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–

1516Calumet County, WIWI53,982629–

1517Hale County, TXTX31,819629–

1518Waupaca County, WIWI51,461627–

1519Sevier County, UTUT22,827625–

1520Del Norte County, CACA26,410625–

1521Henry County, OHOH27,598624–

1522Harvey County, KSKS33,580623–

1523Northampton County, NCNC16,491623–

1524Franklin Parish, LALA19,002622–

1525Summit County, COCO31,517622–

1526Concordia Parish, LALA17,836620–

1527Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804620–

1528Mercer County, KYKY23,733619–

1529Logan County, COCO20,654619–

1530Columbia County, ARAR21,894618–

1531Upshur County, WVWV23,758618–

1532Lincoln County, TNTN36,853618–

1533Winston County, MSMS17,473617–

1534Fannin County, GAGA26,111614–

1535Grimes County, TXTX34,252614–

1536Henry County, TNTN32,896613–

1537Page County, VAVA23,762613–

1538Seneca County, NYNY32,883612–

1539Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662611–

1540Lewis County, NYNY26,479611–

1541Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148609–

1542Orange County, VTVT30,002609–

1543Barbour County, WVWV15,414608–

1544Haralson County, GAGA33,066608–

1545Randolph County, ILIL29,921608–

1546Mower County, MNMN40,971608–

1547Lincoln County, NENE33,303607–

1548Washington County, FLFL26,695606–

1549Klickitat County, WAWA24,331605–

1550Menominee County, MIMI22,941605–

1551Barnwell County, SCSC20,653603–

1552Lincoln County, OKOK35,278602–

1553Garrett County, MDMD28,370602–

1554Worth County, GAGA20,059602–

1555Morgan County, TNTN22,160601–

1556Clay County, KYKY19,465601–

1557La Paz County, AZAZ16,711600–

1558LaGrange County, ININ41,305600–

1559Wythe County, VAVA27,983600–

1560Carbon County, UTUT20,680599–

1561Uvalde County, TXTX24,963599–

1562Freeborn County, MNMN30,440597–

1563Asotin County, WAWA22,545597–

1564Madison County, NENE36,106597–

1565Adair County, KYKY19,423596–

1566Mason County, MIMI29,040596–

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–

1579Randolph County, ININ24,438583–

1580Routt County, COCO25,329583–

1581Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877582–

1582Oconee County, GAGA44,893581–

1583Carroll County, VAVA29,299580–

1584Clay County, ININ26,410580–

1585Gallia County, OHOH29,072580–

1586Taylor County, KYKY26,763580–

1587Tippah County, MSMS21,389579–

1588Caswell County, NCNC22,563577–

1589Grant County, KYKY26,181576–

1590Greene County, MSMS13,707575–

1591Shelby County, TXTX24,286574–

1592Ashe County, NCNC27,514573–

1593Attala County, MSMS17,100573–

1594Orleans County, VTVT27,600572–

1595Logan County, KYKY28,669571–

1596Pike County, OHOH27,061571–

1597Radford, VAVA17,243569–

1598Cherokee County, NCNC30,830568–

1599Llano County, TXTX23,353568–

1600Ellis County, KSKS29,075565–

1601Halifax County, VAVA33,447564–

1602Vilas County, WIWI23,761564–

1603Clinton County, ININ33,322564–

1604Bradford County, FLFL28,307563–

1605North Slope, AKAK10,582562–

1606Lawrence County, ARAR16,273561–

1607Putnam County, OHOH34,380561–

1608Sanpete County, UTUT31,453560–

1609St. Francis County, ARAR21,800560–

1610White County, TNTN29,612560–

1611Union County, TNTN21,450559–

1612Frio County, TXTX18,823558–

1613Sumner County, KSKS22,312558–

1614Sheridan County, WYWY33,241557–

1615Dewey County, SDSD5,419557–

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–

1628Decatur County, ININ26,576548–

1629Washington County, ININ28,383548–

1630Park County, COCO18,314547–

1631Gillespie County, TXTX28,527547–

1632Mercer County, OHOH42,737547–

1633Montgomery County, ILIL28,076546–

1634Bourbon County, KYKY20,243545–

1635Torrance County, NMNM16,100544–

1636Montague County, TXTX21,966543–

1637Missaukee County, MIMI15,274542–

1638Allen County, KYKY22,536542–

1639Grainger County, TNTN25,739541–

1640Lassen County, CACA28,117541–

1641Sullivan County, NHNH43,961541–

1642Winston County, ALAL23,829541–

1643Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391540–

1644Henry County, MOMO22,671540–

1645Alamosa County, COCO16,688540–

1646Jackson County, IAIA19,288540–

1647Cleburne County, ARAR25,672540–

1648Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705539–

1649Estill County, KYKY13,962538–

1650Jones County, GAGA29,171538–

1651Marion County, MOMO28,525536–

1652Accomack County, VAVA33,859535–

1653Madison County, ARAR18,410535–

1654Morgan County, WVWV18,027535–

1655Abbeville County, SCSC24,836534–

1656Daviess County, ININ34,209534–

1657Montezuma County, COCO26,678534–

1658DeWitt County, TXTX20,309534–

1659Stone County, MSMS19,654533–

1660King George County, VAVA29,646531–

1661Fairfax, VAVA26,772531–

1662Lamoille County, VTVT26,294530–

1663Christian County, ILIL33,443529–

1664Hale County, ALAL15,194528–

1665Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520528–

1666Nolan County, TXTX14,117528–

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–

1675Union County, PAPA42,313522–

1676Hempstead County, ARAR19,080522–

1677Adams County, WAWA21,488522–

1678Talbot County, MDMD38,238521–

1679Lee County, ILIL32,914520–

1680Gibson County, ININ33,091519–

1681McLeod County, MNMN36,631518–

1682Gates County, NCNC10,234518–

1683Benton County, MOMO20,536517–

1684West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134517–

1685Crook County, OROR27,564516–

1686White County, ININ25,164516–

1687Chester County, TNTN17,994516–

1688Geary County, KSKS36,338515–

1689Izard County, ARAR14,405515–

1690Monroe County, WIWI46,572515–

1691Irwin County, GAGA9,020515–

1692Bristol, VAVA16,418515–

1693Dooly County, GAGA11,156515–

1694Barry County, MOMO36,200514–

1695Hocking County, OHOH27,512513–

1696Fairfield County, SCSC20,340513–

1697Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663512–

1698Waynesboro, VAVA23,951512–

1699Owen County, ININ21,886512–

1700Carroll County, KYKY11,141512–

1701Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095511–

1702Jackson County, WIWI20,999511–

1703Trigg County, KYKY14,512511–

1704Oconto County, WIWI40,195510–

1705Roane County, WVWV13,317508–

1706Lawrence County, ALAL33,843508–

1707Tattnall County, GAGA24,376507–

1708Las Animas County, COCO14,391506–

1709Wolfe County, KYKY6,298504–

1710Butts County, GAGA27,218504–

1711Payette County, IDID27,824504–

1712Door County, WIWI30,616503–

1713Falls County, TXTX17,869503–

1714Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096502–

1715Jefferson County, ININ33,279502–

1716Potter County, PAPA15,897502–

1717Knott County, KYKY13,321501–

1718Greene County, NCNC20,700500–

1719Gray County, TXTX20,919500–

1720Snyder County, PAPA39,655499–

1721Clark County, WIWI35,052498–

1722Schuyler County, NYNY16,924497–

1723Dubois County, ININ44,016496–

1724Caldwell County, TXTX55,150496–

1725Casey County, KYKY16,205496–

1726Randolph County, MOMO24,513495–

1727Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368495–

1728Stutsman County, NDND21,414495–

1729Simpson County, KYKY20,788494–

1730Unicoi County, TNTN17,856494–

1731Prentiss County, MSMS25,284493–

1732Marshall County, KYKY31,659493–

1733Spencer County, KYKY20,998493–

1734Summit County, UTUT43,141493–

1735Upson County, GAGA28,500493–

1736Polk County, TNTN18,592492–

1737Taylor County, FLFL21,210492–

1738Wakulla County, FLFL38,089492–

1739Macon County, TNTN27,663492–

1740Newton County, ININ14,188492–

1741Adams County, WIWI21,752492–

1742Polk County, MNMN30,545491–

1743Teller County, COCO24,756491–

1744Meriwether County, GAGA21,516491–

1745White County, GAGA29,802491–

1746Russell County, KYKY18,608490–

1747Wilcox County, ALAL9,666489–

1748Juneau County, WIWI26,649489–

1749New Madrid County, MOMO15,086487–

1750Habersham County, GAGA50,416486–

1751Rio Grande County, COCO11,087484–

1752Morrow County, OHOH36,305484–

1753Todd County, MNMN26,060484–

1754Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920483–

1755Carter County, KYKY26,149483–

1756Marshall County, WVWV29,159483–

1757Hill County, MTMT16,167483–

1758Hancock County, ILIL16,803483–

1759Perry County, ILIL20,160482–

1760Adams County, ININ36,650482–

1761Carroll County, TNTN29,200481–

1762Caledonia County, VTVT30,414480–

1763Jefferson County, IDID35,297480–

1764Hardin County, TNTN27,983478–

1765Johnson County, GAGA9,310478–

1766Fentress County, TNTN20,322478–

1767Douglas County, MNMN40,120477–

1768Shoshone County, IDID14,130477–

1769Berrien County, GAGA18,932477–

1770Holmes County, OHOH44,970476–

1771Noxubee County, MSMS9,798475–

1772East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911475–

1773Dukes County, MAMA21,219474–

1774Botetourt County, VAVA34,144473–

1775Poinsett County, ARAR22,483473–

1776Magoffin County, KYKY11,110473–

1777Haywood County, TNTN17,042472–

1778Wetzel County, WVWV13,734472–

1779Jersey County, ILIL21,160472–

1780Grundy County, TNTN14,116471–

1781Fayette County, ININ23,533471–

1782Grenada County, MSMS20,868470–

1783Brunswick County, VAVA15,727469–

1784Jennings County, ININ27,622469–

1785Brown County, SDSD37,561469–

1786St. James Parish, LALA18,938468–

1787Effingham County, ILIL34,519466–

1788Zapata County, TXTX13,753466–

1789Lee County, SCSC15,730465–

1790Henry County, IAIA19,349465–

1791Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693465–

1792Chattooga County, GAGA25,300465–

1793Scott County, ININ25,053464–

1794Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242464–

1795Fayette County, TXTX25,459464–

1796Martin County, MNMN19,440463–

1797Gooding County, IDID16,446463–

1798Greene County, VAVA21,958463–

1799Nicollet County, MNMN34,273462–

1800Monroe County, GAGA32,023462–

1801Brooks County, GAGA16,101461–

1802Carroll County, OHOH26,475461–

1803Meigs County, TNTN14,186460–

1804Lafayette County, MOMO33,531460–

1805Calhoun County, SCSC14,188459–

1806Dickinson County, MIMI25,827459–

1807Dawson County, NENE24,452459–

1808Calhoun County, TXTX19,599459–

1809Staunton, VAVA26,801458–

1810Huntington County, ININ37,224458–

1811Antrim County, MIMI24,698458–

1812Humphreys County, MSMS7,001457–

1813Mackinac County, MIMI11,236457–

1814Monroe County, ILIL34,840456–

1815Waushara County, WIWI25,223456–

1816Crawford County, GAGA12,206456–

1817Grand County, COCO16,496455–

1818Barton County, KSKS24,790455–

1819Jones County, IAIA21,253453–

1820Uinta County, WYWY20,728453–

1821Currituck County, NCNC33,158453–

1822Posey County, ININ24,988453–

1823Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481453–

1824Cooper County, MOMO17,136452–

1825Pacific County, WAWA24,357452–

1826Baker County, OROR16,658451–

1827Ashland County, WIWI16,203451–

1828Woodford County, KYKY27,883450–

1829Wayne County, KYKY19,597450–

1830Glades County, FLFL13,270449–

1831Franklin County, GAGA25,948449–

1832Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747448–

1833Dakota County, NENE21,687448–

1834Macon County, GAGA11,756448–

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–

1841Gunnison County, COCO17,439444–

1842Langlade County, WIWI19,534444–

1843Summers County, WVWV11,532442–

1844Adair County, OKOK19,828442–

1845Burke County, GAGA24,408441–

1846Benton County, TNTN16,183440–

1847Little River County, ARAR11,763440–

1848Minidoka County, IDID22,911440–

1849Quitman County, MSMS5,364440–

1850Hamilton County, FLFL14,180439–

1851Yates County, NYNY24,547439–

1852Edmonson County, KYKY12,749438–

1853Buchanan County, VAVA18,492438–

1854Lewis County, WVWV16,394438–

1855Arenac County, MIMI15,068438–

1856Crawford County, MIMI13,722438–

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–

1863Garrard County, KYKY18,207432–

1864Wadena County, MNMN14,388432–

1865Marion County, TXTX9,896432–

1866Lee County, ARAR8,029432–

1867Marion County, IAIA34,192431–

1868Shelby County, ILIL20,576431–

1869Emporia, VAVA5,447431–

1870McDonald County, MOMO23,992430–

1871Jefferson County, GAGA15,011430–

1872Rowan County, KYKY24,476430–

1873Lincoln County, NMNM19,844429–

1874Covington County, MSMS17,898429–

1875Goochland County, VAVA29,187428–

1876Lincoln County, WVWV19,177428–

1877Fountain County, ININ17,013427–

1878Ziebach County, SDSD2,389426–

1879Johnson County, ARAR26,225426–

1880Pike County, GAGA20,932426–

1881Camden County, NCNC11,315426–

1882Colusa County, CACA21,836425–

1883Essex County, VAVA10,654424–

1884Rush County, ININ16,767424–

1885Clarke County, MSMS15,102424–

1886Haskell County, OKOK11,787423–

1887Pierce County, GAGA20,764423–

1888Gilmer County, GAGA33,894422–

1889Sioux County, IAIA36,774422–

1890Leelanau County, MIMI22,982422–

1891Choctaw County, OKOK14,059422–

1892Bremer County, IAIA25,296422–

1893Perry County, MOMO19,093421–

1894Terry County, TXTX11,720421–

1895Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387421–

1896Lyon County, MNMN25,684420–

1897Trimble County, KYKY8,701419–

1898Lowndes County, ALAL9,359419–

1899Trinity County, CACA15,720417–

1900Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549416–

1901Leon County, TXTX16,894416–

1902Latimer County, OKOK9,645416–

1903Woodward County, OKOK19,827415–

1904Custer County, OKOK28,175415–

1905DeKalb County, TNTN21,873415–

1906Duval County, TXTX9,402414–

1907Spencer County, ININ20,061413–

1908Benzie County, MIMI18,568413–

1909McCreary County, KYKY17,124411–

1910Washington County, ALAL14,822410–

1911Holmes County, FLFL20,119410–

1912Pitkin County, COCO16,625409–

1913Platte County, NENE35,649409–

1914Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689407–

1915Codington County, SDSD29,562407–

1916Corson County, SDSD3,781407–

1917Franklin County, KSKS26,299406–

1918Buckingham County, VAVA17,137406–

1919Bamberg County, SCSC12,796406–

1920Butler County, KYKY12,520405–

1921Hubbard County, MNMN22,369405–

1922Fayette County, ILIL20,790405–

1923Geneva County, ALAL27,554405–

1924Morris County, TXTX12,133401–

1925Henry County, ALAL18,394401–

1926Allendale County, SCSC7,355400–

1927Trinity County, TXTX14,384400–

1928Chicot County, ARAR9,107399–

1929Putnam County, ININ37,876398–

1930Nantucket County, MAMA14,758398–

1931Adams County, NENE31,071398–

1932Sumter County, ALAL11,588397–

1933Franklin County, ARAR17,725397–

1934Avery County, NCNC18,110397–

1935Arkansas County, ARAR15,836396–

1936Paulding County, OHOH18,727396–

1937Saluda County, SCSC19,680395–

1938Sawyer County, WIWI18,846395–

1939Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415395–

1940Carroll County, ILIL15,419395–

1941Cass County, ILIL12,463394–

1942Wayne County, TNTN16,416394–

1943Mississippi County, MOMO12,003394–

1944Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028393–

1945Washington County, GAGA19,453393–

1946Mason County, ILIL12,411393–

1947Seward County, KSKS21,073393–

1948De Witt County, ILIL15,118392–

1949Washington County, ILIL13,564391–

1950Breathitt County, KYKY12,558391–

1951Pike County, ILIL14,231390–

1952Burnett County, WIWI17,223390–

1953Howard County, ARAR12,306390–

1954Grayson County, KYKY27,406389–

1955Bates County, MOMO16,512389–

1956Comanche County, TXTX14,432388–

1957Clay County, IAIA16,202388–

1958Brooke County, WVWV21,142388–

1959Beckham County, OKOK22,159388–

1960Ray County, MOMO23,398387–

1961Heard County, GAGA12,149387–

1962Piscataquis County, MEME17,409386–

1963Big Horn County, WYWY12,024386–

1964Thurston County, NENE6,752386–

1965Montgomery County, NCNC26,403386–

1966Dodge County, GAGA19,663385–

1967Edgar County, ILIL16,323385–

1968Wells County, ININ28,883384–

1969Sullivan County, ININ20,831384–

1970Jackson County, TNTN12,466383–

1971Page County, IAIA14,856383–

1972Clay County, ARAR14,052382–

1973Southampton County, VAVA18,110382–

1974Rolette County, NDND11,688382–

1975Clark County, ARAR20,938381–

1976Union County, ILIL16,656381–

1977Swain County, NCNC14,024380–

1978Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171380–

1979White County, ILIL13,250380–

1980Fulton County, PAPA14,483379–

1981Harrison County, OHOH14,070379–

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–

1990Taylor County, WIWI20,118375–

1991Randolph County, ALAL23,163375–

1992Converse County, WYWY13,824374–

1993Dade County, GAGA16,154374–

1994Moore County, TXTX21,891373–

1995Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407371–

1996Blaine County, MTMT6,860371–

1997San Augustine County, TXTX7,722371–

1998Lawrence County, SDSD29,459371–

1999Garvin County, OKOK26,377371–

2000King William County, VAVA19,617370–

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