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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.

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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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS