Which metro area has the highest unemployed residents?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 706,970 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by unemployed residents?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is unemployed residents measured?

Number of unemployed people in the civilian labor force 16 and over (ACS B23025). The raw-count companion to the unemployment rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Most unemployed people, US metro areas

US metro areas 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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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

501Port Angeles, WAWA78,2021,601−24%

502Henderson, NCNC42,6381,599−4%

503Gaffney, SCSC58,2751,593−3%

504Marion, ILIL67,2251,593−3%

505Cullman, ALAL94,0091,589−15%

506Pahrump, NVNV57,3361,583+10%

507Picayune, MSMS59,3631,574+11%

508Paducah, KYKY102,2591,572−18%

509Laurel, MSMS82,2811,569−8%

510Muskogee, OKOK66,7081,568−13%

511Carson, NVNV58,5711,567+25%

512Edwards, COCO54,2911,566+18%

513Marquette, MIMI68,0641,558−18%

514Quincy, ILIL74,1461,557−5%

515Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1381,549−9%

516Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031,546+3%

517Natchez, MSMS54,7221,546−19%

518Laurinburg, NCNC33,3221,535−7%

519Grand Forks, NDND105,0461,522−26%

520Athens, TNTN71,5901,521−21%

521North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2331,516−8%

522Bismarck, NDND139,7501,490−11%

523Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0601,490+0%

524Bay City, TXTX36,4631,487+40%

525Payson, AZAZ53,8011,483+14%

526Kapaa, HIHI73,4001,471+10%

527Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6571,471−26%

528Danville, KYKY56,9851,466−6%

529Jefferson, GAGA99,2651,466+7%

530Salina, KSKS59,1211,464+21%

531Mount Airy, NCNC72,2871,455−5%

532Charleston, ILIL46,6071,455−21%

533Rifle, COCO80,0991,449−16%

534Enid, OKOK61,7791,448−1%

535Moscow, IDID41,8421,439+27%

536Grand Island, NENE78,0761,433−5%

537Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0411,419+22%

538Roswell, NMNM63,3641,408−6%

539Arcadia, FLFL37,0781,408+10%

540Riverton, WYWY39,4641,404+1%

541Dublin, GAGA60,3511,396−2%

542Auburn, NYNY74,3651,375−24%

543Somerset, KYKY67,3841,373−19%

544Greenwood, MSMS34,9121,359−13%

545Marietta, OHOH58,3891,351+4%

546Batavia, NYNY58,4161,349+12%

547Keene, NHNH78,2691,346−15%

548Owosso, MIMI67,6811,337+2%

549Palestine, TXTX59,8051,337+98%

550Minot, NDND75,6941,319−17%

551Great Falls, MTMT85,0291,316−8%

552Fort Payne, ALAL74,0851,308−7%

553Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2151,307−42%

554Fairmont, WVWV55,5841,299−15%

555Stephenville, TXTX43,9111,294+22%

556Farmington, MOMO67,8091,292+7%

557Norwalk, OHOH58,2501,288−3%

558Rochelle, ILIL51,3991,286−20%

559Morehead City, NCNC70,4691,284−26%

560Oil City, PAPA49,3461,281−18%

561Blackfoot, IDID51,1531,278+10%

562Cadillac, MIMI49,7191,277−13%

563McComb, MSMS52,6401,277−2%

564Chillicothe, OHOH76,4291,275−36%

565Angola, ININ34,7991,273+22%

566Paragould, ARAR47,4111,270−19%

567Ozark, ALAL49,9121,264−26%

568Crossville, TNTN66,3001,255−14%

569Stevens Point, WIWI71,9431,255−1%

570Key West, FLFL80,4061,254−10%

571Taos, NMNM34,5641,252+4%

572Elko, NVNV56,6821,251+7%

573Safford, AZAZ40,1571,243+25%

574Kingsland, GAGA60,1431,239−18%

575Albemarle, NCNC68,8301,235−17%

576Blytheville, ARAR37,8281,231−30%

577Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701,230+7%

578Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9121,223−35%

579Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4041,220+0%

580Del Rio, TXTX47,8351,218+47%

581Rutland, VTVT59,6531,217+14%

582Findlay, OHOH75,0341,216−16%

583Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2451,216+10%

584Fremont, OHOH58,6551,212−8%

585Rock Springs, WYWY41,2671,208−16%

586Sanford, NCNC70,2581,207−26%

587Madisonville, KYKY45,1271,204−6%

588Bluefield, WVWV96,1381,197−55%

589Sterling, ILIL54,1211,190+17%

590Cedar City, UTUT67,1411,187−2%

591Hutchinson, KSKS61,5391,185−10%

592Coldwater, MIMI45,9931,179+17%

593Enterprise, ALAL56,9531,174−7%

594Cedartown, GAGA45,5141,173+11%

595Clewiston, FLFL61,5461,168−37%

596Durango, COCO56,8981,163−1%

597Brattleboro, VTVT45,2041,158+15%

598Ponca City, OKOK43,4901,157−12%

599Warsaw, ININ80,8921,148−24%

600McMinnville, TNTN43,7171,145+62%

601Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0761,145−25%

602Tullahoma, TNTN69,3391,142−11%

603Amsterdam, NYNY50,0461,140−19%

604Galesburg, ILIL47,7671,135−1%

605Marinette, WIWI65,5151,133−23%

606Tahlequah, OKOK49,1961,131−32%

607Jacksonville, TXTX53,3371,123−24%

608Menomonie, WIWI46,2231,117+34%

609Cortland, NYNY45,8501,113−21%

610Corsicana, TXTX57,1811,110−1%

611Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2011,109−9%

612Macomb, ILIL25,9161,108−18%

613Breckenridge, COCO39,0691,105+39%

614Kingsville, TXTX30,3151,098+31%

615Greenville, MSMS40,4461,093−43%

616Shelbyville, TNTN55,2731,091+5%

617Morgan City, LALA46,5521,086−22%

618Milledgeville, GAGA44,0291,082−26%

619Manitowoc, WIWI81,7101,077+9%

620Laconia, NHNH65,1471,066−14%

621Waycross, GAGA57,6701,065+6%

622Bemidji, MNMN47,0551,064−23%

623DeRidder, LALA36,6731,063−15%

624Paris, TXTX63,3191,063−8%

625Sandpoint, IDID54,4201,062+37%

626McAlester, OKOK43,3201,055−16%

627Branson, MOMO57,0011,052−15%

628Peru, ININ34,4871,049+32%

629Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371,048−8%

630Calhoun, GAGA61,7011,046+9%

631Martinsville, VAVA63,0911,043−33%

632Ontario, OROR60,0851,041−16%

633Houghton, MIMI40,0281,038+4%

634Lewiston, IDID65,4501,037−19%

635Auburn, ININ44,5351,034+26%

636Centralia, ILIL36,3821,031−34%

637Lock Haven, PAPA37,8701,027−5%

638Glasgow, KYKY56,2241,024−30%

639Durant, OKOK51,3671,017−16%

640Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9141,015−33%

641Sidney, OHOH48,0651,008−25%

642Campbellsville, KYKY38,4071,004+23%

643Defiance, OHOH38,2921,003+14%

644Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1471,002−7%

645Mountain Home, ARAR42,9821,000+13%

646Scottsboro, ALAL54,281994−8%

647Duncan, OKOK44,310989−19%

648The Dalles, OROR26,310988+20%

649Tiffin, OHOH54,522987−15%

650Brigham City, UTUT70,405986+24%

651Vernal, UTUT38,278981−8%

652Canton, ILIL32,901981−9%

653Gainesville, TXTX44,461975+18%

654Douglas, GAGA52,861971−3%

655El Campo, TXTX42,060970−4%

656Tifton, GAGA51,237969+25%

657Bucyrus, OHOH41,896968−11%

658Vicksburg, MSMS41,759951−33%

659Wilmington, OHOH42,301949−19%

660Eufaula, ALAL26,861948+13%

661Urbana, OHOH38,820946−15%

662Brownwood, TXTX38,711936+24%

663Freeport, ILIL43,220934−37%

664Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442932+0%

665El Dorado, ARAR36,926929+46%

666Hillsdale, MIMI45,738925+12%

667Ashland, OHOH52,523924−9%

668Cambridge, OHOH38,379922+4%

669Waynesville, NCNC63,369915−23%

670Weatherford, OKOK39,059915+28%

671Lebanon, MOMO36,943915−14%

672Plainview, TXTX36,700914+30%

673Moultrie, GAGA47,438912−41%

674Williston, NDND41,767910+36%

675Montrose, COCO44,591908−12%

676Astoria, OROR40,926908+10%

677Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302908−9%

678Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838905+64%

679Jesup, GAGA32,481901+40%

680Dodge City, KSKS33,993896+10%

681Barre, VTVT59,652895−13%

682Jacksonville, ILIL37,381894−8%

683Cambridge, MDMD33,628894−22%

684Alexander City, ALAL40,953893−53%

685Coshocton, OHOH37,188891−13%

686Marshalltown, IAIA39,890890−14%

687Red Wing, MNMN48,195890−1%

688Gloversville, NYNY52,216889−14%

689Silver City, NMNM27,252886+6%

690Bradford, PAPA38,984885−28%

691West Plains, MOMO40,798881+20%

692Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904881−30%

693Oxford, MSMS71,972877−40%

694Gillette, WYWY48,145875−13%

695Port Townsend, WAWA33,970875+2%

696Huntingdon, PAPA43,001874−18%

697Elkins, WVWV26,882873+6%

698Natchitoches, LALA36,089873−55%

699St. Marys, PAPA29,926873−11%

700Susanville, CACA28,117872+61%

701Ardmore, OKOK48,910862−17%

702Laramie, WYWY38,558853−7%

703Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428842−11%

704Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081839−47%

705Española, NMNM39,832838−23%

706Logansport, ININ37,836838+1%

707Bonham, TXTX39,265838+19%

708Pittsburg, KSKS39,008831−19%

709Clarksdale, MSMS19,849830−22%

710Murray, KYKY39,421826+3%

711Platteville, WIWI52,446826+3%

712Willmar, MNMN44,720825−4%

713Marion, NCNC45,198823−29%

714Kerrville, TXTX54,037822−20%

715Baraboo, WIWI66,652820+1%

716Bennington, VTVT36,630819+12%

717Dixon, ILIL32,914817+57%

718Burlington, IAIA44,061817−22%

719Middlesborough, KYKY22,829817+3%

720New Castle, ININ49,137810−8%

721Vidalia, GAGA36,180808−26%

722Cleveland, MSMS28,262808−7%

723Sedalia, MOMO44,254804−17%

724Alpena, MIMI28,853804−19%

725Washington, NCNC44,670803−45%

726Fayetteville, TNTN36,853802+30%

727Heber, UTUT81,655802+1%

728Cañon City, COCO50,039799−7%

729Garden City, KSKS37,505791−2%

730Kearney, NENE57,962791−8%

731Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219791+67%

732Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791791+2%

733Bedford, ININ45,568788−14%

734Dyersburg, TNTN36,320787−27%

735Rolla, MOMO45,247787−11%

736Austin, MNMN40,971786+29%

737Fort Morgan, COCO30,306782+33%

738Newberry, SCSC39,561782−15%

739Easton, MDMD38,238777+49%

740Forrest City, ARAR21,800777+39%

741Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599777+69%

742Americus, GAGA33,394776−27%

743Ruston, LALA48,360767−24%

744Big Spring, TXTX30,504766−26%

745Clinton, IAIA46,002759−23%

746Alma, MIMI41,190757−9%

747Warren, PAPA37,038754−9%

748Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002748−41%

749Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497745+14%

750Big Rapids, MIMI42,320742−40%

751Kendallville, ININ47,937742−22%

752Brookings, SDSD37,635742−5%

753Ottumwa, IAIA35,210740−16%

754Okeechobee, FLFL42,608739−15%

755Bainbridge, GAGA29,432738+3%

756Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063729−5%

757Minden, LALA34,948728+0%

758Henderson, KYKY57,184726−31%

759Hannibal, MOMO38,969723−10%

760Taylorville, ILIL33,443723+37%

761Mason City, IAIA49,710720−18%

762Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118717−21%

763La Grande, OROR25,900716+9%

764Corinth, MSMS34,569716−29%

765Sparta, WIWI46,572715+39%

766Albert Lea, MNMN30,440699+17%

767Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154698−28%

768Elk City, OKOK22,159697+80%

769Aberdeen, SDSD41,583695+39%

770Crescent City, CACA26,410695+11%

771Muscatine, IAIA41,853695−5%

772Madison, ININ33,279694+38%

773Lewisburg, TNTN38,071694−33%

774Greenville, OHOH51,520690−1%

775Juneau city and, AKAK31,609687−9%

776Mountain Home, IDID29,465687+2%

777Fort Madison, IAIA32,306685−19%

778Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883685+12%

779Newport, TNTN37,889683−48%

780Shawano, WIWI45,759679−18%

781Paris, TNTN32,896671+9%

782Toccoa, GAGA27,854671−9%

783Batesville, ARAR38,785670−8%

784Ada, OKOK38,528668−24%

785Hutchinson, MNMN36,631667+29%

786Escanaba, MIMI36,582666−17%

787Rice Lake, WIWI46,484666+2%

788Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451666−27%

789Owatonna, MNMN37,464664−8%

790Raymondville, TXTX19,971664−32%

791Burley, IDID49,308660−18%

792Huntington, ININ37,224658+44%

793Fremont, NENE38,057658−24%

794Grenada, MSMS30,222658−18%

795Cordele, GAGA19,237658−46%

796Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909655−17%

797Sikeston, MOMO49,978655−41%

798Winona, MNMN50,523654−33%

799Crawfordsville, ININ38,954650−16%

800Norfolk, NENE49,228650−19%

801North Platte, NENE33,972637+5%

802Altus, OKOK24,764637+47%

803Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083623−38%

804Woodward, OKOK19,827622+50%

805Las Vegas, NMNM30,311618−20%

806Beeville, TXTX32,515612−34%

807Arkansas City, KSKS34,382608−27%

808Storm Lake, IAIA20,449606−5%

809Martin, TNTN33,261605−14%

810Seymour, ININ47,370605−17%

811Vermillion, SDSD15,031602−13%

812Dickinson, NDND39,142601+20%

813Ludington, MIMI29,040599+1%

814Pontiac, ILIL35,057599−28%

815Fallon, NVNV25,851598−5%

816Alexandria, MNMN40,120589+23%

817Plymouth, ININ46,599588−21%

818Winchester, TNTN45,579587−24%

819Cornelia, GAGA50,416583+20%

820Lewistown, PAPA46,127581−27%

821Vernon, TXTX12,481573+26%

822Camden, ARAR26,363569−36%

823Harrison, ARAR45,654565−38%

824Union City, TNTN30,067563−32%

825Troy, ALAL33,688561−22%

826Petoskey, MIMI33,775558−18%

827Mayfield, KYKY37,050553−35%

828Vincennes, ININ35,652553−17%

829Hays, KSKS29,075552−2%

830Sterling, COCO20,654542−12%

831Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575539−6%

832Kennett, MOMO26,855538−43%

833Summerville, GAGA25,300538+16%

834Greencastle, ININ37,876537+35%

835Kirksville, MOMO29,824535−22%

836Pampa, TXTX21,786532+5%

837Price, UTUT20,680531−11%

838Brookings, OROR22,621525−29%

839Liberal, KSKS21,073522+33%

840Wabash, ININ30,713522−20%

841Alamosa, COCO27,896522−49%

842Brenham, TXTX38,288522−32%

843Jasper, ININ44,016521+5%

844Malvern, ARAR33,451514−34%

845Russellville, ALAL32,449514−22%

846Van Wert, OHOH29,013505−31%

847Lincoln, ILIL27,182505−33%

848Hood River, OROR23,720503−22%

849Washington Court House, OHOH28,552501−22%

850Scottsbluff, NENE36,272498−38%

851Moberly, MOMO24,513484−2%

852Great Bend, KSKS24,790483+6%

853Winnemucca, NVNV17,267483+49%

854Deming, NMNM25,407482−41%

855Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655480−4%

856Thomaston, GAGA28,500476−3%

857Hastings, NENE40,577475−12%

858Brookhaven, MSMS35,012463−37%

859Mexico, MOMO24,528462−21%

860Uvalde, TXTX24,963461−23%

861Ruidoso, NMNM19,844454+6%

862Decatur, ININ36,650447−7%

863Effingham, ILIL44,727446−26%

864Columbus, NENE46,583439−13%

865Hailey, IDID32,436438+27%

866Jamestown, NDND21,414432−13%

867Frankfort, ININ33,322430−24%

868Gallipolis, OHOH29,072427−26%

869Marshall, MNMN25,684422+0%

870Monticello, ININ25,164420−19%

871Fairmont, MNMN19,440411−11%

872Ottawa, KSKS26,299410+1%

873Sweetwater, TXTX14,117400−24%

874Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880398+9%

875Brevard, NCNC34,211395−51%

876New Ulm, MNMN25,517393+24%

877Zapata, TXTX13,753389−17%

878Lewisburg, PAPA42,313387−26%

879Miami, OKOK30,438384−41%

880Pella, IAIA34,192382−11%

881Baker City, OROR16,658381−16%

882Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938377−1%

883Atchison, KSKS16,172375+20%

884Nantucket, MAMA14,758370−7%

885Connersville, ININ23,533368−22%

886Emporia, KSKS34,838366−53%

887Greensburg, ININ26,576363−34%

888Jackson, WYWY36,587358−43%

889Celina, OHOH42,737353−35%

890Sheridan, WYWY33,241352−37%

891Marshall, MOMO23,265350+11%

892Franklin, KYKY20,788341−31%

893Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527341−38%

894Cody, WYWY31,171337−4%

895Dumas, TXTX21,891335−10%

896Guymon, OKOK20,322335+17%

897Borger, TXTX19,633334−52%

898Worthington, MNMN22,338333+27%

899Evanston, WYWY23,415327−31%

900Magnolia, ARAR21,894321−48%

901Othello, WAWA21,488309−41%

902Le Mars, IAIA25,697304+6%

903Watertown, SDSD29,562301−26%

904Hereford, TXTX18,626300+5%

905Spencer, IAIA16,202300−23%

906Wahpeton, NDND23,019300−26%

907McPherson, KSKS30,064298+48%

908Andrews, TXTX18,914297−18%

909Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077286+61%

910Spearfish, SDSD29,459261−30%

911Maryville, MOMO20,174248−15%

912Washington, ININ34,209236−56%

913Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099230−47%

914Ketchikan, AKAK13,549227−45%

915Bishop, CACA18,158216−35%

916Lexington, NENE26,255203−57%

917Carroll, IAIA20,303195−5%

918Huron, SDSD19,624184−12%

919Beatrice, NENE21,711169−28%

920Snyder, TXTX16,162168−31%

921Yankton, SDSD23,635163−40%

922Mitchell, SDSD25,913133−54%

923Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138131−83%

924Pierre, SDSD20,58894−44%

925Los Alamos, NMNM19,40766−82%

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