Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in January, 2020
Updated on June 20, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for January, 2020, among all US counties, Calhoun, WV had the highest unemployment rate (20.4%), followed by Colusa, CA (19.9%), and Mackinac, MI (19.8%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high unemployment rate, and the table below shows the ranking for the top 200 counties.
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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in January, 2020
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calhoun, WV | 20.4 |
| 2 | Colusa, CA | 19.9 |
| 3 | Mackinac, MI | 19.8 |
| 4 | Imperial, CA | 19.6 |
| 5 | Kusilvak, AK | 18.5 |
| 6 | Skagway, AK | 18 |
| 7 | Jefferson, MS | 17.4 |
| 8 | Denali, AK | 16.6 |
| 9 | Cheboygan, MI | 16.4 |
| 10 | Luna, NM | 16.1 |
| 11 | Clearwater, MN | 16 |
| 12 | Yuma, AZ | 14.7 |
| 13 | Hoonah-Angoon, AK | 14.5 |
| 14 | Haines, AK | 14.2 |
| 15 | Magoffin, KY | 13.6 |
| 15 | West Carroll, LA | 13.6 |
| 15 | Starr, TX | 13.6 |
| 16 | Garfield, UT | 13.5 |
| 17 | Hyde, NC | 13.1 |
| 18 | Bristol Bay, AK | 12.7 |
| 18 | Worcester, MD | 12.7 |
| 18 | Humphreys, MS | 12.7 |
| 18 | Cape May, NJ | 12.7 |
| 19 | Yukon-Koyukuk, AK | 12.6 |
| 20 | Monroe, OH | 12.2 |
| 21 | Yakutat, AK | 12.1 |
| 22 | Clay, WV | 12 |
| 23 | Montmorency, MI | 11.9 |
| 23 | Kanabec, MN | 11.9 |
| 23 | Mineral, MT | 11.9 |
| 23 | Roane, WV | 11.9 |
| 24 | McDowell, WV | 11.8 |
| 25 | Marshall, MN | 11.7 |
| 26 | Apache, AZ | 11.6 |
| 27 | East Carroll, LA | 11.5 |
| 28 | Northwest Arctic, AK | 11.4 |
| 28 | Lincoln, MT | 11.4 |
| 29 | Issaquena, MS | 11.3 |
| 29 | Ferry, WA | 11.3 |
| 30 | Lake and Peninsula, AK | 11.2 |
| 30 | Presque Isle, MI | 11.2 |
| 30 | Wirt, WV | 11.2 |
| 31 | Tulare, CA | 11.1 |
| 31 | Wayne, UT | 11.1 |
| 32 | Harlan, KY | 10.9 |
| 32 | Leslie, KY | 10.9 |
| 32 | Wilkinson, MS | 10.9 |
| 33 | Plumas, CA | 10.8 |
| 34 | Telfair, GA | 10.7 |
| 35 | Bethel, AK | 10.6 |
| 35 | Elliott, KY | 10.6 |
| 35 | Taney, MO | 10.6 |
| 36 | Wadena, MN | 10.4 |
| 36 | Sharkey, MS | 10.4 |
| 37 | Breathitt, KY | 10.3 |
| 37 | Aitkin, MN | 10.3 |
| 37 | Sunflower, MS | 10.3 |
| 38 | Grand, UT | 10.2 |
| 38 | Mingo, WV | 10.2 |
| 39 | Modoc, CA | 10.1 |
| 39 | Monterey, CA | 10.1 |
| 39 | Holmes, MS | 10.1 |
| 39 | Braxton, WV | 10.1 |
| 40 | Red Lake, MN | 10 |
| 40 | Claiborne, MS | 10 |
| 41 | Merced, CA | 9.9 |
| 41 | Lewis, KY | 9.9 |
| 41 | Morgan, OH | 9.9 |
| 42 | Petersburg, AK | 9.8 |
| 42 | Roscommon, MI | 9.8 |
| 42 | Pine, MN | 9.8 |
| 42 | Douglas, MO | 9.8 |
| 43 | Adams, OH | 9.7 |
| 44 | Wilcox, AL | 9.6 |
| 44 | Kings, CA | 9.6 |
| 44 | Owsley, KY | 9.6 |
| 44 | Morehouse, LA | 9.6 |
| 44 | Cass, MN | 9.6 |
| 44 | Mille Lacs, MN | 9.6 |
| 44 | Morrison, MN | 9.6 |
| 44 | Meigs, OH | 9.6 |
| 44 | Noble, OH | 9.6 |
| 44 | Gilmer, WV | 9.6 |
| 45 | Tensas, LA | 9.5 |
| 45 | Granite, MT | 9.5 |
| 45 | Forest, PA | 9.5 |
| 45 | Maverick, TX | 9.5 |
| 46 | Schoolcraft, MI | 9.4 |
| 46 | Greene, MS | 9.4 |
| 46 | Pend Oreille, WA | 9.4 |
| 46 | Pleasants, WV | 9.4 |
| 47 | Carter, KY | 9.3 |
| 47 | Grant, OR | 9.3 |
| 47 | Wetzel, WV | 9.3 |
| 48 | Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK | 9.2 |
| 48 | Sutter, CA | 9.2 |
| 48 | Boone, IL | 9.2 |
| 48 | Ogemaw, MI | 9.2 |
| 48 | Hubbard, MN | 9.2 |
| 48 | Ottawa, OH | 9.2 |
| 48 | Potter, PA | 9.2 |
| 49 | Nome, AK | 9.1 |
| 49 | Pennington, MN | 9.1 |
| 49 | Stone, MO | 9.1 |
| 50 | Nicholas, WV | 9 |
| 51 | Martin, KY | 8.9 |
| 51 | Glacier, MT | 8.9 |
| 51 | Sanders, MT | 8.9 |
| 51 | Huron, OH | 8.9 |
| 51 | Tyler, WV | 8.9 |
| 52 | Navajo, AZ | 8.8 |
| 52 | Kern, CA | 8.8 |
| 52 | Alcona, MI | 8.8 |
| 52 | Alger, MI | 8.8 |
| 52 | Hamilton, NY | 8.8 |
| 52 | Belmont, OH | 8.8 |
| 52 | Presidio, TX | 8.8 |
| 52 | Okanogan, WA | 8.8 |
| 53 | Southeast Fairbanks, AK | 8.7 |
| 53 | Menifee, KY | 8.7 |
| 53 | Arenac, MI | 8.7 |
| 53 | Oscoda, MI | 8.7 |
| 53 | Itasca, MN | 8.7 |
| 53 | Grant, WA | 8.7 |
| 54 | Chicot, AR | 8.6 |
| 54 | Letcher, KY | 8.6 |
| 54 | Iosco, MI | 8.6 |
| 54 | Mahnomen, MN | 8.6 |
| 54 | Catron, NM | 8.6 |
| 54 | Tyrrell, NC | 8.6 |
| 54 | Jackson, OH | 8.6 |
| 54 | Vinton, OH | 8.6 |
| 54 | Wyoming, WV | 8.6 |
| 55 | Santa Cruz, AZ | 8.5 |
| 55 | Quitman, MS | 8.5 |
| 55 | Pike, OH | 8.5 |
| 56 | Siskiyou, CA | 8.4 |
| 56 | Madison, LA | 8.4 |
| 56 | Coahoma, MS | 8.4 |
| 56 | Zavala, TX | 8.4 |
| 56 | Stevens, WA | 8.4 |
| 56 | Yakima, WA | 8.4 |
| 57 | Dillingham, AK | 8.3 |
| 57 | Rolette, ND | 8.3 |
| 57 | Lewis, WV | 8.3 |
| 57 | Marshall, WV | 8.3 |
| 58 | Fresno, CA | 8.2 |
| 58 | Madera, CA | 8.2 |
| 58 | Big Stone, MN | 8.2 |
| 58 | Jasper, MS | 8.2 |
| 58 | Guernsey, OH | 8.2 |
| 58 | Scioto, OH | 8.2 |
| 58 | Huntingdon, PA | 8.2 |
| 58 | Willacy, TX | 8.2 |
| 58 | Webster, WV | 8.2 |
| 59 | Somerset, MD | 8.1 |
| 59 | Le Sueur, MN | 8.1 |
| 59 | George, MS | 8.1 |
| 59 | Klamath, OR | 8.1 |
| 59 | Cameron, PA | 8.1 |
| 59 | San Juan, UT | 8.1 |
| 60 | Franklin, LA | 8 |
| 60 | Lincoln, MN | 8 |
| 60 | Murray, MN | 8 |
| 60 | Washington, MS | 8 |
| 60 | Harrison, OH | 8 |
| 60 | Fayette, PA | 8 |
| 60 | Logan, WV | 8 |
| 61 | Wrangell, AK | 7.9 |
| 61 | Clay, GA | 7.9 |
| 61 | Bath, KY | 7.9 |
| 61 | Caldwell, LA | 7.9 |
| 61 | Oceana, MI | 7.9 |
| 61 | Koochiching, MN | 7.9 |
| 61 | Norman, MN | 7.9 |
| 61 | Dare, NC | 7.9 |
| 61 | Lincoln, WV | 7.9 |
| 62 | Wheeler, GA | 7.8 |
| 62 | Lawrence, KY | 7.8 |
| 62 | Wolfe, KY | 7.8 |
| 62 | Clare, MI | 7.8 |
| 62 | Bolivar, MS | 7.8 |
| 62 | Leflore, MS | 7.8 |
| 63 | Adams, ID | 7.7 |
| 63 | Chippewa, MI | 7.7 |
| 63 | Jefferson, OH | 7.7 |
| 63 | Sullivan, PA | 7.7 |
| 63 | Garfield, WA | 7.7 |
| 64 | Glenn, CA | 7.6 |
| 64 | Dukes, MA | 7.6 |
| 64 | Kalkaska, MI | 7.6 |
| 64 | Grant, MN | 7.6 |
| 64 | Mora, NM | 7.6 |
| 64 | Coshocton, OH | 7.6 |
| 64 | Gallia, OH | 7.6 |
| 64 | Trumbull, OH | 7.6 |
| 64 | Franklin, WA | 7.6 |
| 65 | Richland, LA | 7.5 |
| 65 | Baraga, MI | 7.5 |
| 65 | Clay, MS | 7.5 |