RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most unemployed people, Washington counties · 2020

Washington 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 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 1,737.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS –

01King County, WAWA2,344,93954,603–

02Pierce County, WAWA946,28822,195–

03Snohomish County, WAWA870,65618,022–

04Spokane County, WAWA558,34413,786–

05Clark County, WAWA532,11912,532–

06Thurston County, WAWA304,2618,567–

07Yakima County, WAWA259,1857,338–

08Whatcom County, WAWA236,3926,006–

09Kitsap County, WAWA283,3745,341–

10Benton County, WAWA221,7225,041–

11Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8853,119–

12Skagit County, WAWA132,9753,089–

13Grant County, WAWA105,7272,555–

14Franklin County, WAWA102,6122,502–

15Lewis County, WAWA88,0622,300–

16Clallam County, WAWA78,2022,095–

17Whitman County, WAWA48,5122,063–

18Island County, WAWA85,6571,992–

19Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1441,944–

20Mason County, WAWA71,1651,737–

21Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3611,548–

22Kittitas County, WAWA48,8031,507–

23Chelan County, WAWA81,9411,377–

24Stevens County, WAWA49,6681,012–

25Okanogan County, WAWA45,230993–

26Douglas County, WAWA46,473865–

27Jefferson County, WAWA33,970861–

28Klickitat County, WAWA24,331605–

29Asotin County, WAWA22,545597–

30Adams County, WAWA21,488522–

31Pacific County, WAWA24,357452–

32Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457344–

33Skamania County, WAWA12,669331–

34Ferry County, WAWA7,517203–

35San Juan County, WAWA18,577169–

36Lincoln County, WAWA11,982165–

37Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87380–

38Garfield County, WAWA2,41670–

39Columbia County, WAWA4,14134–

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