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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.

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