RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 115 SHOWN OF 115

Most unemployed people, Missouri counties · 2020

Missouri 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 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 387.

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01St. Louis County, MOMO990,91123,731–

02Jackson County, MOMO732,99418,420–

03St. Louis, MOMO278,1449,775–

04St. Charles County, MOMO426,4996,594–

05Greene County, MOMO309,2865,941–

06Jefferson County, MOMO233,1325,629–

07Clay County, MOMO265,0325,588–

08Boone County, MOMO191,7463,454–

09Jasper County, MOMO127,4282,889–

10Cass County, MOMO115,8592,325–

11Franklin County, MOMO108,0902,289–

12Buchanan County, MOMO83,5402,097–

13Platte County, MOMO114,4001,936–

14Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9991,787–

15Christian County, MOMO96,7251,592–

16Cole County, MOMO77,9081,518–

17Lawrence County, MOMO39,4011,405–

18Newton County, MOMO62,2631,344–

19Butler County, MOMO41,9041,256–

20Taney County, MOMO57,0011,231–

21St. Francois County, MOMO67,8091,206–

22Callaway County, MOMO45,7651,203–

23Lincoln County, MOMO66,6761,152–

24Johnson County, MOMO56,6701,150–

25Laclede County, MOMO36,9431,069–

26Stone County, MOMO32,5031,037–

27Pettis County, MOMO44,254966–

28Dunklin County, MOMO26,855944–

29Pulaski County, MOMO54,442932–

30Camden County, MOMO44,047912–

31Phelps County, MOMO45,247881–

32Webster County, MOMO43,054859–

33Crawford County, MOMO22,929794–

34Howell County, MOMO40,798734–

35Miller County, MOMO25,817728–

36Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465718–

37Washington County, MOMO23,810710–

38Scott County, MOMO37,975709–

39Warren County, MOMO39,016705–

40Stoddard County, MOMO28,284684–

41Adair County, MOMO25,684649–

42Texas County, MOMO25,994644–

43Audrain County, MOMO24,528583–

44Henry County, MOMO22,671540–

45Marion County, MOMO28,525536–

46Benton County, MOMO20,536517–

47Barry County, MOMO36,200514–

48Randolph County, MOMO24,513495–

49New Madrid County, MOMO15,086487–

50Lafayette County, MOMO33,531460–

51Cooper County, MOMO17,136452–

52Wright County, MOMO19,671444–

53McDonald County, MOMO23,992430–

54Perry County, MOMO19,093421–

55Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689407–

56Mississippi County, MOMO12,003394–

57Bates County, MOMO16,512389–

58Ray County, MOMO23,398387–

59Wayne County, MOMO10,782378–

60Polk County, MOMO33,604368–

61Vernon County, MOMO19,946358–

62Dent County, MOMO14,584357–

63Andrew County, MOMO18,241354–

64Barton County, MOMO11,795349–

65Pike County, MOMO17,955345–

66Clinton County, MOMO21,661344–

67Morgan County, MOMO22,418315–

68Saline County, MOMO23,265315–

69Macon County, MOMO15,190307–

70Dade County, MOMO7,804299–

71Hickory County, MOMO9,044297–

72Bollinger County, MOMO10,646294–

73Nodaway County, MOMO20,174292–

74Moniteau County, MOMO15,428285–

75Ripley County, MOMO10,717274–

76Ralls County, MOMO10,444267–

77Dallas County, MOMO18,025266–

78Maries County, MOMO8,397261–

79Cedar County, MOMO14,888260–

80Carroll County, MOMO8,417240–

81Lewis County, MOMO9,879234–

82Madison County, MOMO12,858230–

83Douglas County, MOMO12,342222–

84Iron County, MOMO9,318221–

85Reynolds County, MOMO5,992218–

86Grundy County, MOMO9,744212–

87Livingston County, MOMO14,708167–

88Oregon County, MOMO8,709164–

89Howard County, MOMO10,180141–

90Montgomery County, MOMO11,590141–

91Gasconade County, MOMO14,784140–

92Ozark County, MOMO9,172140–

93Shannon County, MOMO7,285132–

94St. Clair County, MOMO9,976131–

95Caldwell County, MOMO9,012126–

96Putnam County, MOMO4,546120–

97Osage County, MOMO13,611118–

98Harrison County, MOMO8,281116–

99Linn County, MOMO11,815115–

100Carter County, MOMO5,418101–

101Chariton County, MOMO7,37799–

102Clark County, MOMO6,47595–

103Atchison County, MOMO5,17592–

104Daviess County, MOMO8,55885–

105Gentry County, MOMO6,38485–

106DeKalb County, MOMO9,79584–

107Knox County, MOMO3,72878–

108Monroe County, MOMO8,95977–

109Sullivan County, MOMO5,73859–

110Mercer County, MOMO3,40457–

111Holt County, MOMO4,20053–

112Shelby County, MOMO5,87053–

113Scotland County, MOMO4,79646–

114Schuyler County, MOMO4,14034–

115Worth County, MOMO1,91419–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS