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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.

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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%

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

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

10Peoria County, ILIL178,5535,412−18%

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

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

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

14DeKalb County, ILIL101,8353,787−1%

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

16Macon County, ILIL99,3003,200−17%

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

18McLean County, ILIL171,4192,776−7%

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

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

21Boone County, ILIL53,5682,054−2%

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

23Jackson County, ILIL52,5011,864−22%

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

25Coles County, ILIL46,6071,455−21%

26Adams County, ILIL64,2671,314−6%

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

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

29Ogle County, ILIL51,3991,286−20%

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

31Henry County, ILIL48,0951,179+15%

32Knox County, ILIL47,7671,135−1%

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

34Marion County, ILIL36,3821,031−34%

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

36Fulton County, ILIL32,901981−9%

37Stephenson County, ILIL43,220934−37%

38Morgan County, ILIL32,515833−6%

39Lee County, ILIL32,914817+57%

40Saline County, ILIL22,772801−5%

41Macoupin County, ILIL43,748762−36%

42Christian County, ILIL33,443723+37%

43Bureau County, ILIL32,510718−13%

44Woodford County, ILIL38,111671−4%

45Randolph County, ILIL29,921663+9%

46Clinton County, ILIL37,128643+9%

47Livingston County, ILIL35,057599−28%

48Iroquois County, ILIL26,150580−23%

49Montgomery County, ILIL28,076571+5%

50Lawrence County, ILIL13,790523+70%

51Logan County, ILIL27,182505−33%

52Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594391+52%

53Perry County, ILIL20,160382−21%

54Effingham County, ILIL34,519372−20%

55Monroe County, ILIL34,840370−19%

56Jersey County, ILIL21,160364−23%

57Ford County, ILIL13,216363+23%

58Fayette County, ILIL20,790359−11%

59Hancock County, ILIL16,803349−28%

60Edgar County, ILIL16,323348−10%

61Bond County, ILIL16,959341+83%

62Shelby County, ILIL20,576313−27%

63Washington County, ILIL13,564308−21%

64De Witt County, ILIL15,118306−22%

65Warren County, ILIL16,222288−61%

66Clay County, ILIL12,793284−21%

67Clark County, ILIL15,114278−10%

68Union County, ILIL16,656278−27%

69Mason County, ILIL12,411276−30%

70Pike County, ILIL14,231272−30%

71Greene County, ILIL11,313265+46%

72Douglas County, ILIL19,880255−20%

73Crawford County, ILIL18,648254−24%

74Wayne County, ILIL15,882254−9%

75Cass County, ILIL12,463247−37%

76Piatt County, ILIL16,791243−24%

77Mercer County, ILIL15,229241−23%

78Richland County, ILIL15,219239−35%

79White County, ILIL13,250236−38%

80Massac County, ILIL13,502235−30%

81Henderson County, ILIL5,984221+4%

82Wabash County, ILIL10,907220−10%

83Jasper County, ILIL9,032206−1%

84Carroll County, ILIL15,419205−48%

85Marshall County, ILIL11,473205−14%

86Menard County, ILIL11,863204−35%

87Gallatin County, ILIL4,616202+9%

88Hamilton County, ILIL7,859191+52%

89Edwards County, ILIL5,898165−31%

90Johnson County, ILIL13,363163+11%

91Moultrie County, ILIL14,371148−32%

92Schuyler County, ILIL6,657148−33%

93Alexander County, ILIL4,570125−23%

94Putnam County, ILIL5,619117+48%

95Cumberland County, ILIL10,20874−44%

96Pulaski County, ILIL4,82073−43%

97Brown County, ILIL6,40169−7%

98Calhoun County, ILIL4,30064−32%

99Scott County, ILIL4,86661−31%

100Stark County, ILIL5,31959−27%

101Pope County, ILIL3,67239−53%

102Hardin County, ILIL3,58836−63%

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