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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Scotland County, MOMO4,7960.2%−2.0 pts

02Knox County, MOMO3,7281.1%−3.3 pts

03Shannon County, MOMO7,2851.3%−2.9 pts

04Daviess County, MOMO8,5581.4%−0.9 pts

05Worth County, MOMO1,9141.6%−0.5 pts

06Osage County, MOMO13,6111.7%−0.1 pts

07Shelby County, MOMO5,8701.8%−0.1 pts

08Monroe County, MOMO8,9591.8%−0.3 pts

09Holt County, MOMO4,2001.8%−0.8 pts

10Macon County, MOMO15,1902.1%−2.5 pts

11Gentry County, MOMO6,3842.2%−0.6 pts

12Atchison County, MOMO5,1752.3%−1.2 pts

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

14DeKalb County, MOMO9,7952.3%+0.3 pts

15Nodaway County, MOMO20,1742.4%−0.2 pts

16Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.5%+0.3 pts

17Harrison County, MOMO8,2812.5%−0.8 pts

18Moniteau County, MOMO15,4282.5%−1.6 pts

19Cedar County, MOMO14,8882.6%−2.2 pts

20Platte County, MOMO114,4002.7%−0.7 pts

21Livingston County, MOMO14,7082.7%+0.2 pts

22Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032.7%−5.5 pts

23Scott County, MOMO37,9752.9%−1.0 pts

24Caldwell County, MOMO9,0122.9%−0.4 pts

25Morgan County, MOMO22,4182.9%−1.2 pts

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

27Cole County, MOMO77,9082.9%−0.9 pts

28Clinton County, MOMO21,6613.0%−0.5 pts

29Montgomery County, MOMO11,5903.0%+0.3 pts

30Iron County, MOMO9,3183.0%−2.4 pts

31Lafayette County, MOMO33,5313.0%+0.2 pts

32Linn County, MOMO11,8153.2%+1.2 pts

33Grundy County, MOMO9,7443.2%−1.5 pts

34Saline County, MOMO23,2653.2%+0.3 pts

35Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323.2%−1.6 pts

36Dade County, MOMO7,8043.2%−5.5 pts

37Barton County, MOMO11,7953.3%−3.4 pts

38Gasconade County, MOMO14,7843.3%+1.4 pts

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

40Christian County, MOMO96,7253.4%−0.2 pts

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

42Greene County, MOMO309,2863.4%−0.7 pts

43Ray County, MOMO23,3983.4%+0.1 pts

44Bollinger County, MOMO10,6463.5%−2.1 pts

45Mercer County, MOMO3,4043.5%−0.1 pts

46Chariton County, MOMO7,3773.5%+0.4 pts

47Wright County, MOMO19,6713.5%−2.7 pts

48Andrew County, MOMO18,2413.6%−0.4 pts

49Jasper County, MOMO127,4283.6%−1.2 pts

50Washington County, MOMO23,8103.6%−3.5 pts

51Lincoln County, MOMO66,6763.7%−0.4 pts

52Ripley County, MOMO10,7173.7%−1.3 pts

53Warren County, MOMO39,0163.7%−0.3 pts

54Stoddard County, MOMO28,2843.7%−1.6 pts

55Howard County, MOMO10,1803.7%+0.8 pts

56Schuyler County, MOMO4,1403.7%+2.1 pts

57Clay County, MOMO265,0323.8%−0.4 pts

58Benton County, MOMO20,5363.8%−3.5 pts

59Boone County, MOMO191,7463.8%+0.3 pts

60Marion County, MOMO28,5253.8%−0.2 pts

61Carter County, MOMO5,4183.8%+0.0 pts

62Pettis County, MOMO44,2543.8%−0.9 pts

63Webster County, MOMO43,0543.8%−1.2 pts

64Phelps County, MOMO45,2473.9%−0.6 pts

65Taney County, MOMO57,0013.9%−0.6 pts

66Dallas County, MOMO18,0253.9%−0.2 pts

67Pike County, MOMO17,9553.9%−0.7 pts

68Putnam County, MOMO4,5464.0%−1.5 pts

69Polk County, MOMO33,6044.0%+1.5 pts

70Adair County, MOMO25,6844.1%−1.6 pts

71Cass County, MOMO115,8594.2%−0.1 pts

72Buchanan County, MOMO83,5404.2%−0.8 pts

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

74Vernon County, MOMO19,9464.2%+0.4 pts

75Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014.3%−3.5 pts

76Audrain County, MOMO24,5284.3%−0.7 pts

77Carroll County, MOMO8,4174.3%−1.9 pts

78Cooper County, MOMO17,1364.3%−1.3 pts

79Franklin County, MOMO108,0904.3%−0.1 pts

80Camden County, MOMO44,0474.3%−0.3 pts

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

82Henry County, MOMO22,6714.4%−1.1 pts

83Randolph County, MOMO24,5134.4%−0.0 pts

84Dent County, MOMO14,5844.4%−0.7 pts

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

86Barry County, MOMO36,2004.6%+1.2 pts

87Jackson County, MOMO732,9944.7%−0.3 pts

88Pulaski County, MOMO54,4424.7%−0.1 pts

89Johnson County, MOMO56,6704.7%+0.1 pts

90Dunklin County, MOMO26,8554.8%−2.8 pts

91Madison County, MOMO12,8584.8%+0.4 pts

92Maries County, MOMO8,3974.8%−1.7 pts

93Butler County, MOMO41,9044.8%−2.1 pts

94Ralls County, MOMO10,4444.8%−0.4 pts

95Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.9%−2.9 pts

96Perry County, MOMO19,0934.9%+0.6 pts

97Howell County, MOMO40,7985.0%+0.5 pts

98Ozark County, MOMO9,1725.0%+0.7 pts

99Clark County, MOMO6,4755.0%+2.0 pts

100St. Louis, MOMO278,1445.0%−0.8 pts

101Callaway County, MOMO45,7655.1%−0.6 pts

102Texas County, MOMO25,9945.1%−1.3 pts

103Lewis County, MOMO9,8795.1%−0.2 pts

104Oregon County, MOMO8,7095.2%+1.1 pts

105Miller County, MOMO25,8175.3%−0.6 pts

106Laclede County, MOMO36,9435.3%−1.0 pts

107Newton County, MOMO62,2635.9%+1.0 pts

108Bates County, MOMO16,5125.9%+0.9 pts

109Douglas County, MOMO12,3426.1%+1.9 pts

110McDonald County, MOMO23,9926.8%+2.5 pts

111Stone County, MOMO32,5037.1%−0.7 pts

112Wayne County, MOMO10,7827.3%−0.6 pts

113Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4659.7%−1.6 pts

114Reynolds County, MOMO5,99210.9%+3.0 pts

115Hickory County, MOMO9,04413.8%+4.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES