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Most unemployed people, Florida counties

Florida 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 Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 2,498. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Calhoun County, FL, up 10 places to #56.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02966,643−6%

02Broward County, FLFL2,013,31758,012−5%

03▲1Orange County, FLFL1,528,00244,259+9%

04▼1Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72641,584−6%

05Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11536,216−7%

06Duval County, FLFL1,062,96323,395−9%

07Pinellas County, FLFL948,56321,646−13%

08Polk County, FLFL874,79017,791+5%

09Lee County, FLFL875,60714,931−11%

10▲1Brevard County, FLFL663,98214,516+3%

11▼1Pasco County, FLFL674,51614,164−2%

12▲2Osceola County, FLFL481,71812,008+15%

13▼1Volusia County, FLFL606,57311,066−4%

14▼1Seminole County, FLFL491,88410,975−5%

15▲5St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44910,117+29%

16▲2Lake County, FLFL456,0689,233−4%

17▼2Leon County, FLFL299,0489,207−7%

18▼2Manatee County, FLFL468,2009,098−8%

19Escambia County, FLFL333,8348,919−4%

20▼3Marion County, FLFL442,6607,938−19%

21▲1Sarasota County, FLFL479,9587,367+1%

22▼1Collier County, FLFL417,1316,846−7%

23Alachua County, FLFL290,0286,280−6%

24St. Johns County, FLFL346,3284,964−20%

25▲1Hernando County, FLFL221,7014,764−11%

26▼1Clay County, FLFL239,5934,258−26%

27▲3Charlotte County, FLFL217,2124,191+5%

28▼1Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1154,058−9%

29▲2Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8103,789−4%

30▲2Bay County, FLFL204,4793,650−4%

31▼3Citrus County, FLFL171,6663,627−11%

32▲1Martin County, FLFL166,2723,535+9%

33▼4Indian River County, FLFL172,7993,133−22%

34Highlands County, FLFL111,1222,498−21%

35▲2Flagler County, FLFL140,3602,317+21%

36Putnam County, FLFL77,7342,136−14%

37▲1Nassau County, FLFL106,8792,080+10%

38▲1Walton County, FLFL93,2881,934+15%

39▲3Sumter County, FLFL157,7721,890+47%

40▼5Columbia County, FLFL74,0941,663−35%

41▲2DeSoto County, FLFL37,0781,408+10%

42▼2Monroe County, FLFL80,4061,254−10%

43▲3Suwannee County, FLFL48,1491,185+26%

44▼3Hendry County, FLFL48,276855−39%

45▲2Gadsden County, FLFL44,298842−3%

46▼1Jackson County, FLFL49,629803−23%

47▼3Levy County, FLFL48,520767−28%

48Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608739−15%

49Hardee County, FLFL25,932625−27%

50▲1Baker County, FLFL29,737573−4%

51▲3Wakulla County, FLFL38,089557+13%

52Bradford County, FLFL28,307526−7%

53▲6Jefferson County, FLFL16,007508+50%

54▲4Franklin County, FLFL13,029433+22%

55▼2Taylor County, FLFL21,210410−17%

56▲10Calhoun County, FLFL13,289390+98%

57▲5Madison County, FLFL18,759371+31%

58▼8Washington County, FLFL26,695349−42%

59▼2Holmes County, FLFL20,119347−15%

60Lafayette County, FLFL8,7923320%

61▼6Glades County, FLFL13,270313−30%

62▼6Hamilton County, FLFL14,180285−35%

63▼2Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488272−14%

64▲3Union County, FLFL16,250226+87%

65Dixie County, FLFL18,038184−16%

66▼2Liberty County, FLFL8,035183−20%

67▼4Gulf County, FLFL15,943145−46%

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