RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Most unemployed people, Florida counties · 2020

Florida counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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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01Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02970,536–

02Broward County, FLFL2,013,31761,269–

03Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72644,180–

04Orange County, FLFL1,528,00240,667–

05Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11539,037–

06Duval County, FLFL1,062,96325,787–

07Pinellas County, FLFL948,56324,940–

08Polk County, FLFL874,79016,900–

09Lee County, FLFL875,60716,836–

10Pasco County, FLFL674,51614,397–

11Brevard County, FLFL663,98214,080–

12Volusia County, FLFL606,57311,516–

13Seminole County, FLFL491,88411,495–

14Osceola County, FLFL481,71810,487–

15Leon County, FLFL299,0489,942–

16Manatee County, FLFL468,2009,906–

17Marion County, FLFL442,6609,832–

18Lake County, FLFL456,0689,643–

19Escambia County, FLFL333,8349,258–

20St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4497,861–

21Collier County, FLFL417,1317,340–

22Sarasota County, FLFL479,9587,292–

23Alachua County, FLFL290,0286,666–

24St. Johns County, FLFL346,3286,215–

25Clay County, FLFL239,5935,743–

26Hernando County, FLFL221,7015,338–

27Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1154,463–

28Citrus County, FLFL171,6664,055–

29Indian River County, FLFL172,7994,034–

30Charlotte County, FLFL217,2123,999–

31Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8103,959–

32Bay County, FLFL204,4793,793–

33Martin County, FLFL166,2723,250–

34Highlands County, FLFL111,1223,165–

35Columbia County, FLFL74,0942,574–

36Putnam County, FLFL77,7342,470–

37Flagler County, FLFL140,3601,910–

38Nassau County, FLFL106,8791,896–

39Walton County, FLFL93,2881,675–

40Monroe County, FLFL80,4061,398–

41Hendry County, FLFL48,2761,393–

42Sumter County, FLFL157,7721,285–

43DeSoto County, FLFL37,0781,283–

44Levy County, FLFL48,5201,070–

45Jackson County, FLFL49,6291,038–

46Suwannee County, FLFL48,149940–

47Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608871–

48Gadsden County, FLFL44,298871–

49Hardee County, FLFL25,932852–

50Washington County, FLFL26,695606–

51Baker County, FLFL29,737594–

52Bradford County, FLFL28,307563–

53Taylor County, FLFL21,210492–

54Wakulla County, FLFL38,089492–

55Glades County, FLFL13,270449–

56Hamilton County, FLFL14,180439–

57Holmes County, FLFL20,119410–

58Franklin County, FLFL13,029355–

59Jefferson County, FLFL16,007338–

60Lafayette County, FLFL8,792331–

61Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488315–

62Madison County, FLFL18,759284–

63Gulf County, FLFL15,943271–

64Liberty County, FLFL8,035229–

65Dixie County, FLFL18,038220–

66Calhoun County, FLFL13,289197–

67Union County, FLFL16,250121–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS