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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. The median across all 115 is 339. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Linn County, MO, up 23 places to #76.

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YEAR2020 2024

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%

06▲1Clay County, MOMO265,0325,308−5%

07▲1Boone County, MOMO191,7463,879+12%

08▼2Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323,870−31%

09▲1Cass County, MOMO115,8592,458+6%

10▲1Franklin County, MOMO108,0902,2860%

11▼2Jasper County, MOMO127,4282,239−22%

12▲6Newton County, MOMO62,2631,689+26%

13▼1Buchanan County, MOMO83,5401,681−20%

14▼1Platte County, MOMO114,4001,630−16%

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

16▲5St. Francois County, MOMO67,8091,292+7%

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

18▲5Lincoln County, MOMO66,6761,160+1%

19▼3Cole County, MOMO77,9081,149−24%

20▲2Callaway County, MOMO45,7651,090−9%

21▼1Taney County, MOMO57,0011,052−15%

22▼8Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9991,005−44%

23▲3Stone County, MOMO32,503960−7%

24▲5Pulaski County, MOMO54,4429320%

25Laclede County, MOMO36,943915−14%

26▼7Butler County, MOMO41,904881−30%

27▲7Howell County, MOMO40,798881+20%

28▲2Camden County, MOMO44,047814−11%

29▼2Pettis County, MOMO44,254804−17%

30▲1Phelps County, MOMO45,247787−11%

31▼14Lawrence County, MOMO39,401768−45%

32▲15Barry County, MOMO36,200715+39%

33▲20McDonald County, MOMO23,992709+65%

34▲5Warren County, MOMO39,016690−2%

35▼3Webster County, MOMO43,054689−20%

36▼1Miller County, MOMO25,817624−14%

37▼1Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465598−17%

38▲22Polk County, MOMO33,604593+61%

39▼11Dunklin County, MOMO26,855538−43%

40▼2Scott County, MOMO37,975527−26%

41▲9Lafayette County, MOMO33,531509+11%

42▲3Marion County, MOMO28,525496−7%

43▼1Texas County, MOMO25,994492−24%

44▲4Randolph County, MOMO24,513484−2%

45▼5Stoddard County, MOMO28,284483−29%

46▼13Crawford County, MOMO22,929483−39%

47▼6Adair County, MOMO25,684473−27%

48▲6Perry County, MOMO19,093467+11%

49▼6Audrain County, MOMO24,528462−21%

50▲7Bates County, MOMO16,512450+16%

51▼7Henry County, MOMO22,671439−19%

52▲19Hickory County, MOMO9,044412+39%

53▲5Ray County, MOMO23,398385−1%

54▲1Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689375−8%

55▲6Vernon County, MOMO19,946374+4%

56▼19Washington County, MOMO23,810352−50%

57▲11Saline County, MOMO23,265350+11%

58▼7Cooper County, MOMO17,136339−25%

59▲4Andrew County, MOMO18,241326−8%

60▼1Wayne County, MOMO10,782310−18%

61▲5Clinton County, MOMO21,661307−11%

62▲21Douglas County, MOMO12,342285+28%

63▲22Reynolds County, MOMO5,992285+31%

64▲1Pike County, MOMO17,955278−19%

65▼19Benton County, MOMO20,536275−47%

66▼4Dent County, MOMO14,584275−23%

67▼15Wright County, MOMO19,671274−38%

68▲14Madison County, MOMO12,858273+19%

69▲8Dallas County, MOMO18,025264−1%

70▲3Nodaway County, MOMO20,174248−15%

71▲10Lewis County, MOMO9,879243+4%

72▼5Morgan County, MOMO22,418243−23%

73▲18Gasconade County, MOMO14,784237+69%

74▲2Ralls County, MOMO10,444227−15%

75▼26New Madrid County, MOMO15,086222−54%

76▲23Linn County, MOMO11,815182+58%

77▲1Maries County, MOMO8,397181−31%

78▲10Oregon County, MOMO8,709180+10%

79▼7Bollinger County, MOMO10,646177−40%

80▲7Livingston County, MOMO14,708176+5%

81▲8Howard County, MOMO10,180174+23%

82▼2Carroll County, MOMO8,417172−28%

83▼9Moniteau County, MOMO15,428172−40%

84▼20Barton County, MOMO11,795166−52%

85▲7Ozark County, MOMO9,172165+18%

86▲4Montgomery County, MOMO11,590158+12%

87▼12Ripley County, MOMO10,717156−43%

88▼9Cedar County, MOMO14,888156−40%

89▼20Macon County, MOMO15,190142−54%

90▲12Clark County, MOMO6,475140+47%

91▲3St. Clair County, MOMO9,976137+5%

92▼6Grundy County, MOMO9,744131−38%

93▼37Mississippi County, MOMO12,003128−68%

94▲7Chariton County, MOMO7,377123+24%

95Caldwell County, MOMO9,012121−4%

96▼12Iron County, MOMO9,318118−47%

97Osage County, MOMO13,611115−3%

98▼28Dade County, MOMO7,804110−63%

99▲7DeKalb County, MOMO9,79599+18%

100Carter County, MOMO5,41890−11%

101▼3Harrison County, MOMO8,28188−24%

102▼6Putnam County, MOMO4,54684−30%

103▲6Sullivan County, MOMO5,73865+10%

104▲4Monroe County, MOMO8,95964−17%

105Gentry County, MOMO6,38463−26%

106▲8Schuyler County, MOMO4,14062+82%

107▼4Atchison County, MOMO5,17559−36%

108▼4Daviess County, MOMO8,55854−36%

109▲1Mercer County, MOMO3,40453−7%

110▲2Shelby County, MOMO5,87046−13%

111Holt County, MOMO4,20037−30%

112▼19Shannon County, MOMO7,28533−75%

113▼6Knox County, MOMO3,72819−76%

114▲1Worth County, MOMO1,91414−26%

115▼2Scotland County, MOMO4,7965−89%

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