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Highest unemployment, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Washington County, NCNC10,63813.0%+5.7 pts
02Scotland County, NCNC33,32210.9%−0.8 pts
03Richmond County, NCNC42,0419.8%+1.6 pts
04Halifax County, NCNC46,5349.3%+2.8 pts
05Lenoir County, NCNC55,8379.0%+0.1 pts
06Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1218.7%−0.1 pts
07Vance County, NCNC42,6388.2%+0.2 pts
08Northampton County, NCNC16,4918.1%+0.3 pts
09Watauga County, NCNC54,7867.9%−0.9 pts
10Pitt County, NCNC182,9367.8%−0.3 pts
11Cumberland County, NCNC338,4737.6%−0.2 pts
12Swain County, NCNC14,0247.6%+1.6 pts
13Yancey County, NCNC19,0847.3%−0.1 pts
14Warren County, NCNC18,8987.2%−1.8 pts
15Graham County, NCNC8,1907.0%+3.6 pts
16Hoke County, NCNC56,9396.6%−1.3 pts
17Mitchell County, NCNC15,0626.5%+2.0 pts
18Rutherford County, NCNC65,7456.3%−0.4 pts
19Martin County, NCNC21,6016.1%−3.7 pts
20Hertford County, NCNC19,0156.0%−2.4 pts
21Robeson County, NCNC119,9416.0%−1.4 pts
22Dare County, NCNC38,2455.9%+0.3 pts
23Gates County, NCNC10,2345.9%−3.7 pts
24Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2015.9%−0.8 pts
25Rockingham County, NCNC94,1955.8%−0.6 pts
26Greene County, NCNC20,7005.7%+0.0 pts
27Wilson County, NCNC81,1505.6%−3.0 pts
28Person County, NCNC40,6365.6%−0.5 pts
29Anson County, NCNC21,7585.5%−1.9 pts
30Camden County, NCNC11,3155.5%−3.2 pts
31Bladen County, NCNC30,0075.4%+0.5 pts
32Onslow County, NCNC217,1755.4%−2.6 pts
33Duplin County, NCNC51,5715.3%−0.6 pts
34Rowan County, NCNC155,0965.3%−1.7 pts
35Yadkin County, NCNC38,3255.3%+0.2 pts
36Sampson County, NCNC61,5045.3%−1.5 pts
37Wayne County, NCNC122,2785.2%−0.2 pts
38Cleveland County, NCNC103,3255.2%−2.2 pts
39Caswell County, NCNC22,5635.2%−0.6 pts
40Pamlico County, NCNC12,7585.1%+0.5 pts
41Bertie County, NCNC17,0865.1%−4.9 pts
42Polk County, NCNC20,5335.1%+1.4 pts
43Alamance County, NCNC186,1775.1%−0.2 pts
44Forsyth County, NCNC401,7185.0%+0.1 pts
45Caldwell County, NCNC81,1055.0%−1.4 pts
46Alexander County, NCNC36,9585.0%−0.7 pts
47Wilkes County, NCNC66,2335.0%−0.3 pts
48Nash County, NCNC99,3654.9%−2.3 pts
49Jackson County, NCNC45,0394.9%−0.9 pts
50Avery County, NCNC18,1104.8%−0.8 pts
51Moore County, NCNC110,6194.8%+0.2 pts
52Pender County, NCNC72,1114.8%−2.7 pts
53Ashe County, NCNC27,5144.8%+0.4 pts
54Gaston County, NCNC246,5584.8%−1.2 pts
55Davie County, NCNC45,8554.7%+0.7 pts
56Harnett County, NCNC150,1374.7%−1.9 pts
57Brunswick County, NCNC174,7024.7%−1.3 pts
58Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7254.6%−0.3 pts
59Franklin County, NCNC82,0374.6%−2.2 pts
60Guilford County, NCNC562,2344.6%−1.3 pts
61Granville County, NCNC61,4214.6%−0.1 pts
62New Hanover County, NCNC245,9594.5%−0.7 pts
63Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.4%−1.3 pts
64Burke County, NCNC88,6554.4%−2.3 pts
65Surry County, NCNC72,2874.4%−0.2 pts
66Jones County, NCNC9,5754.4%−4.1 pts
67Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3834.3%−0.4 pts
68Buncombe County, NCNC277,4174.3%+1.1 pts
69Craven County, NCNC105,0254.2%−1.9 pts
70Union County, NCNC267,6744.2%−0.5 pts
71Iredell County, NCNC211,7984.2%−0.6 pts
72Chowan County, NCNC14,0824.1%−1.2 pts
73Davidson County, NCNC180,1824.1%−1.4 pts
74Wake County, NCNC1,257,2354.1%−0.1 pts
75McDowell County, NCNC45,1984.1%−1.6 pts
76Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304.1%−0.8 pts
77Stanly County, NCNC68,8304.1%−0.9 pts
78Carteret County, NCNC70,4694.0%−1.3 pts
79Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.9%−2.9 pts
80Durham County, NCNC347,2403.9%−0.8 pts
81Lee County, NCNC70,2583.8%−1.8 pts
82Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.8%−0.5 pts
83Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.7%+0.3 pts
84Catawba County, NCNC170,1723.7%−2.4 pts
85Orange County, NCNC152,4983.6%−0.4 pts
86Perquimans County, NCNC13,4903.6%−1.7 pts
87Randolph County, NCNC149,5163.5%−1.1 pts
88Henderson County, NCNC122,3753.5%+0.4 pts
89Lincoln County, NCNC98,6543.3%−1.9 pts
90Madison County, NCNC22,5533.1%−0.3 pts
91Stokes County, NCNC46,1263.1%−1.7 pts
92Haywood County, NCNC63,3693.1%−1.0 pts
93Currituck County, NCNC33,1583.0%−0.3 pts
94Chatham County, NCNC85,1112.9%−1.5 pts
95Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.8%−0.7 pts
96Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5372.8%−1.2 pts
97Macon County, NCNC39,2322.8%−2.0 pts
98Transylvania County, NCNC34,2112.8%−2.6 pts
99Clay County, NCNC12,2392.6%−0.8 pts
100Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.5%−2.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES