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Highest unemployment, Washington counties

Washington counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 5.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lincoln County, WA, up 35 places to #2.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲1Ferry County, WAWA7,51712.5%+5.1 pts
02▲35Lincoln County, WAWA11,9827.8%+4.2 pts
03▲5Yakima County, WAWA259,1857.3%+0.9 pts
04▲6Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1447.0%+0.6 pts
05▼4Whitman County, WAWA48,5127.0%−1.2 pts
06▼3Jefferson County, WAWA33,9706.6%−0.3 pts
07▲4Mason County, WAWA71,1656.6%+0.2 pts
08▲11Grant County, WAWA105,7276.5%+0.7 pts
09▲6Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.3%+0.2 pts
10▼4Garfield County, WAWA2,4166.3%−0.3 pts
11▲12Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3616.2%+0.7 pts
12▼3Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4576.1%−0.3 pts
13▼6Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8855.9%−0.6 pts
14▲6Franklin County, WAWA102,6125.4%−0.2 pts
15▲10Spokane County, WAWA558,3445.3%−0.1 pts
16▼12Lewis County, WAWA88,0625.3%−1.3 pts
17▲10Benton County, WAWA221,7225.3%0.0 pts
18▲3Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.3%−0.3 pts
19▲10Clark County, WAWA532,1195.3%+0.1 pts
20▼7Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315.2%−0.9 pts
21▼4Skamania County, WAWA12,6695.2%−0.6 pts
22▲4Pacific County, WAWA24,3575.2%−0.3 pts
23▲8Pierce County, WAWA946,2885.2%+0.2 pts
24▼10Thurston County, WAWA304,2615.2%−1.0 pts
25▼20Clallam County, WAWA78,2025.1%−1.5 pts
26▼8Asotin County, WAWA22,5455.0%−0.7 pts
27▲3Skagit County, WAWA132,9754.9%−0.3 pts
28▲5King County, WAWA2,344,9394.8%+0.6 pts
29▼1Whatcom County, WAWA236,3924.8%−0.4 pts
30▲2Kitsap County, WAWA283,3744.7%+0.3 pts
31▼7Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.5%−1.0 pts
32▲3Snohomish County, WAWA870,6564.5%+0.3 pts
33▼17Island County, WAWA85,6574.3%−1.5 pts
34Douglas County, WAWA46,4733.9%−0.3 pts
35▲4Columbia County, WAWA4,1413.9%+2.1 pts
36Chelan County, WAWA81,9413.7%+0.1 pts
37▲1San Juan County, WAWA18,5773.7%+1.5 pts
38▼26Adams County, WAWA21,4883.6%−2.7 pts
39▼17Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8733.5%−2.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES