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Most unemployed people, Illinois counties

Illinois 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 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 505. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jo Daviess County, IL, up 28 places to #52.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,625195,726+1%

02DuPage County, ILIL934,29825,150+12%

03Lake County, ILIL719,33919,545−1%

04Will County, ILIL712,25318,747+3%

05Kane County, ILIL525,75713,632−5%

06Winnebago County, ILIL283,67410,036−10%

07McHenry County, ILIL317,7518,195+1%

08▲1St. Clair County, ILIL250,7087,396+5%

09▼1Madison County, ILIL263,1106,172−16%

10Peoria County, ILIL178,5535,412−18%

11▲1Sangamon County, ILIL194,1705,202+7%

12▼1Champaign County, ILIL209,9724,514−12%

13Rock Island County, ILIL141,8693,912−4%

14▲1DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353,787−1%

15▲4Kendall County, ILIL145,4703,309+18%

16▼2Macon County, ILIL99,3003,200−17%

17▼1LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732,911−12%

18▼1McLean County, ILIL171,4192,776−7%

19▼1Kankakee County, ILIL105,5252,604−11%

20Tazewell County, ILIL130,0492,337−14%

21▲1Boone County, ILIL53,5682,054−2%

22▲1Vermilion County, ILIL71,2591,984+2%

23▼2Jackson County, ILIL52,5011,864−22%

24▲1Williamson County, ILIL67,2251,593−3%

25▼1Coles County, ILIL46,6071,455−21%

26▲3Adams County, ILIL64,2671,314−6%

27▲4Franklin County, ILIL36,9161,293+5%

28▲5Grundy County, ILIL54,0521,289+10%

29▼3Ogle County, ILIL51,3991,286−20%

30▲8Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211,190+17%

31▲6Henry County, ILIL48,0951,179+15%

32▲2Knox County, ILIL47,7671,135−1%

33▼3McDonough County, ILIL25,9161,108−18%

34▼7Marion County, ILIL36,3821,031−34%

35Jefferson County, ILIL36,1471,002−7%

36Fulton County, ILIL32,901981−9%

37▼9Stephenson County, ILIL43,220934−37%

38▲1Morgan County, ILIL32,515833−6%

39▲12Lee County, ILIL32,914817+57%

40Saline County, ILIL22,772801−5%

41▼9Macoupin County, ILIL43,748762−36%

42▲8Christian County, ILIL33,443723+37%

43▼2Bureau County, ILIL32,510718−13%

44▲2Woodford County, ILIL38,111671−4%

45▲2Randolph County, ILIL29,921663+9%

46▲2Clinton County, ILIL37,128643+9%

47▼5Livingston County, ILIL35,057599−28%

48▼5Iroquois County, ILIL26,150580−23%

49Montgomery County, ILIL28,076571+5%

50▲27Lawrence County, ILIL13,790523+70%

51▼7Logan County, ILIL27,182505−33%

52▲28Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594391+52%

53Perry County, ILIL20,160382−21%

54▲1Effingham County, ILIL34,519372−20%

55▲1Monroe County, ILIL34,840370−19%

56▼2Jersey County, ILIL21,160364−23%

57▲21Ford County, ILIL13,216363+23%

58Fayette County, ILIL20,790359−11%

59▼7Hancock County, ILIL16,803349−28%

60▲5Edgar County, ILIL16,323348−10%

61▲27Bond County, ILIL16,959341+83%

62▼5Shelby County, ILIL20,576313−27%

63Washington County, ILIL13,564308−21%

64▼2De Witt County, ILIL15,118306−22%

65▼20Warren County, ILIL16,222288−61%

66▲3Clay County, ILIL12,793284−21%

67▲9Clark County, ILIL15,114278−10%

68▼2Union County, ILIL16,656278−27%

69▼8Mason County, ILIL12,411276−30%

70▼6Pike County, ILIL14,231272−30%

71▲19Greene County, ILIL11,313265+46%

72▲1Douglas County, ILIL19,880255−20%

73▼2Crawford County, ILIL18,648254−24%

74▲5Wayne County, ILIL15,882254−9%

75▼15Cass County, ILIL12,463247−37%

76▼4Piatt County, ILIL16,791243−24%

77▼2Mercer County, ILIL15,229241−23%

78▼10Richland County, ILIL15,219239−35%

79▼12White County, ILIL13,250236−38%

80▼10Massac County, ILIL13,502235−30%

81▲5Henderson County, ILIL5,984221+4%

82▼1Wabash County, ILIL10,907220−10%

83▲4Jasper County, ILIL9,032206−1%

84▼25Carroll County, ILIL15,419205−48%

85▼2Marshall County, ILIL11,473205−14%

86▼12Menard County, ILIL11,863204−35%

87▲2Gallatin County, ILIL4,616202+9%

88▲7Hamilton County, ILIL7,859191+52%

89▼7Edwards County, ILIL5,898165−31%

90▲2Johnson County, ILIL13,363163+11%

91▼6Moultrie County, ILIL14,371148−32%

92▼8Schuyler County, ILIL6,657148−33%

93▼2Alexander County, ILIL4,570125−23%

94▲7Putnam County, ILIL5,619117+48%

95▼2Cumberland County, ILIL10,20874−44%

96▼2Pulaski County, ILIL4,82073−43%

97▲5Brown County, ILIL6,40169−7%

98▼1Calhoun County, ILIL4,30064−32%

99▼1Scott County, ILIL4,86661−31%

100Stark County, ILIL5,31959−27%

101▼2Pope County, ILIL3,67239−53%

102▼6Hardin County, ILIL3,58836−63%

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