Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Fallon County, Montana ranks #1 with 0.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by unemployment rate?

Fallon County, Montana, Garfield County, Montana, Petroleum County, Montana, Hayes County, Nebraska, Haakon County, South Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is unemployment rate measured?

Share of the labor force that is unemployed. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

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US counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS).

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

3001Roane County, WVWV13,3179.1%−10%

3002Skagway, AKAK1,1049.1%−8%

3003Plumas County, CACA18,5839.2%+45%

3004Gallatin County, ILIL4,6169.2%+5%

3005Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.2%−27%

3006Clarke County, ALAL22,0149.2%−21%

3007Webster County, WVWV7,7609.2%−22%

3008Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4399.2%+121%

3009Musselshell County, MTMT5,5829.2%+32%

3010St. Francis County, ARAR21,8009.2%+54%

3011Jackson County, COCO1,2119.2%−7%

3012Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.2%+10%

3013Dickens County, TXTX1,6929.2%+46%

3014Halifax County, NCNC46,5349.3%+43%

3015Knott County, KYKY13,3219.3%−7%

3016Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4819.3%+34%

3017Clay County, KYKY19,4659.3%−2%

3018Tulare County, CACA485,1469.3%−6%

3019Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.3%+2%

3020Stone County, MSMS19,6549.3%+40%

3021Braxton County, WVWV11,8859.4%−24%

3022Lander County, NVNV5,8729.4%+2%

3023San Juan County, COCO8139.4%+69%

3024Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7059.4%+63%

3025Clare County, MIMI31,5439.5%−6%

3026Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5539.5%+237%

3027Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.5%+17%

3028DeSoto County, FLFL37,0789.5%+8%

3029San Augustine County, TXTX7,7229.5%−15%

3030Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%−2%

3031Harlan County, KYKY24,7259.5%−24%

3032Holmes County, MSMS15,4659.5%−38%

3033Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.5%−4%

3034Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9419.6%+38%

3035Jack County, TXTX9,5639.6%+188%

3036Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4659.7%−14%

3037Yazoo County, MSMS22,9479.7%−20%

3038Jackson County, ARAR16,7419.8%−8%

3039Colusa County, CACA21,8369.8%+133%

3040Hardeman County, TNTN25,2749.8%−25%

3041Allen Parish, LALA22,6729.8%+12%

3042Richmond County, NCNC42,0419.8%+19%

3043Mineral County, NVNV4,4079.8%−19%

3044Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9809.8%−26%

3045Choctaw County, MSMS8,0489.8%+5%

3046Monroe County, ARAR6,2449.8%+58%

3047Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539.8%+9%

3048Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.9%+41%

3049Washington Parish, LALA44,9379.9%+5%

3050Coahoma County, MSMS19,8499.9%−18%

3051Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.9%−1%

3052Luce County, MIMI6,3399.9%+49%

3053Thurston County, NENE6,75210.0%−16%

3054Bennett County, SDSD3,30710.0%+6%

3055Menominee County, WIWI4,19910.0%−4%

3056Warren County, GAGA5,26910.0%+174%

3057Glacier County, MTMT13,46310.0%+60%

3058La Paz County, AZAZ16,71110.0%+14%

3059Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.0%−20%

3060Clay County, TNTN7,82110.0%+90%

3061Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.1%−0%

3062Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34410.1%+7%

3063Bell County, KYKY22,82910.1%+5%

3064Madera County, CACA167,92710.1%+5%

3065Rio Grande County, COCO11,08710.1%+8%

3066Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.2%−3%

3067Dougherty County, GAGA82,61610.2%−2%

3068Crittenden County, ARAR46,21010.2%+10%

3069Saguache County, COCO6,73210.3%+5%

3070Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.4%−23%

3071Starr County, TXTX66,31910.4%−21%

3072Cibola County, NMNM26,80710.5%−10%

3073Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.5%−9%

3074Merced County, CACA297,26010.6%−1%

3075Rosebud County, MTMT8,25310.6%+81%

3076Apache County, AZAZ64,44510.7%+14%

3077Cross County, ARAR16,18610.7%+52%

3078Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24210.8%+1%

3079Menard County, TXTX1,95610.8%+140%

3080Buffalo County, SDSD1,80210.8%−51%

3081Kings County, CACA154,32710.8%+28%

3082Kemper County, MSMS8,60010.8%−30%

3083St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87510.9%+27%

3084Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210.9%+1%

3085Reynolds County, MOMO5,99210.9%+38%

3086Scotland County, NCNC33,32210.9%−7%

3087Randolph County, GAGA6,15610.9%+25%

3088Dallas County, ALAL35,14011.0%+6%

3089Duval County, TXTX9,40211.0%+24%

3090Lake County, CACA67,77211.1%+5%

3091Sunflower County, MSMS22,89311.2%+3%

3092Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.4%+13%

3093Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.4%−20%

3094Garza County, TXTX4,51011.5%+28%

3095Mingo County, WVWV21,45511.5%−18%

3096Leflore County, MSMS25,68611.6%+1%

3097Concordia Parish, LALA17,83611.7%+27%

3098Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.8%−9%

3099Clay County, WVWV7,53811.9%−7%

3100Greene County, MSMS13,70711.9%−28%

3101Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60211.9%+71%

3102Highland County, VAVA2,31811.9%+5%

3103Bibb County, ALAL22,26212.1%+62%

3104Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.1%+52%

3105Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02012.2%+46%

3106Turner County, GAGA8,98312.2%+65%

3107Quitman County, MSMS5,36412.4%−21%

3108Ferry County, WAWA7,51712.5%+70%

3109Mellette County, SDSD2,13712.5%+24%

3110San Juan County, UTUT14,54212.5%+4%

3111Humphreys County, MSMS7,00112.5%−13%

3112Imperial County, CACA181,41112.5%−9%

3113Owsley County, KYKY3,93212.6%+14%

3114Cottle County, TXTX1,22412.6%+56%

3115Sierra County, CACA3,09812.6%+80%

3116Washington County, NCNC10,63813.0%+78%

3117Wolfe County, KYKY6,29813.1%−48%

3118Big Horn County, MTMT12,75213.2%−1%

3119Jasper County, TXTX33,07513.3%+32%

3120Tunica County, MSMS8,81913.3%+64%

3121Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58213.4%+74%

3122Blaine County, MTMT6,86013.6%+7%

3123Hickory County, MOMO9,04413.8%+51%

3124East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76013.9%+118%

3125Dewey County, SDSD5,41913.9%−35%

3126Charlton County, GAGA13,12114.0%+2%

3127Phillips County, ARAR14,25514.5%+1%

3128Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.0%+113%

3129Harding County, NMNM61715.3%+366%

3130Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27115.8%+46%

3131Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39115.9%−9%

3132Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33816.4%+1%

3133Perry County, ALAL7,42516.5%+44%

3134Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.7%+4%

3135Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83016.9%−7%

3136Sioux County, NDND3,66717.0%+1%

3137St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75817.6%+1%

3138Todd County, SDSD8,86318.7%+74%

3139Lee County, ARAR8,02919.1%+38%

3140Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93219.8%−12%

3141Brooks County, TXTX6,57919.9%+1653%

3142Ziebach County, SDSD2,38923.5%−23%

3143Corson County, SDSD3,78123.5%−3%

3144Quitman County, GAGA2,25428.6%+34%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES