RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most unemployed people, US counties

US counties 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. Los Angeles County, California leads at 378,125. 3,144 counties qualify in total. California carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

USUnited States2.7% of US population334,922,4998,902,365–

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934378,125+12%

02Cook County, ILIL5,194,625195,726+1%

03Harris County, TXTX5,045,026169,115+14%

04Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558107,785−6%

05Kings County, NYNY2,653,963107,125+26%

06San Diego County, CACA3,282,248103,222−1%

07Orange County, CACA3,149,50791,449+10%

08Clark County, NVNV2,407,22689,920+15%

09Queens County, NYNY2,358,18287,810+24%

10Riverside County, CACA2,544,91677,449−6%

11San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09174,403+2%

12Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33272,776+10%

13New York County, NYNY1,664,86271,989+33%

14Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03871,765−2%

15Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39770,046+1%

16Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02966,643−6%

17Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28166,252−4%

18King County, WAWA2,344,93963,856+17%

19Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08860,115+7%

20Broward County, FLFL2,013,31758,012−5%

21Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46654,373+0%

22Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46054,096+10%

23Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39151,122+15%

24Alameda County, CACA1,636,63048,866+13%

25Orange County, FLFL1,528,00244,259+9%

26Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92543,117−10%

27Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72641,584−6%

28Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97941,204+6%

29Fresno County, CACA1,035,45641,105+4%

30Essex County, NJNJ896,37939,545+20%

31Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07039,497+21%

32Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09038,849+8%

33Travis County, TXTX1,389,67036,434+15%

34Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11536,216−7%

35Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935,209+19%

36Kern County, CACA927,06834,534−1%

37Prince George's County, MDMD970,37433,926+3%

38Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03533,744+5%

39Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53633,390−4%

40Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33733,371+6%

41Shelby County, TNTN910,22633,086−4%

42Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78433,060+14%

43Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79132,664−3%

44Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74332,055+9%

45Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33531,759+26%

46San Francisco County, CACA826,07930,906+21%

47Bergen County, NJNJ977,02630,792+34%

48Suffolk County, MAMA791,89129,522−9%

49Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58229,120+7%

50Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54929,106+12%

51San Joaquin County, CACA823,81528,735+15%

52Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38328,644−1%

53Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,11527,734–

54Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68527,583−17%

55Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87327,047+5%

56Multnomah County, OROR795,39126,928+9%

57Collin County, TXTX1,297,17926,778+22%

58Wake County, NCNC1,257,23526,722+5%

59DeKalb County, GAGA774,39426,592−3%

60Macomb County, MIMI886,22126,316+4%

61Marion County, ININ992,19626,206−8%

62Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91625,609+10%

63District of Columbia, DCDC693,64525,416−13%

64DuPage County, ILIL934,29825,150+12%

65Hudson County, NJNJ735,03324,914+21%

66Worcester County, MAMA888,50224,864+15%

67Ventura County, CACA830,85124,730+12%

68El Paso County, TXTX877,85824,022+2%

69Pierce County, WAWA946,28823,998+8%

70Erie County, NYNY946,74123,746+5%

71Providence County, RIRI678,17923,480+18%

72Duval County, FLFL1,062,96323,395−9%

73Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19123,022+2%

74Essex County, MAMA826,65322,898+2%

75Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21622,834−8%

76Honolulu County, HIHI988,70322,723+12%

77St. Louis County, MOMO990,91122,596−5%

78Denton County, TXTX1,069,34622,444+19%

79Baltimore County, MDMD847,65022,037−1%

80Hamilton County, OHOH838,41821,946−6%

81Denver County, COCO740,61321,863+18%

82Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09921,848+12%

83Passaic County, NJNJ531,62421,840+34%

84Pinellas County, FLFL948,56321,646−13%

85Montgomery County, PAPA877,64321,318+4%

86Jefferson County, KYKY795,22221,211−2%

87Stanislaus County, CACA557,71920,915−6%

88Delaware County, PAPA580,93720,905+13%

89Union County, NJNJ601,86320,679+19%

90Norfolk County, MAMA739,74920,502+16%

91Snohomish County, WAWA870,65620,326+13%

92Tulare County, CACA485,14620,062−1%

93El Paso County, COCO757,04020,033−3%

94Cobb County, GAGA793,34519,822−1%

95San Mateo County, CACA743,56819,731+15%

96Lake County, ILIL719,33919,545−1%

97Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12519,534+5%

98Monroe County, NYNY750,50619,340−6%

99Camden County, NJNJ535,79919,333+9%

100Baltimore, MDMD569,99719,227−17%

101Davidson County, TNTN745,90418,895−0%

102Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03518,826+10%

103Will County, ILIL712,25318,747+3%

104Arapahoe County, COCO673,82018,722+18%

105Tulsa County, OKOK698,78218,642+3%

106South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,74118,565–

107Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48218,374–

108Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60118,248−4%

109Polk County, FLFL874,79017,791+5%

110Jackson County, MOMO732,99417,758−4%

111East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18017,486+15%

112Bristol County, MAMA593,64016,983+4%

113Ocean County, NJNJ673,74616,349+11%

114Montgomery County, TXTX781,19415,532+14%

115Bucks County, PAPA647,82815,527+7%

116Jefferson County, ALAL665,74215,431−23%

117Montgomery County, OHOH539,59815,427−7%

118Genesee County, MIMI401,09315,301−9%

119Washington County, OROR611,70815,087+3%

120Kent County, MIMI675,23215,016−7%

121Morris County, NJNJ524,25114,993+13%

122Lee County, FLFL875,60714,931−11%

123New Castle County, DEDE588,02614,903−17%

124Plymouth County, MAMA546,82914,876+3%

125Lake County, ININ504,61214,797−11%

126Sonoma County, CACA486,44414,728+20%

127Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,34914,541–

128Brevard County, FLFL663,98214,516+3%

129Spokane County, WAWA558,34414,487+5%

130Williamson County, TXTX752,82714,460−5%

131Ramsey County, MNMN541,62314,375+5%

132Summit County, OHOH538,37614,320−14%

133Solano County, CACA455,37614,251+9%

134Pasco County, FLFL674,51614,164−2%

135Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514,118+10%

136Clark County, WAWA532,11913,999+12%

137Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413,896−17%

138Adams County, COCO554,66813,784+22%

139Richland County, SCSC434,95613,726+7%

140Washoe County, NVNV509,38613,672+5%

141Utah County, UTUT759,85913,669+20%

142Hampden County, MAMA464,33813,638−4%

143Kane County, ILIL525,75713,632−5%

144Merced County, CACA297,26013,562+6%

145Lucas County, OHOH423,34713,537−12%

146Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39813,395+13%

147Richmond County, NYNY501,29013,361+18%

148Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43313,348−2%

149Burlington County, NJNJ481,43913,246+3%

150Jefferson County, COCO580,45113,190+1%

151Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,69712,963–

152Guilford County, NCNC562,23412,905−19%

153Mercer County, NJNJ399,28912,788+12%

154Prince William County, VAVA502,96612,615−0%

155Lane County, OROR381,58412,586−7%

156Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65712,552+6%

157Greenville County, SCSC583,12512,444+18%

158Onondaga County, NYNY466,58412,394−8%

159Douglas County, NENE606,46012,300−2%

160Polk County, IAIA516,54612,223−1%

161Berks County, PAPA440,07212,197+0%

162Pinal County, AZAZ539,38012,170−5%

163Osceola County, FLFL481,71812,008+15%

164Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38011,857−9%

165Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311,603−2%

166Bell County, TXTX402,24811,544−2%

167Chester County, PAPA557,11611,299−3%

168Johnson County, KSKS636,90611,298+6%

169Volusia County, FLFL606,57311,066−4%

170York County, PAPA473,19711,026+0%

171Seminole County, FLFL491,88410,975−5%

172Cameron County, TXTX433,94610,937+12%

173Clayton County, GAGA297,47110,935+9%

174Orange County, NYNY417,66910,694+20%

175Cumberland County, NCNC338,47310,368−4%

176Galveston County, TXTX372,20710,277+3%

177Monterey County, CACA433,72910,243+2%

178St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44910,117+29%

179Butler County, OHOH400,12810,109+5%

180Winnebago County, ILIL283,67410,036−10%

181Mobile County, ALAL411,65810,022−4%

182Placer County, CACA442,0819,891+25%

183Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599,809−5%

184Larimer County, COCO377,2929,793−1%

185Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189,761+6%

186Clackamas County, OROR426,2809,747−0%

187Somerset County, NJNJ356,4869,485+17%

188Allen County, ININ402,3299,455−3%

189Luzerne County, PAPA332,1269,426−3%

190Ingham County, MIMI289,7099,406−10%

191Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1489,311+6%

192Pulaski County, ARAR404,6119,272−4%

193Lake County, FLFL456,0689,233−4%

194Knox County, TNTN511,4539,214−11%

195Leon County, FLFL299,0489,207−7%

196Marion County, OROR355,7779,162+3%

197Chatham County, GAGA311,8559,121−17%

198Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7379,112−11%

199Manatee County, FLFL468,2009,098−8%

200Brazoria County, TXTX419,0809,025+5%

201Weld County, COCO378,4269,024+9%

202Boulder County, COCO328,5609,009+8%

203Caddo Parish, LALA224,2269,007+21%

204Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2148,994+0%

205Dakota County, MNMN457,7108,950+6%

206Escambia County, FLFL333,8348,919−4%

207Imperial County, CACA181,4118,915−6%

208Rockland County, NYNY357,3978,832+5%

209Fayette County, KYKY329,7518,756−6%

210Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6388,719+3%

211Anoka County, MNMN381,6058,707+20%

212Nueces County, TXTX352,9928,703−14%

213Yakima County, WAWA259,1858,702+19%

214Ada County, IDID546,1418,638−7%

215Hamilton County, TNTN390,8338,557+1%

216Albany County, NYNY321,2258,549+12%

217Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3248,539+2%

218Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528,535−4%

219Horry County, SCSC427,5518,484−11%

220Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088,254+8%

221Lubbock County, TXTX328,9068,211+21%

222McHenry County, ILIL317,7518,195+1%

223Henry County, GAGA264,9228,174+19%

224Richmond County, GAGA206,5598,169−4%

225Marin County, CACA253,6948,146+32%

226Loudoun County, VAVA449,7498,091−0%

227St. Louis, MOMO278,1448,056−18%

228Marion County, FLFL442,6607,938−19%

229Dane County, WIWI590,3757,931+1%

230Charleston County, SCSC436,2007,800−1%

231Hinds County, MSMS211,8887,738−27%

232Douglas County, COCO399,3967,721+16%

233Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7957,675−13%

234Northampton County, PAPA324,4117,665+6%

235Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4157,639−20%

236Madison County, ALAL433,5167,631−10%

237Cleveland County, OKOK303,9737,571+9%

238San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3677,561+23%

239Richmond, VAVA237,2577,517−7%

240Butte County, CACA209,2117,515−2%

241Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8577,419−10%

242St. Clair County, ILIL250,7087,396+5%

243Thurston County, WAWA304,2617,374−14%

244Sarasota County, FLFL479,9587,367+1%

245Stark County, OHOH373,7717,245−25%

246Rutherford County, TNTN386,3527,216−5%

247Durham County, NCNC347,2407,213−11%

248Henrico County, VAVA342,7757,174−3%

249Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,0157,161–

250St. Joseph County, ININ272,8617,152+7%

251Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3687,023+14%

252Pitt County, NCNC182,9367,017−5%

253Jefferson County, TXTX254,3217,001+11%

254Erie County, PAPA265,8326,997−3%

255Madera County, CACA167,9276,983+11%

256Lexington County, SCSC317,5886,960−4%

257Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0916,936−6%

258Mahoning County, OHOH224,7066,856−24%

259Collier County, FLFL417,1316,846−7%

260Yolo County, CACA224,4106,815+14%

261Harrison County, MSMS217,1366,802−20%

262Anchorage, AKAK287,1556,801−16%

263St. Charles County, MOMO426,4996,752+2%

264Dauphin County, PAPA293,3516,735+6%

265Webb County, TXTX281,2246,733+1%

266Lorain County, OHOH323,2196,727−8%

267Broome County, NYNY195,7366,629−4%

268Hays County, TXTX304,3906,516−2%

269Kings County, CACA154,3276,487+31%

270Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9496,469+1%

271York County, SCSC306,8876,468−10%

272Rockingham County, NHNH324,0776,448+6%

273St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1086,397−4%

274Howard County, MDMD339,1836,358−7%

275Niagara County, NYNY208,9126,280+14%

276Alachua County, FLFL290,0286,280−6%

277Norfolk, VAVA231,0136,215−31%

278Sussex County, DEDE277,1406,180+20%

279Madison County, ILIL263,1106,172−16%

280Chesapeake, VAVA255,3326,135−1%

281Mohave County, AZAZ228,1026,090−1%

282Montgomery County, ALAL225,8916,062−11%

283Kitsap County, WAWA283,3746,032+13%

284Barnstable County, MAMA233,5395,920+33%

285McLennan County, TXTX272,0205,860+6%

286Brazos County, TXTX249,0885,859+18%

287Buncombe County, NCNC277,4175,851+40%

288Monroe County, PAPA167,1795,816+9%

289New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595,808−7%

290Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7255,807+5%

291Whatcom County, WAWA236,3925,797−3%

292Yuma County, AZAZ224,4495,770−23%

293Humboldt County, CACA131,6475,741−5%

294Lancaster County, NENE334,0495,741−4%

295Jackson County, OROR221,7955,677+6%

296Ottawa County, MIMI308,4595,674−10%

297Hawaii County, HIHI210,0435,668−6%

298Bibb County, GAGA157,5565,616+11%

299Muscogee County, GAGA202,1715,611−24%

300Saginaw County, MIMI187,6885,608−2%

301Gaston County, NCNC246,5585,597−16%

302Hamilton County, ININ387,0365,581+9%

303Union County, NCNC267,6745,551−3%

304Cumberland County, MEME317,2225,463+0%

305Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355,437−0%

306Harford County, MDMD266,4465,416−5%

307Peoria County, ILIL178,5535,412−18%

308Muskegon County, MIMI177,9015,408−9%

309Greene County, MOMO309,2865,369−10%

310Benton County, WAWA221,7225,366+6%

311Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665,320−5%

312Clay County, MOMO265,0325,308−5%

313Anderson County, SCSC219,9305,285+1%

314Smith County, TXTX252,5495,221−13%

315Kent County, DEDE194,7865,218−0%

316Frederick County, MDMD302,8835,211−10%

317Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705,202+7%

318Shasta County, CACA181,6485,199+12%

319Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5025,182+18%

320Davis County, UTUT381,2275,180+16%

321Newport News, VAVA183,2305,170+4%

322Waukesha County, WIWI417,2105,153−23%

323Cumberland County, PAPA277,2705,124+13%

324Washington County, PAPA210,8025,088−11%

325Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055,026+23%

326Washington County, MNMN286,8955,021+16%

327Cherokee County, GAGA299,2734,997−1%

328Oneida County, NYNY226,3924,976+5%

329Aiken County, SCSC181,5154,976−13%

330Ellis County, TXTX240,8674,965+53%

331St. Johns County, FLFL346,3284,964−20%

332Arlington County, VAVA243,9314,948+14%

333Lake County, OHOH232,2174,930−16%

334Ulster County, NYNY183,3304,884+0%

335Benton County, ARAR332,5544,831+38%

336Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5974,831−6%

337Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5424,816+28%

338Deschutes County, OROR213,0724,801−14%

339Hernando County, FLFL221,7014,764−11%

340Douglas County, GAGA154,2934,732−5%

341St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184,721−6%

342Ector County, TXTX173,8014,714−11%

343Schenectady County, NYNY162,5814,711−14%

344Portage County, OHOH163,4044,688−9%

345Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1484,666−11%

346Maui County, HIHI160,5924,654+2%

347Kaufman County, TXTX209,2354,642+33%

348Berrien County, MIMI152,4444,613−1%

349Jackson County, MSMS147,6664,605−26%

350Johnston County, NCNC256,4484,600+6%

351St. Clair County, MIMI160,4864,595−11%

352Clermont County, OHOH216,9774,558+0%

353Alamance County, NCNC186,1774,544+6%

354Washington County, ARAR271,2134,536−14%

355Kanawha County, WVWV172,3814,526−4%

356Canyon County, IDID275,1234,525−11%

357Kent County, RIRI173,4954,514+15%

358Champaign County, ILIL209,9724,514−12%

359Butler County, PAPA200,1694,506+0%

360Beaver County, PAPA166,0324,498+6%

361Racine County, WIWI198,9194,485+13%

362Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5104,478+3%

363Charles County, MDMD176,5934,466+20%

364Yavapai County, AZAZ252,5524,386−22%

365Hampshire County, MAMA164,0654,369−13%

366Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114,351+22%

367Linn County, IAIA232,0284,318−12%

368Mesa County, COCO162,8454,301−18%

369Weber County, UTUT278,1744,279−1%

370Trumbull County, OHOH198,9724,277−1%

371Iredell County, NCNC211,7984,266−3%

372Clay County, FLFL239,5934,258−26%

373Clark County, OHOH135,3404,249−3%

374Paulding County, GAGA190,9964,228+18%

375Sussex County, NJNJ148,0634,225+1%

376Saratoga County, NYNY241,3434,217+4%

377Hampton, VAVA137,3154,216+5%

378Coconino County, AZAZ144,3684,210−27%

379Porter County, ININ176,0494,194+9%

380Charlotte County, FLFL217,2124,191+5%

381El Dorado County, CACA192,3234,167−1%

382Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974,156−8%

383Monroe County, ININ143,3454,156−18%

384Jackson County, MIMI159,5524,093−12%

385Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594,079−13%

386Calhoun County, MIMI133,4084,076−0%

387Houston County, GAGA178,2144,065−2%

388Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1154,058−9%

389Oswego County, NYNY118,5694,029+5%

390Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9074,028+13%

391Kenton County, KYKY175,7794,025+13%

392York County, MEME222,4344,025+1%

393Kenosha County, WIWI168,4484,016−32%

394Warren County, OHOH257,1814,009−1%

395Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,969−30%

396Newton County, GAGA125,5833,933+20%

397Canadian County, OKOK187,1893,918+26%

398Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3883,913−8%

399Rock Island County, ILIL141,8693,912−4%

400Sumner County, TNTN215,5383,910+17%

401Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663,881−17%

402Boone County, MOMO191,7463,879+12%

403Monroe County, MIMI156,0043,873+6%

404Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323,870−31%

405Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853,852+10%

406Vanderburgh County, ININ181,9953,847−18%

407Rowan County, NCNC155,0963,826−19%

408Madison County, ININ135,0883,820+16%

409Brown County, WIWI275,8033,818−4%

410Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653,793−15%

411Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8103,789−4%

412DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353,787−1%

413Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463,783−12%

414Linn County, OROR132,8433,775−8%

415Columbia County, GAGA169,1893,769+7%

416Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,3113,753–

417Mendocino County, CACA88,1223,743+6%

418Hall County, GAGA226,5683,718+6%

419Napa County, CACA132,9493,695+10%

420Elkhart County, ININ208,7743,682−19%

421Delaware County, OHOH242,0323,680+33%

422Carroll County, GAGA131,0363,663+2%

423Greene County, OHOH174,3223,658−14%

424San Juan County, NMNM120,3403,653−15%

425Bay County, FLFL204,4793,650−4%

426Stearns County, MNMN164,1103,639−18%

427Bradley County, TNTN115,4653,637+28%

428Dougherty County, GAGA82,6163,636−12%

429Comal County, TXTX209,1663,634+26%

430Citrus County, FLFL171,6663,627−11%

431Shawnee County, KSKS178,6073,621−1%

432Berkshire County, MAMA128,2243,618+6%

433Pueblo County, COCO169,2773,603−30%

434Clarke County, GAGA129,9213,590−5%

435Baldwin County, ALAL267,7613,556−12%

436Rankin County, MSMS162,1813,546−4%

437Benton County, OROR97,7283,543+21%

438Florence County, SCSC138,5043,543+9%

439Martin County, FLFL166,2723,535+9%

440Fayette County, PAPA123,0213,532−19%

441Livingston County, MIMI197,3153,520−10%

442Johnson County, TXTX218,0483,503+21%

443Shelby County, ALAL238,5523,497−17%

444Cochise County, AZAZ126,3323,486+9%

445Madison County, TNTN100,7903,459+13%

446Bossier Parish, LALA131,8673,454+13%

447Cass County, NDND201,7943,443+3%

448Comanche County, OKOK122,1583,429−1%

449Davidson County, NCNC180,1823,418−22%

450Navajo County, AZAZ109,9463,409−20%

451Hardin County, KYKY113,4823,398−1%

452Johnson County, IAIA160,0443,394+5%

453Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1263,390+5%

454Sebastian County, ARAR130,6413,354+10%

455Parker County, TXTX184,7673,354+4%

456Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,6903,342–

457Bulloch County, GAGA86,9493,342−5%

458Scott County, IAIA175,2593,326−5%

459Kendall County, ILIL145,4703,309+18%

460Carroll County, MDMD176,6773,302+5%

461Sutter County, CACA98,7873,295−2%

462Chittenden County, VTVT169,1153,278−5%

463Alexandria, VAVA160,6623,277−0%

464Wicomico County, MDMD106,8993,274−23%

465Centre County, PAPA157,3933,263−0%

466Williamson County, TNTN272,0613,262+10%

467Delaware County, ININ113,1063,261−9%

468Warren County, KYKY149,3753,256−4%

469Rock County, WIWI166,4723,244−15%

470Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7813,242+21%

471DeSoto County, MSMS197,9183,228−26%

472Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313,222+9%

473Washington County, TNTN141,1993,222+6%

474Berkeley County, WVWV139,5223,216−13%

475Macon County, ILIL99,3003,200−17%

476Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5323,198−17%

477Washington County, UTUT213,6703,194+26%

478Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT98,0963,193–

479Wood County, OHOH134,1763,184−11%

480Fairfield County, OHOH169,7523,171+4%

481Warren County, NJNJ112,9533,164−7%

482Calhoun County, ALAL115,8343,144−17%

483Washington County, MDMD157,7313,143−21%

484Tippecanoe County, ININ190,4563,142−20%

485Lee County, ALAL189,8813,134−15%

486Indian River County, FLFL172,7993,133−22%

487Franklin County, PAPA160,6523,129+3%

488Lake County, CACA67,7723,125+11%

489Hunt County, TXTX123,3363,119+40%

490Lebanon County, PAPA146,3803,114−10%

491Grant County, WAWA105,7273,097+21%

492Scott County, MNMN159,0173,096+20%

493Craighead County, ARAR116,9573,095−2%

494Richland County, OHOH124,8933,076−1%

495Stafford County, VAVA170,8033,073+6%

496Washington County, RIRI129,7953,064−25%

497Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,049−11%

498Sumter County, SCSC105,0673,040−24%

499Midland County, TXTX187,8553,022−0%

500Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8853,017−3%

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

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest unemployed residents?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 378,125 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by unemployed residents?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Harris County, Texas, Maricopa County, Arizona, Kings County, New York.

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 unemployed residents measured?

Number of unemployed people in the civilian labor force 16 and over (ACS B23025). The raw-count companion to the unemployment rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).