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Lowest unemployment, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.0%−1.8 pts

02Autauga County, ALAL61,9202.4%−0.5 pts

03Clay County, ALAL14,2072.4%−3.0 pts

04Cleburne County, ALAL15,9702.6%−0.7 pts

05Shelby County, ALAL238,5522.9%−0.9 pts

06Baldwin County, ALAL267,7613.0%−0.9 pts

07Colbert County, ALAL59,4743.1%−0.9 pts

08Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.3%−1.8 pts

09Lee County, ALAL189,8813.5%−1.1 pts

10Winston County, ALAL23,8293.6%−1.8 pts

11Madison County, ALAL433,5163.6%−0.9 pts

12Henry County, ALAL18,3943.6%−1.8 pts

13Franklin County, ALAL32,4493.6%−1.2 pts

14Pike County, ALAL33,6883.7%−1.2 pts

15Morgan County, ALAL126,4833.7%−1.1 pts

16Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.8%−0.3 pts

17Cullman County, ALAL94,0093.8%−1.2 pts

18Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133.9%−0.2 pts

19Marshall County, ALAL103,5373.9%+0.3 pts

20Greene County, ALAL7,0674.0%−8.6 pts

21Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1354.1%−0.6 pts

22Marengo County, ALAL18,3114.1%−2.8 pts

23DeKalb County, ALAL74,0854.1%−0.3 pts

24Jackson County, ALAL54,2814.5%−0.7 pts

25Houston County, ALAL110,3184.5%−1.1 pts

26St. Clair County, ALAL98,2064.6%−0.6 pts

27Elmore County, ALAL91,5774.6%+0.6 pts

28Pickens County, ALAL18,2214.7%−3.7 pts

29Jefferson County, ALAL665,7424.7%−1.5 pts

30Washington County, ALAL14,8224.9%−1.9 pts

31Walker County, ALAL65,1404.9%−2.4 pts

32Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9534.9%−6.0 pts

33Blount County, ALAL60,1565.0%−0.2 pts

34Marion County, ALAL29,0975.0%−1.1 pts

35Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.0%−1.4 pts

36Coffee County, ALAL56,9535.1%−0.4 pts

37Chambers County, ALAL34,2535.1%+1.6 pts

38Covington County, ALAL37,9475.2%−2.5 pts

39Mobile County, ALAL411,6585.3%−0.4 pts

40Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.4%+1.4 pts

41Lamar County, ALAL13,5875.5%+0.4 pts

42Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.5%−0.6 pts

43Geneva County, ALAL27,5545.6%+2.0 pts

44Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3685.8%−0.1 pts

45Montgomery County, ALAL225,8915.9%−0.5 pts

46Etowah County, ALAL103,8865.9%+0.2 pts

47Calhoun County, ALAL115,8346.0%−1.3 pts

48Hale County, ALAL15,1946.0%−3.1 pts

49Coosa County, ALAL10,1616.2%+3.7 pts

50Russell County, ALAL58,8986.2%+0.7 pts

51Butler County, ALAL18,1006.5%+0.0 pts

52Dale County, ALAL49,9126.6%−2.4 pts

53Talladega County, ALAL81,6036.8%−0.2 pts

54Lowndes County, ALAL9,3596.8%−3.6 pts

55Bullock County, ALAL9,7807.2%+3.9 pts

56Barbour County, ALAL24,6077.8%+0.9 pts

57Macon County, ALAL18,1328.3%−2.6 pts

58Fayette County, ALAL15,8728.4%+0.5 pts

59Conecuh County, ALAL10,8998.7%+0.8 pts

60Clarke County, ALAL22,0149.2%−2.4 pts

61Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.1%−0.0 pts

62Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.4%−3.1 pts

63Dallas County, ALAL35,14011.0%+0.6 pts

64Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.8%−1.2 pts

65Bibb County, ALAL22,26212.1%+4.6 pts

66Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.1%+4.1 pts

67Perry County, ALAL7,42516.5%+5.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES