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Most unemployed people, Missouri counties

Missouri 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 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01St. Louis County, MOMO990,91122,596−5%

02Jackson County, MOMO732,99417,758−4%

03St. Louis, MOMO278,1448,056−18%

04St. Charles County, MOMO426,4996,752+2%

05Greene County, MOMO309,2865,369−10%

06Clay County, MOMO265,0325,308−5%

07Boone County, MOMO191,7463,879+12%

08Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323,870−31%

09Cass County, MOMO115,8592,458+6%

10Franklin County, MOMO108,0902,286−0%

11Jasper County, MOMO127,4282,239−22%

12Newton County, MOMO62,2631,689+26%

13Buchanan County, MOMO83,5401,681−20%

14Platte County, MOMO114,4001,630−16%

15Christian County, MOMO96,7251,572−1%

16St. Francois County, MOMO67,8091,292+7%

17Johnson County, MOMO56,6701,230+7%

18Lincoln County, MOMO66,6761,160+1%

19Cole County, MOMO77,9081,149−24%

20Callaway County, MOMO45,7651,090−9%

21Taney County, MOMO57,0011,052−15%

22Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9991,005−44%

23Stone County, MOMO32,503960−7%

24Pulaski County, MOMO54,442932+0%

25Laclede County, MOMO36,943915−14%

26Butler County, MOMO41,904881−30%

27Howell County, MOMO40,798881+20%

28Camden County, MOMO44,047814−11%

29Pettis County, MOMO44,254804−17%

30Phelps County, MOMO45,247787−11%

31Lawrence County, MOMO39,401768−45%

32Barry County, MOMO36,200715+39%

33McDonald County, MOMO23,992709+65%

34Warren County, MOMO39,016690−2%

35Webster County, MOMO43,054689−20%

36Miller County, MOMO25,817624−14%

37Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465598−17%

38Polk County, MOMO33,604593+61%

39Dunklin County, MOMO26,855538−43%

40Scott County, MOMO37,975527−26%

41Lafayette County, MOMO33,531509+11%

42Marion County, MOMO28,525496−7%

43Texas County, MOMO25,994492−24%

44Randolph County, MOMO24,513484−2%

45Stoddard County, MOMO28,284483−29%

46Crawford County, MOMO22,929483−39%

47Adair County, MOMO25,684473−27%

48Perry County, MOMO19,093467+11%

49Audrain County, MOMO24,528462−21%

50Bates County, MOMO16,512450+16%

51Henry County, MOMO22,671439−19%

52Hickory County, MOMO9,044412+39%

53Ray County, MOMO23,398385−1%

54Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689375−8%

55Vernon County, MOMO19,946374+4%

56Washington County, MOMO23,810352−50%

57Saline County, MOMO23,265350+11%

58Cooper County, MOMO17,136339−25%

59Andrew County, MOMO18,241326−8%

60Wayne County, MOMO10,782310−18%

61Clinton County, MOMO21,661307−11%

62Douglas County, MOMO12,342285+28%

63Reynolds County, MOMO5,992285+31%

64Pike County, MOMO17,955278−19%

65Benton County, MOMO20,536275−47%

66Dent County, MOMO14,584275−23%

67Wright County, MOMO19,671274−38%

68Madison County, MOMO12,858273+19%

69Dallas County, MOMO18,025264−1%

70Nodaway County, MOMO20,174248−15%

71Lewis County, MOMO9,879243+4%

72Morgan County, MOMO22,418243−23%

73Gasconade County, MOMO14,784237+69%

74Ralls County, MOMO10,444227−15%

75New Madrid County, MOMO15,086222−54%

76Linn County, MOMO11,815182+58%

77Maries County, MOMO8,397181−31%

78Oregon County, MOMO8,709180+10%

79Bollinger County, MOMO10,646177−40%

80Livingston County, MOMO14,708176+5%

81Howard County, MOMO10,180174+23%

82Carroll County, MOMO8,417172−28%

83Moniteau County, MOMO15,428172−40%

84Barton County, MOMO11,795166−52%

85Ozark County, MOMO9,172165+18%

86Montgomery County, MOMO11,590158+12%

87Ripley County, MOMO10,717156−43%

88Cedar County, MOMO14,888156−40%

89Macon County, MOMO15,190142−54%

90Clark County, MOMO6,475140+47%

91St. Clair County, MOMO9,976137+5%

92Grundy County, MOMO9,744131−38%

93Mississippi County, MOMO12,003128−68%

94Chariton County, MOMO7,377123+24%

95Caldwell County, MOMO9,012121−4%

96Iron County, MOMO9,318118−47%

97Osage County, MOMO13,611115−3%

98Dade County, MOMO7,804110−63%

99DeKalb County, MOMO9,79599+18%

100Carter County, MOMO5,41890−11%

101Harrison County, MOMO8,28188−24%

102Putnam County, MOMO4,54684−30%

103Sullivan County, MOMO5,73865+10%

104Monroe County, MOMO8,95964−17%

105Gentry County, MOMO6,38463−26%

106Schuyler County, MOMO4,14062+82%

107Atchison County, MOMO5,17559−36%

108Daviess County, MOMO8,55854−36%

109Mercer County, MOMO3,40453−7%

110Shelby County, MOMO5,87046−13%

111Holt County, MOMO4,20037−30%

112Shannon County, MOMO7,28533−75%

113Knox County, MOMO3,72819−76%

114Worth County, MOMO1,91414−26%

115Scotland County, MOMO4,7965−89%

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