Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Garfield County, Montana ranks #1 with 0.0% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by unemployment rate?

Garfield County, Montana, Keya Paha County, Nebraska, Wheeler County, Nebraska, Hand County, South Dakota, Stanley County, South Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).

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US counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

3001Hamilton County, FLFL14,18010.0%–

3002Skagway, AKAK1,10410.0%–

3003Alpine County, CACA1,04310.0%–

3004Knott County, KYKY13,32110.0%–

3005Bertie County, NCNC17,08610.0%–

3006Marlboro County, SCSC25,48810.0%–

3007Clare County, MIMI31,54310.0%–

3008Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33210.1%–

3009Jasper County, TXTX33,07510.1%–

3010Estill County, KYKY13,96210.1%–

3011Roane County, WVWV13,31710.1%–

3012Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.1%–

3013Mellette County, SDSD2,13710.1%–

3014Hall County, TXTX2,73710.1%–

3015Washington County, MSMS40,44610.1%–

3016Broadwater County, MTMT8,49310.1%–

3017Taylor County, WVWV16,28710.1%–

3018Clay County, GAGA2,81510.1%–

3019Lee County, KYKY7,29710.1%–

3020Campbell County, TNTN40,29010.2%–

3021Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.2%–

3022Cameron County, PAPA4,21110.2%–

3023Dallas County, ALAL35,14010.4%–

3024Menominee County, WIWI4,19910.4%–

3025Sharkey County, MSMS3,09710.4%–

3026Dougherty County, GAGA82,61610.4%–

3027Willacy County, TXTX19,97110.4%–

3028Lowndes County, ALAL9,35910.5%–

3029Polk County, ARAR19,48610.5%–

3030Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.5%–

3031Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27010.5%–

3032Lake County, CACA67,77210.5%–

3033Glades County, FLFL13,27010.6%–

3034Jackson County, ARAR16,74110.6%–

3035Calhoun County, WVWV5,97810.6%–

3036Wayne County, MSMS19,80710.7%–

3037Merced County, CACA297,26010.7%–

3038Izard County, ARAR14,40510.7%–

3039Todd County, SDSD8,86310.7%–

3040Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210.7%–

3041Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24210.7%–

3042Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810.8%–

3043Chicot County, ARAR9,10710.8%–

3044Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27110.8%–

3045Macon County, ALAL18,13210.9%–

3046Mitchell County, GAGA20,46710.9%–

3047Claiborne County, MSMS8,05810.9%–

3048Marion County, TXTX9,89610.9%–

3049Sunflower County, MSMS22,89311.0%–

3050Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95311.0%–

3051Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.0%–

3052Owsley County, KYKY3,93211.0%–

3053Newton County, TXTX11,95411.0%–

3054Calhoun County, GAGA5,41311.0%–

3055Navajo County, AZAZ109,94611.0%–

3056Gilmer County, WVWV7,08511.1%–

3057Reeves County, TXTX12,13811.1%–

3058San Augustine County, TXTX7,72211.1%–

3059Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46511.3%–

3060Highland County, VAVA2,31811.4%–

3061Leflore County, MSMS25,68611.5%–

3062Perry County, ALAL7,42511.5%–

3063Clarendon County, SCSC31,04311.5%–

3064Adams County, IDID5,01311.5%–

3065Cibola County, NMNM26,80711.6%–

3066Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48311.6%–

3067Wyoming County, WVWV19,80111.6%–

3068Crowley County, COCO5,67711.6%–

3069Clarke County, ALAL22,01411.6%–

3070Scotland County, NCNC33,32211.7%–

3071Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46511.8%–

3072Johnson County, GAGA9,31011.8%–

3073Thurston County, NENE6,75211.8%–

3074Webster County, WVWV7,76011.8%–

3075San Juan County, UTUT14,54212.0%–

3076Crisp County, GAGA19,23712.0%–

3077Hancock County, TNTN7,07512.0%–

3078Irwin County, GAGA9,02012.0%–

3079Coahoma County, MSMS19,84912.0%–

3080Yazoo County, MSMS22,94712.1%–

3081Mineral County, NVNV4,40712.1%–

3082Magoffin County, KYKY11,11012.2%–

3083Braxton County, WVWV11,88512.3%–

3084Boone County, WVWV20,25112.4%–

3085Long County, GAGA21,55712.4%–

3086McKinley County, NMNM68,11912.4%–

3087Lake County, TNTN6,24912.4%–

3088Harlan County, KYKY24,72512.5%–

3089Lawrence County, MSMS11,81912.6%–

3090Petersburg, VAVA33,73412.6%–

3091George County, MSMS26,33112.6%–

3092Greene County, ALAL7,06712.7%–

3093Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71512.7%–

3094Blaine County, MTMT6,86012.8%–

3095Clay County, WVWV7,53812.8%–

3096Allendale County, SCSC7,35512.9%–

3097Wilcox County, ALAL9,66613.0%–

3098Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08913.1%–

3099Hardeman County, TNTN25,27413.1%–

3100Starr County, TXTX66,31913.1%–

3101Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98013.3%–

3102Big Horn County, MTMT12,75213.4%–

3103Monroe County, ALAL18,96513.5%–

3104Imperial County, CACA181,41113.7%–

3105Charlton County, GAGA13,12113.7%–

3106Lee County, ARAR8,02913.8%–

3107Mingo County, WVWV21,45514.0%–

3108Baker County, GAGA2,72514.0%–

3109Logan County, WVWV30,37514.1%–

3110Tensas Parish, LALA3,70014.3%–

3111Humphreys County, MSMS7,00114.4%–

3112Tyler County, TXTX20,44314.4%–

3113Phillips County, ARAR14,25514.4%–

3114Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02815.0%–

3115McDowell County, WVWV16,87815.0%–

3116Holmes County, MSMS15,46515.4%–

3117Kemper County, MSMS8,60015.4%–

3118Quitman County, MSMS5,36415.7%–

3119Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.0%–

3120Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33816.3%–

3121Schleicher County, TXTX2,24516.4%–

3122Greene County, MSMS13,70716.5%–

3123Emporia, VAVA5,44716.7%–

3124Sioux County, NDND3,66716.8%–

3125St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75817.3%–

3126Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39117.5%–

3127Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83018.1%–

3128Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35718.3%–

3129Quitman County, GAGA2,25421.4%–

3130Dewey County, SDSD5,41921.4%–

3131Buffalo County, SDSD1,80222.0%–

3132Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93222.6%–

3133Corson County, SDSD3,78124.2%–

3134Wolfe County, KYKY6,29825.4%–

3135Ziebach County, SDSD2,38930.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES