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Most unemployed people, US counties

US 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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020
2001Andrew County, MOMO18,241326−8%
2002Madison County, NCNC22,553326−3%
2003Montgomery County, NCNC26,403324−16%
2004Pike County, GAGA20,932324−24%
2005Carroll County, ININ20,655324+26%
2006Noxubee County, MSMS9,798323−32%
2007Callahan County, TXTX14,491323+22%
2008Young County, TXTX18,154323+29%
2009Columbia County, ARAR21,894321−48%
2010Desha County, ARAR9,984321+40%
2011Marion County, ARAR17,593321−10%
2012Langlade County, WIWI19,534321−28%
2013Crawford County, IAIA16,237321−26%
2014Madison County, IAIA17,270319+16%
2015Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693318−32%
2016Buckingham County, VAVA17,137318−22%
2017Vermillion County, ININ15,488318−46%
2018Tama County, IAIA16,796318−7%
2019San Juan County, WAWA18,577318+88%
2020Monroe County, OHOH12,994317+19%
2021Marengo County, ALAL18,311317−40%
2022Park County, COCO18,314316−42%
2023Camden County, NCNC11,315316−26%
2024Yell County, ARAR19,956315−10%
2025Owen County, ININ21,886315−38%
2026Skamania County, WAWA12,669315−5%
2027Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387314−25%
2028LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154314+17%
2029Hill County, MTMT16,167314−35%
2030Chester County, TNTN17,994314−39%
2031Sitka, AKAK8,319313+25%
2032Grant Parish, LALA22,075313−7%
2033Saunders County, NENE23,702313+39%
2034Glades County, FLFL13,270313−30%
2035Shelby County, ILIL20,576313−27%
2036Buchanan County, IAIA20,883313−2%
2037Dawson County, TXTX11,776312−13%
2038DeWitt County, TXTX20,309310−42%
2039Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375310−11%
2040Wayne County, MOMO10,782310−18%
2041Putnam County, OHOH34,380310−45%
2042Marshall County, OKOK16,255310+34%
2043Pendleton County, KYKY14,800310+13%
2044San Augustine County, TXTX7,722309−17%
2045Adams County, WAWA21,488309−41%
2046Madison County, VAVA14,237308+14%
2047Washington County, ILIL13,564308−21%
2048New Kent County, VAVA28,022307−15%
2049Clinton County, MOMO21,661307−11%
2050Lamar County, ALAL13,587306+8%
2051Moffat County, COCO13,122306−6%
2052De Witt County, ILIL15,118306−22%
2053Fillmore County, MNMN21,540305+9%
2054Alamosa County, COCO16,688305−44%
2055Meigs County, TNTN14,186304−34%
2056Plymouth County, IAIA25,697304+6%
2057Hart County, KYKY20,117304−5%
2058Sibley County, MNMN15,356303+27%
2059Thurston County, NENE6,752303−22%
2060Richland County, WIWI17,036303+71%
2061Fayette County, IAIA19,047303+36%
2062Magoffin County, KYKY11,110303−36%
2063Early County, GAGA10,455302−8%
2064Orange County, ININ19,834302+16%
2065Quitman County, MSMS5,364301−32%
2066Codington County, SDSD29,562301−26%
2067Cherokee County, KSKS19,105301+46%
2068Lewis County, KYKY12,901301+8%
2069Roseau County, MNMN15,246300−15%
2070Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626300+5%
2071Blaine County, IDID25,517300+27%
2072Clay County, IAIA16,202300−23%
2073Washburn County, WIWI17,087300+17%
2074Lawrence County, ALAL33,843299−41%
2075Vinton County, OHOH12,645299−11%
2076Washington County, ALAL14,822298−27%
2077Macon County, GAGA11,756298−33%
2078Blaine County, OKOK8,515298+35%
2079Berrien County, GAGA18,932298−38%
2080Parke County, ININ16,642298−4%
2081McPherson County, KSKS30,064298+48%
2082Clearwater County, MNMN8,647297+4%
2083Andrews County, TXTX18,914297−18%
2084Wetzel County, WVWV13,734297−37%
2085Ashland County, WIWI16,203297−34%
2086Converse County, WYWY13,824297−21%
2087Bienville Parish, LALA12,269296+16%
2088Pawnee County, OKOK16,029296+8%
2089Kent County, MDMD19,565296−8%
2090Gooding County, IDID16,446295−36%
2091Greene County, GAGA21,367295−5%
2092Sioux County, IAIA36,774295−30%
2093Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175294+24%
2094Clay County, TNTN7,821294+95%
2095Lavaca County, TXTX20,651294−5%
2096Howard County, ARAR12,306293−25%
2097Craig County, OKOK14,518293+6%
2098Pleasants County, WVWV7,338292+14%
2099Screven County, GAGA14,408292−20%
2100Powell County, KYKY12,812292−4%
2101Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148292−52%
2102Webster County, MSMS10,167291+17%
2103Dewey County, SDSD5,419291−48%
2104Montgomery County, GAGA8,635291+1%
2105Quay County, NMNM8,454289+257%
2106Warren County, ILIL16,222288−61%
2107Harrison County, KYKY19,627288−18%
2108Piscataquis County, MEME17,409288−25%
2109Washita County, OKOK10,884287−5%
2110Henry County, ALAL18,394287−28%
2111Cassia County, IDID26,397287−21%
2112Bosque County, TXTX18,918286−17%
2113Hickman County, TNTN26,219286−19%
2114Dickinson County, IAIA18,077286+61%
2115Watonwan County, MNMN11,459285+54%
2116Douglas County, MOMO12,342285+28%
2117Reynolds County, MOMO5,992285+31%
2118Morton County, NDND34,601285−22%
2119Hamilton County, FLFL14,180285−35%
2120Carroll County, KYKY11,141285−44%
2121Clay County, ILIL12,793284−21%
2122Sanders County, MTMT14,062283+32%
2123Choctaw County, OKOK14,059282−33%
2124Saluda County, SCSC19,680282−29%
2125Randolph County, GAGA6,156282+21%
2126Labette County, KSKS19,685282−1%
2127Floyd County, VAVA15,789281+19%
2128Cook County, GAGA18,232280−20%
2129Potter County, PAPA15,897279−44%
2130Franklin, VAVA8,478279−26%
2131Pike County, MOMO17,955278−19%
2132Gates County, NCNC10,234278−46%
2133Clark County, ILIL15,114278−10%
2134Union County, ILIL16,656278−27%
2135Ziebach County, SDSD2,389277−35%
2136Banks County, GAGA21,273276−12%
2137Mason County, ILIL12,411276−30%
2138Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223275+3%
2139Koochiching County, MNMN11,587275−25%
2140Benton County, MOMO20,536275−47%
2141Dent County, MOMO14,584275−23%
2142Roberts County, SDSD10,255275−5%
2143Leon County, TXTX16,894275−34%
2144Wright County, MOMO19,671274−38%
2145Madison County, MOMO12,858273+19%
2146Union County, SDSD17,402273+44%
2147Union County, GAGA27,859273−37%
2148Gem County, IDID21,773273+11%
2149Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186273+7%
2150Bradley County, ARAR9,828272+9%
2151Colorado County, TXTX21,439272−26%
2152Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488272−14%
2153Pike County, ILIL14,231272−30%
2154Harrison County, OHOH14,070271−28%
2155Webster County, WVWV7,760271−22%
2156Jefferson County, MTMT13,329270+36%
2157Benton County, IAIA26,004270−14%
2158Bayfield County, WIWI16,787269−8%
2159Teton County, WYWY23,333269−4%
2160Smith County, TNTN20,981268−23%
2161Chippewa County, MNMN12,406267−19%
2162Clear Creek County, COCO8,994265+13%
2163Greene County, ILIL11,313265+46%
2164Washington County, IAIA22,667265−21%
2165Dallas County, MOMO18,025264−1%
2166Winn Parish, LALA14,961264−10%
2167Fayette County, TXTX25,459264−43%
2168Chowan County, NCNC14,082263−17%
2169Coleman County, TXTX7,915263+21%
2170Taylor County, WIWI20,118262−30%
2171Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639261−29%
2172Lawrence County, SDSD29,459261−30%
2173Anderson County, KYKY25,225261−61%
2174Benzie County, MIMI18,568260−37%
2175Covington County, MSMS17,898260−39%
2176Idaho County, IDID17,874260−14%
2177Calhoun County, MSMS12,643258+19%
2178Coosa County, ALAL10,161257+136%
2179Monroe County, ARAR6,244257+34%
2180Fergus County, MTMT11,825257+55%
2181Lander County, NVNV5,872257+4%
2182Atoka County, OKOK14,609257+20%
2183Modoc County, CACA8,426256−12%
2184Pitkin County, COCO16,625256−37%
2185Montour County, PAPA17,868255+70%
2186Douglas County, ILIL19,880255−20%
2187Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733255+5%
2188Coffey County, KSKS8,467255+29%
2189Smith County, MSMS13,991254−11%
2190Love County, OKOK10,780254+2%
2191Greensville County, VAVA11,181254+23%
2192Crawford County, ILIL18,648254−24%
2193Wayne County, ILIL15,882254−9%
2194Lowndes County, ALAL9,359252−40%
2195Wabasha County, MNMN21,537252−42%
2196Iron County, MIMI11,757251+7%
2197Cass County, NENE27,657251−32%
2198Dimmit County, TXTX8,024251−14%
2199Green Lake County, WIWI19,305251−8%
2200Trimble County, KYKY8,701250−40%
2201Lafayette County, WIWI17,478250+67%
2202Floyd County, IAIA14,901250+21%
2203Scott County, ARAR9,965249−8%
2204Oscoda County, MIMI8,723249−13%
2205Carbon County, MTMT11,466249−2%
2206Johnson County, GAGA9,310249−48%
2207Morgan County, GAGA22,095249−10%
2208Fremont County, IDID14,208249−32%
2209Valley County, IDID12,831249+592%
2210Dickinson County, KSKS18,637249−8%
2211Neosho County, KSKS15,637249−5%
2212Wolfe County, KYKY6,298248−51%
2213Nodaway County, MOMO20,174248−15%
2214Appling County, GAGA19,100248−17%
2215Pierce County, GAGA20,764247−42%
2216Panola County, TXTX23,018247−11%
2217Cass County, ILIL12,463247−37%
2218Choctaw County, ALAL11,904246−20%
2219Caldwell County, KYKY12,609246−30%
2220Bullock County, ALAL9,780245+76%
2221Trigg County, KYKY14,512245−52%
2222Humboldt County, IAIA9,409244+36%
2223Amite County, MSMS12,487243−17%
2224Lewis County, MOMO9,879243+4%
2225Morgan County, MOMO22,418243−23%
2226Park County, MTMT18,214243+41%
2227Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303243−33%
2228Live Oak County, TXTX11,929243+88%
2229Amelia County, VAVA13,632243−18%
2230Piatt County, ILIL16,791243−24%
2231Graham County, NCNC8,190241+101%
2232Mercer County, ILIL15,229241−23%
2233Union County, TNTN21,450240−57%
2234Juniata County, PAPA23,403240−28%
2235Mono County, CACA12,505239+18%
2236Faribault County, MNMN13,888239−4%
2237Waseca County, MNMN18,688239−32%
2238Allendale County, SCSC7,355239−40%
2239Dade County, GAGA16,154239−36%
2240Richland County, ILIL15,219239−35%
2241Freestone County, TXTX20,811239−3%
2242West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134238−54%
2243Pamlico County, NCNC12,758238+8%
2244Gasconade County, MOMO14,784237+69%
2245Brown County, KSKS9,104237+10%
2246Sioux County, NDND3,667236−14%
2247Runnels County, TXTX9,693236+86%
2248Brunswick County, VAVA15,727236−50%
2249White County, ILIL13,250236−38%
2250Daviess County, ININ34,209236−56%
2251Wayne County, NENE10,020236+35%
2252Hughes County, OKOK13,455235−34%
2253Massac County, ILIL13,502235−30%
2254Sac County, IAIA9,525233+66%
2255King William County, VAVA19,617232−37%
2256Jefferson County, KSKS18,296232−33%
2257Otoe County, NENE16,531231+2%
2258Monroe County, WVWV12,491231−58%
2259Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415231−42%
2260Prowers County, COCO11,884231−17%
2261Posey County, ININ24,988231−49%
2262Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099230−47%
2263Butler County, IAIA14,049230−17%
2264Warren County, GAGA5,269229+179%
2265Scott County, VAVA21,200229−28%
2266Union County, IAIA11,829228−22%
2267McLean County, KYKY9,064228+1%
2268Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549227−45%
2269Ralls County, MOMO10,444227−15%
2270Stephens County, TXTX9,380227−31%
2271Quitman County, GAGA2,254227+19%
2272Gaines County, TXTX23,956227−33%
2273Dallas County, ARAR6,011226+8%
2274West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156226−28%
2275Lewis County, TNTN13,487226+0%
2276Union County, FLFL16,250226+87%
2277Van Buren County, ARAR16,238225−49%
2278Butler County, KYKY12,520225−44%
2279Webster County, KYKY12,929225−4%
2280Pennington County, MNMN13,686225−16%
2281Saline County, NENE14,996225+30%
2282Washington County, IDID11,583225−9%
2283Custer County, MTMT12,034224+5%
2284Perry County, TNTN9,126224−19%
2285Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153223+8%
2286Nelson County, VAVA14,920223+2%
2287Crawford County, WIWI15,910223+17%
2288Wayne County, TNTN16,416222−44%
2289New Madrid County, MOMO15,086222−54%
2290Towns County, GAGA13,285222+14%
2291Luce County, MIMI6,339221+45%
2292Nemaha County, NENE7,102221+16%
2293Terry County, TXTX11,720221−48%
2294Henderson County, ILIL5,984221+4%
2295Yuma County, COCO9,896221+3%
2296Johnson County, TNTN18,718220+22%
2297Garza County, TXTX4,510220+27%
2298Wabash County, ILIL10,907220−10%
2300Grayson County, VAVA15,230218−25%
2301Boone County, IAIA26,799218−33%
2302Cedar County, IAIA18,359218−22%
2303Keokuk County, IAIA9,797218+14%
2304Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583218+65%
2305Franklin County, TXTX10,994218−36%
2306Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483217−15%
2307Yoakum County, TXTX7,438217+10%
2308Brantley County, GAGA18,936217−33%
2309Power County, IDID8,246217+3%
2310Inyo County, CACA18,158216−35%
2311Alger County, MIMI8,641216+46%
2312Musselshell County, MTMT5,582216+61%
2313Buchanan County, VAVA18,492216−51%
2314Clinton County, KYKY9,139216−22%
2315Heard County, GAGA12,149215−44%
2316Treutlen County, GAGA6,466215−9%
2317Clayton County, IAIA16,845215+5%
2318Lucas County, IAIA8,847215+55%
2319Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187214−13%
2320Appanoose County, IAIA12,077214−39%
2321Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354213+0%
2322Goochland County, VAVA29,187213−50%
2323Tyler County, WVWV7,881213−15%
2324Seminole County, GAGA9,162213+51%
2325Mitchell County, TXTX8,947212+119%
2326Barnes County, NDND10,573210+108%
2327Lincoln County, WYWY21,180210−23%
2328Wyandot County, OHOH21,567209−45%
2329Monroe County, KYKY11,191209+24%
2330Poquoson, VAVA13,292208+96%
2331Rice County, KSKS9,266207−8%
2332Swift County, MNMN9,763206+29%
2333Fulton County, PAPA14,483206−46%
2334Jasper County, ILIL9,032206−1%
2335Carroll County, ILIL15,419205−48%
2336Blackford County, ININ11,730205−36%
2337Perquimans County, NCNC13,490205−31%
2338Marshall County, ILIL11,473205−14%
2339Nicholas County, KYKY7,949205+32%
2340Clarke County, IAIA9,574204+117%
2341Clarke County, VAVA15,609204−7%
2342Menard County, ILIL11,863204−35%
2344Greene County, VAVA21,958203−56%
2345Latimer County, OKOK9,645202−51%
2346Huerfano County, COCO7,011202+248%
2347Gallatin County, ILIL4,616202+9%
2348Fulton County, ARAR12,492201−9%
2349Seward County, NENE18,032201−11%
2350Washington County, NENE21,302201−28%
2351Evans County, GAGA11,028201−45%
2352Crockett County, TNTN14,006200−27%
2353Hamilton County, TXTX8,680200+147%
2354Marion County, KSKS11,634200−16%
2355McCreary County, KYKY17,124200−51%
2356Woods County, OKOK8,443199−12%
2357Delaware County, IAIA17,674199+20%
2358Buffalo County, WIWI13,318199+35%
2359Richland County, MTMT11,377198+40%
2360Morgan County, OHOH13,626198−20%
2361Linn County, KSKS9,950198−10%
2362Marquette County, WIWI15,927198−35%
2363Aleutians East, AKAK3,479197+129%
2364Crosby County, TXTX4,852197+38%
2365Gallatin County, KYKY8,840197−19%
2366Carroll County, IAIA20,303195−5%
2367Goshen County, WYWY12,640195−33%
2369Warren County, ININ8,474194+46%
2370Washington County, KYKY12,368192−29%
2371Hamilton County, ILIL7,859191+52%
2372Switzerland County, ININ10,037191−28%
2373Patrick County, VAVA17,424190−38%
2374Jackson County, KYKY13,325190−30%
2375Bracken County, KYKY8,511189+4%
2376Colfax County, NMNM12,184189−21%
2377Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807189−46%
2378Montgomery County, MSMS9,354188−44%
2379Telfair County, GAGA11,195188+151%
2380Shelby County, IAIA11,689188−11%
2381Montgomery County, ARAR8,579187−29%
2382Redwood County, MNMN15,265187+53%
2383Pike County, ININ12,003186+2%
2384Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819186+33%
2385Renville County, MNMN14,356185−11%
2386Cannon County, TNTN15,296185−6%
2387Sabine County, TXTX10,012185−46%
2388Calhoun County, WVWV5,978184−38%
2389Montmorency County, MIMI9,842184−26%
2390Mineral County, NVNV4,407184−12%
2391Beadle County, SDSD19,624184−12%
2392Sussex County, VAVA10,755184−43%
2393Dixie County, FLFL18,038184−16%
2394Claiborne County, MSMS8,058183−45%
2395Jones County, NCNC9,575183−46%
2396Johnston County, OKOK10,448183−37%
2397Kiowa County, OKOK8,181183+48%
2398Liberty County, FLFL8,035183−20%
2399Linn County, MOMO11,815182+58%
2400Nowata County, OKOK9,522182−36%
2401Atkinson County, GAGA8,454182−24%
2402McDuffie County, GAGA21,640182−69%
2403Maries County, MOMO8,397181−31%
2404Rains County, TXTX13,542181−14%
2405Big Horn County, WYWY12,024181−53%
2406Price County, WIWI13,988181+53%
2407Franklin County, IAIA9,868181−16%
2408Hancock County, KYKY9,050181−9%
2409Oregon County, MOMO8,709180+10%
2410Rolette County, NDND11,688180−53%
2411Dawson County, NENE24,452179−61%
2412Tucker County, WVWV6,540179+9%
2413Menifee County, KYKY6,430179+63%
2414Alcona County, MIMI10,556178−21%
2415Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650178−33%
2416Bollinger County, MOMO10,646177−40%
2417Livingston County, MOMO14,708176+5%
2418Northampton County, VAVA11,879176−19%
2419Allamakee County, IAIA14,238176−11%
2420Guthrie County, IAIA10,782176−17%
2422Perry County, ARAR10,309175−16%
2423Presidio County, TXTX5,433175−43%
2424Todd County, KYKY12,972175−40%
2425Madison Parish, LALA8,844174−50%
2426Howard County, MOMO10,180174+23%
2427Lake County, SDSD10,993174−24%
2428Nottoway County, VAVA15,796174−31%
2429King and Queen County, VAVA6,743174+34%
2430Harrison County, IAIA14,623174−7%
2431Franklin County, IDID15,889173+458%
2432Carroll County, MOMO8,417172−28%
2433Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477172+87%
2434Moniteau County, MOMO15,428172−40%
2435Tillman County, OKOK6,780172−5%
2436Essex County, VAVA10,654172−59%
2437Martinsville, VAVA13,849172−20%
2438Platte County, WYWY8,634171+94%
2439Tipton County, ININ15,319171−38%
2440Northumberland County, VAVA12,557170−42%
2441Conejos County, COCO7,529170−51%
2442Brown County, ININ15,777170−48%
2443Gage County, NENE21,711169−28%
2444Alleghany County, NCNC11,479169+4%
2445Irwin County, GAGA9,020169−67%
2446Clearwater County, IDID9,118168−16%
2447Norman County, MNMN6,336168+5%
2448Scurry County, TXTX16,162168−31%
2449Surry County, VAVA6,603167+11%
2450Iowa County, IAIA16,504167−44%
2451Cheyenne County, NENE9,528167+24%
2452Stewart County, TNTN14,439166−54%
2453Barton County, MOMO11,795166−52%
2454Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058166−10%
2455Coal County, OKOK5,436165+21%
2456Pendleton County, WVWV5,826165+45%
2457Ozark County, MOMO9,172165+18%
2458Benewah County, IDID10,508165−34%
2459Edwards County, ILIL5,898165−31%
2460Winnebago County, IAIA10,251165−6%
2461Giles County, VAVA16,564165−49%
2462Grant County, WVWV11,041164−53%
2463Livingston County, KYKY8,863164−31%
2464Yankton County, SDSD23,635163−40%
2465Hancock County, TNTN7,075163−43%
2466Lanier County, GAGA10,623163+1%
2467Johnson County, ILIL13,363163+11%
2468Martin County, KYKY10,697163−26%
2469Owsley County, KYKY3,932163+8%
2470Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405162−38%
2471Pondera County, MTMT6,072162−33%
2472Hansford County, TXTX4,944162−42%
2473Karnes County, TXTX15,018162−12%
2474Pecos County, TXTX14,560162+145%
2475Benton County, ININ8,883162+13%
2476Louisa County, IAIA10,416162−30%
2477Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709161+6%
2478Mathews County, VAVA8,529161−6%
2479Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758161−26%
2480Doddridge County, WVWV7,634161+18%
2481Emery County, UTUT10,177161+2%
2482Nevada County, ARAR7,942160−13%
2483Pike County, ARAR9,964160−13%
2484Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795160−45%
2485Grant County, OROR7,075160−46%
2486Cumberland County, VAVA10,352160+33%
2487Marion County, GAGA7,676159−30%
2488Cleburne County, ALAL15,970158−20%
2489Montgomery County, MOMO11,590158+12%
2490Somervell County, TXTX10,261158−19%
2491Menominee County, WIWI4,199158−8%
2492Sierra County, CACA3,098157+60%
2493Baraga County, MIMI8,169157+22%
2494Union County, ININ6,863157+48%
2495Ward County, TXTX11,125157−50%
2496Union County, KYKY12,839156−54%
2497Ripley County, MOMO10,717156−43%
2498Murray County, OKOK13,805156−32%
2499Sullivan County, PAPA5,856156+6%
2500Cedar County, MOMO14,888156−40%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES