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

Lowest unemployment, US counties

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

3001▲10Roane County, WVWV13,3179.1%−1.0 pts

3002Skagway, AKAK1,1049.1%−0.8 pts

3003▼641Plumas County, CACA18,5839.2%+2.8 pts

3004▼124Gallatin County, ILIL4,6169.2%+0.5 pts

3005▲84Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.2%−3.4 pts

3006▲63Clarke County, ALAL22,0149.2%−2.4 pts

3007▲67Webster County, WVWV7,7609.2%−2.7 pts

3008▼1,883Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4399.2%+5.0 pts

3009▼444Musselshell County, MTMT5,5829.2%+2.2 pts

3010▼793St. Francis County, ARAR21,8009.2%+3.2 pts

3011▼12Jackson County, COCO1,2119.2%−0.7 pts

3012▼165Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.2%+0.8 pts

3013▼653Dickens County, TXTX1,6929.2%+2.9 pts

3014▼588Halifax County, NCNC46,5349.3%+2.8 pts

3015▼11Knott County, KYKY13,3219.3%−0.7 pts

3016▼461Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4819.3%+2.3 pts

3017▼43Clay County, KYKY19,4659.3%−0.2 pts

3018▼23Tulare County, CACA485,1469.3%−0.6 pts

3019▼87Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.3%+0.2 pts

3020▼536Stone County, MSMS19,6549.3%+2.7 pts

3021▲62Braxton County, WVWV11,8859.4%−2.9 pts

3022▼82Lander County, NVNV5,8729.4%+0.2 pts

3023▼1,052San Juan County, COCO8139.4%+3.9 pts

3024▼934Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7059.4%+3.7 pts

3025▼18Clare County, MIMI31,5439.5%−0.6 pts

3026▼2,602Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5539.5%+6.7 pts

3027▼216Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.5%+1.4 pts

3028▼140DeSoto County, FLFL37,0789.5%+0.7 pts

3029▲29San Augustine County, TXTX7,7229.5%−1.6 pts

3030▼47Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%−0.2 pts

3031▲57Harlan County, KYKY24,7259.5%−3.0 pts

3032▲84Holmes County, MSMS15,4659.5%−5.8 pts

3033▼39Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.5%−0.4 pts

3034▼476Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9419.6%+2.6 pts

3035▼2,419Jack County, TXTX9,5639.6%+6.3 pts

3036▲23Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4659.7%−1.6 pts

3037▲43Yazoo County, MSMS22,9479.7%−2.4 pts

3038▼4Jackson County, ARAR16,7419.8%−0.8 pts

3039▼1,892Colusa County, CACA21,8369.8%+5.6 pts

3040▲59Hardeman County, TNTN25,2749.8%−3.3 pts

3041▼157Allen Parish, LALA22,6729.8%+1.1 pts

3042▼219Richmond County, NCNC42,0419.8%+1.6 pts

3043▲38Mineral County, NVNV4,4079.8%−2.3 pts

3044▲57Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9809.8%−3.5 pts

3045▼79Choctaw County, MSMS8,0489.8%+0.5 pts

3046▼723Monroe County, ARAR6,2449.8%+3.6 pts

3047▼126Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539.8%+0.8 pts

3048▼475Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.9%+2.9 pts

3049▼78Washington Parish, LALA44,9379.9%+0.4 pts

3050▲29Coahoma County, MSMS19,8499.9%−2.1 pts

3051▼45Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.9%−0.1 pts

3052▼576Luce County, MIMI6,3399.9%+3.3 pts

3053▲20Thurston County, NENE6,75210.0%−1.8 pts

3054▼84Bennett County, SDSD3,30710.0%+0.6 pts

3055▼31Menominee County, WIWI4,19910.0%−0.4 pts

3056▼2,252Warren County, GAGA5,26910.0%+6.4 pts

3057▼722Glacier County, MTMT13,46310.0%+3.7 pts

3058▼160La Paz County, AZAZ16,71110.0%+1.2 pts

3059▲31Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.0%−2.6 pts

3060▼1,230Clay County, TNTN7,82110.0%+4.8 pts

3061▼49Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.1%0.0 pts

3062▼93Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34410.1%+0.7 pts

3063▼85Bell County, KYKY22,82910.1%+0.5 pts

3064▼87Madera County, CACA167,92710.1%+0.5 pts

3065▼102Rio Grande County, COCO11,08710.1%+0.8 pts

3066▼36Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.2%−0.3 pts

3067▼41Dougherty County, GAGA82,61610.2%−0.2 pts

3068▼116Crittenden County, ARAR46,21010.2%+0.9 pts

3069▼82Saguache County, COCO6,73210.3%+0.5 pts

3070▲33Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.4%−3.1 pts

3071▲29Starr County, TXTX66,31910.4%−2.7 pts

3072▼7Cibola County, NMNM26,80710.5%−1.1 pts

3073▼7Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48310.5%−1.1 pts

3074▼37Merced County, CACA297,26010.6%−0.1 pts

3075▼929Rosebud County, MTMT8,25310.6%+4.8 pts

3076▼109Apache County, AZAZ64,44510.7%+1.3 pts

3077▼496Cross County, ARAR16,18610.7%+3.7 pts

3078▼37Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24210.8%+0.1 pts

3079▼1,731Menard County, TXTX1,95610.8%+6.3 pts

3080▲51Buffalo County, SDSD1,80210.8%−11.2 pts

3081▼232Kings County, CACA154,32710.8%+2.4 pts

3082▲35Kemper County, MSMS8,60010.8%−4.5 pts

3083▼225St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87510.9%+2.3 pts

3084▼44Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210.9%+0.2 pts

3085▼311Reynolds County, MOMO5,99210.9%+3.0 pts

3086▼16Scotland County, NCNC33,32210.9%−0.8 pts

3087▼197Randolph County, GAGA6,15610.9%+2.2 pts

3088▼65Dallas County, ALAL35,14011.0%+0.6 pts

3089▼192Duval County, TXTX9,40211.0%+2.2 pts

3090▼58Lake County, CACA67,77211.1%+0.5 pts

3091▼42Sunflower County, MSMS22,89311.2%+0.3 pts

3092▼84Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.4%+1.3 pts

3093▲17Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.4%−2.9 pts

3094▼184Garza County, TXTX4,51011.5%+2.5 pts

3095▲12Mingo County, WVWV21,45511.5%−2.5 pts

3096▼35Leflore County, MSMS25,68611.6%+0.2 pts

3097▼160Concordia Parish, LALA17,83611.7%+2.5 pts

3098▼1Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.8%−1.2 pts

3099▼4Clay County, WVWV7,53811.9%−0.9 pts

3100▲22Greene County, MSMS13,70711.9%−4.6 pts

3101▼540Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60211.9%+4.9 pts

3102▼42Highland County, VAVA2,31811.9%+0.6 pts

3103▼418Bibb County, ALAL22,26212.1%+4.6 pts

3104▼323Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.1%+4.1 pts

3105▼270Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02012.2%+3.8 pts

3106▼434Turner County, GAGA8,98312.2%+4.8 pts

3107▲11Quitman County, MSMS5,36412.4%−3.3 pts

3108▼458Ferry County, WAWA7,51712.5%+5.1 pts

3109▼96Mellette County, SDSD2,13712.5%+2.4 pts

3110▼35San Juan County, UTUT14,54212.5%+0.5 pts

3111Humphreys County, MSMS7,00112.5%−1.9 pts

3112▼8Imperial County, CACA181,41112.5%−1.2 pts

3113▼61Owsley County, KYKY3,93212.6%+1.6 pts

3114▼311Cottle County, TXTX1,22412.6%+4.5 pts

3115▼536Sierra County, CACA3,09812.6%+5.6 pts

3116▼477Washington County, NCNC10,63813.0%+5.7 pts

3117▲17Wolfe County, KYKY6,29813.1%−12.3 pts

3118▼16Big Horn County, MTMT12,75213.2%−0.1 pts

3119▼110Jasper County, TXTX33,07513.3%+3.2 pts

3120▼315Tunica County, MSMS8,81913.3%+5.2 pts

3121▼394Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58213.4%+5.7 pts

3122▼28Blaine County, MTMT6,86013.6%+0.8 pts

3123▼194Hickory County, MOMO9,04413.8%+4.7 pts

3124▼737East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76013.9%+7.5 pts

3125▲5Dewey County, SDSD5,41913.9%−7.5 pts

3126▼21Charlton County, GAGA13,12114.0%+0.2 pts

3127▼14Phillips County, ARAR14,25514.5%+0.1 pts

3128▼543Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.0%+7.9 pts

3129▼2,535Harding County, NMNM61715.3%+12.0 pts

3130▼86Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27115.8%+5.0 pts

3131▼5Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39115.9%−1.6 pts

3132▼12Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33816.4%+0.1 pts

3133▼71Perry County, ALAL7,42516.5%+5.0 pts

3134▼15Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.7%+0.7 pts

3135▼8Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83016.9%−1.2 pts

3136▼12Sioux County, NDND3,66717.0%+0.2 pts

3137▼12St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75817.6%+0.3 pts

3138▼99Todd County, SDSD8,86318.7%+7.9 pts

3139▼33Lee County, ARAR8,02919.1%+5.3 pts

3140▼8Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93219.8%−2.7 pts

3141▼3,065Brooks County, TXTX6,57919.9%+18.8 pts

3142▼7Ziebach County, SDSD2,38923.5%−6.9 pts

3143▼10Corson County, SDSD3,78123.5%−0.6 pts

3144▼15Quitman County, GAGA2,25428.6%+7.2 pts

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