Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in September, 2021

Updated on June 20, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for September, 2021, among all US counties, Imperial, CA had the highest unemployment rate (17.6%), followed by Kusilvak, AK (16.6%), and Jefferson, MS (15.4%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high unemployment rate, and the table below shows the ranking for the top 200 counties.

Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in September, 2021

Imperial, CA

Kusilvak, AK

Jefferson, MS

Yuma, AZ

Starr, TX

Luna, NM

Magoffin, KY

Bethel, AK

Bronx, NY

Humphreys, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in September, 2021

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Imperial, CA	17.6
2	Kusilvak, AK	16.6
3	Jefferson, MS	15.4
4	Yuma, AZ	14.4
5	Starr, TX	14.3
6	Luna, NM	12.8
7	Magoffin, KY	12.5
8	Bethel, AK	12
9	Bronx, NY	11.4
10	Humphreys, MS	11
10	Zavala, TX	11
11	Zapata, TX	10.7
12	Northwest Arctic, AK	10
13	Claiborne, MS	9.8
13	Maverick, TX	9.8
14	Clay, GA	9.7
15	Yukon-Koyukuk, AK	9.6
15	Breathitt, KY	9.6
15	Wilkinson, MS	9.6
16	Morris, TX	9.5
17	Holmes, MS	9.4
17	Willacy, TX	9.4
18	Newton, TX	9.2
19	Tulare, CA	9.1
19	St. John the Baptist, LA	9.1
20	Santa Cruz, AZ	9
20	Martin, KY	9
20	Jasper, TX	9
21	Wilcox, AL	8.9
21	Jefferson, TX	8.9
21	Jim Wells, TX	8.9
21	Presidio, TX	8.9
22	Petersburg city, VA	8.8
23	Alpine, CA	8.7
23	Lea, NM	8.7
23	McKinley, NM	8.7
24	Scotland, NC	8.6
24	Brooks, TX	8.6
25	Kern, CA	8.4
25	Harlan, KY	8.4
25	East Carroll, LA	8.4
25	Cibola, NM	8.4
25	Kings, NY	8.4
26	Skagway, AK	8.3
26	Colusa, CA	8.3
26	Sabine, TX	8.3
27	Nome, AK	8.2
27	Atlantic, NJ	8.2
27	Hidalgo, TX	8.2
27	Orange, TX	8.2
28	Apache, AZ	8.1
28	Pulaski, IL	8.1
28	Orleans, LA	8.1
28	St. Helena, LA	8.1
28	Noxubee, MS	8.1
28	Edgecombe, NC	8.1
28	Philadelphia, PA	8.1
28	Perry, TN	8.1
29	Merced, CA	8
29	Leslie, KY	8
29	Liberty, TX	8
29	San Patricio, TX	8
30	Taos, NM	7.9
30	Queens, NY	7.9
30	Bee, TX	7.9
30	Crane, TX	7.9
31	Haines, AK	7.8
31	Kings, CA	7.8
31	Winnebago, IL	7.8
31	Carter, KY	7.8
31	Ray, MO	7.8
31	Jim Hogg, TX	7.8
32	Los Angeles, CA	7.7
32	Elliott, KY	7.7
32	Sharkey, MS	7.7
32	Passaic, NJ	7.7
33	Fresno, CA	7.6
33	St. James, LA	7.6
33	Issaquena, MS	7.6
33	Sunflower, MS	7.6
33	Fayette, PA	7.6
33	San Augustine, TX	7.6
33	Tyler, TX	7.6
34	Letcher, KY	7.5
34	Oscoda, MI	7.5
34	Coahoma, MS	7.5
34	Chambers, TX	7.5
34	Matagorda, TX	7.5
35	Lake and Peninsula, AK	7.4
35	Roscommon, MI	7.4
35	Richmond, NY	7.4
35	Armstrong, PA	7.4
35	Hardin, TX	7.4
36	San Joaquin, CA	7.3
36	Alexander, IL	7.3
36	Boone, IL	7.3
36	Baltimore city, MD	7.3
36	Wayne, MI	7.3
36	Quitman, MS	7.3
36	Essex, NJ	7.3
36	Sierra, NM	7.3
36	Torrance, NM	7.3
36	Marlboro, SC	7.3
36	Oglala Lakota, SD	7.3
36	Cameron, TX	7.3
36	Sutton, TX	7.3
36	Martinsville city, VA	7.3
37	Plumas, CA	7.2
37	Knott, KY	7.2
37	Owsley, KY	7.2
37	San Juan, NM	7.2
37	Luzerne, PA	7.2
37	Menominee, WI	7.2
38	Madera, CA	7.1
38	Pueblo, CO	7.1
38	Floyd, KY	7.1
38	Lewis, KY	7.1
38	Montmorency, MI	7.1
38	Tunica, MS	7.1
38	Rolette, ND	7.1
38	Polk, TX	7.1
38	Ferry, WA	7.1
39	Yuba, CA	7
39	Macon, IL	7
39	Johnson, KY	7
39	Terrebonne, LA	7
39	Somerset, MD	7
39	Greene, MS	7
39	Vance, NC	7
39	Warren, NC	7
39	Forest, PA	7
39	Monroe, PA	7
39	Duval, TX	7
39	Ector, TX	7
39	Winkler, TX	7
39	Mingo, WV	7
40	Lowndes, AL	6.9
40	Perry, AL	6.9
40	Stanislaus, CA	6.9
40	Sutter, CA	6.9
40	Genesee, MI	6.9
40	Washington, MS	6.9
40	Cumberland, NJ	6.9
41	Wrangell, AK	6.8
41	Chicot, AR	6.8
41	Crisp, GA	6.8
41	Assumption, LA	6.8
41	Prince George's, MD	6.8
41	Hampden, MA	6.8
41	Quay, NM	6.8
41	Robeson, NC	6.8
41	Pike, OH	6.8
41	Cameron, PA	6.8
41	Emporia city, VA	6.8
42	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	6.7
42	Clay, KY	6.7
42	St. Bernard, LA	6.7
42	Lake, MI	6.7
42	Adams, MS	6.7
42	Salem, NJ	6.7
42	Grant, NM	6.7
42	Halifax, NC	6.7
42	Richmond, NC	6.7
42	Aransas, TX	6.7
42	San Jacinto, TX	6.7
42	Trinity, TX	6.7
42	Grays Harbor, WA	6.7
42	Pacific, WA	6.7
42	McDowell, WV	6.7
43	Dillingham, AK	6.6
43	Huerfano, CO	6.6
43	Greenup, KY	6.6
43	Leflore, MS	6.6
43	Clark, NV	6.6
43	Chaves, NM	6.6
43	San Miguel, NM	6.6
43	Kleberg, TX	6.6
43	Pend Oreille, WA	6.6
44	Dallas, AL	6.5
44	North Slope, AK	6.5
44	Kauai, HI	6.5
44	Arenac, MI	6.5
44	Clare, MI	6.5
44	Jefferson Davis, MS	6.5
44	Kemper, MS	6.5
44	Allendale, SC	6.5
44	Orangeburg, SC	6.5
44	Leon, TX	6.5
45	Denali, AK	6.4
45	Riverside, CA	6.4
45	San Bernardino, CA	6.4
45	Worcester, MD	6.4
45	Muskegon, MI	6.4
45	Guadalupe, NM	6.4
45	Lincoln, NM	6.4
45	Rio Arriba, NM	6.4
45	Valencia, NM	6.4
45	Pike, PA	6.4
45	Bamberg, SC	6.4
45	Cochran, TX	6.4