Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in August, 2021

Updated on June 20, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for August, 2021, among all US counties, Kusilvak, AK had the highest unemployment rate (19.7%), followed by Imperial, CA (19.4%), and Jefferson, MS (17.7%).

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 August, 2021

Kusilvak, AK

Imperial, CA

Jefferson, MS

Yuma, AZ

Starr, TX

Luna, NM

Rolette, ND

Bethel, AK

Bronx, NY

Humphreys, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in August, 2021

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Kusilvak, AK	19.7
2	Imperial, CA	19.4
3	Jefferson, MS	17.7
4	Yuma, AZ	16.6
5	Starr, TX	15.5
6	Luna, NM	14.3
7	Rolette, ND	14.2
8	Bethel, AK	13
8	Bronx, NY	13
9	Humphreys, MS	12.4
10	Magoffin, KY	12.2
11	Zavala, TX	12.1
12	Claiborne, MS	11.8
13	Zapata, TX	11.7
14	Wilkinson, MS	11.6
15	Menominee, WI	11.5
16	Holmes, MS	11.2
17	Clay, GA	11.1
18	Wilcox, AL	10.8
19	Maverick, TX	10.7
20	Willacy, TX	10.5
21	Tulare, CA	10.4
22	Northwest Arctic, AK	10.2
22	McKinley, NM	10.2
22	Oglala Lakota, SD	10.2
22	Morris, TX	10.2
22	Presidio, TX	10.2
23	East Carroll, LA	10.1
23	Petersburg city, VA	10.1
24	Dewey, SD	10
24	Newton, TX	10
25	Santa Cruz, AZ	9.9
25	Martin, KY	9.9
25	St. Helena, LA	9.9
25	Jefferson, TX	9.9
26	Kern, CA	9.8
26	Crisp, GA	9.8
26	Lea, NM	9.8
26	Kings, NY	9.8
27	Nome, AK	9.7
27	Jim Wells, TX	9.7
28	Colusa, CA	9.6
28	Cibola, NM	9.6
29	Merced, CA	9.5
29	Scotland, NC	9.5
29	Jasper, TX	9.5
30	Pulaski, IL	9.4
30	Genesee, MI	9.4
30	Sabine, TX	9.4
31	Yukon-Koyukuk, AK	9.3
31	Philadelphia, PA	9.3
31	Mingo, WV	9.3
32	Alpine, CA	9.2
32	Noxubee, MS	9.2
32	Queens, NY	9.2
32	Fayette, PA	9.2
33	Plumas, CA	9.1
33	Atlantic, NJ	9.1
33	Brooks, TX	9.1
33	Hidalgo, TX	9.1
34	Apache, AZ	9
34	Kings, CA	9
34	Roscommon, MI	9
34	Sharkey, MS	9
34	Orange, TX	9
35	Los Angeles, CA	8.9
35	Ferry, WA	8.9
36	Lowndes, AL	8.8
36	Fresno, CA	8.8
36	Breathitt, KY	8.8
36	Harlan, KY	8.8
36	Coahoma, MS	8.8
36	Sunflower, MS	8.8
36	Taos, NM	8.8
36	Forest, PA	8.8
36	Liberty, TX	8.8
37	Perry, AL	8.7
37	Wayne, MI	8.7
37	Richmond, NY	8.7
37	Calhoun, WV	8.7
38	Prince George's, MD	8.6
38	Passaic, NJ	8.6
38	Torrance, NM	8.6
38	Bee, TX	8.6
38	Crane, TX	8.6
38	Jim Hogg, TX	8.6
38	San Patricio, TX	8.6
39	Montmorency, MI	8.5
39	Tunica, MS	8.5
39	Edgecombe, NC	8.5
39	Luzerne, PA	8.5
39	McDowell, WV	8.5
40	San Joaquin, CA	8.4
40	Alexander, IL	8.4
40	Orleans, LA	8.4
40	St. John the Baptist, LA	8.4
40	Issaquena, MS	8.4
41	San Juan, NM	8.3
41	Tyler, TX	8.3
42	Madera, CA	8.2
42	Yuba, CA	8.2
42	Adams, MS	8.2
42	Greene, MS	8.2
42	Essex, NJ	8.2
42	Sierra, NM	8.2
42	Chambers, TX	8.2
42	Matagorda, TX	8.2
42	San Augustine, TX	8.2
42	Sutton, TX	8.2
42	Tyler, WV	8.2
43	Stanislaus, CA	8.1
43	Sutter, CA	8.1
43	Leslie, KY	8.1
43	Quitman, MS	8.1
43	Washington, MS	8.1
43	Monroe, PA	8.1
43	Allendale, SC	8.1
44	Chicot, AR	8
44	Pueblo, CO	8
44	Winnebago, IL	8
44	Oscoda, MI	8
44	Kemper, MS	8
44	Vance, NC	8
44	Bamberg, SC	8
44	Hardin, TX	8
45	Haines, AK	7.9
45	Jefferson Davis, MS	7.9
45	Cumberland, NJ	7.9
45	Grant, NM	7.9
45	Cameron, PA	7.9
45	Pike, PA	7.9
45	Marlboro, SC	7.9
45	Cameron, TX	7.9
45	Duval, TX	7.9
46	Huerfano, CO	7.8
46	Carter, KY	7.8
46	Elliott, KY	7.8
46	Somerset, MD	7.8
46	Baltimore city, MD	7.8
46	Lake, MI	7.8
46	San Miguel, NM	7.8
46	Warren, NC	7.8
46	Greene, PA	7.8
46	Indiana, PA	7.8
46	Polk, TX	7.8
47	Skagway, AK	7.7
47	Macon, IL	7.7
47	Letcher, KY	7.7
47	Iberville, LA	7.7
47	Amite, MS	7.7
47	Pemiscot, MO	7.7
47	Clark, NV	7.7
47	Robeson, NC	7.7
47	Cambria, PA	7.7
47	Martinsville city, VA	7.7
48	Morehouse, LA	7.6
48	Clare, MI	7.6
48	Saginaw, MI	7.6
48	Leflore, MS	7.6
48	Yazoo, MS	7.6
48	Salem, NJ	7.6
48	Lawrence, PA	7.6
48	Ector, TX	7.6
48	Pend Oreille, WA	7.6
49	Riverside, CA	7.5
49	San Bernardino, CA	7.5
49	Assumption, LA	7.5
49	Ontonagon, MI	7.5
49	George, MS	7.5
49	Pike, MS	7.5
49	Armstrong, PA	7.5
49	Orangeburg, SC	7.5
49	Emporia city, VA	7.5
49	Grays Harbor, WA	7.5
49	Pacific, WA	7.5
50	Solano, CA	7.4
50	Johnson, KY	7.4
50	Arenac, MI	7.4
50	Muskegon, MI	7.4
50	Jasper, MS	7.4
50	Lawrence, MS	7.4
50	Chaves, NM	7.4
50	Quay, NM	7.4
50	Valencia, NM	7.4
50	Halifax, NC	7.4
50	Beaver, PA	7.4
50	Clearfield, PA	7.4
50	Mercer, PA	7.4
51	Dallas, AL	7.3
51	Siskiyou, CA	7.3
51	Knott, KY	7.3
51	St. James, LA	7.3
51	Hampden, MA	7.3
51	New York, NY	7.3
51	Richmond, NC	7.3
51	Erie, PA	7.3
51	McKean, PA	7.3
51	Sullivan, PA	7.3
51	San Jacinto, TX	7.3
51	Trinity, TX	7.3