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Most unemployed people, Washington cities

Washington cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 196 is 366. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ridgefield, WA, up 65 places to #78.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Seattle, WAWA784,77722,600+16%

02Spokane, WAWA230,7836,750+4%

03Tacoma, WAWA229,8166,621+20%

04Vancouver, WAWA199,6985,927+25%

05Kent, WAWA134,8715,151+9%

06▲3Yakima, WAWA97,4583,653+40%

07▲1Bellevue, WAWA154,1933,566+28%

08▼2Everett, WAWA113,5673,566+23%

09▲3Bellingham, WAWA96,3953,030+32%

10▲4Renton, WAWA104,9752,987+47%

11▼1Federal Way, WAWA99,7292,845+14%

12▼5Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4052,835+2%

13▲4Auburn, WAWA86,3012,761+44%

14▼3Kirkland, WAWA97,4102,511+6%

15▲8Redmond, WAWA82,5062,201+45%

16Olympia, WAWA56,7242,137+11%

17▼2Pasco, WAWA82,8482,059+7%

18▲2Burien, WAWA51,8591,997+25%

19▼6Kennewick, WAWA88,3661,978−5%

20▲4Richland, WAWA65,2581,764+24%

21Lakewood, WAWA62,7551,679+7%

22▲8Shoreline, WAWA66,5421,545+36%

23▼4Marysville, WAWA77,6861,537−8%

24▼6Pullman, WAWA33,7561,532−16%

25▼3South Hill, WAWA68,0251,469−5%

26Puyallup, WAWA42,6821,362+3%

27▲1Lacey, WAWA58,8331,251+2%

28▲12Walla Walla, WAWA34,0581,244+38%

29Des Moines, WAWA33,0321,242+5%

30▲2Bremerton, WAWA45,4821,240+14%

31▲8SeaTac, WAWA34,5781,235+34%

32▼7Parkland, WAWA38,7421,225−13%

33▲12Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2371,085+36%

34▲3Ellensburg, WAWA21,3081,084+16%

35▲7Sammamish, WAWA66,1101,080+26%

36▼9Bothell, WAWA52,1991,071−15%

37▼2Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1931,019+3%

38▼4Longview, WAWA38,3621,012+1%

39▲2Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0911,005+16%

40▲3Edmonds, WAWA42,748980+15%

41▲3Cheney, WAWA12,650926+10%

42▲5University Place, WAWA35,479920+16%

43▲9Eastmont, WAWA23,721897+29%

44▲5Lynnwood, WAWA42,132889+13%

45▼9Graham, WAWA35,079876−8%

46▼15Orchards, WAWA29,438857−24%

47▲6Sunnyside, WAWA16,430837+22%

48Tukwila, WAWA22,003803+2%

49▼11Spanaway, WAWA34,019779−16%

50▼17Tumwater, WAWA28,010769−25%

51▼1Issaquah, WAWA39,4237640%

52▲2Washougal, WAWA18,028745+10%

53▲8Aberdeen, WAWA17,088734+33%

54▲12North Lynnwood, WAWA23,339729+52%

55▲15Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,638723+62%

56▲7Frederickson, WAWA25,383686+28%

57▼11Maple Valley, WAWA28,482686−14%

58▲17Mill Creek East, WAWA25,453596+39%

59▲60Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,047588+112%

60▼2Moses Lake, WAWA27,469587+4%

61▲1Martha Lake, WAWA22,634577+5%

62▲26Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,430573+55%

63▲55Snohomish, WAWA10,719563+103%

64▼5Wenatchee, WAWA35,547552−2%

65▲26Monroe, WAWA20,025550+58%

66▼6Silverdale, WAWA20,685533−4%

67▲16Mill Creek, WAWA20,902523+30%

68▲12Camas, WAWA27,749516+26%

69▲8Kenmore, WAWA24,249509+22%

70▼19Five Corners, WAWA21,194508−28%

71▼16Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,856507−21%

72▼15Centralia, WAWA19,375498−13%

73▲24Covington, WAWA21,496488+50%

74▼18Oak Harbor, WAWA24,083479−20%

75▼10Port Angeles, WAWA20,146470−6%

76▲60Union Gap, WAWA6,617458+115%

77▼3Minnehaha, WAWA11,482447+4%

78▲65Ridgefield, WAWA16,132444+127%

79▼6Kelso, WAWA12,8014390%

80▲28Arlington, WAWA22,031439+50%

81▼13Cottage Lake, WAWA22,518438−3%

82▲56Lakeland South, WAWA13,100428+105%

83▲33Bonney Lake, WAWA22,139422+49%

84▼20White Center, WAWA14,886421−16%

85▼14Port Townsend, WAWA10,678421−6%

86▼4Salmon Creek, WAWA20,0174020%

87▼9Battle Ground, WAWA23,513401−3%

88▲5West Richland, WAWA19,257398+18%

89▲51Clover Creek, WAWA7,345398+92%

90▲38Vashon, WAWA9,934394+63%

91▲61Newcastle, WAWA13,128386+127%

92▼6Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,074386+3%

93▲20Mercer Island, WAWA25,422382+33%

94▲32Silver Firs, WAWA22,306382+52%

95▲46Airway Heights, WAWA11,811376+91%

96▼20Mukilteo, WAWA21,239373−11%

97▲18Hoquiam, WAWA8,710366+28%

98▼11Toppenish, WAWA8,635366−1%

99▲5Bothell West, WAWA22,029355+19%

100▼28Lakeland North, WAWA15,950355−20%

101▲31East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,582351+57%

102▼13Grandview, WAWA12,062350−5%

103Summit, WAWA8,791344+14%

104▼20Camano, WAWA17,303342−13%

105Clarkston, WAWA7,189340+14%

106▼5Woodinville, WAWA14,548337+10%

107▼8East Wenatchee, WAWA14,414334+5%

108▲25Fife, WAWA11,061325+45%

109▲14Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,266324+26%

110▼25Lake Stickney, WAWA15,890323−16%

111▲69Quincy, WAWA8,510322+303%

112▼22Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,691322−11%

113▼17Anacortes, WAWA18,080321−2%

114▼14Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,191320+1%

115▼9College Place, WAWA9,923315+7%

116▼18Lynden, WAWA16,881305−5%

117▲3Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,308304+17%

118▼49Summit View, WAWA8,480304−32%

119▲5Sumner, WAWA10,871301+18%

120▼6Port Orchard, WAWA19,839295+3%

121▲55Tehaleh, WAWA9,561287+212%

122▼20Fircrest, WAWA6,959286−6%

123▲8Mead, WAWA6,893281+25%

124▲32Deer Park, WAWA5,370276+76%

125▼46Enumclaw, WAWA13,172264−36%

126▲9Midland, WAWA9,050261+21%

127▼16Felida, WAWA10,841260−10%

128▲2Milton, WAWA8,911260+14%

129▲17Picnic Point, WAWA10,261257+37%

130▼49Ferndale, WAWA17,559251−39%

131▲27Sequim, WAWA8,215250+68%

132▲63Stanwood, WAWA9,421250+576%

133▲14DuPont, WAWA9,778248+33%

134▼13Prosser, WAWA6,654244−6%

135▲7Lake Shore, WAWA6,978241+22%

136▼26Ephrata, WAWA8,834234−19%

137▼10Country Homes, WAWA6,198231−8%

138▼13Burlington, WAWA11,356230−9%

139▲11Bothell East, WAWA14,578224+31%

140▼6Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3142220%

141▼4Mount Vista, WAWA10,764217+2%

142▲11Maplewood, WAWA5,803216+31%

143▼76Elk Plain, WAWA14,276214−52%

144▼15Poulsbo, WAWA12,749205−12%

145▼6Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,183203−2%

146▲2Snoqualmie, WAWA13,640203+10%

147▼35Othello, WAWA9,237191−34%

148▲22Steilacoom, WAWA6,648190+47%

149▲17Artondale, WAWA14,073176+33%

150▼33Birch Bay, WAWA10,837176−38%

151▲21Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,674173+73%

152▲10Barberton, WAWA8,668172+26%

153▲4Selah, WAWA8,678172+15%

154▼5Yelm, WAWA12,043171−6%

155▲19Pacific, WAWA7,056170+77%

156▲4Finley, WAWA5,634165+16%

157▼50Shelton, WAWA10,921165−44%

158▲3Woods Creek, WAWA6,943161+16%

159▼67Liberty Lake, WAWA14,029160−54%

160▲17Sudden Valley, WAWA6,084160+80%

161▲28Ocean Shores, WAWA7,892154+148%

162▼67Blaine, WAWA6,475149−55%

163▲29Gig Harbor, WAWA12,630145+164%

164▼70Chehalis, WAWA7,764139−59%

165▼21Waller, WAWA7,683138−28%

166▼44Orting, WAWA8,884136−47%

167▼16Edgewood, WAWA13,548135−21%

168▲11North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,337133+60%

169▲21Buckley, WAWA5,688120+103%

170▼25Lake Tapps, WAWA12,798120−38%

171▲16Parkwood, WAWA6,873119+68%

172▼3Suncrest, WAWA5,345116−10%

173▲12Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,454110+51%

174▲4Duvall, WAWA9,440108+27%

175▲6Wollochet, WAWA6,689108+37%

176▼12Brier, WAWA6,597104−23%

177▼22North Bend, WAWA8,758101−36%

178▼13Fort Lewis, WAWA15,167100−26%

179▲5Colville, WAWA5,11698+34%

180▼17West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44497−29%

181▲5Omak, WAWA5,18594+31%

182▲6Hockinson, WAWA6,15088+26%

183▲8Rochester, WAWA5,83482+39%

184▼75Maltby, WAWA10,91079−73%

185▼17Normandy Park, WAWA6,60976−42%

186▼4Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53670−10%

187▼12Connell, WAWA5,08067−29%

188▼34Woodland, WAWA6,61163−62%

189▼18Hobart, WAWA6,55260−51%

190▼17Tracyton, WAWA6,13757−41%

191▼32Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88456−62%

192▲1Black Diamond, WAWA6,97845−12%

193▲3Bangor Base, WAWA6,11231+675%

194▼27Sultan, WAWA7,23031−76%

195▼12Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04127−65%

196▼2Manchester, WAWA5,9560−100%

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