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Lowest unemployment, Missouri counties · 2020

Missouri counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 4.4%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Schuyler County, MOMO4,1401.7%–

02Osage County, MOMO13,6111.7%–

03Shelby County, MOMO5,8701.8%–

04Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841.9%–

05Linn County, MOMO11,8152.0%–

06DeKalb County, MOMO9,7952.0%–

07Monroe County, MOMO8,9592.0%–

08Worth County, MOMO1,9142.1%–

09Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.2%–

10Scotland County, MOMO4,7962.2%–

11Daviess County, MOMO8,5582.3%–

12Livingston County, MOMO14,7082.5%–

13Polk County, MOMO33,6042.5%–

14Nodaway County, MOMO20,1742.6%–

15Montgomery County, MOMO11,5902.6%–

16Holt County, MOMO4,2002.7%–

17Gentry County, MOMO6,3842.8%–

18Lafayette County, MOMO33,5312.9%–

19Saline County, MOMO23,2652.9%–

20Howard County, MOMO10,1802.9%–

21Clark County, MOMO6,4753.0%–

22St. Charles County, MOMO426,4993.0%–

23Chariton County, MOMO7,3773.0%–

24Caldwell County, MOMO9,0123.2%–

25Harrison County, MOMO8,2813.3%–

26Barry County, MOMO36,2003.3%–

27Ray County, MOMO23,3983.4%–

28Platte County, MOMO114,4003.4%–

29Atchison County, MOMO5,1753.5%–

30St. Clair County, MOMO9,9763.5%–

31Clinton County, MOMO21,6613.5%–

32Boone County, MOMO191,7463.5%–

33Mercer County, MOMO3,4043.6%–

34Christian County, MOMO96,7253.6%–

35Carter County, MOMO5,4183.8%–

36Vernon County, MOMO19,9463.9%–

37Cole County, MOMO77,9083.9%–

38Scott County, MOMO37,9753.9%–

39Marion County, MOMO28,5253.9%–

40Andrew County, MOMO18,2414.0%–

41Warren County, MOMO39,0164.0%–

42Lincoln County, MOMO66,6764.1%–

43Greene County, MOMO309,2864.1%–

44Morgan County, MOMO22,4184.1%–

45Clay County, MOMO265,0324.1%–

46Oregon County, MOMO8,7094.1%–

47Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.1%–

48Dallas County, MOMO18,0254.1%–

49Douglas County, MOMO12,3424.2%–

50Shannon County, MOMO7,2854.2%–

51Cass County, MOMO115,8594.3%–

52St. Francois County, MOMO67,8094.3%–

53Ozark County, MOMO9,1724.3%–

54McDonald County, MOMO23,9924.3%–

55Perry County, MOMO19,0934.4%–

56Franklin County, MOMO108,0904.4%–

57Madison County, MOMO12,8584.4%–

58Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9994.4%–

59Randolph County, MOMO24,5134.4%–

60Knox County, MOMO3,7284.4%–

61Howell County, MOMO40,7984.4%–

62Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6894.5%–

63Phelps County, MOMO45,2474.5%–

64St. Louis County, MOMO990,9114.5%–

65Taney County, MOMO57,0014.5%–

66Camden County, MOMO44,0474.6%–

67Johnson County, MOMO56,6704.6%–

68Macon County, MOMO15,1904.6%–

69Pike County, MOMO17,9554.7%–

70Grundy County, MOMO9,7444.7%–

71Jefferson County, MOMO233,1324.8%–

72Cedar County, MOMO14,8884.8%–

73Pettis County, MOMO44,2544.8%–

74Pulaski County, MOMO54,4424.8%–

75Jasper County, MOMO127,4284.9%–

76Newton County, MOMO62,2634.9%–

77Buchanan County, MOMO83,5404.9%–

78Jackson County, MOMO732,9944.9%–

79Audrain County, MOMO24,5285.0%–

80Ripley County, MOMO10,7175.0%–

81Bates County, MOMO16,5125.0%–

82Webster County, MOMO43,0545.1%–

83Dent County, MOMO14,5845.2%–

84Ralls County, MOMO10,4445.2%–

85Lewis County, MOMO9,8795.3%–

86Stoddard County, MOMO28,2845.3%–

87Iron County, MOMO9,3185.4%–

88Putnam County, MOMO4,5465.5%–

89Henry County, MOMO22,6715.5%–

90Bollinger County, MOMO10,6465.5%–

91Cooper County, MOMO17,1365.7%–

92Callaway County, MOMO45,7655.7%–

93Adair County, MOMO25,6845.7%–

94St. Louis, MOMO278,1445.8%–

95Miller County, MOMO25,8175.9%–

96Carroll County, MOMO8,4176.2%–

97Wright County, MOMO19,6716.3%–

98Laclede County, MOMO36,9436.4%–

99Texas County, MOMO25,9946.4%–

100Maries County, MOMO8,3976.5%–

101New Madrid County, MOMO15,0866.6%–

102Barton County, MOMO11,7956.7%–

103Butler County, MOMO41,9046.9%–

104Washington County, MOMO23,8107.2%–

105Benton County, MOMO20,5367.2%–

106Dunklin County, MOMO26,8557.5%–

107Stone County, MOMO32,5037.7%–

108Crawford County, MOMO22,9297.7%–

109Lawrence County, MOMO39,4017.8%–

110Wayne County, MOMO10,7827.9%–

111Reynolds County, MOMO5,9927.9%–

112Mississippi County, MOMO12,0038.3%–

113Dade County, MOMO7,8048.8%–

114Hickory County, MOMO9,0449.1%–

115Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46511.3%–

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