RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 102 SHOWN OF 102

Lowest unemployment, Illinois counties · 2020

Illinois counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 5.0%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Cumberland County, ILIL10,2082.3%–

02Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5942.4%–

03Monroe County, ILIL34,8402.4%–

04Bond County, ILIL16,9592.6%–

05Effingham County, ILIL34,5192.6%–

06Putnam County, ILIL5,6192.7%–

07Greene County, ILIL11,3132.9%–

08Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.1%–

09Brown County, ILIL6,4013.1%–

10Moultrie County, ILIL14,3713.1%–

11Stark County, ILIL5,3193.2%–

12Douglas County, ILIL19,8803.2%–

13McLean County, ILIL171,4193.3%–

14Lee County, ILIL32,9143.3%–

15Christian County, ILIL33,4433.4%–

16Hamilton County, ILIL7,8593.5%–

17Scott County, ILIL4,8663.6%–

18Woodford County, ILIL38,1113.6%–

19Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.7%–

20Piatt County, ILIL16,7913.7%–

21Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.7%–

22Whiteside County, ILIL54,1213.7%–

23Clark County, ILIL15,1144.0%–

24Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.0%–

25Crawford County, ILIL18,6484.0%–

26Mercer County, ILIL15,2294.1%–

27Kendall County, ILIL145,4704.1%–

28Adams County, ILIL64,2674.1%–

29Tazewell County, ILIL130,0494.2%–

30Henry County, ILIL48,0954.2%–

31Jersey County, ILIL21,1604.3%–

32Jasper County, ILIL9,0324.4%–

33Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.4%–

34DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.4%–

35Marshall County, ILIL11,4734.4%–

36Randolph County, ILIL29,9214.4%–

37Fayette County, ILIL20,7904.4%–

38Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.4%–

39Calhoun County, ILIL4,3004.4%–

40Ford County, ILIL13,2164.4%–

41Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.5%–

42Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.5%–

43Lawrence County, ILIL13,7904.6%–

44Richland County, ILIL15,2194.7%–

45McHenry County, ILIL317,7514.7%–

46Champaign County, ILIL209,9724.8%–

47De Witt County, ILIL15,1184.8%–

48Menard County, ILIL11,8634.9%–

49Will County, ILIL712,2534.9%–

50Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.9%–

51Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705.0%–

52Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.0%–

53Kane County, ILIL525,7575.0%–

54Knox County, ILIL47,7675.2%–

55Union County, ILIL16,6565.2%–

56Washington County, ILIL13,5645.2%–

57Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.3%–

58Lake County, ILIL719,3395.3%–

59St. Clair County, ILIL250,7085.4%–

60Madison County, ILIL263,1105.4%–

61Kankakee County, ILIL105,5255.4%–

62Pike County, ILIL14,2315.5%–

63Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.5%–

64Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.5%–

65Massac County, ILIL13,5025.6%–

66Hancock County, ILIL16,8035.6%–

67Clay County, ILIL12,7935.6%–

68Iroquois County, ILIL26,1505.7%–

69Logan County, ILIL27,1825.7%–

70Perry County, ILIL20,1605.7%–

71Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.8%–

72Carroll County, ILIL15,4195.8%–

73Vermilion County, ILIL71,2595.8%–

74LaSalle County, ILIL107,7736.0%–

75White County, ILIL13,2506.0%–

76Mason County, ILIL12,4116.1%–

77Henderson County, ILIL5,9846.2%–

78Ogle County, ILIL51,3996.2%–

79Jefferson County, ILIL36,1476.2%–

80Hardin County, ILIL3,5886.3%–

81Cass County, ILIL12,4636.4%–

82Pulaski County, ILIL4,8206.5%–

83DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.6%–

84Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206.8%–

85Pope County, ILIL3,6726.8%–

86Coles County, ILIL46,6076.8%–

87Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.8%–

88Cook County, ILIL5,194,6257.0%–

89Schuyler County, ILIL6,6577.2%–

90Franklin County, ILIL36,9167.2%–

91Boone County, ILIL53,5687.5%–

92Peoria County, ILIL178,5537.6%–

93Alexander County, ILIL4,5707.7%–

94Edwards County, ILIL5,8987.7%–

95Macon County, ILIL99,3007.7%–

96Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.8%–

97Saline County, ILIL22,7727.9%–

98Warren County, ILIL16,2228.5%–

99Gallatin County, ILIL4,6168.7%–

100Marion County, ILIL36,3828.8%–

101Jackson County, ILIL52,5018.9%–

102McDonough County, ILIL25,9169.1%–

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