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. The median across all 3,144 is 552. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Passaic County, NJ, up 32 places to #83.

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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%

05▲1Kings County, NYNY2,653,963107,125+26%

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

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

08▲1Clark County, NVNV2,407,22689,920+15%

09▲3Queens County, NYNY2,358,18287,810+24%

10▼2Riverside County, CACA2,544,91677,449−6%

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

12▲4Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33272,776+10%

13▲8New York County, NYNY1,664,86271,989+33%

14▼4Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03871,765−2%

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

16▼3Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02966,643−6%

17▼2Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28166,252−4%

18▲1King County, WAWA2,344,93963,856+17%

19▼1Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08860,115+7%

20▼3Broward County, FLFL2,013,31758,012−5%

21▼1Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46654,3730%

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

23▲1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39151,122+15%

24▲2Alameda County, CACA1,636,63048,866+13%

25▲2Orange County, FLFL1,528,00244,259+9%

26▼3Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92543,117−10%

27▼2Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72641,584−6%

28▲2Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97941,204+6%

29▼1Fresno County, CACA1,035,45641,105+4%

30▲8Essex County, NJNJ896,37939,545+20%

31▲8Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07039,497+21%

32▼1Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09038,849+8%

33▲9Travis County, TXTX1,389,67036,434+15%

34▼5Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11536,216−7%

35▲9Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935,209+19%

36▼4Kern County, CACA927,06834,534−1%

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

38▲3Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03533,744+5%

39▼6Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53633,390−4%

40▲3Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33733,371+6%

41▼7Shelby County, TNTN910,22633,086−4%

42▲6Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78433,060+14%

43▼8Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79132,664−3%

44▲2Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74332,055+9%

45▲12Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33531,759+26%

46▲9San Francisco County, CACA826,07930,906+21%

47▲21Bergen County, NJNJ977,02630,792+34%

48▼8Suffolk County, MAMA791,89129,522−9%

49▲2Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58229,120+7%

50▲2Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54929,106+12%

51▲8San Joaquin County, CACA823,81528,735+15%

52▼5Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38328,644−1%

53Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,11527,734–

54▼18Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68527,583−17%

55▼2Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87327,047+5%

56▲6Multnomah County, OROR795,39126,928+9%

57▲20Collin County, TXTX1,297,17926,778+22%

58▼2Wake County, NCNC1,257,23526,722+5%

59▼9DeKalb County, GAGA774,39426,592−3%

60▼2Macomb County, MIMI886,22126,316+4%

61▼12Marion County, ININ992,19626,206−8%

62▲3Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91625,609+10%

63▼18District of Columbia, DCDC693,64525,416−13%

64▲6DuPage County, ILIL934,29825,150+12%

65▲16Hudson County, NJNJ735,03324,914+21%

66▲12Worcester County, MAMA888,50224,864+15%

67▲9Ventura County, CACA830,85124,730+12%

68▼4El Paso County, TXTX877,85824,022+2%

69▲6Pierce County, WAWA946,28823,998+8%

70▼1Erie County, NYNY946,74123,746+5%

71▲17Providence County, RIRI678,17923,480+18%

72▼18Duval County, FLFL1,062,96323,395−9%

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

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

75▼14Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21622,834−8%

76▲8Honolulu County, HIHI988,70322,723+12%

77▼14St. Louis County, MOMO990,91122,596−5%

78▲15Denton County, TXTX1,069,34622,444+19%

79▼5Baltimore County, MDMD847,65022,037−1%

80▼14Hamilton County, OHOH838,41821,946−6%

81▲14Denver County, COCO740,61321,863+18%

82▲8Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09921,848+12%

83▲32Passaic County, NJNJ531,62421,840+34%

84▼24Pinellas County, FLFL948,56321,646−13%

85▼2Montgomery County, PAPA877,64321,318+4%

86▼7Jefferson County, KYKY795,22221,211−2%

87▼14Stanislaus County, CACA557,71920,915−6%

88▲8Delaware County, PAPA580,93720,905+13%

89▲15Union County, NJNJ601,86320,679+19%

90▲13Norfolk County, MAMA739,74920,502+16%

91▲9Snohomish County, WAWA870,65620,326+13%

92▼7Tulare County, CACA485,14620,062−1%

93▼13El Paso County, COCO757,04020,033−3%

94▼7Cobb County, GAGA793,34519,822−1%

95▲10San Mateo County, CACA743,56819,731+15%

96▼7Lake County, ILIL719,33919,545−1%

97▼3Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12519,534+5%

98▼16Monroe County, NYNY750,50619,340−6%

99▲3Camden County, NJNJ535,79919,333+9%

100▼33Baltimore, MDMD569,99719,227−17%

101▼9Davidson County, TNTN745,90418,8950%

102▲4Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03518,826+10%

103▼5Will County, ILIL712,25318,747+3%

104▲14Arapahoe County, COCO673,82018,722+18%

105▼6Tulsa County, OKOK698,78218,642+3%

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

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

108▼17Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60118,248−4%

109▼2Polk County, FLFL874,79017,791+5%

110▼13Jackson County, MOMO732,99417,758−4%

111▲9East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18017,486+15%

112▲2Bristol County, MAMA593,64016,983+4%

113▲9Ocean County, NJNJ673,74616,349+11%

114▲19Montgomery County, TXTX781,19415,532+14%

115▲9Bucks County, PAPA647,82815,527+7%

116▼30Jefferson County, ALAL665,74215,431−23%

117▼4Montgomery County, OHOH539,59815,427−7%

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

119▲4Washington County, OROR611,70815,087+3%

120▼4Kent County, MIMI675,23215,016−7%

121▲15Morris County, NJNJ524,25114,993+13%

122▼14Lee County, FLFL875,60714,931−11%

123▼22New Castle County, DEDE588,02614,903−17%

124▲1Plymouth County, MAMA546,82914,876+3%

125▼14Lake County, ININ504,61214,797−11%

126▲24Sonoma County, CACA486,44414,728+20%

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

128▲1Brevard County, FLFL663,98214,516+3%

129▲1Spokane County, WAWA558,34414,487+5%

130▼9Williamson County, TXTX752,82714,460−5%

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

132▼20Summit County, OHOH538,37614,320−14%

133▲4Solano County, CACA455,37614,251+9%

134▼8Pasco County, FLFL674,51614,164−2%

135▲8Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514,118+10%

136▲11Clark County, WAWA532,11913,999+12%

137▼27Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413,896−17%

138▲24Adams County, COCO554,66813,784+22%

139▲2Richland County, SCSC434,95613,726+7%

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

141▲19Utah County, UTUT759,85913,669+20%

142▼14Hampden County, MAMA464,33813,638−4%

143▼16Kane County, ILIL525,75713,632−5%

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

145▼26Lucas County, OHOH423,34713,537−12%

146▲7Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39813,395+13%

147▲14Richmond County, NYNY501,29013,361+18%

148▼16Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43313,348−2%

149▼7Burlington County, NJNJ481,43913,246+3%

150▼12Jefferson County, COCO580,45113,190+1%

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

152▼35Guilford County, NCNC562,23412,905−19%

153▲6Mercer County, NJNJ399,28912,788+12%

154▼8Prince William County, VAVA502,96612,6150%

155▼21Lane County, OROR381,58412,586−7%

156▼4Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65712,552+6%

157▲12Greenville County, SCSC583,12512,444+18%

158▼23Onondaga County, NYNY466,58412,394−8%

159▼11Douglas County, NENE606,46012,300−2%

160▼11Polk County, IAIA516,54612,223−1%

161▼10Berks County, PAPA440,07212,1970%

162▼17Pinal County, AZAZ539,38012,170−5%

163▲7Osceola County, FLFL481,71812,008+15%

164▼25Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38011,857−9%

165▼11Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311,603−2%

166▼11Bell County, TXTX402,24811,544−2%

167▼11Chester County, PAPA557,11611,299−3%

168▼1Johnson County, KSKS636,90611,298+6%

169▼12Volusia County, FLFL606,57311,066−4%

170▼5York County, PAPA473,19711,0260%

171▼13Seminole County, FLFL491,88410,975−5%

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

173▲5Clayton County, GAGA297,47110,935+9%

174▲29Orange County, NYNY417,66910,694+20%

175▼9Cumberland County, NCNC338,47310,368−4%

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

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

178▲51St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44910,117+29%

179▲14Butler County, OHOH400,12810,109+5%

180▼17Winnebago County, ILIL283,67410,036−10%

181▼9Mobile County, ALAL411,65810,022−4%

182▲45Placer County, CACA442,0819,891+25%

183▼9Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599,809−5%

184▼3Larimer County, COCO377,2929,793−1%

185▲14Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189,761+6%

186▲1Clackamas County, OROR426,2809,7470%

187▲35Somerset County, NJNJ356,4869,485+17%

188▼2Allen County, ININ402,3299,455−3%

189▼1Luzerne County, PAPA332,1269,426−3%

190▼19Ingham County, MIMI289,7099,406−10%

191▲16Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1489,311+6%

192▼2Pulaski County, ARAR404,6119,272−4%

193▼4Lake County, FLFL456,0689,233−4%

194▼21Knox County, TNTN511,4539,214−11%

195▼15Leon County, FLFL299,0489,207−7%

196▲8Marion County, OROR355,7779,162+3%

197▼33Chatham County, GAGA311,8559,121−17%

198▼23Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7379,112−11%

199▼17Manatee County, FLFL468,2009,098−8%

200▲9Brazoria County, TXTX419,0809,025+5%

201▲18Weld County, COCO378,4269,024+9%

202▲16Boulder County, COCO328,5609,009+8%

203▲32Caddo Parish, LALA224,2269,007+21%

204▼3Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2148,9940%

205▲10Dakota County, MNMN457,7108,950+6%

206▼8Escambia County, FLFL333,8348,919−4%

207▼12Imperial County, CACA181,4118,915−6%

208▲8Rockland County, NYNY357,3978,832+5%

209▼13Fayette County, KYKY329,7518,756−6%

210▲4Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6388,719+3%

211▲37Anoka County, MNMN381,6058,707+20%

212▼36Nueces County, TXTX352,9928,703−14%

213▲30Yakima County, WAWA259,1858,702+19%

214▼17Ada County, IDID546,1418,638−7%

215▼2Hamilton County, TNTN390,8338,557+1%

216▲16Albany County, NYNY321,2258,549+12%

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

218▼13Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8528,535−4%

219▼25Horry County, SCSC427,5518,484−11%

220▲13Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088,254+8%

221▲36Lubbock County, TXTX328,9068,211+21%

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

223▲33Henry County, GAGA264,9228,174+19%

224▼12Richmond County, GAGA206,5598,169−4%

225▲52Marin County, CACA253,6948,146+32%

226▼3Loudoun County, VAVA449,7498,0910%

227▼42St. Louis, MOMO278,1448,056−18%

228▼45Marion County, FLFL442,6607,938−19%

229▲1Dane County, WIWI590,3757,931+1%

230▼2Charleston County, SCSC436,2007,800−1%

231▼63Hinds County, MSMS211,8887,738−27%

232▲29Douglas County, COCO399,3967,721+16%

233▼27Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7957,675−13%

234▲13Northampton County, PAPA324,4117,665+6%

235▼43Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4157,639−20%

236▼26Madison County, ALAL433,5167,631−10%

237▲15Cleveland County, OKOK303,9737,571+9%

238▲41San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3677,561+23%

239▼14Richmond, VAVA237,2577,517−7%

240▼9Butte County, CACA209,2117,515−2%

241▼21Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8577,419−10%

242▲9St. Clair County, ILIL250,7087,396+5%

243▼35Thurston County, WAWA304,2617,374−14%

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

245▼54Stark County, OHOH373,7717,245−25%

246▼12Rutherford County, TNTN386,3527,216−5%

247▼23Durham County, NCNC347,2407,213−11%

248▼10Henrico County, VAVA342,7757,174−3%

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

250▲12St. Joseph County, ININ272,8617,152+7%

251▲27Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3687,023+14%

252▼15Pitt County, NCNC182,9367,017−5%

253▲17Jefferson County, TXTX254,3217,001+11%

254▼4Erie County, PAPA265,8326,997−3%

255▲17Madera County, CACA167,9276,983+11%

256▼10Lexington County, SCSC317,5886,960−4%

257▼16Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0916,936−6%

258▼56Mahoning County, OHOH224,7066,856−24%

259▼17Collier County, FLFL417,1316,846−7%

260▲28Yolo County, CACA224,4106,815+14%

261▼50Harrison County, MSMS217,1366,802−20%

262▼36Anchorage, AKAK287,1556,801−16%

263▲3St. Charles County, MOMO426,4996,752+2%

264▲5Dauphin County, PAPA293,3516,735+6%

265▼6Webb County, TXTX281,2246,733+1%

266▼22Lorain County, OHOH323,2196,727−8%

267▼14Broome County, NYNY195,7366,629−4%

268▼3Hays County, TXTX304,3906,516−2%

269▲70Kings County, CACA154,3276,487+31%

270▼2Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9496,469+1%

271▼22York County, SCSC306,8876,468−10%

272▲9Rockingham County, NHNH324,0776,448+6%

273▼13St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1086,397−4%

274▼20Howard County, MDMD339,1836,358−7%

275▲32Niagara County, NYNY208,9126,280+14%

276▼13Alachua County, FLFL290,0286,280−6%

277▼77Norfolk, VAVA231,0136,215−31%

278▲49Sussex County, DEDE277,1406,180+20%

279▼39Madison County, ILIL263,1106,172−16%

280▼4Chesapeake, VAVA255,3326,135−1%

281▼1Mohave County, AZAZ228,1026,090−1%

282▼27Montgomery County, ALAL225,8916,062−11%

283▲30Kitsap County, WAWA283,3746,032+13%

284▲76Barnstable County, MAMA233,5395,920+33%

285▲21McLennan County, TXTX272,0205,860+6%

286▲51Brazos County, TXTX249,0885,859+18%

287▲100Buncombe County, NCNC277,4175,851+40%

288▲27Monroe County, PAPA167,1795,816+9%

289▼16New Hanover County, NCNC245,9595,808−7%

290▲18Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7255,807+5%

291▼6Whatcom County, WAWA236,3925,797−3%

292▼56Yuma County, AZAZ224,4495,770−23%

293▼11Humboldt County, CACA131,6475,741−5%

294▼8Lancaster County, NENE334,0495,741−4%

295▲17Jackson County, OROR221,7955,677+6%

296▼25Ottawa County, MIMI308,4595,674−10%

297▼14Hawaii County, HIHI210,0435,668−6%

298▲32Bibb County, GAGA157,5565,616+11%

299▼60Muscogee County, GAGA202,1715,611−24%

300▼5Saginaw County, MIMI187,6885,608−2%

301▼37Gaston County, NCNC246,5585,597−16%

302▲26Hamilton County, ININ387,0365,581+9%

303▼6Union County, NCNC267,6745,551−3%

304▲6Cumberland County, MEME317,2225,4630%

305▲6Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355,4370%

306▼7Harford County, MDMD266,4465,416−5%

307▼40Peoria County, ILIL178,5535,412−18%

308▼21Muskegon County, MIMI177,9015,408−9%

309▼20Greene County, MOMO309,2865,369−10%

310▲23Benton County, WAWA221,7225,366+6%

311▼9Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665,320−5%

312▼8Clay County, MOMO265,0325,308−5%

313▲6Anderson County, SCSC219,9305,285+1%

314▼30Smith County, TXTX252,5495,221−13%

315▲6Kent County, DEDE194,7865,2180%

316▼23Frederick County, MDMD302,8835,211−10%

317▲25Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705,202+7%

318▲34Shasta County, CACA181,6485,199+12%

319▲48Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5025,182+18%

320▲41Davis County, UTUT381,2275,180+16%

321▲17Newport News, VAVA183,2305,170+4%

322▼64Waukesha County, WIWI417,2105,153−23%

323▲32Cumberland County, PAPA277,2705,124+13%

324▼26Washington County, PAPA210,8025,088−11%

325▲67Forsyth County, GAGA282,8055,026+23%

326▲45Washington County, MNMN286,8955,021+16%

327▲4Cherokee County, GAGA299,2734,997−1%

328▲17Oneida County, NYNY226,3924,976+5%

329▼33Aiken County, SCSC181,5154,976−13%

330▲155Ellis County, TXTX240,8674,965+53%

331▼56St. Johns County, FLFL346,3284,964−20%

332▲41Arlington County, VAVA243,9314,948+14%

333▼43Lake County, OHOH232,2174,930−16%

334▲7Ulster County, NYNY183,3304,8840%

335▲110Benton County, ARAR332,5544,831+38%

336▼11Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5974,831−6%

337▲89Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5424,816+28%

338▼33Deschutes County, OROR213,0724,801−14%

339▼25Hernando County, FLFL221,7014,764−11%

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

341▼7St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184,721−6%

342▼26Ector County, TXTX173,8014,714−11%

343▼34Schenectady County, NYNY162,5814,711−14%

344▼20Portage County, OHOH163,4044,688−9%

345▼25Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1484,666−11%

346▲10Maui County, HIHI160,5924,654+2%

347▲103Kaufman County, TXTX209,2354,642+33%

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

349▼75Jackson County, MSMS147,6664,605−26%

350▲20Johnston County, NCNC256,4484,600+6%

351▼29St. Clair County, MIMI160,4864,595−11%

352▲2Clermont County, OHOH216,9774,5580%

353▲24Alamance County, NCNC186,1774,544+6%

354▼37Washington County, ARAR271,2134,536−14%

355▼8Kanawha County, WVWV172,3814,526−4%

356▼27Canyon County, IDID275,1234,525−11%

357▲53Kent County, RIRI173,4954,514+15%

358▼32Champaign County, ILIL209,9724,514−12%

359Butler County, PAPA200,1694,5060%

360▲22Beaver County, PAPA166,0324,498+6%

361▲46Racine County, WIWI198,9194,485+13%

362▲12Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5104,478+3%

363▲65Charles County, MDMD176,5934,466+20%

364▼61Yavapai County, AZAZ252,5524,386−22%

365▼29Hampshire County, MAMA164,0654,369−13%

366▲73Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114,351+22%

367▼27Linn County, IAIA232,0284,318−12%

368▼50Mesa County, COCO162,8454,301−18%

369▲3Weber County, UTUT278,1744,279−1%

370▲6Trumbull County, OHOH198,9724,277−1%

371▼6Iredell County, NCNC211,7984,266−3%

372▼78Clay County, FLFL239,5934,258−26%

373▼5Clark County, OHOH135,3404,249−3%

374▲60Paulding County, GAGA190,9964,228+18%

375▲13Sussex County, NJNJ148,0634,225+1%

376▲20Saratoga County, NYNY241,3434,217+4%

377▲24Hampton, VAVA137,3154,216+5%

378▼86Coconino County, AZAZ144,3684,210−27%

379▲38Porter County, ININ176,0494,194+9%

380▲22Charlotte County, FLFL217,2124,191+5%

381▲5El Dorado County, CACA192,3234,167−1%

382▼25Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974,156−8%

383▼51Monroe County, ININ143,3454,156−18%

384▼31Jackson County, MIMI159,5524,093−12%

385▼36Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594,079−13%

386▲7Calhoun County, MIMI133,4084,0760%

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

388▼26Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1154,058−9%

389▲25Oswego County, NYNY118,5694,029+5%

390▲50Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9074,028+13%

391▲50Kenton County, KYKY175,7794,025+13%

392▲12York County, MEME222,4344,025+1%

393▼102Kenosha County, WIWI168,4484,016−32%

394▲3Warren County, OHOH257,1814,009−1%

395▼95Onslow County, NCNC217,1753,969−30%

396▲84Newton County, GAGA125,5833,933+20%

397▲104Canadian County, OKOK187,1893,918+26%

398▼15Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3883,913−8%

399▼5Rock Island County, ILIL141,8693,912−4%

400▲68Sumner County, TNTN215,5383,910+17%

401▼50Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663,881−17%

402▲51Boone County, MOMO191,7463,879+12%

403▲29Monroe County, MIMI156,0043,873+6%

404▼103Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323,870−31%

405▲43Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853,852+10%

406▼56Vanderburgh County, ININ181,9953,847−18%

407▼61Rowan County, NCNC155,0963,826−19%

408▲66Madison County, ININ135,0883,820+16%

409▼4Brown County, WIWI275,8033,818−4%

410▼47Sandoval County, NMNM159,5653,793−15%

411▼3Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8103,789−4%

412▲7DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353,787−1%

413▼33Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463,783−12%

414▼23Linn County, OROR132,8433,775−8%

415▲28Columbia County, GAGA169,1893,769+7%

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

417▲25Mendocino County, CACA88,1223,743+6%

418▲29Hall County, GAGA226,5683,718+6%

419▲48Napa County, CACA132,9493,695+10%

420▼62Elkhart County, ININ208,7743,682−19%

421▲135Delaware County, OHOH242,0323,680+33%

422▲14Carroll County, GAGA131,0363,663+2%

423▼38Greene County, OHOH174,3223,658−14%

424▼46San Juan County, NMNM120,3403,653−15%

425▼3Bay County, FLFL204,4793,650−4%

426▼62Stearns County, MNMN164,1103,639−18%

427▲120Bradley County, TNTN115,4653,637+28%

428▼38Dougherty County, GAGA82,6163,636−12%

429▲109Comal County, TXTX209,1663,634+26%

430▼32Citrus County, FLFL171,6663,627−11%

431▲2Shawnee County, KSKS178,6073,621−1%

432▲29Berkshire County, MAMA128,2243,618+6%

433▼110Pueblo County, COCO169,2773,603−30%

434▼9Clarke County, GAGA129,9213,590−5%

435▼35Baldwin County, ALAL267,7613,556−12%

436▼5Rankin County, MSMS162,1813,546−4%

437▲93Benton County, OROR97,7283,543+21%

438▲45Florence County, SCSC138,5043,543+9%

439▲43Martin County, FLFL166,2723,535+9%

440▼65Fayette County, PAPA123,0213,532−19%

441▼30Livingston County, MIMI197,3153,520−10%

442▲90Johnson County, TXTX218,0483,503+21%

443▼59Shelby County, ALAL238,5523,497−17%

444▲44Cochise County, AZAZ126,3323,486+9%

445▲62Madison County, TNTN100,7903,459+13%

446▲60Bossier Parish, LALA131,8673,454+13%

447▲19Cass County, NDND201,7943,443+3%

448▲3Comanche County, OKOK122,1583,429−1%

449▼80Davidson County, NCNC180,1823,418−22%

450▼71Navajo County, AZAZ109,9463,409−20%

451▲6Hardin County, KYKY113,4823,398−1%

452▲35Johnson County, IAIA160,0443,394+5%

453▲31Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1263,390+5%

454▲59Sebastian County, ARAR130,6413,354+10%

455▲31Parker County, TXTX184,7673,354+4%

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

457▼11Bulloch County, GAGA86,9493,342−5%

458▼14Scott County, IAIA175,2593,326−5%

459▲91Kendall County, ILIL145,4703,309+18%

460▲33Carroll County, MDMD176,6773,302+5%

461▲4Sutter County, CACA98,7873,295−2%

462▼7Chittenden County, VTVT169,1153,278−5%

463▲12Alexandria, VAVA160,6623,2770%

464▼83Wicomico County, MDMD106,8993,274−23%

465▲13Centre County, PAPA157,3933,2630%

466▲57Williamson County, TNTN272,0613,262+10%

467▼30Delaware County, ININ113,1063,261−9%

468▼4Warren County, KYKY149,3753,256−4%

469▼51Rock County, WIWI166,4723,244−15%

470▲97Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7813,242+21%

471▼105DeSoto County, MSMS197,9183,228−26%

472▲55Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313,222+9%

473▲37Washington County, TNTN141,1993,222+6%

474▼44Berkeley County, WVWV139,5223,216−13%

475▼62Macon County, ILIL99,3003,200−17%

476▼61Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5323,198−17%

477▲115Washington County, UTUT213,6703,194+26%

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

479▼41Wood County, OHOH134,1763,184−11%

480▲28Fairfield County, OHOH169,7523,171+4%

481▼18Warren County, NJNJ112,9533,164−7%

482▼58Calhoun County, ALAL115,8343,144−17%

483▼80Washington County, MDMD157,7313,143−21%

484▼75Tippecanoe County, ININ190,4563,142−20%

485▼56Lee County, ALAL189,8813,134−15%

486▼87Indian River County, FLFL172,7993,133−22%

487▲28Franklin County, PAPA160,6523,129+3%

488▲60Lake County, CACA67,7723,125+11%

489▲155Hunt County, TXTX123,3363,119+40%

490▼38Lebanon County, PAPA146,3803,114−10%

491▲97Grant County, WAWA105,7273,097+21%

492▲92Scott County, MNMN159,0173,096+20%

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

494▲5Richland County, OHOH124,8933,076−1%

495▲38Stafford County, VAVA170,8033,073+6%

496▼101Washington County, RIRI129,7953,064−25%

497▼38Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023,049−11%

498▼92Sumter County, SCSC105,0673,040−24%

499▲18Midland County, TXTX187,8553,0220%

500▼2Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8853,017−3%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).