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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2501Humboldt County, IAIA9,409179–

2502McCormick County, SCSC10,215178–

2503Haskell County, TXTX5,499178–

2504McCulloch County, TXTX7,472178–

2505Dickinson County, IAIA18,077178–

2506Richland County, WIWI17,036177–

2507Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555176–

2508Winnebago County, IAIA10,251175–

2509Wayne County, NENE10,020175–

2510Miller County, GAGA5,812175–

2511Sherman County, KSKS5,763174–

2512Bath County, KYKY13,176173–

2513Lake County, COCO7,552173–

2514Saline County, NENE14,996173–

2515Stewart County, GAGA4,631173–

2516Garza County, TXTX4,510173–

2517Mathews County, VAVA8,529172–

2518Woodruff County, ARAR5,710172–

2519Park County, MTMT18,214172–

2520Wilcox County, GAGA8,797171–

2521Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511171–

2522Menominee County, WIWI4,199171–

2523Stevens County, KSKS4,984171–

2524Washakie County, WYWY7,597170–

2525Anderson County, KSKS8,018170–

2526Montgomery County, IAIA10,002169–

2527San Juan County, WAWA18,577169–

2528Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683169–

2529Buffalo County, SDSD1,802169–

2530Monroe County, KYKY11,191169–

2531Itawamba County, MSMS24,152168–

2532Hughes County, SDSD17,570167–

2533Livingston County, MOMO14,708167–

2534Baker County, GAGA2,725167–

2535Pipestone County, MNMN9,260167–

2536Wallowa County, OROR7,595166–

2537Fergus County, MTMT11,825166–

2538Archer County, TXTX9,129166–

2539Delaware County, IAIA17,674166–

2540Lincoln County, WAWA11,982165–

2541Oregon County, MOMO8,709164–

2542Tucker County, WVWV6,540164–

2543Hamilton County, NENE9,678162–

2544Alexander County, ILIL4,570162–

2545Alleghany County, NCNC11,479162–

2546Wright County, IAIA12,801162–

2547Lanier County, GAGA10,623161–

2548Clay County, NCNC12,239161–

2549Norman County, MNMN6,336160–

2550Swift County, MNMN9,763160–

2551Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240159–

2552Emery County, UTUT10,177158–

2553San Miguel County, COCO7,753158–

2554Taylor County, GAGA7,818158–

2555Larue County, KYKY15,184157–

2556Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439156–

2557Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043156–

2558Pembina County, NDND6,568156–

2559Nicholas County, KYKY7,949155–

2560Pratt County, KSKS9,117154–

2561Polk County, NENE5,270154–

2562Van Buren County, IAIA7,131154–

2563Essex County, VTVT6,051153–

2564Norton, VAVA3,477153–

2565Keith County, NENE8,100153–

2566Grundy County, IAIA12,361153–

2567Knox County, NENE8,335152–

2568Decatur County, IAIA7,655152–

2569Luce County, MIMI6,339152–

2570Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709152–

2571Tripp County, SDSD5,708151–

2572Surry County, VAVA6,603151–

2573Clay County, TNTN7,821151–

2574Owsley County, KYKY3,932151–

2575Newton County, ARAR7,026150–

2576Lafayette County, WIWI17,478150–

2577Montour County, PAPA17,868150–

2578Grant County, MNMN6,085148–

2579Alger County, MIMI8,641148–

2580Wilkin County, MNMN6,288147–

2581Buffalo County, WIWI13,318147–

2582Richardson County, NENE7,530147–

2583Johnson County, ILIL13,363147–

2584Emmet County, IAIA9,107147–

2585Sullivan County, PAPA5,856147–

2586Grand County, UTUT9,790146–

2587Cherokee County, IAIA11,369146–

2588Russell County, KSKS6,581146–

2589Jackson County, MNMN9,857145–

2590Iron County, WIWI6,127145–

2591Kingman County, KSKS7,029144–

2592Crosby County, TXTX4,852143–

2593Owyhee County, IDID12,661143–

2594Benton County, ININ8,883143–

2595Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663143–

2596Hall County, TXTX2,737143–

2597Howard County, MOMO10,180141–

2598Montgomery County, MOMO11,590141–

2599Richland County, MTMT11,377141–

2600Seminole County, GAGA9,162141–

2601Cloud County, KSKS8,833141–

2602Worth County, IAIA7,338140–

2603Gasconade County, MOMO14,784140–

2604Cuming County, NENE8,823140–

2605Ozark County, MOMO9,172140–

2606Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819140–

2607Sac County, IAIA9,525140–

2608Jefferson County, OKOK5,431140–

2609Lake County, MNMN10,746139–

2610Bullock County, ALAL9,780139–

2611Lucas County, IAIA8,847139–

2612Mora County, NMNM4,051138–

2613Walworth County, SDSD5,217138–

2614Shackelford County, TXTX3,197137–

2615Costilla County, COCO3,679136–

2616Kit Carson County, COCO7,069136–

2617Lincoln County, GAGA8,112136–

2618Clay County, TXTX10,764136–

2619Doddridge County, WVWV7,634136–

2620Coal County, OKOK5,436136–

2621Cheyenne County, NENE9,528135–

2622Red River Parish, LALA7,165135–

2623Goliad County, TXTX7,208135–

2624McHenry County, NDND5,130134–

2625Musselshell County, MTMT5,582134–

2626Jenkins County, GAGA8,843134–

2627Cumberland County, ILIL10,208133–

2628Fremont County, IAIA6,522133–

2629Warren County, ININ8,474133–

2630Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583132–

2631Shannon County, MOMO7,285132–

2632Stevens County, MNMN9,747132–

2633Lyon County, IAIA12,354132–

2634Bath County, VAVA4,076131–

2635St. Clair County, MOMO9,976131–

2636Burt County, NENE6,678131–

2637Boundary County, IDID13,997131–

2638Lemhi County, IDID8,474131–

2639Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433131–

2640Bennett County, SDSD3,307130–

2641Fulton County, KYKY6,218130–

2642King and Queen County, VAVA6,743130–

2643Crawford County, ININ10,509130–

2644O'Brien County, IAIA14,220130–

2645Marshall County, KSKS9,852130–

2646Pierce County, NENE7,378129–

2647Caribou County, IDID7,252129–

2648Live Oak County, TXTX11,929129–

2649Baraga County, MIMI8,169129–

2650Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271128–

2651Davis County, IAIA9,230128–

2652Van Buren County, TNTN6,874127–

2653Dawson County, MTMT8,692127–

2654Pulaski County, ILIL4,820127–

2655Runnels County, TXTX9,693127–

2656Hamilton County, ILIL7,859126–

2657Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823126–

2658Kimball County, NENE3,391126–

2659Caldwell County, MOMO9,012126–

2660Hemphill County, TXTX3,083126–

2661Cochran County, TXTX2,546126–

2662Twiggs County, GAGA7,597126–

2663Walsh County, NDND10,179126–

2664Morrill County, NENE4,404124–

2665Kiowa County, OKOK8,181124–

2666Redwood County, MNMN15,265122–

2667Cass County, IAIA12,960122–

2668Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929121–

2669Union County, FLFL16,250121–

2670Mineral County, MTMT5,185121–

2671Bottineau County, NDND6,284120–

2672Cumberland County, VAVA10,352120–

2673Putnam County, MOMO4,546120–

2674Graham County, NCNC8,190120–

2675Hancock County, IAIA10,528120–

2676Madison County, MTMT10,026120–

2677Woodson County, KSKS3,118119–

2678Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312118–

2679Murray County, MNMN7,942118–

2680Osage County, MOMO13,611118–

2681Price County, WIWI13,988118–

2682Johnson County, WYWY8,908118–

2683Weston County, WYWY6,840118–

2684Cotton County, OKOK5,432118–

2685Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244118–

2686Harper County, KSKS5,370118–

2687Kane County, UTUT8,597117–

2688Howard County, NENE6,538117–

2689Harrison County, MOMO8,281116–

2690Searcy County, ARAR7,848116–

2691Wheeler County, TXTX4,773116–

2692Cumberland County, KYKY5,992116–

2693Linn County, MOMO11,815115–

2694Sutton County, TXTX3,203115–

2695Howard County, IAIA9,415115–

2696Florence County, WIWI4,748115–

2697Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357115–

2698Reagan County, TXTX3,166115–

2699Traill County, NDND7,920115–

2700Hickman County, KYKY4,372114–

2701Pendleton County, WVWV5,826114–

2702Lyman County, SDSD3,694114–

2703Moore County, TNTN6,920113–

2704Dallam County, TXTX7,508113–

2705Jack County, TXTX9,563111–

2706Ellis County, OKOK3,613110–

2707Greer County, OKOK5,373110–

2708Menifee County, KYKY6,430110–

2709Coosa County, ALAL10,161109–

2710Crittenden County, KYKY8,807108–

2711Phillips County, MTMT4,203108–

2712Calhoun County, IAIA9,562108–

2713Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343107–

2714Clay County, NENE6,170107–

2715Chouteau County, MTMT5,865107–

2716Mason County, TXTX3,990107–

2717Clay County, GAGA2,815107–

2718Martin County, TXTX5,284107–

2719Union County, ININ6,863106–

2720Beaver County, UTUT7,301106–

2721Poquoson, VAVA13,292106–

2722Charles City County, VAVA6,623105–

2723Custer County, NENE10,500105–

2724Delta County, TXTX5,549105–

2725Turner County, SDSD9,314104–

2726Beaver County, OKOK4,882104–

2727Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553103–

2728Bland County, VAVA6,151103–

2729Nemaha County, KSKS10,054102–

2730Ouray County, COCO5,265102–

2731Monona County, IAIA8,539102–

2732Barnes County, NDND10,573101–

2733Carter County, MOMO5,418101–

2734Bear Lake County, IDID6,727101–

2735Lynn County, TXTX6,017101–

2736Cleveland County, ARAR7,224100–

2737Marshall County, MNMN8,79899–

2738Chariton County, MOMO7,37799–

2739Highland County, VAVA2,31899–

2740Clay County, KSKS7,99099–

2741Jackson County, SDSD2,66698–

2742Lyon County, KYKY9,12398–

2743Sierra County, CACA3,09898–

2744Wirt County, WVWV4,87998–

2745Mitchell County, TXTX8,94797–

2746Benson County, NDND5,75996–

2747White Pine County, NVNV8,66196–

2748Lincoln County, IDID5,60396–

2749Hardin County, ILIL3,58896–

2750Osceola County, IAIA5,98096–

2751Hardeman County, TXTX3,29296–

2752Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70495–

2753Clark County, MOMO6,47595–

2754Culberson County, TXTX2,26795–

2755Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95595–

2756Lexington, VAVA7,76995–

2757Pickett County, TNTN5,21994–

2758Calhoun County, ILIL4,30094–

2759Major County, OKOK7,53694–

2760Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25994–

2761Clarke County, IAIA9,57494–

2762Kittson County, MNMN4,03193–

2763Lincoln County, NVNV4,32093–

2764Haines, AKAK2,06893–

2765Colfax County, NENE10,93493–

2766Bailey County, TXTX6,96393–

2767Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47792–

2768Atchison County, MOMO5,17592–

2769Pepin County, WIWI7,51392–

2770Stafford County, KSKS4,00592–

2771Skagway, AKAK1,10491–

2772Winkler County, TXTX7,54091–

2773Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32191–

2774Wilkes County, GAGA9,54090–

2775Ransom County, NDND5,61790–

2776Rock County, MNMN9,52489–

2777Hyde County, NCNC4,55489–

2778Benton County, MSMS7,50289–

2779Scott County, ILIL4,86688–

2780Platte County, WYWY8,63488–

2781Harmon County, OKOK2,32787–

2782Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89987–

2783Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77086–

2784Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41386–

2785Aleutians East, AKAK3,47986–

2786Taylor County, IAIA5,83586–

2787Moody County, SDSD6,63286–

2788Carlisle County, KYKY4,74786–

2789Spink County, SDSD6,15585–

2790Daviess County, MOMO8,55885–

2791Gentry County, MOMO6,38485–

2792La Salle County, TXTX6,51785–

2793Grant County, SDSD7,53484–

2794DeKalb County, MOMO9,79584–

2795Clinch County, GAGA6,84784–

2796Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48783–

2797Pope County, ILIL3,67283–

2798Mitchell County, IAIA10,65082–

2799Dawes County, NENE7,85882–

2800Custer County, COCO5,59082–

2801Warren County, GAGA5,26982–

2802Mitchell County, KSKS5,59082–

2803Quay County, NMNM8,45481–

2804Lincoln County, MNMN5,58381–

2805Morgan County, UTUT13,38381–

2806Hamilton County, TXTX8,68081–

2807Stark County, ILIL5,31981–

2808Forest County, PAPA6,61480–

2809Pope County, MNMN11,42080–

2810Ida County, IAIA6,77780–

2811Richmond County, VAVA9,29480–

2812Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87380–

2813Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64980–

2814Putnam County, ILIL5,61979–

2815Nance County, NENE3,29079–

2816Mercer County, NDND8,44179–

2817Dickey County, NDND4,89578–

2818Gray County, KSKS5,65278–

2819Morris County, KSKS5,34878–

2820Traverse County, MNMN3,13078–

2821Knox County, MOMO3,72878–

2822Cedar County, NENE8,37378–

2823Monroe County, MOMO8,95977–

2824Kearney County, NENE6,79077–

2825Gilpin County, COCO6,07376–

2826Knox County, TXTX3,19276–

2827Martin County, ININ9,85676–

2828East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76075–

2829Telfair County, GAGA11,19575–

2830Norton County, KSKS5,28874–

2831Stanton County, NENE5,74474–

2832Brown County, ILIL6,40174–

2833Bent County, COCO5,71674–

2834Grant County, OKOK4,06774–

2835Lewis County, IDID3,70474–

2836Petersburg, AKAK3,39472–

2837Merrick County, NENE7,90572–

2838Floyd County, TXTX4,88172–

2839McCook County, SDSD5,96472–

2840McLean County, NDND9,74072–

2841Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66671–

2842Marshall County, SDSD4,42671–

2843Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01871–

2844Ottawa County, KSKS5,74470–

2845Hamlin County, SDSD6,90070–

2846Garfield County, WAWA2,41670–

2847Robertson County, KYKY2,32569–

2848Jackson County, COCO1,21169–

2849Sedgwick County, COCO2,24769–

2850Kimble County, TXTX4,43869–

2851De Baca County, NMNM1,64769–

2852Fall River County, SDSD7,46768–

2853Wrangell, AKAK2,00768–

2854Ringgold County, IAIA4,64268–

2855Hot Springs County, WYWY4,60068–

2856Phillips County, KSKS4,72867–

2857Greenwood County, KSKS5,82667–

2858Garfield County, UTUT5,25667–

2859Custer County, IDID4,63667–

2860Parmer County, TXTX9,67867–

2861Mellette County, SDSD2,13767–

2862Bowman County, NDND2,76266–

2863Chase County, NENE3,71866–

2864Frontier County, NENE2,65566–

2865Boise County, IDID8,54566–

2866Pecos County, TXTX14,56066–

2867Wells County, NDND3,72966–

2868Big Stone County, MNMN5,05464–

2869Butler County, NENE8,50764–

2870Toole County, MTMT5,21164–

2871Clark County, SDSD4,03164–

2872Covington, VAVA5,68063–

2873Denali, AKAK1,61663–

2874Cottle County, TXTX1,22463–

2875Webster County, GAGA2,36963–

2876Adams County, IAIA3,61763–

2877Crane County, TXTX4,55462–

2878Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53762–

2879Antelope County, NENE6,35261–

2880Holt County, NENE10,06761–

2881Jefferson County, NENE7,07061–

2882Elk County, KSKS2,45860–

2883Cameron Parish, LALA4,71860–

2884Hancock County, GAGA8,68260–

2885Sullivan County, MOMO5,73859–

2886Hettinger County, NDND2,49258–

2887Huerfano County, COCO7,01158–

2888Dixon County, NENE5,60257–

2889Lincoln County, ARAR12,76457–

2890Mercer County, MOMO3,40457–

2891Storey County, NVNV4,26057–

2892Buena Vista, VAVA6,67256–

2893Franklin County, MSMS7,49156–

2894Barber County, KSKS4,08356–

2895Rush County, KSKS2,84556–

2896Faulk County, SDSD2,17855–

2897Thomas County, KSKS7,72555–

2898Ohio County, ININ5,99455–

2899Pawnee County, NENE2,51055–

2900Dickens County, TXTX1,69255–

2901San Saba County, TXTX5,78755–

2902Decatur County, KSKS2,71654–

2903Castro County, TXTX7,29554–

2904Harper County, OKOK3,17254–

2905Holt County, MOMO4,20053–

2906Shelby County, MOMO5,87053–

2907Sherman County, NENE2,92453–

2908Foard County, TXTX1,04453–

2909Pawnee County, KSKS5,99152–

2910Niobrara County, WYWY2,34152–

2911Rooks County, KSKS4,64652–

2912Fisher County, TXTX3,69251–

2913Dewey County, OKOK4,20751–

2914Graham County, KSKS2,37150–

2915Johnson County, NENE5,21850–

2916Mills County, TXTX4,58050–

2917Granite County, MTMT3,65850–

2918Doniphan County, KSKS7,59449–

2919Cook County, MNMN5,52249–

2920Haskell County, KSKS3,59949–

2921Union County, NMNM3,84448–

2922Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25748–

2923Washington County, COCO4,73248–

2924Carson County, TXTX5,80548–

2925Menard County, TXTX1,95648–

2926Brule County, SDSD5,27848–

2927Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18648–

2928Gilliam County, OROR1,97148–

2929Upton County, TXTX3,13147–

2930Catron County, NMNM3,82747–

2931Meade County, KSKS3,85247–

2932Smith County, KSKS3,56647–

2933Divide County, NDND2,11046–

2934Scotland County, MOMO4,79646–

2935Gregory County, SDSD4,03745–

2936Alpine County, CACA1,04345–

2937Wichita County, KSKS2,03145–

2938Washington County, KSKS5,53344–

2939Lincoln County, COCO5,64544–

2940Thayer County, NENE4,84244–

2941Hamilton County, NYNY5,00644–

2942Echols County, GAGA3,68543–

2943Red Lake County, MNMN3,94042–

2944Craig County, VAVA4,80042–

2945Sheridan County, NENE4,80942–

2946Day County, SDSD5,48442–

2947Boone County, NENE5,35540–

2948Nuckolls County, NENE4,10040–

2949Irion County, TXTX1,46340–

2950Hanson County, SDSD3,45640–

2951Wayne County, IAIA6,73839–

2952Sheridan County, MTMT3,43639–

2953Gove County, KSKS2,63138–

2954Audubon County, IAIA5,50938–

2955Chase County, KSKS2,57238–

2956Dunn County, NDND4,05837–

2957Deuel County, NENE1,86237–

2958Teton County, MTMT6,49637–

2959Butte County, IDID2,78337–

2960Ramsey County, NDND11,53037–

2961Crook County, WYWY7,85236–

2962Valley County, IDID12,83136–

2963Osborne County, KSKS3,28535–

2964Webster County, NENE3,33635–

2965Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55435–

2966Columbia County, WAWA4,14134–

2967Schuyler County, MOMO4,14034–

2968Brooks County, TXTX6,57934–

2969Coke County, TXTX3,41234–

2970Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61934–

2971Kiowa County, KSKS2,43234–

2972Sheridan County, KSKS2,42734–

2973Cavalier County, NDND3,49733–

2974Trego County, KSKS2,74033–

2975Dolores County, COCO2,46633–

2976Elliott County, KYKY7,26533–

2977Edmunds County, SDSD4,02232–

2978Powell County, MTMT7,15732–

2979Sherman County, TXTX2,78132–

2980Golden Valley County, NDND1,80831–

2981Franklin County, IDID15,88931–

2982Furnas County, NENE4,52430–

2983Deuel County, SDSD4,40830–

2984Sargent County, NDND3,71130–

2985Comanche County, KSKS1,67329–

2986Emmons County, NDND3,21529–

2987Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66229–

2988Motley County, TXTX1,04329–

2989Phelps County, NENE8,99428–

2990Kearny County, KSKS3,88828–

2991Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60428–

2992Edwards County, KSKS2,64027–

2993Yakutat, AKAK67227–

2994Baylor County, TXTX3,47227–

2995Mineral County, COCO91027–

2996Pierce County, NDND3,83827–

2997Stonewall County, TXTX1,18626–

2998Issaquena County, MSMS1,26326–

2999Lincoln County, KSKS2,86126–

3000Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28426–

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