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Lowest unemployment, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 4.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pope County, IL, up 75 places to #10.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.4%−0.9 pts
02▲1Monroe County, ILIL34,8401.9%−0.5 pts
03▲2Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.1%−0.5 pts
04▲6Moultrie County, ILIL14,3712.2%−0.9 pts
05▲6Stark County, ILIL5,3192.3%−0.8 pts
06▲6Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.5%−0.7 pts
07▲10Scott County, ILIL4,8662.7%−0.9 pts
08▲72Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.8%−3.6 pts
09▲11Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.8%−1.0 pts
10▲75Pope County, ILIL3,6722.8%−4.0 pts
11▲14Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.0%−1.0 pts
12▲12Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.0%−1.0 pts
13▼4Brown County, ILIL6,4013.1%0.0 pts
14▲58Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.1%−2.7 pts
15▼2McLean County, ILIL171,4193.1%−0.2 pts
16▲28Richland County, ILIL15,2193.1%−1.6 pts
17▲9Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.2%−0.9 pts
18▲21Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.2%−1.2 pts
19▲12Jersey County, ILIL21,1603.4%−0.9 pts
20▲1Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.4%−0.3 pts
21▼13Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.4%+0.3 pts
22▲28Livingston County, ILIL35,0573.5%−1.5 pts
23▼4Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.5%−0.2 pts
24▼6Woodford County, ILIL38,1113.5%−0.1 pts
25▲23Menard County, ILIL11,8633.5%−1.3 pts
26▲3Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.6%−0.6 pts
27▼25Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943.6%+1.2 pts
28▲70Warren County, ILIL16,2223.6%−4.9 pts
29▲35Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.7%−1.9 pts
30▼7Clark County, ILIL15,1143.7%−0.2 pts
31▲6Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.8%−0.6 pts
32▲3Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.8%−0.6 pts
33▲32Massac County, ILIL13,5023.8%−1.7 pts
34▼6Adams County, ILIL64,2673.9%−0.2 pts
35▲20Union County, ILIL16,6563.9%−1.3 pts
36▲26Pike County, ILIL14,2313.9%−1.5 pts
37▲38White County, ILIL13,2504.0%−2.1 pts
38▲9De Witt County, ILIL15,1184.0%−0.9 pts
39▲30Logan County, ILIL27,1824.0%−1.7 pts
40▼34Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.2%+1.5 pts
41▼9Jasper County, ILIL9,0324.2%−0.2 pts
42▲39Cass County, ILIL12,4634.2%−2.2 pts
43▲23Hancock County, ILIL16,8034.2%−1.4 pts
44▲8Bureau County, ILIL32,5104.3%−0.7 pts
45▲37Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.3%−2.2 pts
46Champaign County, ILIL209,9724.3%−0.5 pts
47▼20Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.3%+0.3 pts
48▲36Stephenson County, ILIL43,2204.3%−2.4 pts
49▲7Washington County, ILIL13,5644.3%−0.9 pts
50▼28Whiteside County, ILIL54,1214.4%+0.6 pts
51▼18Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.4%0.0 pts
52▼10Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.4%−0.2 pts
53▲15Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.5%−1.2 pts
54▼50Bond County, ILIL16,9594.5%+2.0 pts
55▲15Perry County, ILIL20,1604.6%−1.2 pts
56▼41Christian County, ILIL33,4434.6%+1.1 pts
57▼19Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.6%+0.2 pts
58▲2Madison County, ILIL263,1104.6%−0.9 pts
59▼14McHenry County, ILIL317,7514.7%0.0 pts
60▼19Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.7%+0.3 pts
61▼8Kane County, ILIL525,7574.8%−0.2 pts
62▼32Henry County, ILIL48,0954.8%+0.6 pts
63▲4Clay County, ILIL12,7934.8%−0.8 pts
64▼57Greene County, ILIL11,3134.9%+2.0 pts
65▲11Mason County, ILIL12,4114.9%−1.2 pts
66▼17Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%0.0 pts
67▼33DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.9%+0.5 pts
68▼7Kankakee County, ILIL105,5254.9%−0.5 pts
69▲20Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.0%−2.2 pts
70▼13Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.0%−0.2 pts
71▼35Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.0%+0.6 pts
72▲6Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.0%−1.1 pts
73▼19Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%−0.1 pts
74▼58Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.1%+1.6 pts
75▼17Lake County, ILIL719,3395.2%−0.2 pts
76▼62Lee County, ILIL32,9145.2%+1.9 pts
77▼3LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.4%−0.6 pts
78▼15Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.4%−0.1 pts
79▼28Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705.4%+0.5 pts
80▼40Ford County, ILIL13,2165.5%+1.0 pts
81▲13Edwards County, ILIL5,8985.6%−2.1 pts
82▼11Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.6%−0.2 pts
83▼4Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.8%−0.4 pts
84▲16Marion County, ILIL36,3825.9%−2.9 pts
85▼26St. Clair County, ILIL250,7086.0%+0.5 pts
86Coles County, ILIL46,6076.1%−0.7 pts
87▼14Vermilion County, ILIL71,2596.1%+0.3 pts
88▲4Peoria County, ILIL178,5536.2%−1.4 pts
89▲4Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.5%−1.2 pts
90▼3Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.7%−0.1 pts
91▲4Macon County, ILIL99,3006.8%−0.9 pts
92▼9DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.8%+0.2 pts
93▼5Cook County, ILIL5,194,6257.0%0.0 pts
94▲2Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%−0.5 pts
95▼4Boone County, ILIL53,5687.4%−0.2 pts
96▲5Jackson County, ILIL52,5017.5%−1.4 pts
97▼7Franklin County, ILIL36,9167.7%+0.5 pts
98▼1Saline County, ILIL22,7727.7%−0.2 pts
99▼22Henderson County, ILIL5,9847.8%+1.6 pts
100▲2McDonough County, ILIL25,9167.9%−1.3 pts
101▼58Lawrence County, ILIL13,7908.1%+3.5 pts
102▼3Gallatin County, ILIL4,6169.2%+0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES