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–

2508Miller County, GAGA5,812175–

2509Winnebago County, IAIA10,251175–

2510Wayne County, NENE10,020175–

2511Sherman County, KSKS5,763174–

2512Bath County, KYKY13,176173–

2513Lake County, COCO7,552173–

2514Saline County, NENE14,996173–

2515Garza County, TXTX4,510173–

2516Stewart County, GAGA4,631173–

2517Woodruff County, ARAR5,710172–

2518Park County, MTMT18,214172–

2519Mathews County, VAVA8,529172–

2520Grand Isle County, VTVT7,511171–

2521Wilcox County, GAGA8,797171–

2522Stevens County, KSKS4,984171–

2523Menominee County, WIWI4,199171–

2524Washakie County, WYWY7,597170–

2525Anderson County, KSKS8,018170–

2526Buffalo County, SDSD1,802169–

2527Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683169–

2528Montgomery County, IAIA10,002169–

2529Monroe County, KYKY11,191169–

2530San Juan County, WAWA18,577169–

2531Itawamba County, MSMS24,152168–

2532Pipestone County, MNMN9,260167–

2533Livingston County, MOMO14,708167–

2534Hughes County, SDSD17,570167–

2535Baker County, GAGA2,725167–

2536Fergus County, MTMT11,825166–

2537Wallowa County, OROR7,595166–

2538Archer County, TXTX9,129166–

2539Delaware County, IAIA17,674166–

2540Lincoln County, WAWA11,982165–

2541Oregon County, MOMO8,709164–

2542Tucker County, WVWV6,540164–

2543Hamilton County, NENE9,678162–

2544Alleghany County, NCNC11,479162–

2545Alexander County, ILIL4,570162–

2546Wright County, IAIA12,801162–

2547Clay County, NCNC12,239161–

2548Lanier County, GAGA10,623161–

2549Norman County, MNMN6,336160–

2550Swift County, MNMN9,763160–

2551Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240159–

2552San Miguel County, COCO7,753158–

2553Taylor County, GAGA7,818158–

2554Emery County, UTUT10,177158–

2555Larue County, KYKY15,184157–

2556Pembina County, NDND6,568156–

2557Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439156–

2558Beaverhead County, MTMT10,043156–

2559Nicholas County, KYKY7,949155–

2560Polk County, NENE5,270154–

2561Van Buren County, IAIA7,131154–

2562Pratt County, KSKS9,117154–

2563Keith County, NENE8,100153–

2564Essex County, VTVT6,051153–

2565Grundy County, IAIA12,361153–

2566Norton, VAVA3,477153–

2567Luce County, MIMI6,339152–

2568Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709152–

2569Knox County, NENE8,335152–

2570Decatur County, IAIA7,655152–

2571Surry County, VAVA6,603151–

2572Tripp County, SDSD5,708151–

2573Clay County, TNTN7,821151–

2574Owsley County, KYKY3,932151–

2575Newton County, ARAR7,026150–

2576Montour County, PAPA17,868150–

2577Lafayette County, WIWI17,478150–

2578Alger County, MIMI8,641148–

2579Grant County, MNMN6,085148–

2580Wilkin County, MNMN6,288147–

2581Sullivan County, PAPA5,856147–

2582Richardson County, NENE7,530147–

2583Johnson County, ILIL13,363147–

2584Emmet County, IAIA9,107147–

2585Buffalo County, WIWI13,318147–

2586Grand County, UTUT9,790146–

2587Cherokee County, IAIA11,369146–

2588Russell County, KSKS6,581146–

2589Jackson County, MNMN9,857145–

2590Iron County, WIWI6,127145–

2591Kingman County, KSKS7,029144–

2592Hall County, TXTX2,737143–

2593Crosby County, TXTX4,852143–

2594Owyhee County, IDID12,661143–

2595Benton County, ININ8,883143–

2596Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663143–

2597Howard County, MOMO10,180141–

2598Montgomery County, MOMO11,590141–

2599Richland County, MTMT11,377141–

2600Seminole County, GAGA9,162141–

2601Cloud County, KSKS8,833141–

2602Gasconade County, MOMO14,784140–

2603Cuming County, NENE8,823140–

2604Jefferson County, OKOK5,431140–

2605Ozark County, MOMO9,172140–

2606Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819140–

2607Sac County, IAIA9,525140–

2608Worth County, IAIA7,338140–

2609Lake County, MNMN10,746139–

2610Bullock County, ALAL9,780139–

2611Lucas County, IAIA8,847139–

2612Mora County, NMNM4,051138–

2613Walworth County, SDSD5,217138–

2614Shackelford County, TXTX3,197137–

2615Coal County, OKOK5,436136–

2616Clay County, TXTX10,764136–

2617Doddridge County, WVWV7,634136–

2618Costilla County, COCO3,679136–

2619Kit Carson County, COCO7,069136–

2620Lincoln County, GAGA8,112136–

2621Red River Parish, LALA7,165135–

2622Goliad County, TXTX7,208135–

2623Cheyenne County, NENE9,528135–

2624Musselshell County, MTMT5,582134–

2625McHenry County, NDND5,130134–

2626Jenkins County, GAGA8,843134–

2627Cumberland County, ILIL10,208133–

2628Warren County, ININ8,474133–

2629Fremont County, IAIA6,522133–

2630Stevens County, MNMN9,747132–

2631Shannon County, MOMO7,285132–

2632Lyon County, IAIA12,354132–

2633Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583132–

2634St. Clair County, MOMO9,976131–

2635Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433131–

2636Bath County, VAVA4,076131–

2637Boundary County, IDID13,997131–

2638Lemhi County, IDID8,474131–

2639Burt County, NENE6,678131–

2640Bennett County, SDSD3,307130–

2641King and Queen County, VAVA6,743130–

2642Crawford County, ININ10,509130–

2643O'Brien County, IAIA14,220130–

2644Marshall County, KSKS9,852130–

2645Fulton County, KYKY6,218130–

2646Baraga County, MIMI8,169129–

2647Live Oak County, TXTX11,929129–

2648Pierce County, NENE7,378129–

2649Caribou County, IDID7,252129–

2650Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271128–

2651Davis County, IAIA9,230128–

2652Van Buren County, TNTN6,874127–

2653Dawson County, MTMT8,692127–

2654Runnels County, TXTX9,693127–

2655Pulaski County, ILIL4,820127–

2656Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823126–

2657Caldwell County, MOMO9,012126–

2658Kimball County, NENE3,391126–

2659Walsh County, NDND10,179126–

2660Cochran County, TXTX2,546126–

2661Hemphill County, TXTX3,083126–

2662Twiggs County, GAGA7,597126–

2663Hamilton County, ILIL7,859126–

2664Kiowa County, OKOK8,181124–

2665Morrill County, NENE4,404124–

2666Redwood County, MNMN15,265122–

2667Cass County, IAIA12,960122–

2668Mineral County, MTMT5,185121–

2669Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929121–

2670Union County, FLFL16,250121–

2671Putnam County, MOMO4,546120–

2672Madison County, MTMT10,026120–

2673Graham County, NCNC8,190120–

2674Bottineau County, NDND6,284120–

2675Cumberland County, VAVA10,352120–

2676Hancock County, IAIA10,528120–

2677Woodson County, KSKS3,118119–

2678Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312118–

2679Murray County, MNMN7,942118–

2680Osage County, MOMO13,611118–

2681Cotton County, OKOK5,432118–

2682Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244118–

2683Price County, WIWI13,988118–

2684Johnson County, WYWY8,908118–

2685Weston County, WYWY6,840118–

2686Harper County, KSKS5,370118–

2687Howard County, NENE6,538117–

2688Kane County, UTUT8,597117–

2689Searcy County, ARAR7,848116–

2690Harrison County, MOMO8,281116–

2691Cumberland County, KYKY5,992116–

2692Wheeler County, TXTX4,773116–

2693Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357115–

2694Linn County, MOMO11,815115–

2695Traill County, NDND7,920115–

2696Reagan County, TXTX3,166115–

2697Sutton County, TXTX3,203115–

2698Florence County, WIWI4,748115–

2699Howard County, IAIA9,415115–

2700Hickman County, KYKY4,372114–

2701Lyman County, SDSD3,694114–

2702Pendleton County, WVWV5,826114–

2703Moore County, TNTN6,920113–

2704Dallam County, TXTX7,508113–

2705Jack County, TXTX9,563111–

2706Ellis County, OKOK3,613110–

2707Menifee County, KYKY6,430110–

2708Greer County, OKOK5,373110–

2709Coosa County, ALAL10,161109–

2710Phillips County, MTMT4,203108–

2711Calhoun County, IAIA9,562108–

2712Crittenden County, KYKY8,807108–

2713Chouteau County, MTMT5,865107–

2714Clay County, NENE6,170107–

2715Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343107–

2716Martin County, TXTX5,284107–

2717Mason County, TXTX3,990107–

2718Clay County, GAGA2,815107–

2719Poquoson, VAVA13,292106–

2720Union County, ININ6,863106–

2721Beaver County, UTUT7,301106–

2722Custer County, NENE10,500105–

2723Delta County, TXTX5,549105–

2724Charles City County, VAVA6,623105–

2725Beaver County, OKOK4,882104–

2726Turner County, SDSD9,314104–

2727Bland County, VAVA6,151103–

2728Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,553103–

2729Ouray County, COCO5,265102–

2730Monona County, IAIA8,539102–

2731Nemaha County, KSKS10,054102–

2732Carter County, MOMO5,418101–

2733Barnes County, NDND10,573101–

2734Lynn County, TXTX6,017101–

2735Bear Lake County, IDID6,727101–

2736Cleveland County, ARAR7,224100–

2737Chariton County, MOMO7,37799–

2738Marshall County, MNMN8,79899–

2739Highland County, VAVA2,31899–

2740Clay County, KSKS7,99099–

2741Sierra County, CACA3,09898–

2742Jackson County, SDSD2,66698–

2743Wirt County, WVWV4,87998–

2744Lyon County, KYKY9,12398–

2745Mitchell County, TXTX8,94797–

2746White Pine County, NVNV8,66196–

2747Benson County, NDND5,75996–

2748Lincoln County, IDID5,60396–

2749Hardin County, ILIL3,58896–

2750Osceola County, IAIA5,98096–

2751Hardeman County, TXTX3,29296–

2752Clark County, MOMO6,47595–

2753Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70495–

2754Culberson County, TXTX2,26795–

2755Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95595–

2756Lexington, VAVA7,76995–

2757Clarke County, IAIA9,57494–

2758Major County, OKOK7,53694–

2759Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25994–

2760Pickett County, TNTN5,21994–

2761Calhoun County, ILIL4,30094–

2762Haines, AKAK2,06893–

2763Kittson County, MNMN4,03193–

2764Colfax County, NENE10,93493–

2765Lincoln County, NVNV4,32093–

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–

2774Ransom County, NDND5,61790–

2775Wilkes County, GAGA9,54090–

2776Rock County, MNMN9,52489–

2777Benton County, MSMS7,50289–

2778Hyde County, NCNC4,55489–

2779Platte County, WYWY8,63488–

2780Scott County, ILIL4,86688–

2781Harmon County, OKOK2,32787–

2782Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89987–

2783Aleutians East, AKAK3,47986–

2784Taylor County, IAIA5,83586–

2785Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77086–

2786Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41386–

2787Moody County, SDSD6,63286–

2788Carlisle County, KYKY4,74786–

2789Daviess County, MOMO8,55885–

2790Gentry County, MOMO6,38485–

2791Spink County, SDSD6,15585–

2792La Salle County, TXTX6,51785–

2793DeKalb County, MOMO9,79584–

2794Grant County, SDSD7,53484–

2795Clinch County, GAGA6,84784–

2796Pope County, ILIL3,67283–

2797Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48783–

2798Warren County, GAGA5,26982–

2799Dawes County, NENE7,85882–

2800Mitchell County, IAIA10,65082–

2801Custer County, COCO5,59082–

2802Mitchell County, KSKS5,59082–

2803Lincoln County, MNMN5,58381–

2804Quay County, NMNM8,45481–

2805Hamilton County, TXTX8,68081–

2806Morgan County, UTUT13,38381–

2807Stark County, ILIL5,31981–

2808Pope County, MNMN11,42080–

2809Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64980–

2810Richmond County, VAVA9,29480–

2811Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87380–

2812Ida County, IAIA6,77780–

2813Forest County, PAPA6,61480–

2814Mercer County, NDND8,44179–

2815Putnam County, ILIL5,61979–

2816Nance County, NENE3,29079–

2817Dickey County, NDND4,89578–

2818Traverse County, MNMN3,13078–

2819Knox County, MOMO3,72878–

2820Cedar County, NENE8,37378–

2821Gray County, KSKS5,65278–

2822Morris County, KSKS5,34878–

2823Monroe County, MOMO8,95977–

2824Kearney County, NENE6,79077–

2825Martin County, ININ9,85676–

2826Knox County, TXTX3,19276–

2827Gilpin County, COCO6,07376–

2828East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76075–

2829Telfair County, GAGA11,19575–

2830Stanton County, NENE5,74474–

2831Grant County, OKOK4,06774–

2832Bent County, COCO5,71674–

2833Lewis County, IDID3,70474–

2834Brown County, ILIL6,40174–

2835Norton County, KSKS5,28874–

2836Petersburg, AKAK3,39472–

2837McLean County, NDND9,74072–

2838McCook County, SDSD5,96472–

2839Merrick County, NENE7,90572–

2840Floyd County, TXTX4,88172–

2841Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66671–

2842Marshall County, SDSD4,42671–

2843Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01871–

2844Hamlin County, SDSD6,90070–

2845Ottawa County, KSKS5,74470–

2846Garfield County, WAWA2,41670–

2847Robertson County, KYKY2,32569–

2848De Baca County, NMNM1,64769–

2849Kimble County, TXTX4,43869–

2850Jackson County, COCO1,21169–

2851Sedgwick County, COCO2,24769–

2852Wrangell, AKAK2,00768–

2853Fall River County, SDSD7,46768–

2854Ringgold County, IAIA4,64268–

2855Hot Springs County, WYWY4,60068–

2856Custer County, IDID4,63667–

2857Mellette County, SDSD2,13767–

2858Parmer County, TXTX9,67867–

2859Garfield County, UTUT5,25667–

2860Greenwood County, KSKS5,82667–

2861Phillips County, KSKS4,72867–

2862Frontier County, NENE2,65566–

2863Bowman County, NDND2,76266–

2864Wells County, NDND3,72966–

2865Pecos County, TXTX14,56066–

2866Boise County, IDID8,54566–

2867Chase County, NENE3,71866–

2868Big Stone County, MNMN5,05464–

2869Butler County, NENE8,50764–

2870Clark County, SDSD4,03164–

2871Toole County, MTMT5,21164–

2872Denali, AKAK1,61663–

2873Cottle County, TXTX1,22463–

2874Covington, VAVA5,68063–

2875Webster County, GAGA2,36963–

2876Adams County, IAIA3,61763–

2877Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53762–

2878Crane County, TXTX4,55462–

2879Antelope County, NENE6,35261–

2880Holt County, NENE10,06761–

2881Jefferson County, NENE7,07061–

2882Cameron Parish, LALA4,71860–

2883Hancock County, GAGA8,68260–

2884Elk County, KSKS2,45860–

2885Sullivan County, MOMO5,73859–

2886Hettinger County, NDND2,49258–

2887Huerfano County, COCO7,01158–

2888Lincoln County, ARAR12,76457–

2889Mercer County, MOMO3,40457–

2890Dixon County, NENE5,60257–

2891Storey County, NVNV4,26057–

2892Franklin County, MSMS7,49156–

2893Barber County, KSKS4,08356–

2894Rush County, KSKS2,84556–

2895Buena Vista, VAVA6,67256–

2896Dickens County, TXTX1,69255–

2897Pawnee County, NENE2,51055–

2898Faulk County, SDSD2,17855–

2899San Saba County, TXTX5,78755–

2900Ohio County, ININ5,99455–

2901Thomas County, KSKS7,72555–

2902Decatur County, KSKS2,71654–

2903Harper County, OKOK3,17254–

2904Castro County, TXTX7,29554–

2905Holt County, MOMO4,20053–

2906Shelby County, MOMO5,87053–

2907Sherman County, NENE2,92453–

2908Foard County, TXTX1,04453–

2909Niobrara County, WYWY2,34152–

2910Pawnee County, KSKS5,99152–

2911Rooks County, KSKS4,64652–

2912Dewey County, OKOK4,20751–

2913Fisher County, TXTX3,69251–

2914Granite County, MTMT3,65850–

2915Johnson County, NENE5,21850–

2916Mills County, TXTX4,58050–

2917Graham County, KSKS2,37150–

2918Cook County, MNMN5,52249–

2919Doniphan County, KSKS7,59449–

2920Haskell County, KSKS3,59949–

2921Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18648–

2922Union County, NMNM3,84448–

2923Gilliam County, OROR1,97148–

2924Brule County, SDSD5,27848–

2925Carson County, TXTX5,80548–

2926Menard County, TXTX1,95648–

2927Washington County, COCO4,73248–

2928Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25748–

2929Catron County, NMNM3,82747–

2930Upton County, TXTX3,13147–

2931Meade County, KSKS3,85247–

2932Smith County, KSKS3,56647–

2933Divide County, NDND2,11046–

2934Scotland County, MOMO4,79646–

2935Alpine County, CACA1,04345–

2936Gregory County, SDSD4,03745–

2937Wichita County, KSKS2,03145–

2938Thayer County, NENE4,84244–

2939Hamilton County, NYNY5,00644–

2940Lincoln County, COCO5,64544–

2941Washington County, KSKS5,53344–

2942Echols County, GAGA3,68543–

2943Red Lake County, MNMN3,94042–

2944Day County, SDSD5,48442–

2945Craig County, VAVA4,80042–

2946Sheridan County, NENE4,80942–

2947Boone County, NENE5,35540–

2948Nuckolls County, NENE4,10040–

2949Hanson County, SDSD3,45640–

2950Irion County, TXTX1,46340–

2951Sheridan County, MTMT3,43639–

2952Wayne County, IAIA6,73839–

2953Audubon County, IAIA5,50938–

2954Chase County, KSKS2,57238–

2955Gove County, KSKS2,63138–

2956Teton County, MTMT6,49637–

2957Deuel County, NENE1,86237–

2958Ramsey County, NDND11,53037–

2959Dunn County, NDND4,05837–

2960Butte County, IDID2,78337–

2961Crook County, WYWY7,85236–

2962Valley County, IDID12,83136–

2963Webster County, NENE3,33635–

2964Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55435–

2965Osborne County, KSKS3,28535–

2966Schuyler County, MOMO4,14034–

2967Brooks County, TXTX6,57934–

2968Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61934–

2969Kiowa County, KSKS2,43234–

2970Sheridan County, KSKS2,42734–

2971Coke County, TXTX3,41234–

2972Columbia County, WAWA4,14134–

2973Cavalier County, NDND3,49733–

2974Dolores County, COCO2,46633–

2975Trego County, KSKS2,74033–

2976Elliott County, KYKY7,26533–

2977Powell County, MTMT7,15732–

2978Edmunds County, SDSD4,02232–

2979Sherman County, TXTX2,78132–

2980Golden Valley County, NDND1,80831–

2981Franklin County, IDID15,88931–

2982Furnas County, NENE4,52430–

2983Sargent County, NDND3,71130–

2984Deuel County, SDSD4,40830–

2985Emmons County, NDND3,21529–

2986Motley County, TXTX1,04329–

2987Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66229–

2988Comanche County, KSKS1,67329–

2989Phelps County, NENE8,99428–

2990Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60428–

2991Kearny County, KSKS3,88828–

2992Yakutat, AKAK67227–

2993Pierce County, NDND3,83827–

2994Baylor County, TXTX3,47227–

2995Mineral County, COCO91027–

2996Edwards County, KSKS2,64027–

2997Issaquena County, MSMS1,26326–

2998Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28426–

2999Stonewall County, TXTX1,18626–

3000Lincoln County, KSKS2,86126–

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