992.3%−2.1 pts

104Atchison County, MOMO5,1752.3%−1.2 pts

105Gentry County, MOMO6,3842.2%−0.6 pts

106Macon County, MOMO15,1902.1%−2.5 pts

107Holt County, MOMO4,2001.8%−0.8 pts

108Monroe County, MOMO8,9591.8%−0.3 pts

109Shelby County, MOMO5,8701.8%−0.1 pts

110Osage County, MOMO13,6111.7%−0.1 pts

111Worth County, MOMO1,9141.6%−0.5 pts

112Daviess County, MOMO8,5581.4%−0.9 pts

113Shannon County, MOMO7,2851.3%−2.9 pts

114Knox County, MOMO3,7281.1%−3.3 pts

115Scotland County, MOMO4,7960.2%−2.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES