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Lowest unemployment, Maryland counties · 2020

Maryland counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 24 counties in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 24 is 4.6%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Talbot County, MDMD38,2382.9%–

02Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4483.1%–

03Kent County, MDMD19,5653.3%–

04Carroll County, MDMD176,6773.4%–

05St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6923.5%–

06Calvert County, MDMD94,4843.8%–

07Howard County, MDMD339,1833.9%–

08Frederick County, MDMD302,8834.1%–

09Garrett County, MDMD28,3704.2%–

10Harford County, MDMD266,4464.2%–

11Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3804.2%–

12Charles County, MDMD176,5934.4%–

13Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5824.6%–

14Caroline County, MDMD34,1164.9%–

15Baltimore County, MDMD847,6505.0%–

16Cecil County, MDMD107,1315.2%–

17Washington County, MDMD157,7315.5%–

18Worcester County, MDMD54,4595.9%–

19Prince George's County, MDMD970,3746.4%–

20Dorchester County, MDMD33,6287.3%–

21Allegany County, MDMD66,8487.5%–

22Baltimore, MDMD569,9977.6%–

23Wicomico County, MDMD106,8997.9%–

24Somerset County, MDMD24,9739.2%–

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