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Lowest unemployment, Illinois counties

Illinois counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Cumberland County, ILIL10,2081.4%–

02Monroe County, ILIL34,8401.9%–

03Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.1%–

04Moultrie County, ILIL14,3712.2%–

05Stark County, ILIL5,3192.3%–

06Douglas County, ILIL19,8802.5%–

07Scott County, ILIL4,8662.7%–

08Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.8%–

09Piatt County, ILIL16,7912.8%–

10Pope County, ILIL3,6722.8%–

11Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.0%–

12Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.0%–

13Brown County, ILIL6,4013.1%–

14Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.1%–

15McLean County, ILIL171,4193.1%–

16Richland County, ILIL15,2193.1%–

17Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.2%–

18Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.2%–

19Jersey County, ILIL21,1603.4%–

20Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.4%–

21Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.4%–

22Livingston County, ILIL35,0573.5%–

23Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.5%–

24Woodford County, ILIL38,1113.5%–

25Menard County, ILIL11,8633.5%–

26Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.6%–

27Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943.6%–

28Warren County, ILIL16,2223.6%–

29Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.7%–

30Clark County, ILIL15,1143.7%–

31Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.8%–

32Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.8%–

33Massac County, ILIL13,5023.8%–

34Adams County, ILIL64,2673.9%–

35Union County, ILIL16,6563.9%–

36Pike County, ILIL14,2313.9%–

37White County, ILIL13,2504.0%–

38De Witt County, ILIL15,1184.0%–

39Logan County, ILIL27,1824.0%–

40Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.2%–

41Jasper County, ILIL9,0324.2%–

42Cass County, ILIL12,4634.2%–

43Hancock County, ILIL16,8034.2%–

44Bureau County, ILIL32,5104.3%–

45Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.3%–

46Champaign County, ILIL209,9724.3%–

47Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.3%–

48Stephenson County, ILIL43,2204.3%–

49Washington County, ILIL13,5644.3%–

50Whiteside County, ILIL54,1214.4%–

51Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.4%–

52Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.4%–

53Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.5%–

54Bond County, ILIL16,9594.5%–

55Perry County, ILIL20,1604.6%–

56Christian County, ILIL33,4434.6%–

57Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.6%–

58Madison County, ILIL263,1104.6%–

59McHenry County, ILIL317,7514.7%–

60Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.7%–

61Kane County, ILIL525,7574.8%–

62Henry County, ILIL48,0954.8%–

63Clay County, ILIL12,7934.8%–

64Greene County, ILIL11,3134.9%–

65Mason County, ILIL12,4114.9%–

66Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%–

67DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.9%–

68Kankakee County, ILIL105,5254.9%–

69Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.0%–

70Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.0%–

71Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.0%–

72Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.0%–

73Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%–

74Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.1%–

75Lake County, ILIL719,3395.2%–

76Lee County, ILIL32,9145.2%–

77LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.4%–

78Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.4%–

79Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705.4%–

80Ford County, ILIL13,2165.5%–

81Edwards County, ILIL5,8985.6%–

82Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.6%–

83Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.8%–

84Marion County, ILIL36,3825.9%–

85St. Clair County, ILIL250,7086.0%–

86Coles County, ILIL46,6076.1%–

87Vermilion County, ILIL71,2596.1%–

88Peoria County, ILIL178,5536.2%–

89Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.5%–

90Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.7%–

91Macon County, ILIL99,3006.8%–

92DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.8%–

93Cook County, ILIL5,194,6257.0%–

94Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%–

95Boone County, ILIL53,5687.4%–

96Jackson County, ILIL52,5017.5%–

97Franklin County, ILIL36,9167.7%–

98Saline County, ILIL22,7727.7%–

99Henderson County, ILIL5,9847.8%–

100McDonough County, ILIL25,9167.9%–

101Lawrence County, ILIL13,7908.1%–

102Gallatin County, ILIL4,6169.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES