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Highest unemployment, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 5.7%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Whitman County, WAWA48,5128.2%–

02Ferry County, WAWA7,5177.3%–

03Jefferson County, WAWA33,9707.0%–

04Lewis County, WAWA88,0626.6%–

05Clallam County, WAWA78,2026.6%–

06Garfield County, WAWA2,4166.5%–

07Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8856.5%–

08Yakima County, WAWA259,1856.4%–

09Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4576.4%–

10Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1446.4%–

11Mason County, WAWA71,1656.4%–

12Adams County, WAWA21,4886.3%–

13Klickitat County, WAWA24,3316.2%–

14Thurston County, WAWA304,2616.1%–

15Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.1%–

16Island County, WAWA85,6575.8%–

17Skamania County, WAWA12,6695.8%–

18Asotin County, WAWA22,5455.8%–

19Grant County, WAWA105,7275.8%–

20Franklin County, WAWA102,6125.7%–

21Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.6%–

22Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8735.6%–

23Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3615.5%–

24Okanogan County, WAWA45,2305.5%–

25Spokane County, WAWA558,3445.5%–

26Pacific County, WAWA24,3575.4%–

27Benton County, WAWA221,7225.3%–

28Whatcom County, WAWA236,3925.2%–

29Clark County, WAWA532,1195.1%–

30Skagit County, WAWA132,9755.1%–

31Pierce County, WAWA946,2885.0%–

32Kitsap County, WAWA283,3744.4%–

33King County, WAWA2,344,9394.3%–

34Douglas County, WAWA46,4734.2%–

35Snohomish County, WAWA870,6564.1%–

36Chelan County, WAWA81,9413.7%–

37Lincoln County, WAWA11,9823.6%–

38San Juan County, WAWA18,5772.1%–

39Columbia County, WAWA4,1411.7%–

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