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Highest unemployment, Missouri counties · 2020

Missouri counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46511.3%–

02Hickory County, MOMO9,0449.1%–

03Dade County, MOMO7,8048.8%–

04Mississippi County, MOMO12,0038.3%–

05Reynolds County, MOMO5,9927.9%–

06Wayne County, MOMO10,7827.9%–

07Lawrence County, MOMO39,4017.8%–

08Crawford County, MOMO22,9297.7%–

09Stone County, MOMO32,5037.7%–

10Dunklin County, MOMO26,8557.5%–

11Benton County, MOMO20,5367.2%–

12Washington County, MOMO23,8107.2%–

13Butler County, MOMO41,9046.9%–

14Barton County, MOMO11,7956.7%–

15New Madrid County, MOMO15,0866.6%–

16Maries County, MOMO8,3976.5%–

17Texas County, MOMO25,9946.4%–

18Laclede County, MOMO36,9436.4%–

19Wright County, MOMO19,6716.3%–

20Carroll County, MOMO8,4176.2%–

21Miller County, MOMO25,8175.9%–

22St. Louis, MOMO278,1445.8%–

23Adair County, MOMO25,6845.7%–

24Callaway County, MOMO45,7655.7%–

25Cooper County, MOMO17,1365.7%–

26Bollinger County, MOMO10,6465.5%–

27Henry County, MOMO22,6715.5%–

28Putnam County, MOMO4,5465.5%–

29Iron County, MOMO9,3185.4%–

30Stoddard County, MOMO28,2845.3%–

31Lewis County, MOMO9,8795.3%–

32Ralls County, MOMO10,4445.2%–

33Dent County, MOMO14,5845.2%–

34Webster County, MOMO43,0545.1%–

35Bates County, MOMO16,5125.0%–

36Ripley County, MOMO10,7175.0%–

37Audrain County, MOMO24,5285.0%–

38Jackson County, MOMO732,9944.9%–

39Buchanan County, MOMO83,5404.9%–

40Newton County, MOMO62,2634.9%–

41Jasper County, MOMO127,4284.9%–

42Pulaski County, MOMO54,4424.8%–

43Pettis County, MOMO44,2544.8%–

44Cedar County, MOMO14,8884.8%–

45Jefferson County, MOMO233,1324.8%–

46Grundy County, MOMO9,7444.7%–

47Pike County, MOMO17,9554.7%–

48Macon County, MOMO15,1904.6%–

49Johnson County, MOMO56,6704.6%–

50Camden County, MOMO44,0474.6%–

51Taney County, MOMO57,0014.5%–

52St. Louis County, MOMO990,9114.5%–

53Phelps County, MOMO45,2474.5%–

54Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6894.5%–

55Howell County, MOMO40,7984.4%–

56Knox County, MOMO3,7284.4%–

57Randolph County, MOMO24,5134.4%–

58Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9994.4%–

59Madison County, MOMO12,8584.4%–

60Franklin County, MOMO108,0904.4%–

61Perry County, MOMO19,0934.4%–

62McDonald County, MOMO23,9924.3%–

63Ozark County, MOMO9,1724.3%–

64St. Francois County, MOMO67,8094.3%–

65Cass County, MOMO115,8594.3%–

66Shannon County, MOMO7,2854.2%–

67Douglas County, MOMO12,3424.2%–

68Dallas County, MOMO18,0254.1%–

69Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.1%–

70Oregon County, MOMO8,7094.1%–

71Clay County, MOMO265,0324.1%–

72Morgan County, MOMO22,4184.1%–

73Greene County, MOMO309,2864.1%–

74Lincoln County, MOMO66,6764.1%–

75Warren County, MOMO39,0164.0%–

76Andrew County, MOMO18,2414.0%–

77Marion County, MOMO28,5253.9%–

78Scott County, MOMO37,9753.9%–

79Cole County, MOMO77,9083.9%–

80Vernon County, MOMO19,9463.9%–

81Carter County, MOMO5,4183.8%–

82Christian County, MOMO96,7253.6%–

83Mercer County, MOMO3,4043.6%–

84Boone County, MOMO191,7463.5%–

85Clinton County, MOMO21,6613.5%–

86St. Clair County, MOMO9,9763.5%–

87Atchison County, MOMO5,1753.5%–

88Platte County, MOMO114,4003.4%–

89Ray County, MOMO23,3983.4%–

90Barry County, MOMO36,2003.3%–

91Harrison County, MOMO8,2813.3%–

92Caldwell County, MOMO9,0123.2%–

93Chariton County, MOMO7,3773.0%–

94St. Charles County, MOMO426,4993.0%–

95Clark County, MOMO6,4753.0%–

96Howard County, MOMO10,1802.9%–

97Saline County, MOMO23,2652.9%–

98Lafayette County, MOMO33,5312.9%–

99Gentry County, MOMO6,3842.8%–

100Holt County, MOMO4,2002.7%–

101Montgomery County, MOMO11,5902.6%–

102Nodaway County, MOMO20,1742.6%–

103Polk County, MOMO33,6042.5%–

104Livingston County, MOMO14,7082.5%–

105Daviess County, MOMO8,5582.3%–

106Scotland County, MOMO4,7962.2%–

107Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.2%–

108Worth County, MOMO1,9142.1%–

109Monroe County, MOMO8,9592.0%–

110DeKalb County, MOMO9,7952.0%–

111Linn County, MOMO11,8152.0%–

112Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841.9%–

113Shelby County, MOMO5,8701.8%–

114Osage County, MOMO13,6111.7%–

115Schuyler County, MOMO4,1401.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS