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Lowest unemployment, Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 3.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mississippi County, MO, up 90 places to #22.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲9Scotland County, MOMO4,7960.2%−2.0 pts

02▲58Knox County, MOMO3,7281.1%−3.3 pts

03▲47Shannon County, MOMO7,2851.3%−2.9 pts

04▲7Daviess County, MOMO8,5581.4%−0.9 pts

05▲3Worth County, MOMO1,9141.6%−0.5 pts

06▼4Osage County, MOMO13,6111.7%−0.1 pts

07▼4Shelby County, MOMO5,8701.8%−0.1 pts

08▼1Monroe County, MOMO8,9591.8%−0.3 pts

09▲7Holt County, MOMO4,2001.8%−0.8 pts

10▲58Macon County, MOMO15,1902.1%−2.5 pts

11▲6Gentry County, MOMO6,3842.2%−0.6 pts

12▲17Atchison County, MOMO5,1752.3%−1.2 pts

13▲45Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9992.3%−2.1 pts

14▼8DeKalb County, MOMO9,7952.3%+0.3 pts

15▼1Nodaway County, MOMO20,1742.4%−0.2 pts

16▼7Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.5%+0.3 pts

17▲8Harrison County, MOMO8,2812.5%−0.8 pts

18▲29Moniteau County, MOMO15,4282.5%−1.6 pts

19▲53Cedar County, MOMO14,8882.6%−2.2 pts

20▲8Platte County, MOMO114,4002.7%−0.7 pts

21▼9Livingston County, MOMO14,7082.7%+0.2 pts

22▲90Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032.7%−5.5 pts

23▲15Scott County, MOMO37,9752.9%−1.0 pts

24Caldwell County, MOMO9,0122.9%−0.4 pts

25▲19Morgan County, MOMO22,4182.9%−1.2 pts

26▼4St. Charles County, MOMO426,4992.9%−0.1 pts

27▲10Cole County, MOMO77,9082.9%−0.9 pts

28▲3Clinton County, MOMO21,6613.0%−0.5 pts

29▼14Montgomery County, MOMO11,5903.0%+0.3 pts

30▲57Iron County, MOMO9,3183.0%−2.4 pts

31▼13Lafayette County, MOMO33,5313.0%+0.2 pts

32▼27Linn County, MOMO11,8153.2%+1.2 pts

33▲37Grundy County, MOMO9,7443.2%−1.5 pts

34▼15Saline County, MOMO23,2653.2%+0.3 pts

35▲36Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323.2%−1.6 pts

36▲77Dade County, MOMO7,8043.2%−5.5 pts

37▲65Barton County, MOMO11,7953.3%−3.4 pts

38▼34Gasconade County, MOMO14,7843.3%+1.4 pts

39▼9St. Clair County, MOMO9,9763.3%−0.1 pts

40▼6Christian County, MOMO96,7253.4%−0.2 pts

41▲60New Madrid County, MOMO15,0863.4%−3.3 pts

42▲1Greene County, MOMO309,2863.4%−0.7 pts

43▼16Ray County, MOMO23,3983.4%+0.1 pts

44▲46Bollinger County, MOMO10,6463.5%−2.1 pts

45▼12Mercer County, MOMO3,4043.5%−0.1 pts

46▼23Chariton County, MOMO7,3773.5%+0.4 pts

47▲50Wright County, MOMO19,6713.5%−2.7 pts

48▼8Andrew County, MOMO18,2413.6%−0.4 pts

49▲26Jasper County, MOMO127,4283.6%−1.2 pts

50▲54Washington County, MOMO23,8103.6%−3.5 pts

51▼9Lincoln County, MOMO66,6763.7%−0.4 pts

52▲28Ripley County, MOMO10,7173.7%−1.3 pts

53▼12Warren County, MOMO39,0163.7%−0.3 pts

54▲32Stoddard County, MOMO28,2843.7%−1.6 pts

55▼35Howard County, MOMO10,1803.7%+0.8 pts

56▼55Schuyler County, MOMO4,1403.7%+2.1 pts

57▼12Clay County, MOMO265,0323.8%−0.4 pts

58▲47Benton County, MOMO20,5363.8%−3.5 pts

59▼27Boone County, MOMO191,7463.8%+0.3 pts

60▼21Marion County, MOMO28,5253.8%−0.2 pts

61▼26Carter County, MOMO5,4183.8%0.0 pts

62▲11Pettis County, MOMO44,2543.8%−0.9 pts

63▲19Webster County, MOMO43,0543.8%−1.2 pts

64▼1Phelps County, MOMO45,2473.9%−0.6 pts

65Taney County, MOMO57,0013.9%−0.6 pts

66▼18Dallas County, MOMO18,0253.9%−0.2 pts

67▲2Pike County, MOMO17,9553.9%−0.7 pts

68▲20Putnam County, MOMO4,5464.0%−1.5 pts

69▼56Polk County, MOMO33,6044.0%+1.5 pts

70▲23Adair County, MOMO25,6844.1%−1.6 pts

71▼20Cass County, MOMO115,8594.2%−0.1 pts

72▲5Buchanan County, MOMO83,5404.2%−0.8 pts

73▼11Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6894.2%−0.3 pts

74▼38Vernon County, MOMO19,9464.2%+0.4 pts

75▲34Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014.3%−3.5 pts

76▲3Audrain County, MOMO24,5284.3%−0.7 pts

77▲19Carroll County, MOMO8,4174.3%−1.9 pts

78▲13Cooper County, MOMO17,1364.3%−1.3 pts

79▼23Franklin County, MOMO108,0904.3%−0.1 pts

80▼14Camden County, MOMO44,0474.3%−0.3 pts

81▼17St. Louis County, MOMO990,9114.3%−0.2 pts

82▲7Henry County, MOMO22,6714.4%−1.1 pts

83▼24Randolph County, MOMO24,5134.4%0.0 pts

84▼1Dent County, MOMO14,5844.4%−0.7 pts

85▼33St. Francois County, MOMO67,8094.5%+0.3 pts

86▼60Barry County, MOMO36,2004.6%+1.2 pts

87▼9Jackson County, MOMO732,9944.7%−0.3 pts

88▼14Pulaski County, MOMO54,4424.7%−0.1 pts

89▼22Johnson County, MOMO56,6704.7%+0.1 pts

90▲16Dunklin County, MOMO26,8554.8%−2.8 pts

91▼34Madison County, MOMO12,8584.8%+0.4 pts

92▲8Maries County, MOMO8,3974.8%−1.7 pts

93▲10Butler County, MOMO41,9044.8%−2.1 pts

94▼10Ralls County, MOMO10,4444.8%−0.4 pts

95▲13Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.9%−2.9 pts

96▼41Perry County, MOMO19,0934.9%+0.6 pts

97▼36Howell County, MOMO40,7985.0%+0.5 pts

98▼45Ozark County, MOMO9,1725.0%+0.7 pts

99▼78Clark County, MOMO6,4755.0%+2.0 pts

100▼6St. Louis, MOMO278,1445.0%−0.8 pts

101▼9Callaway County, MOMO45,7655.1%−0.6 pts

102▼3Texas County, MOMO25,9945.1%−1.3 pts

103▼18Lewis County, MOMO9,8795.1%−0.2 pts

104▼58Oregon County, MOMO8,7095.2%+1.1 pts

105▼10Miller County, MOMO25,8175.3%−0.6 pts

106▼8Laclede County, MOMO36,9435.3%−1.0 pts

107▼31Newton County, MOMO62,2635.9%+1.0 pts

108▼27Bates County, MOMO16,5125.9%+0.9 pts

109▼60Douglas County, MOMO12,3426.1%+1.9 pts

110▼56McDonald County, MOMO23,9926.8%+2.5 pts

111▼4Stone County, MOMO32,5037.1%−0.7 pts

112▼2Wayne County, MOMO10,7827.3%−0.6 pts

113▲2Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4659.7%−1.6 pts

114▼3Reynolds County, MOMO5,99210.9%+3.0 pts

115▼1Hickory County, MOMO9,04413.8%+4.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES