RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

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

2501Wilcox County, GAGA8,797156−9%

2502Pratt County, KSKS9,117156+1%

2503Sharkey County, MSMS3,097155−25%

2504Goliad County, TXTX7,208155+15%

2505Crawford County, ININ10,509155+19%

2506Houston County, MNMN18,400154−19%

2507Marshall County, MNMN8,798154+56%

2508Zavala County, TXTX9,037154−31%

2509Adair County, IAIA7,403154−28%

2510Cameron County, PAPA4,211153−29%

2511Cherokee County, IAIA11,369153+5%

2512Wilkin County, MNMN6,288152+3%

2513Sierra County, NMNM11,395152−49%

2514Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018152+114%

2515Anderson County, KSKS8,018152−11%

2516Schley County, GAGA4,593151−23%

2517Pipestone County, MNMN9,260151−10%

2518McIntosh County, GAGA11,989151−44%

2519Gilmer County, WVWV7,085150−57%

2520Osage County, KSKS15,693150−54%

2521Galax, VAVA6,670150−38%

2522Dooly County, GAGA11,156149−71%

2523Richland County, NDND16,731148−43%

2524Hancock County, GAGA8,682148+147%

2525Moultrie County, ILIL14,371148−32%

2526Schuyler County, ILIL6,657148−33%

2527Knox County, NENE8,335147−3%

2528Floyd County, TXTX4,881147+104%

2529Brewster County, TXTX9,458146−28%

2530Lyon County, IAIA12,354146+11%

2531Morgan County, KYKY14,415146−35%

2532Moore County, TNTN6,920145+28%

2533Gulf County, FLFL15,943145−46%

2534White Pine County, NVNV8,661144+50%

2535Richardson County, NENE7,530144−2%

2536Terrell County, GAGA8,656144−47%

2537Worth County, IAIA7,338144+3%

2538Elliott County, KYKY7,265144+336%

2539Greer County, OKOK5,373144+31%

2540Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028143−64%

2541Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451143−41%

2542San Miguel County, COCO7,753143−9%

2543Stillwater County, MTMT9,445143−28%

2544Macon County, MOMO15,190142−54%

2545Houston County, TNTN8,479142−28%

2546Henry County, IAIA19,349142−69%

2547Lake County, OROR8,187141−45%

2548Morgan County, UTUT13,383141+74%

2549Adams County, IDID5,013141−32%

2550Kossuth County, IAIA14,322141−49%

2551Clark County, MOMO6,475140+47%

2552Custer County, NENE10,500140+33%

2553Mills County, IAIA14,793140−55%

2554Broadwater County, MTMT8,493139−53%

2555Pickett County, TNTN5,219138+47%

2556Martin County, TXTX5,284138+29%

2557Alleghany County, VAVA14,546138−53%

2558Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391138−74%

2559Lincoln County, IDID5,603138+44%

2560Stone County, ARAR12,703137−64%

2561St. Clair County, MOMO9,976137+5%

2562Kane County, UTUT8,597137+17%

2563Crawford County, GAGA12,206137−70%

2564Van Buren County, IAIA7,131137−11%

2565Bath County, KYKY13,176136−21%

2566Rock County, MNMN9,524136+53%

2567Juab County, UTUT13,567136−27%

2568Madison County, MTMT10,026135+13%

2569McCormick County, SCSC10,215135−24%

2570Essex County, VTVT6,051135−12%

2571Johnson County, WYWY8,908134+14%

2572Morrow County, OROR12,602133−27%

2573Wallowa County, OROR7,595133−20%

2574Charles City County, VAVA6,623132+26%

2575Middlesex County, VAVA10,841132−49%

2576Boundary County, IDID13,997132+1%

2577Leslie County, KYKY9,627132−34%

2578Woodruff County, ARAR5,710131−24%

2579Lake County, MNMN10,746131−6%

2580Haskell County, TXTX5,499131−26%

2581Reeves County, TXTX12,138131−83%

2582Winkler County, TXTX7,540131+44%

2583Grundy County, MOMO9,744131−38%

2584Clay County, ALAL14,207130−57%

2585Shackelford County, TXTX3,197130−5%

2586Castro County, TXTX7,295130+141%

2587Noble County, OKOK10,899129−55%

2588Archer County, TXTX9,129129−22%

2589Refugio County, TXTX6,657129−33%

2590Boise County, IDID8,545129+95%

2591Newton County, ARAR7,026128−15%

2592Tensas Parish, LALA3,700128−40%

2593Jackson County, MNMN9,857128−12%

2594Mississippi County, MOMO12,003128−68%

2595Grundy County, IAIA12,361126−18%

2596Harney County, OROR7,380125−48%

2597Wheeler County, GAGA7,570125−42%

2598Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465125−50%

2599Alexander County, ILIL4,570125−23%

2600Montgomery County, IAIA10,002125−26%

2601Howard County, NENE6,538124+6%

2602Parmer County, TXTX9,678124+85%

2603Swisher County, TXTX6,703124−44%

2604Highland County, VAVA2,318124+25%

2605Chariton County, MOMO7,377123+24%

2606Jenkins County, GAGA8,843123−8%

2607Lafayette County, ARAR5,888122−34%

2608Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511122−29%

2609Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823121−4%

2610Caldwell County, MOMO9,012121−4%

2611Storey County, NVNV4,260121+112%

2612Clay County, NCNC12,239121−25%

2613Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555121−31%

2614Lamb County, TXTX12,579121−49%

2615Charlotte County, VAVA11,401120−57%

2616Crittenden County, KYKY8,807120+11%

2617Pulaski County, GAGA10,172119−46%

2618Dawson County, MTMT8,692119−6%

2619Wilson County, KSKS8,299119−36%

2620Lee County, KYKY7,297119−50%

2621Iron County, MOMO9,318118−47%

2622Bennett County, SDSD3,307118−9%

2623Jackson County, KSKS13,438118−57%

2624Jefferson County, OKOK5,431117−16%

2625Putnam County, ILIL5,619117+48%

2626Bacon County, GAGA11,070116−37%

2627Franklin County, MSMS7,491116+107%

2628Grant County, SDSD7,534116+38%

2629Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433116−11%

2630Martin County, ININ9,856116+53%

2631Osage County, MOMO13,611115−3%

2632Searcy County, ARAR7,848114−2%

2633Pepin County, WIWI7,513114+24%

2634Candler County, GAGA11,275114−53%

2635Owyhee County, IDID12,661114−20%

2636Calhoun County, IAIA9,562114+6%

2637Monroe County, IAIA7,406114−42%

2638Toole County, MTMT5,211114+78%

2639Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920113−77%

2640Hall County, TXTX2,737113−21%

2641Dickenson County, VAVA13,236112−51%

2642Twiggs County, GAGA7,597112−11%

2643Davis County, IAIA9,230112−13%

2644Valley County, MTMT7,385112−50%

2645Wheeler County, TXTX4,773112−3%

2646Calhoun County, ARAR4,632111−39%

2647Forest County, WIWI9,574111−42%

2648Murray County, MNMN7,942111−6%

2649Hamilton County, NENE9,678111−31%

2650Pembina County, NDND6,568111−29%

2651Cloud County, KSKS8,833111−21%

2652Dade County, MOMO7,804110−63%

2653York County, NENE14,564110−49%

2654Pulaski County, ININ12,463110−70%

2655Lincoln County, ARAR12,764109+91%

2656Dickey County, NDND4,895109+40%

2657Prairie County, ARAR7,923109−53%

2658Wright County, IAIA12,801109−33%

2659Mellette County, SDSD2,137108+61%

2660Gilpin County, COCO6,073108+42%

2661Cuming County, NENE8,823107−24%

2662McHenry County, NDND5,130107−20%

2663Washakie County, WYWY7,597107−37%

2664Osceola County, IAIA5,980107+11%

2665Red River Parish, LALA7,165106−21%

2666Delta County, TXTX5,549106+1%

2667Sublette County, WYWY8,929106−61%

2668Bent County, COCO5,716106+43%

2669Benton County, MSMS7,502105+18%

2670Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899105+21%

2671Walsh County, NDND10,179104−17%

2672Butte County, SDSD10,856104−67%

2673Garfield County, UTUT5,256104+55%

2674Lake County, COCO7,552103−40%

2675Rabun County, GAGA17,764103−63%

2676Hancock County, IAIA10,528103−14%

2677Kittson County, MNMN4,031102+10%

2678Turner County, SDSD9,314102−2%

2679Clay County, TXTX10,764102−25%

2680Larue County, KYKY15,184102−35%

2681Stevens County, MNMN9,747100−24%

2682Hamilton County, NYNY5,006100+127%

2683Marshall County, KSKS9,852100−23%

2684DeKalb County, MOMO9,79599+18%

2685Miller County, GAGA5,81299−43%

2686Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66399−31%

2687Lynn County, TXTX6,01798−3%

2688Wirt County, WVWV4,87998+0%

2689Lincoln County, GAGA8,11298−28%

2690Greene County, ALAL7,06797−72%

2691Custer County, SDSD9,43197−57%

2692Greene County, IAIA8,65897−52%

2693Red River County, TXTX11,81696−64%

2694Greenwood County, KSKS5,82696+43%

2695Florence County, WIWI4,74896−17%

2696Calhoun County, GAGA5,41396−55%

2697Lyon County, KYKY9,12396−2%

2698Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31295−19%

2699Hemphill County, TXTX3,08394−25%

2700Mercer County, NDND8,44194+19%

2701Cass County, IAIA12,96094−23%

2702Traill County, NDND7,92093−19%

2703Major County, OKOK7,53693−1%

2704Davison County, SDSD20,06993−59%

2705Menard County, TXTX1,95692+92%

2706McKenzie County, NDND15,19291−62%

2707Cumberland County, KYKY5,99291−22%

2708Pershing County, NVNV6,42191−56%

2709Carter County, MOMO5,41890−11%

2710Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64990+13%

2711Moody County, SDSD6,63290+5%

2712Wayne County, IAIA6,73890+131%

2713Walworth County, SDSD5,21789−36%

2714Teton County, IDID13,25489−74%

2715Perry County, MSMS11,57788−74%

2716Harrison County, MOMO8,28188−24%

2717Union County, NMNM3,84488+83%

2718Grand County, UTUT9,79088−40%

2719Howard County, IAIA9,41588−23%

2720Edwards County, KSKS2,64088+226%

2721Taylor County, IAIA5,83587+1%

2722Ellis County, OKOK3,61387−21%

2723Dallam County, TXTX7,50887−23%

2724Richmond County, VAVA9,29487+9%

2725Ouray County, COCO5,26587−15%

2726Stewart County, GAGA4,63187−50%

2727Hughes County, SDSD17,57086−49%

2728Ida County, IAIA6,77786+8%

2729Cotton County, OKOK5,43285−28%

2730Lake County, TNTN6,24985−65%

2731Kit Carson County, COCO7,06985−38%

2732Emmet County, IAIA9,10785−42%

2733Putnam County, MOMO4,54684−30%

2734Ottawa County, KSKS5,74484+20%

2735Box Butte County, NENE10,49484−69%

2736Keith County, NENE8,10083−46%

2737Crane County, TXTX4,55483+34%

2738Morrill County, NENE4,40483−33%

2739Grant County, MNMN6,08582−45%

2740Cottle County, TXTX1,22482+30%

2741Ransom County, NDND5,61781−10%

2742Fall River County, SDSD7,46781+19%

2743Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95581−15%

2744Archuleta County, COCO14,30680−71%

2745Kingman County, KSKS7,02980−44%

2746Coke County, TXTX3,41280+135%

2747Fisher County, TXTX3,69279+55%

2748Summers County, WVWV11,53279−82%

2749Custer County, COCO5,59079−4%

2750Carlisle County, KYKY4,74779−8%

2751Chouteau County, MTMT5,86578−27%

2752Grant County, OKOK4,06778+5%

2753Pierce County, NENE7,37878−40%

2754Gray County, KSKS5,65278+0%

2755Perkins County, SDSD2,85377+221%

2756Ritchie County, WVWV8,03477−60%

2757Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68377−54%

2758Taylor County, GAGA7,81877−51%

2759Cedar County, NENE8,37376−3%

2760Ramsey County, NDND11,53076+105%

2761San Saba County, TXTX5,78776+38%

2762Bear Lake County, IDID6,72776−25%

2763Ringgold County, IAIA4,64276+12%

2764Fulton County, KYKY6,21876−42%

2765Decatur County, IAIA7,65575−51%

2766Phillips County, KSKS4,72875+12%

2767Lincoln County, MNMN5,58374−9%

2768Benson County, NDND5,75974−23%

2769Red Willow County, NENE10,30774−72%

2770Talbot County, GAGA5,70974−59%

2771Lemhi County, IDID8,47474−44%

2772Cumberland County, ILIL10,20874−44%

2773Nemaha County, KSKS10,05474−27%

2774Scott County, KSKS4,81574+252%

2775Stevens County, KSKS4,98474−57%

2776Dickens County, TXTX1,69273+33%

2777Pope County, MNMN11,42073−9%

2778Colfax County, NENE10,93473−22%

2779Harmon County, OKOK2,32773−16%

2780Pulaski County, ILIL4,82073−43%

2781Johnson County, NENE5,21872+44%

2782O'Brien County, IAIA14,22072−45%

2783Skagway, AKAK1,10471−22%

2784Dawes County, NENE7,85871−13%

2785Reagan County, TXTX3,16671−38%

2786Washington County, COCO4,73271+48%

2787Baker County, GAGA2,72571−57%

2788Columbia County, WAWA4,14171+109%

2789Iron County, WIWI6,12771−51%

2790Traverse County, MNMN3,13070−10%

2791Buffalo County, SDSD1,80270−59%

2792Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25770+46%

2793Emporia, VAVA5,44769−84%

2794Brown County, ILIL6,40169−7%

2795Adams County, IAIA3,61769+10%

2796Dixon County, NENE5,60268+19%

2797De Baca County, NMNM1,64768−1%

2798Baylor County, TXTX3,47268+152%

2799Dunn County, NDND4,05868+84%

2800Monona County, IAIA8,53968−33%

2801Morris County, KSKS5,34868−13%

2802Russell County, KSKS6,58168−53%

2803Petersburg, AKAK3,39467−7%

2804Cook County, MNMN5,52267+37%

2805Mineral County, MTMT5,18567−45%

2806Clark County, SDSD4,03167+5%

2807Mills County, TXTX4,58067+34%

2808Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55467+91%

2809Mitchell County, IAIA10,65067−18%

2810Jackson County, COCO1,21167−3%

2811Carroll County, MSMS9,22666−79%

2812Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40766−82%

2813Hettinger County, NDND2,49266+14%

2814Dewey County, OKOK4,20766+29%

2815Phillips County, COCO4,42066+408%

2816Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70465−32%

2817Sullivan County, MOMO5,73865+10%

2818Caribou County, IDID7,25265−50%

2819Van Buren County, TNTN6,87464−50%

2820Monroe County, MOMO8,95964−17%

2821Socorro County, NMNM15,83864−78%

2822Lyman County, SDSD3,69464−44%

2823Calhoun County, ILIL4,30064−32%

2824Hickman County, KYKY4,37263−45%

2825Gentry County, MOMO6,38463−26%

2826McLean County, NDND9,74063−13%

2827Noble County, OHOH14,27663−72%

2828Cleveland County, ARAR7,22462−38%

2829Schuyler County, MOMO4,14062+82%

2830Mora County, NMNM4,05162−55%

2831Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24462−47%

2832Doniphan County, KSKS7,59462+27%

2833Haskell County, KSKS3,59962+27%

2834Nance County, NENE3,29062−22%

2835Powell County, MTMT7,15761+91%

2836Clay County, NENE6,17061−43%

2837Kearney County, NENE6,79061−21%

2838Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41361−29%

2839Jackson County, SDSD2,66661−38%

2840Crowley County, COCO5,67761−73%

2841Scott County, ILIL4,86661−31%

2842Garfield County, WAWA2,41661−13%

2843Hot Springs County, WYWY4,60061−10%

2844Granite County, MTMT3,65860+20%

2845Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92960−50%

2846Beaver County, OKOK4,88260−42%

2847Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04360−62%

2848Graham County, KSKS2,37160+20%

2849Atchison County, MOMO5,17559−36%

2850Stark County, ILIL5,31959−27%

2851Wilkes County, GAGA9,54058−36%

2852Schleicher County, TXTX2,24557−72%

2853Covington, VAVA5,68057−10%

2854Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87357−29%

2855Phelps County, NENE8,99456+100%

2856Ballard County, KYKY7,59456−70%

2857Decatur County, KSKS2,71655+2%

2858McCook County, SDSD5,96455−24%

2859Clinch County, GAGA6,84755−35%

2860Rush County, KSKS2,84555−2%

2861Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35754−53%

2862Daviess County, MOMO8,55854−36%

2863Antelope County, NENE6,35254−11%

2864Cochran County, TXTX2,54654−57%

2865Bland County, VAVA6,15154−48%

2866Clay County, GAGA2,81554−50%

2867Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32154−41%

2868Norton, VAVA3,47754−65%

2869Mercer County, MOMO3,40453−7%

2870Butler County, NENE8,50753−17%

2871LaMoure County, NDND4,13553+212%

2872Day County, SDSD5,48453+26%

2873Faulk County, SDSD2,17853−4%

2874Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66652−27%

2875Beaver County, UTUT7,30152−51%

2876Butte County, IDID2,78351+38%

2877Thayer County, NENE4,84250+14%

2878Stafford County, KSKS4,00550−46%

2879Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25949−48%

2880Webster County, GAGA2,36949−22%

2881Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34348−55%

2882Bottineau County, NDND6,28448−60%

2883Mountrail County, NDND9,39548−78%

2884Tripp County, SDSD5,70848−68%

2885Rooks County, KSKS4,64648−8%

2886Catron County, NMNM3,82747+0%

2887Sheridan County, NENE4,80947+12%

2888Costilla County, COCO3,67947−65%

2889Forest County, PAPA6,61447−41%

2890Haines, AKAK2,06846−51%

2891Cameron Parish, LALA4,71846−23%

2892Jefferson County, MSMS6,82546−81%

2893Shelby County, MOMO5,87046−13%

2894Bowman County, NDND2,76246−30%

2895Deuel County, SDSD4,40846+53%

2896Gregory County, SDSD4,03746+2%

2897Mason County, TXTX3,99046−57%

2898San Juan County, COCO81346+130%

2899Harper County, KSKS5,37046−61%

2900Sherman County, NENE2,92445−15%

2901Harding County, NMNM61745+543%

2902Hyde County, NCNC4,55445−49%

2903Upton County, TXTX3,13145−4%

2904Craig County, VAVA4,80044+5%

2905Holt County, NENE10,06743−30%

2906Hardeman County, TXTX3,29243−55%

2907Big Stone County, MNMN5,05442−34%

2908Garden County, NENE1,80442+147%

2909Crockett County, TXTX2,76942–

2910Spink County, SDSD6,15541−52%

2911La Salle County, TXTX6,51741−52%

2912Buena Vista, VAVA6,67241−27%

2913Jefferson County, NENE7,07040−34%

2914Harper County, OKOK3,17240−26%

2915Kearny County, KSKS3,88840+43%

2916Republic County, KSKS4,64040+74%

2917Custer County, IDID4,63639−42%

2918Brule County, SDSD5,27839−19%

2919Pope County, ILIL3,67239−53%

2920Ohio County, ININ5,99439−29%

2921Piute County, UTUT1,50939+117%

2922Wrangell, AKAK2,00738−44%

2923Grant County, NDND2,20638+192%

2924Sheridan County, MTMT3,43638−3%

2925Burke County, NDND2,13238+58%

2926McIntosh County, NDND2,45138+245%

2927Polk County, NENE5,27038−75%

2928Clay County, KSKS7,99038−62%

2929Gove County, KSKS2,63138+0%

2930Alpine County, CACA1,04337−18%

2931Holt County, MOMO4,20037−30%

2932Greeley County, NENE2,15437+147%

2933Franklin County, NENE2,79536+620%

2934Wells County, NDND3,72936−45%

2935Hardin County, ILIL3,58836−63%

2936Audubon County, IAIA5,50936−5%

2937Lincoln County, KSKS2,86136+38%

2938Burt County, NENE6,67836−73%

2939Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53735−44%

2940Carson County, TXTX5,80535−27%

2941Sedgwick County, COCO2,24735−49%

2942Hamilton County, KSKS2,50035–

2943Pawnee County, KSKS5,99135−33%

2944Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76235+67%

2945Emmons County, NDND3,21534+17%

2946Phillips County, MTMT4,20334−69%

2947Trousdale County, TNTN12,62334−85%

2948Dolores County, COCO2,46634+3%

2949Mineral County, COCO91034+26%

2950Lewis County, IDID3,70434−54%

2951Norton County, KSKS5,28834−54%

2952Chase County, NENE3,71834−48%

2953Foard County, TXTX1,04434−36%

2954Shannon County, MOMO7,28533−75%

2955Frontier County, NENE2,65533−50%

2956Hanson County, SDSD3,45633−18%

2957Weston County, WYWY6,84033−72%

2958Oneida County, IDID5,08533+154%

2959Boone County, NENE5,35532−20%

2960Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66232+10%

2961Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60432+14%

2962Teton County, MTMT6,49631−16%

2963Robertson County, KYKY2,32531−55%

2964Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77031−64%

2965Lincoln County, NVNV4,32031−67%

2966Potter County, SDSD2,37731+182%

2967Sutton County, TXTX3,20331−73%

2968Eddy County, NDND2,32930+88%

2969Lincoln County, COCO5,64530−32%

2970Echols County, GAGA3,68530−30%

2971Washington County, KSKS5,53330−32%

2972Hartley County, TXTX4,90429+222%

2973Niobrara County, WYWY2,34129−44%

2974Osborne County, KSKS3,28529−17%

2975Golden Valley County, NDND1,80828−10%

2976Barber County, KSKS4,08328−50%

2977Kiowa County, KSKS2,43228−18%

2978Meade County, KSKS3,85228−40%

2979Steele County, NDND1,79727+440%

2980Wayne County, UTUT2,58727+29%

2981Clark County, KSKS1,90027+80%

2982Logan County, KSKS2,66127+200%

2983Campbell County, SDSD1,37726+333%

2984Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28426+0%

2985Kimble County, TXTX4,43826−62%

2986Divide County, NDND2,11025−46%

2987Brown County, NENE2,82625+127%

2988Garfield County, NENE1,71025+733%

2989Kent County, TXTX67425+92%

2990Fremont County, IAIA6,52225−81%

2991Thomas County, KSKS7,72525−55%

2992Pawnee County, NENE2,51024−56%

2993Hyde County, SDSD1,19124+500%

2994Donley County, TXTX3,21324−4%

2995Grant County, KSKS7,02824−88%

2996Gosper County, NENE1,80324+71%

2997Bristol Bay, AKAK84723+35%

2998Perkins County, NENE2,84923+109%

2999Gilliam County, OROR1,97123−52%

3000Sherman County, TXTX2,78123−28%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES