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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. The median across all 115 is 4.4%.

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