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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1501Lincoln County, MTMT22,328646–

1502Texas County, MOMO25,994644–

1503Fayette County, OHOH28,552644–

1504Wayne County, GAGA32,481643–

1505Salem, VAVA25,816639–

1506Union County, ARAR36,926638–

1507McDowell County, WVWV16,878638–

1508Duchesne County, UTUT20,856637–

1509Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449636–

1510San Miguel County, NMNM26,260635–

1511Pickens County, ALAL18,221634–

1512Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634634–

1513Churchill County, NVNV25,851632–

1514Lamar County, GAGA20,941631–

1515Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036630–

1516Hale County, TXTX31,819629–

1517Calumet County, WIWI53,982629–

1518Waupaca County, WIWI51,461627–

1519Del Norte County, CACA26,410625–

1520Sevier County, UTUT22,827625–

1521Henry County, OHOH27,598624–

1522Northampton County, NCNC16,491623–

1523Harvey County, KSKS33,580623–

1524Franklin Parish, LALA19,002622–

1525Summit County, COCO31,517622–

1526Concordia Parish, LALA17,836620–

1527Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804620–

1528Logan County, COCO20,654619–

1529Mercer County, KYKY23,733619–

1530Columbia County, ARAR21,894618–

1531Lincoln County, TNTN36,853618–

1532Upshur County, WVWV23,758618–

1533Winston County, MSMS17,473617–

1534Grimes County, TXTX34,252614–

1535Fannin County, GAGA26,111614–

1536Henry County, TNTN32,896613–

1537Page County, VAVA23,762613–

1538Seneca County, NYNY32,883612–

1539Lewis County, NYNY26,479611–

1540Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662611–

1541Orange County, VTVT30,002609–

1542Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148609–

1543Mower County, MNMN40,971608–

1544Barbour County, WVWV15,414608–

1545Haralson County, GAGA33,066608–

1546Randolph County, ILIL29,921608–

1547Lincoln County, NENE33,303607–

1548Washington County, FLFL26,695606–

1549Menominee County, MIMI22,941605–

1550Klickitat County, WAWA24,331605–

1551Barnwell County, SCSC20,653603–

1552Lincoln County, OKOK35,278602–

1553Worth County, GAGA20,059602–

1554Garrett County, MDMD28,370602–

1555Morgan County, TNTN22,160601–

1556Clay County, KYKY19,465601–

1557La Paz County, AZAZ16,711600–

1558Wythe County, VAVA27,983600–

1559LaGrange County, ININ41,305600–

1560Uvalde County, TXTX24,963599–

1561Carbon County, UTUT20,680599–

1562Freeborn County, MNMN30,440597–

1563Madison County, NENE36,106597–

1564Asotin County, WAWA22,545597–

1565Mason County, MIMI29,040596–

1566Adair County, KYKY19,423596–

1567Gladwin County, MIMI26,077595–

1568Baker County, FLFL29,737594–

1569Clinton County, ILIL37,128590–

1570McDuffie County, GAGA21,640590–

1571Vermillion County, ININ15,488589–

1572Logan County, ARAR21,633588–

1573Elbert County, GAGA20,072587–

1574Ohio County, KYKY23,934587–

1575Morgan County, COCO30,306586–

1576Ware County, GAGA36,906584–

1577Audrain County, MOMO24,528583–

1578Yancey County, NCNC19,084583–

1579Routt County, COCO25,329583–

1580Randolph County, ININ24,438583–

1581Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877582–

1582Oconee County, GAGA44,893581–

1583Gallia County, OHOH29,072580–

1584Carroll County, VAVA29,299580–

1585Clay County, ININ26,410580–

1586Taylor County, KYKY26,763580–

1587Tippah County, MSMS21,389579–

1588Caswell County, NCNC22,563577–

1589Grant County, KYKY26,181576–

1590Greene County, MSMS13,707575–

1591Shelby County, TXTX24,286574–

1592Attala County, MSMS17,100573–

1593Ashe County, NCNC27,514573–

1594Orleans County, VTVT27,600572–

1595Pike County, OHOH27,061571–

1596Logan County, KYKY28,669571–

1597Radford, VAVA17,243569–

1598Cherokee County, NCNC30,830568–

1599Llano County, TXTX23,353568–

1600Ellis County, KSKS29,075565–

1601Halifax County, VAVA33,447564–

1602Clinton County, ININ33,322564–

1603Vilas County, WIWI23,761564–

1604Bradford County, FLFL28,307563–

1605North Slope, AKAK10,582562–

1606Lawrence County, ARAR16,273561–

1607Putnam County, OHOH34,380561–

1608St. Francis County, ARAR21,800560–

1609White County, TNTN29,612560–

1610Sanpete County, UTUT31,453560–

1611Union County, TNTN21,450559–

1612Sumner County, KSKS22,312558–

1613Frio County, TXTX18,823558–

1614Dewey County, SDSD5,419557–

1615Sheridan County, WYWY33,241557–

1616Monroe County, WVWV12,491556–

1617Fayette County, ALAL15,872555–

1618Starke County, ININ23,425553–

1619Richland Parish, LALA19,582552–

1620Webster County, IAIA36,838552–

1621Butler County, ALAL18,100551–

1622Carroll County, ARAR29,263551–

1623Jerome County, IDID26,362551–

1624Limestone County, TXTX22,849550–

1625Chambers County, ALAL34,253548–

1626Cross County, ARAR16,186548–

1627Lincoln County, WIWI28,403548–

1628Washington County, ININ28,383548–

1629Decatur County, ININ26,576548–

1630Park County, COCO18,314547–

1631Mercer County, OHOH42,737547–

1632Gillespie County, TXTX28,527547–

1633Montgomery County, ILIL28,076546–

1634Bourbon County, KYKY20,243545–

1635Torrance County, NMNM16,100544–

1636Montague County, TXTX21,966543–

1637Missaukee County, MIMI15,274542–

1638Allen County, KYKY22,536542–

1639Winston County, ALAL23,829541–

1640Lassen County, CACA28,117541–

1641Sullivan County, NHNH43,961541–

1642Grainger County, TNTN25,739541–

1643Cleburne County, ARAR25,672540–

1644Henry County, MOMO22,671540–

1645Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391540–

1646Alamosa County, COCO16,688540–

1647Jackson County, IAIA19,288540–

1648Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705539–

1649Jones County, GAGA29,171538–

1650Estill County, KYKY13,962538–

1651Marion County, MOMO28,525536–

1652Madison County, ARAR18,410535–

1653Accomack County, VAVA33,859535–

1654Morgan County, WVWV18,027535–

1655DeWitt County, TXTX20,309534–

1656Montezuma County, COCO26,678534–

1657Daviess County, ININ34,209534–

1658Abbeville County, SCSC24,836534–

1659Stone County, MSMS19,654533–

1660King George County, VAVA29,646531–

1661Fairfax, VAVA26,772531–

1662Lamoille County, VTVT26,294530–

1663Christian County, ILIL33,443529–

1664Nolan County, TXTX14,117528–

1665Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520528–

1666Hale County, ALAL15,194528–

1667Marengo County, ALAL18,311527–

1668Tift County, GAGA42,254527–

1669Tillamook County, OROR27,384525–

1670Fleming County, KYKY15,787525–

1671Plumas County, CACA18,583524–

1672Assumption Parish, LALA19,720524–

1673Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453523–

1674Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738523–

1675Hempstead County, ARAR19,080522–

1676Union County, PAPA42,313522–

1677Adams County, WAWA21,488522–

1678Talbot County, MDMD38,238521–

1679Lee County, ILIL32,914520–

1680Gibson County, ININ33,091519–

1681McLeod County, MNMN36,631518–

1682Gates County, NCNC10,234518–

1683West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134517–

1684Benton County, MOMO20,536517–

1685Crook County, OROR27,564516–

1686Chester County, TNTN17,994516–

1687White County, ININ25,164516–

1688Izard County, ARAR14,405515–

1689Bristol, VAVA16,418515–

1690Dooly County, GAGA11,156515–

1691Irwin County, GAGA9,020515–

1692Geary County, KSKS36,338515–

1693Monroe County, WIWI46,572515–

1694Barry County, MOMO36,200514–

1695Hocking County, OHOH27,512513–

1696Fairfield County, SCSC20,340513–

1697Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663512–

1698Owen County, ININ21,886512–

1699Carroll County, KYKY11,141512–

1700Waynesboro, VAVA23,951512–

1701Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095511–

1702Trigg County, KYKY14,512511–

1703Jackson County, WIWI20,999511–

1704Oconto County, WIWI40,195510–

1705Lawrence County, ALAL33,843508–

1706Roane County, WVWV13,317508–

1707Tattnall County, GAGA24,376507–

1708Las Animas County, COCO14,391506–

1709Butts County, GAGA27,218504–

1710Wolfe County, KYKY6,298504–

1711Payette County, IDID27,824504–

1712Falls County, TXTX17,869503–

1713Door County, WIWI30,616503–

1714Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096502–

1715Potter County, PAPA15,897502–

1716Jefferson County, ININ33,279502–

1717Knott County, KYKY13,321501–

1718Greene County, NCNC20,700500–

1719Gray County, TXTX20,919500–

1720Snyder County, PAPA39,655499–

1721Clark County, WIWI35,052498–

1722Schuyler County, NYNY16,924497–

1723Caldwell County, TXTX55,150496–

1724Dubois County, ININ44,016496–

1725Casey County, KYKY16,205496–

1726Stutsman County, NDND21,414495–

1727Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368495–

1728Randolph County, MOMO24,513495–

1729Unicoi County, TNTN17,856494–

1730Simpson County, KYKY20,788494–

1731Prentiss County, MSMS25,284493–

1732Spencer County, KYKY20,998493–

1733Upson County, GAGA28,500493–

1734Marshall County, KYKY31,659493–

1735Summit County, UTUT43,141493–

1736Macon County, TNTN27,663492–

1737Polk County, TNTN18,592492–

1738Adams County, WIWI21,752492–

1739Taylor County, FLFL21,210492–

1740Wakulla County, FLFL38,089492–

1741Newton County, ININ14,188492–

1742Polk County, MNMN30,545491–

1743White County, GAGA29,802491–

1744Teller County, COCO24,756491–

1745Meriwether County, GAGA21,516491–

1746Russell County, KYKY18,608490–

1747Wilcox County, ALAL9,666489–

1748Juneau County, WIWI26,649489–

1749New Madrid County, MOMO15,086487–

1750Habersham County, GAGA50,416486–

1751Todd County, MNMN26,060484–

1752Morrow County, OHOH36,305484–

1753Rio Grande County, COCO11,087484–

1754Hill County, MTMT16,167483–

1755Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920483–

1756Marshall County, WVWV29,159483–

1757Hancock County, ILIL16,803483–

1758Carter County, KYKY26,149483–

1759Perry County, ILIL20,160482–

1760Adams County, ININ36,650482–

1761Carroll County, TNTN29,200481–

1762Caledonia County, VTVT30,414480–

1763Jefferson County, IDID35,297480–

1764Fentress County, TNTN20,322478–

1765Johnson County, GAGA9,310478–

1766Hardin County, TNTN27,983478–

1767Douglas County, MNMN40,120477–

1768Berrien County, GAGA18,932477–

1769Shoshone County, IDID14,130477–

1770Holmes County, OHOH44,970476–

1771East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911475–

1772Noxubee County, MSMS9,798475–

1773Dukes County, MAMA21,219474–

1774Poinsett County, ARAR22,483473–

1775Botetourt County, VAVA34,144473–

1776Magoffin County, KYKY11,110473–

1777Wetzel County, WVWV13,734472–

1778Jersey County, ILIL21,160472–

1779Haywood County, TNTN17,042472–

1780Fayette County, ININ23,533471–

1781Grundy County, TNTN14,116471–

1782Grenada County, MSMS20,868470–

1783Brown County, SDSD37,561469–

1784Brunswick County, VAVA15,727469–

1785Jennings County, ININ27,622469–

1786St. James Parish, LALA18,938468–

1787Zapata County, TXTX13,753466–

1788Effingham County, ILIL34,519466–

1789Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693465–

1790Lee County, SCSC15,730465–

1791Chattooga County, GAGA25,300465–

1792Henry County, IAIA19,349465–

1793Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242464–

1794Fayette County, TXTX25,459464–

1795Scott County, ININ25,053464–

1796Martin County, MNMN19,440463–

1797Gooding County, IDID16,446463–

1798Greene County, VAVA21,958463–

1799Nicollet County, MNMN34,273462–

1800Monroe County, GAGA32,023462–

1801Carroll County, OHOH26,475461–

1802Brooks County, GAGA16,101461–

1803Meigs County, TNTN14,186460–

1804Lafayette County, MOMO33,531460–

1805Dickinson County, MIMI25,827459–

1806Dawson County, NENE24,452459–

1807Calhoun County, SCSC14,188459–

1808Calhoun County, TXTX19,599459–

1809Antrim County, MIMI24,698458–

1810Huntington County, ININ37,224458–

1811Staunton, VAVA26,801458–

1812Mackinac County, MIMI11,236457–

1813Humphreys County, MSMS7,001457–

1814Waushara County, WIWI25,223456–

1815Monroe County, ILIL34,840456–

1816Crawford County, GAGA12,206456–

1817Grand County, COCO16,496455–

1818Barton County, KSKS24,790455–

1819Currituck County, NCNC33,158453–

1820Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481453–

1821Uinta County, WYWY20,728453–

1822Posey County, ININ24,988453–

1823Jones County, IAIA21,253453–

1824Cooper County, MOMO17,136452–

1825Pacific County, WAWA24,357452–

1826Baker County, OROR16,658451–

1827Ashland County, WIWI16,203451–

1828Wayne County, KYKY19,597450–

1829Woodford County, KYKY27,883450–

1830Glades County, FLFL13,270449–

1831Franklin County, GAGA25,948449–

1832Macon County, GAGA11,756448–

1833Dakota County, NENE21,687448–

1834Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747448–

1835Caroline County, VAVA34,413447–

1836Otero County, COCO17,683447–

1837Van Buren County, ARAR16,238445–

1838Stark County, NDND34,013445–

1839Cherokee County, ALAL26,413444–

1840Wright County, MOMO19,671444–

1841Langlade County, WIWI19,534444–

1842Gunnison County, COCO17,439444–

1843Adair County, OKOK19,828442–

1844Summers County, WVWV11,532442–

1845Burke County, GAGA24,408441–

1846Little River County, ARAR11,763440–

1847Quitman County, MSMS5,364440–

1848Benton County, TNTN16,183440–

1849Minidoka County, IDID22,911440–

1850Hamilton County, FLFL14,180439–

1851Yates County, NYNY24,547439–

1852Arenac County, MIMI15,068438–

1853Crawford County, MIMI13,722438–

1854Buchanan County, VAVA18,492438–

1855Lewis County, WVWV16,394438–

1856Edmonson County, KYKY12,749438–

1857Crawford County, IAIA16,237435–

1858Wabasha County, MNMN21,537434–

1859Jackson County, OKOK24,764434–

1860Lancaster County, VAVA10,995433–

1861Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099433–

1862Union County, GAGA27,859433–

1863Lee County, ARAR8,029432–

1864Wadena County, MNMN14,388432–

1865Marion County, TXTX9,896432–

1866Garrard County, KYKY18,207432–

1867Emporia, VAVA5,447431–

1868Shelby County, ILIL20,576431–

1869Marion County, IAIA34,192431–

1870McDonald County, MOMO23,992430–

1871Rowan County, KYKY24,476430–

1872Jefferson County, GAGA15,011430–

1873Covington County, MSMS17,898429–

1874Lincoln County, NMNM19,844429–

1875Goochland County, VAVA29,187428–

1876Lincoln County, WVWV19,177428–

1877Fountain County, ININ17,013427–

1878Johnson County, ARAR26,225426–

1879Camden County, NCNC11,315426–

1880Ziebach County, SDSD2,389426–

1881Pike County, GAGA20,932426–

1882Colusa County, CACA21,836425–

1883Clarke County, MSMS15,102424–

1884Essex County, VAVA10,654424–

1885Rush County, ININ16,767424–

1886Pierce County, GAGA20,764423–

1887Haskell County, OKOK11,787423–

1888Leelanau County, MIMI22,982422–

1889Choctaw County, OKOK14,059422–

1890Gilmer County, GAGA33,894422–

1891Bremer County, IAIA25,296422–

1892Sioux County, IAIA36,774422–

1893Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387421–

1894Perry County, MOMO19,093421–

1895Terry County, TXTX11,720421–

1896Lyon County, MNMN25,684420–

1897Lowndes County, ALAL9,359419–

1898Trimble County, KYKY8,701419–

1899Trinity County, CACA15,720417–

1900Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549416–

1901Latimer County, OKOK9,645416–

1902Leon County, TXTX16,894416–

1903DeKalb County, TNTN21,873415–

1904Custer County, OKOK28,175415–

1905Woodward County, OKOK19,827415–

1906Duval County, TXTX9,402414–

1907Benzie County, MIMI18,568413–

1908Spencer County, ININ20,061413–

1909McCreary County, KYKY17,124411–

1910Washington County, ALAL14,822410–

1911Holmes County, FLFL20,119410–

1912Platte County, NENE35,649409–

1913Pitkin County, COCO16,625409–

1914Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689407–

1915Codington County, SDSD29,562407–

1916Corson County, SDSD3,781407–

1917Bamberg County, SCSC12,796406–

1918Buckingham County, VAVA17,137406–

1919Franklin County, KSKS26,299406–

1920Geneva County, ALAL27,554405–

1921Butler County, KYKY12,520405–

1922Hubbard County, MNMN22,369405–

1923Fayette County, ILIL20,790405–

1924Morris County, TXTX12,133401–

1925Henry County, ALAL18,394401–

1926Allendale County, SCSC7,355400–

1927Trinity County, TXTX14,384400–

1928Chicot County, ARAR9,107399–

1929Nantucket County, MAMA14,758398–

1930Adams County, NENE31,071398–

1931Putnam County, ININ37,876398–

1932Sumter County, ALAL11,588397–

1933Franklin County, ARAR17,725397–

1934Avery County, NCNC18,110397–

1935Arkansas County, ARAR15,836396–

1936Paulding County, OHOH18,727396–

1937Carroll County, ILIL15,419395–

1938Saluda County, SCSC19,680395–

1939Sawyer County, WIWI18,846395–

1940Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415395–

1941Mississippi County, MOMO12,003394–

1942Wayne County, TNTN16,416394–

1943Cass County, ILIL12,463394–

1944Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028393–

1945Washington County, GAGA19,453393–

1946Mason County, ILIL12,411393–

1947Seward County, KSKS21,073393–

1948De Witt County, ILIL15,118392–

1949Breathitt County, KYKY12,558391–

1950Washington County, ILIL13,564391–

1951Howard County, ARAR12,306390–

1952Burnett County, WIWI17,223390–

1953Pike County, ILIL14,231390–

1954Bates County, MOMO16,512389–

1955Grayson County, KYKY27,406389–

1956Beckham County, OKOK22,159388–

1957Comanche County, TXTX14,432388–

1958Brooke County, WVWV21,142388–

1959Clay County, IAIA16,202388–

1960Ray County, MOMO23,398387–

1961Heard County, GAGA12,149387–

1962Thurston County, NENE6,752386–

1963Montgomery County, NCNC26,403386–

1964Big Horn County, WYWY12,024386–

1965Piscataquis County, MEME17,409386–

1966Dodge County, GAGA19,663385–

1967Edgar County, ILIL16,323385–

1968Sullivan County, ININ20,831384–

1969Wells County, ININ28,883384–

1970Jackson County, TNTN12,466383–

1971Page County, IAIA14,856383–

1972Clay County, ARAR14,052382–

1973Rolette County, NDND11,688382–

1974Southampton County, VAVA18,110382–

1975Clark County, ARAR20,938381–

1976Union County, ILIL16,656381–

1977Swain County, NCNC14,024380–

1978White County, ILIL13,250380–

1979Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171380–

1980Harrison County, OHOH14,070379–

1981Fulton County, PAPA14,483379–

1982Decatur County, TNTN11,820379–

1983Jackson County, WVWV27,450379–

1984Wayne County, MOMO10,782378–

1985Wyandot County, OHOH21,567378–

1986Meade County, SDSD30,711377–

1987Franklin, VAVA8,478377–

1988Oneida County, WIWI38,131377–

1989Stone County, ARAR12,703376–

1990Randolph County, ALAL23,163375–

1991Taylor County, WIWI20,118375–

1992Converse County, WYWY13,824374–

1993Dade County, GAGA16,154374–

1994Moore County, TXTX21,891373–

1995Blaine County, MTMT6,860371–

1996Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407371–

1997Garvin County, OKOK26,377371–

1998Lawrence County, SDSD29,459371–

1999San Augustine County, TXTX7,722371–

2000King William County, VAVA19,617370–

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