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Most unemployed people, Alabama counties

Alabama 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. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 813. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Geneva County, AL, up 15 places to #39.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Jefferson County, ALAL665,74215,431−23%

02Mobile County, ALAL411,65810,022−4%

03Madison County, ALAL433,5167,631−10%

04▲1Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3687,023+14%

05▼1Montgomery County, ALAL225,8916,062−11%

06▲1Baldwin County, ALAL267,7613,556−12%

07▼1Shelby County, ALAL238,5523,497−17%

08Calhoun County, ALAL115,8343,144−17%

09Lee County, ALAL189,8813,134−15%

10▲2Etowah County, ALAL103,8862,710+4%

11▲2Talladega County, ALAL81,6032,356−3%

12▼2Houston County, ALAL110,3182,231−16%

13▼2Morgan County, ALAL126,4832,094−20%

14▲1St. Clair County, ALAL98,2062,039−6%

15▲8Elmore County, ALAL91,5771,990+34%

16Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1351,893−6%

17▼3Limestone County, ALAL122,9281,773−22%

18▲4Marshall County, ALAL103,5371,711+13%

19▲2Dallas County, ALAL35,1401,673+4%

20▼1Cullman County, ALAL94,0091,589−15%

21▲5Russell County, ALAL58,8981,512+11%

22▲3Escambia County, ALAL36,6651,392−1%

23▲5Blount County, ALAL60,1561,369+9%

24▼7Walker County, ALAL65,1401,341−32%

25▼1DeKalb County, ALAL74,0851,308−7%

26▼6Dale County, ALAL49,9121,264−26%

27Coffee County, ALAL56,9531,174−7%

28▲2Chilton County, ALAL47,7081,132−2%

29▲10Bibb County, ALAL22,2621,095+64%

30▲1Jackson County, ALAL54,281994−8%

31▼13Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953893−53%

32Clarke County, ALAL22,014850−21%

33▲1Colbert County, ALAL59,474846−14%

34▼5Covington County, ALAL37,947813−35%

35▲10Chambers County, ALAL34,253777+42%

36▼3Monroe County, ALAL18,965738−30%

37▲4Barbour County, ALAL24,607721+11%

38▼3Macon County, ALAL18,132687−21%

39▲15Geneva County, ALAL27,554662+63%

40▼3Autauga County, ALAL61,920641−13%

41▼5Marion County, ALAL29,097602−23%

42▲1Fayette County, ALAL15,872576+4%

43▼5Pike County, ALAL33,688561−22%

44▲12Sumter County, ALAL11,588536+35%

45▼5Franklin County, ALAL32,449514−22%

46▼2Butler County, ALAL18,100501−9%

47▲3Wilcox County, ALAL9,666469−4%

48▲12Perry County, ALAL7,425430+40%

49▲2Cherokee County, ALAL26,413404−9%

50▼4Winston County, ALAL23,829368−32%

51▲6Randolph County, ALAL23,163352−6%

52▼5Hale County, ALAL15,194338−36%

53▼11Pickens County, ALAL18,221334−47%

54▲5Conecuh County, ALAL10,899326−4%

55▼7Marengo County, ALAL18,311317−40%

56▲7Lamar County, ALAL13,587306+8%

57▼8Lawrence County, ALAL33,843299−41%

58▼5Washington County, ALAL14,822298−27%

59▲5Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175294+24%

60▼5Henry County, ALAL18,394287−28%

61▲6Coosa County, ALAL10,161257+136%

62▼10Lowndes County, ALAL9,359252−40%

63▼2Choctaw County, ALAL11,904246−20%

64▲2Bullock County, ALAL9,780245+76%

65Cleburne County, ALAL15,970158−20%

66▼4Clay County, ALAL14,207130−57%

67▼9Greene County, ALAL7,06797−72%

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