Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in December, 2021

Updated on June 20, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for December, 2021, among all US counties, Kusilvak, AK had the highest unemployment rate (16%), followed by Skagway, AK (15.7%), and Luna, NM (14.4%).

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 December, 2021

Kusilvak, AK

Skagway, AK

Luna, NM

Starr, TX

Imperial, CA

Mackinac, MI

Jefferson, MS

Colusa, CA

Magoffin, KY

Denali, AK

Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in December, 2021

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Kusilvak, AK	16
2	Skagway, AK	15.7
3	Luna, NM	14.4
4	Starr, TX	14.3
5	Imperial, CA	14
6	Mackinac, MI	12.8
7	Jefferson, MS	12.6
8	Colusa, CA	11.6
8	Magoffin, KY	11.6
9	Denali, AK	10.8
10	Haines, AK	10.6
11	Yukon-Koyukuk, AK	10.5
12	Bethel, AK	10.3
12	Yuma, AZ	10.3
13	Bristol Bay, AK	10.2
14	Zavala, TX	10
15	Maverick, TX	9.9
16	Zapata, TX	9.8
17	Kodiak Island, AK	9.4
17	Bronx, NY	9.4
18	Petersburg city, VA	9.3
19	Northwest Arctic, AK	9.2
19	Elliott, KY	9.2
20	Roscommon, MI	8.9
20	Rolette, ND	8.9
21	Hoonah-Angoon, AK	8.8
21	Breathitt, KY	8.8
21	Cheboygan, MI	8.8
22	Newton, TX	8.7
22	Garfield, UT	8.7
23	Emporia city, VA	8.6
24	Montmorency, MI	8.5
24	Humphreys, MS	8.5
24	Sabine, TX	8.5
24	Willacy, TX	8.5
25	Martin, KY	8.3
25	Worcester, MD	8.3
26	Cape May, NJ	8.2
27	Merced, CA	8.1
27	Plumas, CA	8.1
27	Tulare, CA	8.1
27	Jasper, TX	8.1
28	Clay, GA	8
29	Jefferson, TX	7.9
29	Morris, TX	7.9
30	Wilcox, AL	7.8
30	Hidalgo, TX	7.8
30	Ferry, WA	7.8
30	Calhoun, WV	7.8
31	Jim Wells, TX	7.7
32	Nome, AK	7.6
32	Carter, KY	7.6
32	Alger, MI	7.6
32	Oscoda, MI	7.6
32	Claiborne, MS	7.6
32	Issaquena, MS	7.6
33	Kern, CA	7.5
33	Kings, CA	7.5
33	Arenac, MI	7.5
33	Wilkinson, MS	7.5
33	Marlboro, SC	7.5
33	Presidio, TX	7.5
33	San Patricio, TX	7.5
34	Monterey, CA	7.3
34	McKinley, NM	7.3
35	Lake and Peninsula, AK	7.2
35	Schoolcraft, MI	7.2
35	Perry, TN	7.2
35	Liberty, TX	7.2
35	Tyler, TX	7.2
36	Petersburg, AK	7.1
36	Sutter, CA	7.1
36	Pulaski, IL	7.1
36	East Carroll, LA	7.1
36	Ogemaw, MI	7.1
36	Holmes, MS	7.1
36	Lea, NM	7.1
36	Jim Hogg, TX	7.1
36	Matagorda, TX	7.1
36	Orange, TX	7.1
37	Yakutat, AK	7
37	Lewis, KY	7
37	Baraga, MI	7
37	Lake, MI	7
37	Presque Isle, MI	7
37	Scotland, NC	7
37	Bee, TX	7
37	Brooks, TX	7
37	Crane, TX	7
38	Wrangell, AK	6.9
38	Fresno, CA	6.9
38	Boone, IL	6.9
38	Marshall, IA	6.9
38	Harlan, KY	6.9
38	Somerset, MD	6.9
38	Alcona, MI	6.9
38	Clearwater, MN	6.9
38	Cibola, NM	6.9
38	Sierra, NM	6.9
38	Taos, NM	6.9
39	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	6.8
39	Leslie, KY	6.8
39	Kings, NY	6.8
39	Oglala Lakota, SD	6.8
40	Winnebago, IL	6.7
40	Greensville, VA	6.7
41	Madera, CA	6.6
41	Clare, MI	6.6
41	Iosco, MI	6.6
41	Fayette, PA	6.6
41	Allendale, SC	6.6
41	Cameron, TX	6.6
41	Chambers, TX	6.6
41	San Augustine, TX	6.6
42	Chicot, AR	6.5
42	Siskiyou, CA	6.5
42	Alexander, IL	6.5
42	Dukes, MA	6.5
42	Kalkaska, MI	6.5
42	Luce, MI	6.5
42	Oceana, MI	6.5
42	Torrance, NM	6.5
42	Edgecombe, NC	6.5
42	Forest, PA	6.5
42	Hardin, TX	6.5
42	Yakima, WA	6.5
43	Apache, AZ	6.4
43	Floyd, KY	6.4
43	Letcher, KY	6.4
43	Owsley, KY	6.4
43	Atlantic, NJ	6.4
43	Queens, NY	6.4
43	Tyrrell, NC	6.4
43	Sussex, VA	6.4
43	Grant, WA	6.4
43	Mingo, WV	6.4
44	Dillingham, AK	6.3
44	Johnson, KY	6.3
44	Baltimore city, MD	6.3
44	Keweenaw, MI	6.3
44	Ontonagon, MI	6.3
44	Noxubee, MS	6.3
44	Sharkey, MS	6.3
44	Philadelphia, PA	6.3
44	Polk, TX	6.3
44	Sutton, TX	6.3
45	Kenai Peninsula, AK	6.2
45	San Joaquin, CA	6.2
45	San Juan, NM	6.2
45	Monroe, OH	6.2
45	Bamberg, SC	6.2
45	Orangeburg, SC	6.2
45	Duval, TX	6.2
45	Grays Harbor, WA	6.2
46	Stanislaus, CA	6.1
46	Huerfano, CO	6.1
46	Macon, IL	6.1
46	Greenup, KY	6.1
46	Knott, KY	6.1
46	St. Helena, LA	6.1
46	St. John the Baptist, LA	6.1
46	Crawford, MI	6.1
46	Mahnomen, MN	6.1
46	Mineral, MT	6.1
46	Guadalupe, NM	6.1
46	Cameron, PA	6.1
46	Trinity, TX	6.1
46	Winkler, TX	6.1
46	Hopewell city, VA	6.1
46	Roane, WV	6.1
47	Southeast Fairbanks, AK	6
47	Phillips, AR	6
47	Los Angeles, CA	6
47	Yuba, CA	6
47	Crawford, IA	6
47	Antrim, MI	6
47	Manistee, MI	6
47	Richmond, NY	6
47	Hyde, NC	6
47	Franklin, WA	6
47	Pacific, WA	6
47	Pend Oreille, WA	6
47	McDowell, WV	6
48	Lowndes, AL	5.9
48	Santa Cruz, AZ	5.9
48	Menifee, KY	5.9
48	Sunflower, MS	5.9
48	Marion, SC	5.9
48	Brunswick, VA	5.9
48	Adams, WA	5.9
48	Okanogan, WA	5.9
49	Lake, CA	5.8
49	Mariposa, CA	5.8
49	Adams, ID	5.8
49	Prince George's, MD	5.8
49	Barnstable, MA	5.8
49	Chippewa, MI	5.8
49	Emmet, MI	5.8
49	Cumberland, NJ	5.8
49	Lincoln, NM	5.8