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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

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

02Mobile County, ALAL411,65810,022−4%

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

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

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

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

07Shelby County, ALAL238,5523,497−17%

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

09Lee County, ALAL189,8813,134−15%

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

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

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

13Morgan County, ALAL126,4832,094−20%

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

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

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

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

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

19Dallas County, ALAL35,1401,673+4%

20Cullman County, ALAL94,0091,589−15%

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

22Escambia County, ALAL36,6651,392−1%

23Blount County, ALAL60,1561,369+9%

24Walker County, ALAL65,1401,341−32%

25DeKalb County, ALAL74,0851,308−7%

26Dale County, ALAL49,9121,264−26%

27Coffee County, ALAL56,9531,174−7%

28Chilton County, ALAL47,7081,132−2%

29Bibb County, ALAL22,2621,095+64%

30Jackson County, ALAL54,281994−8%

31Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953893−53%

32Clarke County, ALAL22,014850−21%

33Colbert County, ALAL59,474846−14%

34Covington County, ALAL37,947813−35%

35Chambers County, ALAL34,253777+42%

36Monroe County, ALAL18,965738−30%

37Barbour County, ALAL24,607721+11%

38Macon County, ALAL18,132687−21%

39Geneva County, ALAL27,554662+63%

40Autauga County, ALAL61,920641−13%

41Marion County, ALAL29,097602−23%

42Fayette County, ALAL15,872576+4%

43Pike County, ALAL33,688561−22%

44Sumter County, ALAL11,588536+35%

45Franklin County, ALAL32,449514−22%

46Butler County, ALAL18,100501−9%

47Wilcox County, ALAL9,666469−4%

48Perry County, ALAL7,425430+40%

49Cherokee County, ALAL26,413404−9%

50Winston County, ALAL23,829368−32%

51Randolph County, ALAL23,163352−6%

52Hale County, ALAL15,194338−36%

53Pickens County, ALAL18,221334−47%

54Conecuh County, ALAL10,899326−4%

55Marengo County, ALAL18,311317−40%

56Lamar County, ALAL13,587306+8%

57Lawrence County, ALAL33,843299−41%

58Washington County, ALAL14,822298−27%

59Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175294+24%

60Henry County, ALAL18,394287−28%

61Coosa County, ALAL10,161257+136%

62Lowndes County, ALAL9,359252−40%

63Choctaw County, ALAL11,904246−20%

64Bullock County, ALAL9,780245+76%

65Cleburne County, ALAL15,970158−20%

66Clay County, ALAL14,207130−57%

67Greene County, ALAL7,06797−72%

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