RANKING · 2024 ACS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

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

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

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

04Palm 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%

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

11Pasco County, FLFL674,51614,164−2%

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

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

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

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

16Lake County, FLFL456,0689,233−4%

17Leon County, FLFL299,0489,207−7%

18Manatee County, FLFL468,2009,098−8%

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

20Marion County, FLFL442,6607,938−19%

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

22Collier County, FLFL417,1316,846−7%

23Alachua County, FLFL290,0286,280−6%

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

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

26Clay County, FLFL239,5934,258−26%

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

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

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

30Bay County, FLFL204,4793,650−4%

31Citrus County, FLFL171,6663,627−11%

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

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

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

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

36Putnam County, FLFL77,7342,136−14%

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

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

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

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

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

42Monroe County, FLFL80,4061,254−10%

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

44Hendry County, FLFL48,276855−39%

45Gadsden County, FLFL44,298842−3%

46Jackson County, FLFL49,629803−23%

47Levy County, FLFL48,520767−28%

48Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608739−15%

49Hardee County, FLFL25,932625−27%

50Baker County, FLFL29,737573−4%

51Wakulla County, FLFL38,089557+13%

52Bradford County, FLFL28,307526−7%

53Jefferson County, FLFL16,007508+50%

54Franklin County, FLFL13,029433+22%

55Taylor County, FLFL21,210410−17%

56Calhoun County, FLFL13,289390+98%

57Madison County, FLFL18,759371+31%

58Washington County, FLFL26,695349−42%

59Holmes County, FLFL20,119347−15%

60Lafayette County, FLFL8,792332+0%

61Glades County, FLFL13,270313−30%

62Hamilton County, FLFL14,180285−35%

63Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488272−14%

64Union County, FLFL16,250226+87%

65Dixie County, FLFL18,038184−16%

66Liberty County, FLFL8,035183−20%

67Gulf County, FLFL15,943145−46%

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