RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

Most unemployed people, US counties · 2020

US 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.

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1001Boone County, ININ80,6891,214–

1002Iron County, UTUT67,1411,213–

1003Bryan County, OKOK51,3671,207–

1004St. Francois County, MOMO67,8091,206–

1005Taos County, NMNM34,5641,206–

1006Oldham County, KYKY70,9861,205–

1007Callaway County, MOMO45,7651,203–

1008Genesee County, NYNY58,4161,200–

1009Macoupin County, ILIL43,7481,190–

1010Peach County, GAGA29,8771,187–

1011Warren County, VAVA42,7401,186–

1012Haywood County, NCNC63,3691,184–

1013Eddy County, NMNM62,5091,180–

1014Jackson County, NCNC45,0391,180–

1015Ohio County, WVWV40,4961,180–

1016Colleton County, SCSC39,3821,178–

1017George County, MSMS26,3311,175–

1018Coffee County, TNTN62,4191,174–

1019Grundy County, ILIL54,0521,173–

1020La Plata County, COCO56,8981,172–

1021Elko County, NVNV54,8151,169–

1022Clinton County, OHOH42,3011,167–

1023Cibola County, NMNM26,8071,163–

1024Franklin County, VTVT51,1771,163–

1025Sanilac County, MIMI40,0831,162–

1026Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2371,162–

1027Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0411,159–

1028Catoosa County, GAGA69,6281,158–

1029Bingham County, IDID51,1531,158–

1030Pickaway County, OHOH62,9781,157–

1031McDowell County, NCNC45,1981,157–

1032Seneca County, OHOH54,5221,155–

1033Chilton County, ALAL47,7081,153–

1034Lincoln County, MOMO66,6761,152–

1035Knox County, ILIL47,7671,152–

1036Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471,150–

1037Johnson County, MOMO56,6701,150–

1038Dorchester County, MDMD33,6281,150–

1039Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321,149–

1040Montcalm County, MIMI69,4061,147–

1041Washington County, OKOK54,0371,144–

1042Ravalli County, MTMT48,5821,141–

1043Warrick County, ININ66,8031,141–

1044Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211,139–

1045Newaygo County, MIMI51,6221,138–

1046Hancock County, WVWV27,7291,138–

1047Grady County, OKOK59,1281,137–

1048Wayne County, PAPA51,7031,136–

1049Saline County, KSKS53,3771,135–

1050Latah County, IDID41,8421,133–

1051Floyd County, KYKY34,4011,132–

1052Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351,130–

1053Chisago County, MNMN59,1421,129–

1054Navarro County, TXTX57,1811,123–

1055Champaign County, OHOH38,8201,115–

1056Orleans County, NYNY39,8251,112–

1057Clarion County, PAPA36,6801,112–

1058Somerset County, MEME51,6201,111–

1059Hancock County, ININ90,9691,110–

1060Monroe County, MSMS33,3181,108–

1061Clay County, MNMN67,7341,106–

1062Mingo County, WVWV21,4551,105–

1063Lafayette County, MSMS59,5971,103–

1064Dare County, NCNC38,2451,101–

1065Franklin County, VAVA55,5261,097–

1066Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031,092–

1067De Soto Parish, LALA27,3811,091–

1068Windsor County, VTVT57,3121,090–

1069Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8321,089–

1070Crawford County, OHOH41,8961,085–

1071Clinton County, PAPA37,8701,085–

1072Dyer County, TNTN36,3201,085–

1073Upshur County, TXTX44,4101,084–

1074Jefferson County, ILIL36,1471,083–

1075Jackson County, ALAL54,2811,082–

1076Fulton County, ILIL32,9011,081–

1077Allegany County, NYNY46,8001,080–

1078Augusta County, VAVA78,9401,078–

1079McCracken County, KYKY67,5531,076–

1080Clarke County, ALAL22,0141,075–

1081Levy County, FLFL48,5201,070–

1082Laclede County, MOMO36,9431,069–

1083Le Flore County, OKOK50,1961,069–

1084Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0011,066–

1085Uintah County, UTUT38,2781,065–

1086Rutland County, VTVT59,6531,065–

1087Stokes County, NCNC46,1261,063–

1088Matagorda County, TXTX36,4631,063–

1089Phillips County, ARAR14,2551,062–

1090Coahoma County, MSMS19,8491,059–

1091Erath County, TXTX43,9111,058–

1092Prince George County, VAVA43,9361,058–

1093Delaware County, OKOK41,9101,057–

1094Harris County, GAGA37,2801,057–

1095Polk County, GAGA45,5141,056–

1096Monroe County, ALAL18,9651,056–

1097Hill County, TXTX39,5031,054–

1098Adams County, MSMS30,0611,051–

1099Tyler County, TXTX20,4431,051–

1100Panola County, MSMS32,6911,048–

1101Pike County, MSMS38,7121,047–

1102Culpeper County, VAVA57,6661,044–

1103Washington County, VAVA53,8981,043–

1104Steuben County, ININ34,7991,043–

1105Martin County, NCNC21,6011,041–

1106Hancock County, MEME57,1711,041–

1107St. Croix County, WIWI98,2761,041–

1108Bedford County, TNTN55,2731,040–

1109Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,040–

1110Marshall County, TNTN38,0711,039–

1111Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881,038–

1112Jackson County, FLFL49,6291,038–

1113Campbell County, VAVA55,6291,038–

1114Sunflower County, MSMS22,8931,037–

1115Stone County, MOMO32,5031,037–

1116Marshall County, IAIA39,8901,035–

1117Carter County, OKOK48,9101,034–

1118Jasper County, SCSC38,5331,034–

1119Montrose County, COCO44,5911,034–

1120Howard County, TXTX30,5041,034–

1121Bedford County, PAPA47,4801,033–

1122Fulton County, NYNY52,2161,032–

1123Alexander County, NCNC36,9581,032–

1124Jackson County, OHOH32,8171,030–

1125West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7561,030–

1126Kerr County, TXTX54,0371,029–

1127Washington County, VTVT59,6521,029–

1128Crawford County, KSKS39,0081,028–

1129Marion County, SCSC28,2421,025–

1130Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9411,023–

1131Coshocton County, OHOH37,1881,022–

1132Henry County, ILIL48,0951,022–

1133Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211,019–

1134Ashland County, OHOH52,5231,014–

1135Mayes County, OKOK40,4161,012–

1136Wharton County, TXTX42,0601,012–

1137Stevens County, WAWA49,6681,012–

1138Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3601,010–

1139Cass County, TXTX28,6511,008–

1140Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691,007–

1141Branch County, MIMI45,9931,006–

1142Windham County, VTVT45,2041,005–

1143Orange County, VAVA40,0831,005–

1144Campbell County, WYWY48,1451,003–

1145Manassas, VAVA44,3321,003–

1146Mitchell County, GAGA20,467998–

1147Graham County, AZAZ40,157997–

1148Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842996–

1149Perry County, KYKY26,555996–

1150Hardin County, TXTX58,723995–

1151Logan County, OHOH46,302995–

1152Okanogan County, WAWA45,230993–

1153Perry County, OHOH35,918992–

1154Marlboro County, SCSC25,488992–

1155Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710992–

1156Alpena County, MIMI28,853990–

1157Tioga County, PAPA40,502990–

1158Clinton County, IAIA46,002987–

1159Willacy County, TXTX19,971981–

1160Colbert County, ALAL59,474979–

1161Claiborne County, TNTN33,229979–

1162Elk County, PAPA29,926977–

1163Isanti County, MNMN44,386976–

1164Harlan County, KYKY24,725975–

1165Putnam County, WVWV56,885973–

1166Marshall County, MSMS34,654971–

1167Washington County, MEME31,334971–

1168Winona County, MNMN50,523970–

1169Scott County, KYKY62,262967–

1170Pettis County, MOMO44,254966–

1171Union County, SCSC26,799963–

1172Jefferson County, OROR25,740962–

1173Gordon County, GAGA61,701960–

1174Long County, GAGA21,557959–

1175Wilson County, TXTX56,139959–

1176Aransas County, TXTX26,146958–

1177Waldo County, MEME40,693957–

1178Somerset County, MDMD24,973955–

1179Laurens County, GAGA51,041952–

1180Noble County, ININ47,937950–

1181Calaveras County, CACA46,605949–

1182Kendall County, TXTX53,289949–

1183Houghton County, MIMI37,842948–

1184Shelby County, KYKY51,243948–

1185Louisa County, VAVA42,924947–

1186Dunklin County, MOMO26,855944–

1187Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393944–

1188Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130944–

1189Fulton County, OHOH41,853941–

1190Henderson County, TNTN28,518940–

1191Suwannee County, FLFL48,149940–

1192Harrison County, ININ40,437937–

1193Highland County, OHOH43,823933–

1194Pulaski County, MOMO54,442932–

1195Boone County, WVWV20,251931–

1196Bee County, TXTX32,515930–

1197Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471930–

1198Jefferson County, PAPA43,255930–

1199Walker County, TXTX83,842930–

1200Wexford County, MIMI34,445928–

1201Newberry County, SCSC39,561925–

1202Albany County, WYWY38,558922–

1203Warren County, IAIA57,331922–

1204Mineral County, WVWV26,792921–

1205Lawrence County, ININ45,568920–

1206Wyoming County, NYNY39,741920–

1207Douglas County, NVNV50,111919–

1208Whitley County, KYKY37,297914–

1209Camden County, MOMO44,047912–

1210Logan County, OKOK55,473912–

1211Douglas County, WIWI43,990912–

1212Silver Bow County, MTMT36,118911–

1213Holmes County, MSMS15,465910–

1214Wayne County, MSMS19,807910–

1215Madison County, GAGA32,919910–

1216Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896909–

1217Cheatham County, TNTN42,778907–

1218Wood County, TXTX49,688906–

1219Goodhue County, MNMN48,195901–

1220Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578898–

1221Yadkin County, NCNC38,325896–

1222Columbia County, WIWI58,132894–

1223Polk County, WIWI45,803893–

1224Lamar County, TXTX51,503890–

1225Guernsey County, OHOH38,379889–

1226Scott County, MSMS28,073887–

1227Delaware County, NYNY44,305887–

1228Dickson County, TNTN58,662886–

1229Henry County, ININ49,137885–

1230Baxter County, ARAR42,982884–

1231Dearborn County, ININ51,609884–

1232Morgan County, ILIL32,515883–

1233Phelps County, MOMO45,247881–

1234Brown County, OHOH44,397881–

1235Defiance County, OHOH38,292879–

1236Wapello County, IAIA35,210878–

1237Bristol County, RIRI50,001877–

1238Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528876–

1239Marion County, MSMS24,001875–

1240Hopewell, VAVA23,261874–

1241Bolivar County, MSMS28,262873–

1242Copiah County, MSMS27,497871–

1243Gadsden County, FLFL44,298871–

1244Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608871–

1245Lincoln County, SDSD77,145869–

1246Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839869–

1247Macon County, ALAL18,132868–

1248Chippewa County, WIWI67,614866–

1249Sumter County, GAGA28,801866–

1250Dodge County, NENE38,057865–

1251Douglas County, WAWA46,473865–

1252Allen Parish, LALA22,672863–

1253Clark County, KYKY37,888862–

1254Marinette County, WIWI42,574862–

1255Polk County, ARAR19,486861–

1256Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720861–

1257Loudon County, TNTN63,764861–

1258Jefferson County, WAWA33,970861–

1259Webster County, MOMO43,054859–

1260Fremont County, COCO50,039859–

1261Cass County, MNMN31,430858–

1262Graves County, KYKY37,050857–

1263Amador County, CACA41,876853–

1264Seminole County, OKOK23,441852–

1265Hardee County, FLFL25,932852–

1266San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488850–

1267Lee County, IAIA32,306849–

1268Saline County, ILIL22,772846–

1269Union County, OHOH73,446846–

1270Davie County, NCNC45,855844–

1271Essex County, NYNY36,438842–

1272Austin County, TXTX33,625841–

1273Kleberg County, TXTX30,315838–

1274Gratiot County, MIMI41,190836–

1275Grant County, NMNM27,252836–

1276Delta County, COCO32,178835–

1277Pine County, MNMN30,472833–

1278Anson County, NCNC21,758832–

1279Nicholas County, WVWV23,848832–

1280Des Moines County, IAIA38,077832–

1281Dunn County, WIWI46,223831–

1282Val Verde County, TXTX47,835831–

1283Bureau County, ILIL32,510830–

1284Livingston County, ILIL35,057830–

1285Cowley County, KSKS34,382829–

1286Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448828–

1287Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793827–

1288Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738827–

1289Obion County, TNTN30,067827–

1290Cass County, ININ37,836827–

1291Caddo County, OKOK26,130826–

1292Clatsop County, OROR40,926826–

1293Wasco County, OROR26,310826–

1294Warren County, PAPA37,038825–

1295Greene County, ININ31,165825–

1296Cooke County, TXTX44,461823–

1297DeKalb County, ININ44,535822–

1298Caroline County, MDMD34,116822–

1299Luna County, NMNM25,407821–

1300Randolph County, WVWV26,882820–

1301Wyoming County, WVWV19,801820–

1302Carlton County, MNMN36,711819–

1303Henderson County, KYKY44,255819–

1304Edgefield County, SCSC29,808818–

1305Ford County, KSKS33,993818–

1306Hertford County, NCNC19,015817–

1307Simpson County, MSMS25,498815–

1308Schoharie County, NYNY30,176814–

1309Lee County, VAVA21,642814–

1310Transylvania County, NCNC34,211811–

1311Toombs County, GAGA27,545811–

1312Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830809–

1313Addison County, VTVT38,048809–

1314Sauk County, WIWI66,652809–

1315Shelby County, ININ45,882809–

1316Lake County, MTMT33,392808–

1317St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758808–

1318Greene County, NYNY47,238807–

1319Finney County, KSKS37,505806–

1320Greenup County, KYKY35,213806–

1321Calloway County, KYKY39,421805–

1322Dillon County, SCSC27,458805–

1323Delta County, MIMI36,582802–

1324Perry County, PAPA46,806802–

1325Grant County, WIWI52,446800–

1326Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586799–

1327Bell County, KYKY22,829794–

1328Crawford County, MOMO22,929794–

1329Mifflin County, PAPA46,127793–

1330Miami County, ININ34,487792–

1331Whitley County, ININ35,046792–

1332Auglaize County, OHOH45,909790–

1333Taylor County, WVWV16,287786–

1334Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178785–

1335Boyle County, KYKY31,632783–

1336Pulaski County, VAVA33,586783–

1337Lincoln County, KYKY25,353783–

1338Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451783–

1339Brookings County, SDSD37,635782–

1340Buffalo County, NENE51,172781–

1341Madison County, OHOH46,985781–

1342Box Elder County, UTUT65,320780–

1343Winchester, VAVA28,272779–

1344Marion County, ALAL29,097778–

1345Meigs County, OHOH21,587777–

1346Reeves County, TXTX12,138777–

1347Bonner County, IDID54,420777–

1348San Juan County, UTUT14,542774–

1349Montgomery County, ININ38,954773–

1350Bertie County, NCNC17,086772–

1351Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791772–

1352Amherst County, VAVA31,962771–

1353Montgomery County, KSKS30,177771–

1354Franklin County, TNTN45,579770–

1355Hardin County, OHOH30,072769–

1356Hopkins County, TXTX39,063769–

1357Coffee County, GAGA44,407765–

1358Washington County, TXTX38,288765–

1359Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753764–

1360Leake County, MSMS21,662764–

1361Titus County, TXTX31,563764–

1362Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979763–

1363Manistee County, MIMI25,656762–

1364Boone County, ARAR38,628760–

1365Sabine Parish, LALA21,834759–

1366Nelson County, KYKY49,036759–

1367Juneau, AKAK31,609758–

1368Coos County, NHNH31,343757–

1369Medina County, TXTX56,881757–

1370Pierce County, WIWI43,519757–

1371Brown County, TXTX38,711757–

1372Iroquois County, ILIL26,150757–

1373Logan County, ILIL27,182755–

1374Humphreys County, TNTN19,646753–

1375Big Horn County, MTMT12,752752–

1376Benton County, MNMN41,744750–

1377Warren County, NCNC18,898750–

1378Jasper County, ININ33,894748–

1379Iosco County, MIMI25,266746–

1380Marshall County, ININ46,599746–

1381Osceola County, MIMI23,516744–

1382Curry County, OROR22,621744–

1383Malheur County, OROR32,261741–

1384Stephens County, GAGA27,854741–

1385Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372741–

1386McCurtain County, OKOK30,744739–

1387Van Wert County, OHOH29,013737–

1388Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615737–

1389Autauga County, ALAL61,920736–

1390Warren County, ILIL16,222736–

1391Lyon County, KSKS32,266736–

1392Adams County, OHOH27,865735–

1393Howell County, MOMO40,798734–

1394Bennington County, VTVT36,630734–

1395Jackson County, ININ47,370733–

1396Scott County, TNTN22,671732–

1397Lincoln County, MSMS35,012732–

1398Muscatine County, IAIA41,853732–

1399Emanuel County, GAGA23,147730–

1400Giles County, TNTN31,433730–

1401Letcher County, KYKY19,952729–

1402Independence County, ARAR38,785728–

1403Huron County, MIMI30,530728–

1404Miller County, MOMO25,817728–

1405Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338728–

1406Webster Parish, LALA34,948728–

1407Franklin County, MEME30,824726–

1408Hampshire County, WVWV24,105726–

1409Bandera County, TXTX22,876726–

1410Greene County, PAPA33,885724–

1411Roscommon County, MIMI23,914723–

1412Steele County, MNMN37,464722–

1413Macon County, NCNC39,232722–

1414Wayne County, WVWV37,309722–

1415Pike County, ALAL33,688721–

1416Ottawa County, OHOH39,481721–

1417Milam County, TXTX26,258721–

1418Burnet County, TXTX57,015719–

1419Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465718–

1420Braxton County, WVWV11,885717–

1421Knox County, MEME41,117715–

1422Morrison County, MNMN34,620715–

1423Robertson County, TXTX17,839714–

1424Decatur County, GAGA29,432714–

1425Union County, MSMS28,459713–

1426Glenn County, CACA28,141712–

1427Conway County, ARAR21,393711–

1428McNairy County, TNTN26,236711–

1429Washington County, MOMO23,810710–

1430Scott County, MOMO37,975709–

1431Ouachita County, ARAR21,731708–

1432Fannin County, TXTX39,265707–

1433Oceana County, MIMI27,177705–

1434Warren County, MOMO39,016705–

1435Warren County, TNTN43,717705–

1436Hockley County, TXTX21,600703–

1437Smyth County, VAVA28,882703–

1438Weakley County, TNTN33,261702–

1439Williams County, OHOH36,549701–

1440Woodford County, ILIL38,111700–

1441Clay County, MSMS18,238699–

1442Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633699–

1443Darke County, OHOH51,520697–

1444Chester County, SCSC33,001697–

1445Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617697–

1446Pickens County, GAGA37,167697–

1447Clay County, SDSD15,031695–

1448Meade County, KYKY30,699694–

1449Gloucester County, VAVA40,097690–

1450Charlton County, GAGA13,121689–

1451Tate County, MSMS28,725687–

1452Hart County, GAGA28,639685–

1453Stoddard County, MOMO28,284684–

1454Johnson County, KYKY22,051682–

1455Emmet County, MIMI33,775681–

1456Dawson County, GAGA35,365679–

1457Lee County, GAGA34,179679–

1458Nez Perce County, IDID42,905679–

1459Fulton County, ININ20,091678–

1460Green County, WIWI37,227675–

1461Anderson County, TXTX59,805674–

1462Williams County, NDND41,767671–

1463Elmore County, IDID29,465671–

1464Marion County, TNTN29,804669–

1465Anderson County, KYKY25,225668–

1466Bibb County, ALAL22,262667–

1467Kemper County, MSMS8,600667–

1468Jackson County, ARAR16,741666–

1469Otsego County, MIMI26,080666–

1470Knox County, ININ35,652665–

1471McClain County, OKOK49,647665–

1472Montgomery County, KYKY28,822663–

1473Franklin County, ALAL32,449662–

1474Mariposa County, CACA16,918661–

1475Lampasas County, TXTX23,657661–

1476Jefferson County, IAIA15,291661–

1477Preble County, OHOH40,664659–

1478Ripley County, ININ29,434658–

1479Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121657–

1480Jasper County, IAIA38,153656–

1481Bladen County, NCNC30,007655–

1482Union County, OROR25,900655–

1483Shawano County, WIWI41,560655–

1484Wabash County, ININ30,713654–

1485Knox County, KYKY29,532653–

1486Lincoln County, MEME36,595653–

1487Ottawa County, OKOK30,438652–

1488Marion County, KYKY20,115652–

1489Becker County, MNMN35,497651–

1490Barron County, WIWI46,484651–

1491Lawrence County, MSMS11,819650–

1492Russell County, VAVA25,332650–

1493Wyoming County, PAPA25,790650–

1494Barbour County, ALAL24,607649–

1495Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932649–

1496Adair County, MOMO25,684649–

1497Hood River County, OROR23,720649–

1498Newton County, TXTX11,954648–

1499Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503647–

1500Hampton County, SCSC18,174647–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS