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Most unemployed people, Washington counties

Washington 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 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01King County, WAWA2,344,93963,856+17%

02Pierce County, WAWA946,28823,998+8%

03Snohomish County, WAWA870,65620,326+13%

04Spokane County, WAWA558,34414,487+5%

05Clark County, WAWA532,11913,999+12%

06Yakima County, WAWA259,1858,702+19%

07Thurston County, WAWA304,2617,374−14%

08Kitsap County, WAWA283,3746,032+13%

09Whatcom County, WAWA236,3925,797−3%

10Benton County, WAWA221,7225,366+6%

11Grant County, WAWA105,7273,097+21%

12Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8853,017−3%

13Skagit County, WAWA132,9753,009−3%

14Franklin County, WAWA102,6122,565+3%

15Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1442,249+16%

16Lewis County, WAWA88,0622,044−11%

17Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3611,850+20%

18Mason County, WAWA71,1651,819+5%

19Whitman County, WAWA48,5121,752−15%

20Clallam County, WAWA78,2021,601−24%

21Kittitas County, WAWA48,8031,546+3%

22Island County, WAWA85,6571,471−26%

23Chelan County, WAWA81,9411,423+3%

24Stevens County, WAWA49,6681,031+2%

25Jefferson County, WAWA33,970875+2%

26Okanogan County, WAWA45,230873−12%

27Douglas County, WAWA46,473858−1%

28Klickitat County, WAWA24,331538−11%

29Pacific County, WAWA24,357512+13%

30Asotin County, WAWA22,545509−15%

31Lincoln County, WAWA11,982392+138%

32Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457343−0%

33Ferry County, WAWA7,517335+65%

34San Juan County, WAWA18,577318+88%

35Skamania County, WAWA12,669315−5%

36Adams County, WAWA21,488309−41%

37Columbia County, WAWA4,14171+109%

38Garfield County, WAWA2,41661−13%

39Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87357−29%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES