RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 135 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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3001Fillmore County, NENE5,45825–

3002Donley County, TXTX3,21325–

3003Baca County, COCO3,34725–

3004Hitchcock County, NENE2,46724–

3005Burke County, NDND2,13224–

3006Oliver County, NDND1,89824–

3007Perkins County, SDSD2,85324–

3008Rich County, UTUT2,68724–

3009Wheeler County, OROR1,47223–

3010Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16223–

3011Kiowa County, COCO1,41223–

3012Republic County, KSKS4,64023–

3013Towner County, NDND2,04022–

3014Harlan County, NENE3,00021–

3015Sanborn County, SDSD2,38821–

3016Wayne County, UTUT2,58721–

3017Renville County, NDND2,33121–

3018Scott County, KSKS4,81521–

3019Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76221–

3020Lane County, KSKS1,50820–

3021Briscoe County, TXTX1,47420–

3022San Juan County, COCO81320–

3023Stanton County, KSKS1,98620–

3024Worth County, MOMO1,91419–

3025Billings County, NDND1,07119–

3026McPherson County, SDSD2,34719–

3027Hinsdale County, COCO75319–

3028Glascock County, GAGA3,14119–

3029Ness County, KSKS2,61719–

3030Piute County, UTUT1,50918–

3031Bristol Bay, AKAK84717–

3032Griggs County, NDND2,23917–

3033Boyd County, NENE1,67417–

3034Garden County, NENE1,80417–

3035Sioux County, NENE1,18817–

3036LaMoure County, NDND4,13517–

3037Cheyenne County, COCO1,71317–

3038Jewell County, KSKS2,83017–

3039Morton County, KSKS2,47017–

3040Eddy County, NDND2,32916–

3041McCone County, MTMT1,72016–

3042Valley County, NENE4,09416–

3043McMullen County, TXTX54416–

3044Carter County, MTMT1,38315–

3045Sherman County, OROR2,05115–

3046Kinney County, TXTX3,12815–

3047Greeley County, NENE2,15415–

3048Clark County, KSKS1,90015–

3049Wheatland County, MTMT2,10014–

3050Gosper County, NENE1,80314–

3051Grant County, NDND2,20613–

3052Prairie County, MTMT1,11213–

3053Miner County, SDSD2,28113–

3054Borden County, TXTX56713–

3055Kent County, TXTX67413–

3056Real County, TXTX2,74513–

3057Phillips County, COCO4,42013–

3058Oneida County, IDID5,08513–

3059Daniels County, MTMT1,61212–

3060Haakon County, SDSD1,80212–

3061Camas County, IDID1,31612–

3062Clark County, IDID78312–

3063Esmeralda County, NVNV72912–

3064Perkins County, NENE2,84911–

3065Brown County, NENE2,82611–

3066Dundy County, NENE1,56811–

3067Kidder County, NDND2,39311–

3068Jones County, SDSD91311–

3069Potter County, SDSD2,37711–

3070McIntosh County, NDND2,45111–

3071Concho County, TXTX3,60711–

3072Rawlins County, KSKS2,43111–

3073Sheridan County, NDND1,29610–

3074King County, TXTX19210–

3075Petroleum County, MTMT5489–

3076Hooker County, NENE6869–

3077Rock County, NENE1,2599–

3078Hartley County, TXTX4,9049–

3079Logan County, KSKS2,6619–

3080Golden Valley County, MTMT8448–

3081Slope County, NDND6288–

3082Douglas County, SDSD2,8888–

3083Harding County, NMNM6177–

3084Powder River County, MTMT1,7816–

3085Thomas County, NENE6396–

3086Campbell County, SDSD1,3776–

3087Harding County, SDSD1,3316–

3088Sterling County, TXTX1,3496–

3089Meagher County, MTMT2,1375–

3090Banner County, NENE6865–

3091Franklin County, NENE2,7955–

3092Logan County, NDND1,8595–

3093Nelson County, NDND2,9635–

3094Steele County, NDND1,7975–

3095Aurora County, SDSD2,8015–

3096Armstrong County, TXTX1,8435–

3097Roberts County, TXTX8675–

3098Foster County, NDND3,2124–

3099Adams County, NDND2,2754–

3100Cimarron County, OKOK2,0594–

3101Hyde County, SDSD1,1914–

3102Sully County, SDSD1,4794–

3103Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7114–

3104Oldham County, TXTX1,7834–

3105Treasure County, MTMT7284–

3106Garfield County, NENE1,7103–

3107Grant County, NENE5613–

3108Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543–

3109Wallace County, KSKS1,4413–

3110Cherry County, NENE5,5613–

3111Daggett County, UTUT9343–

3112Fallon County, MTMT2,9592–

3113Wibaux County, MTMT8852–

3114Hayes County, NENE8212–

3115Arthur County, NENE3961–

3116Logan County, NENE6691–

3117Garfield County, MTMT1,1480–

3118Keya Paha County, NENE7920–

3119Wheeler County, NENE7890–

3120Hand County, SDSD3,1210–

3121Stanley County, SDSD3,0180–

3122Crockett County, TXTX2,7690–

3123Edwards County, TXTX1,3700–

3124Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280–

3125Kenedy County, TXTX3190–

3126Loving County, TXTX520–

3127Terrell County, TXTX7020–

3128Liberty County, MTMT1,9570–

3129Blaine County, NENE4580–

3130Kalawao County, HIHI820–

3131Greeley County, KSKS1,1820–

3132Hamilton County, KSKS2,5000–

3133Loup County, NENE5700–

3134McPherson County, NENE3690–

3135Eureka County, NVNV1,8670–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS