Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in December, 2022

Updated on June 20, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for December, 2022, among all US counties, Imperial, CA had the highest unemployment rate (15.8%), followed by Mackinac, MI (15.1%), and Colusa, CA (14.9%).

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, 2022

Imperial, CA

Mackinac, MI

Colusa, CA

Skagway, AK

Jefferson, MS

Denali, AK

Kusilvak, AK

Starr, TX

Luna, NM

Yuma, AZ

Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in December, 2022

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Imperial, CA	15.8
2	Mackinac, MI	15.1
3	Colusa, CA	14.9
4	Skagway, AK	12.6
5	Jefferson, MS	12.5
6	Denali, AK	12.3
7	Kusilvak, AK	11.9
8	Starr, TX	10.8
9	Luna, NM	10.7
10	Yuma, AZ	10.5
11	Cheboygan, MI	10.4
12	Ferry, WA	10.1
13	Garfield, UT	10
14	Magoffin, KY	9.5
15	Northwest Arctic, AK	9.4
16	Alger, MI	9.2
17	Hoonah-Angoon, AK	9.1
17	Roscommon, MI	9.1
17	Kenedy, TX	9.1
18	Bristol Bay, AK	8.9
18	Cape May, NJ	8.9
19	Oscoda, MI	8.8
20	Elliott, KY	8.7
20	Montmorency, MI	8.7
21	Tulare, CA	8.6
21	Presque Isle, MI	8.6
22	Marlboro, SC	8.5
23	Haines, AK	8.4
24	Schoolcraft, MI	8.3
25	Yakima, WA	8.2
25	Calhoun, WV	8.2
26	Merced, CA	8.1
26	Lewis, KY	8.1
26	Willacy, TX	8.1
26	Zavala, TX	8.1
27	Lake, MI	8
28	Nantucket, MA	7.9
28	Arenac, MI	7.9
28	Maverick, TX	7.9
29	Yukon-Koyukuk, AK	7.8
29	Monterey, CA	7.8
29	Plumas, CA	7.8
29	Ogemaw, MI	7.8
30	Wilcox, AL	7.7
30	Bethel, AK	7.7
30	Clearwater, MN	7.7
31	Carter, KY	7.6
32	Keweenaw, MI	7.5
32	Sabine, TX	7.5
32	Grant, WA	7.5
33	Sutter, CA	7.4
33	Hyde, NC	7.4
33	Adams, WA	7.4
33	Pend Oreille, WA	7.4
33	Stevens, WA	7.4
34	Kings, CA	7.3
34	Marshall, IA	7.3
34	Baraga, MI	7.3
35	Yakutat, AK	7.2
35	Apache, AZ	7.2
35	Alcona, MI	7.2
35	Luce, MI	7.2
35	Ontonagon, MI	7.2
35	Franklin, WA	7.2
36	Kanabec, MN	7.1
37	Kern, CA	7
37	Telfair, GA	7
37	Newton, TX	7
37	Okanogan, WA	7
38	Crawford, MI	6.9
38	Tyrrell, NC	6.9
38	Grays Harbor, WA	6.9
39	Pulaski, IL	6.8
39	Martin, KY	6.8
39	East Carroll, LA	6.8
39	Bronx, NY	6.8
40	Lake and Peninsula, AK	6.7
40	Petersburg, AK	6.7
40	Santa Cruz, AZ	6.7
40	Chippewa, MI	6.7
40	Pacific, WA	6.7
40	Wahkiakum, WA	6.7
41	Fresno, CA	6.6
41	Iosco, MI	6.6
41	Manistee, MI	6.6
41	Oceana, MI	6.6
41	Issaquena, MS	6.6
41	Hidalgo, TX	6.6
42	Greenup, KY	6.5
42	Owsley, KY	6.5
42	Wolfe, KY	6.5
42	Clare, MI	6.5
42	Presidio, TX	6.5
43	Kodiak Island, AK	6.4
43	Phillips, AR	6.4
43	Madera, CA	6.4
43	Modoc, CA	6.4
43	Clay, GA	6.4
43	Leslie, KY	6.4
43	Mille Lacs, MN	6.4
43	Morrison, MN	6.4
43	Jefferson, TX	6.4
43	Zapata, TX	6.4
43	Wayne, UT	6.4
43	Garfield, WA	6.4
44	Scott, IL	6.3
44	Emmet, MI	6.3
44	Iron, MI	6.3
44	Aitkin, MN	6.3
44	Pine, MN	6.3
44	Claiborne, MS	6.3
44	Noble, OH	6.3
44	Ottawa, OH	6.3
44	Jasper, TX	6.3
44	Douglas, WA	6.3
45	Siskiyou, CA	6.2
45	Boone, IL	6.2
45	Breathitt, KY	6.2
45	Letcher, KY	6.2
45	Monroe, OH	6.2
45	Grant, OR	6.2
45	Klamath, OR	6.2
45	Tyler, TX	6.2
46	Crawford, IA	6.1
46	Antrim, MI	6.1
46	Kalkaska, MI	6.1
46	Humphreys, MS	6.1
46	Alleghany, NC	6.1
46	Highland, OH	6.1
47	Clarke, AL	6
47	Mahnomen, MN	6
47	Hamilton, NY	6
47	Adams, OH	6
47	Wallowa, OR	6
47	Kittitas, WA	6
47	Klickitat, WA	6
48	Nome, AK	5.9
48	Yuba, CA	5.9
48	Johnson, KY	5.9
48	Dukes, MA	5.9
48	Gladwin, MI	5.9
48	Edgecombe, NC	5.9
48	Buffalo, SD	5.9
48	Matagorda, TX	5.9
49	Glenn, CA	5.8
49	Huerfano, CO	5.8
49	Wheeler, GA	5.8
49	Johnson, IL	5.8
49	Cass, MN	5.8
49	Scotland, NC	5.8
49	Meigs, OH	5.8
49	Forest, PA	5.8
49	Lewis, WA	5.8
49	Mason, WA	5.8
49	Roane, WV	5.8
49	Iron, WI	5.8
50	Stark, IL	5.7
50	Harlan, KY	5.7
50	Knott, KY	5.7
50	Menifee, KY	5.7
50	Warren, NC	5.7
50	Crook, OR	5.7
50	Allendale, SC	5.7
50	Clallam, WA	5.7
50	Lincoln, WA	5.7
51	Lake, CA	5.6
51	Chattooga, GA	5.6
51	Alexander, IL	5.6
51	Union, IL	5.6
51	Floyd, KY	5.6
51	Muhlenberg, KY	5.6
51	Itasca, MN	5.6
51	Nye, NV	5.6
51	Morgan, OH	5.6
51	Josephine, OR	5.6
51	Cameron, TX	5.6
51	Orange, TX	5.6
51	Piute, UT	5.6
52	Stanislaus, CA	5.5
52	Quitman, GA	5.5
52	Shoshone, ID	5.5
52	Kankakee, IL	5.5
52	Benzie, MI	5.5
52	Delta, MI	5.5
52	Hubbard, MN	5.5
52	Lake, MN	5.5
52	Wadena, MN	5.5
52	Cumberland, NJ	5.5
52	Vance, NC	5.5
52	Vinton, OH	5.5
52	Lake, OR	5.5
52	Liberty, TX	5.5
52	Morris, TX	5.5
52	Daggett, UT	5.5
52	Chelan, WA	5.5
53	Wrangell, AK	5.4
53	San Joaquin, CA	5.4
53	Franklin, IL	5.4
53	Boyd, KY	5.4
53	Lawrence, KY	5.4