Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in December, 2023

Updated on June 20, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for December, 2023, among all US counties, Imperial, CA had the highest unemployment rate (18.1%), followed by Colusa, CA (15.9%), and Mackinac, MI (14.8%).

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 December, 2023

Imperial, CA

Colusa, CA

Mackinac, MI

Kusilvak, AK

Yuma, AZ

Skagway, AK

Luna, NM

Denali, AK

Tulare, CA

Cheboygan, MI

Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in December, 2023

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Imperial, CA	18.1
2	Colusa, CA	15.9
3	Mackinac, MI	14.8
4	Kusilvak, AK	13.9
5	Yuma, AZ	13
6	Skagway, AK	12.9
7	Luna, NM	12.4
8	Denali, AK	12.2
9	Tulare, CA	10.9
10	Cheboygan, MI	10.6
11	Jefferson, MS	10.5
12	Cape May, NJ	10
13	Ferry, WA	9.9
13	Calhoun, WV	9.9
14	Haines, AK	9.8
15	Merced, CA	9.7
16	Bethel, AK	9.6
16	Northwest Arctic, AK	9.6
17	Wilcox, AL	9.4
17	Garfield, UT	9.4
18	Starr, TX	9.3
19	Monterey, CA	9.2
19	Magoffin, KY	9.2
20	Kings, CA	8.9
21	Yukon-Koyukuk, AK	8.8
22	Kern, CA	8.7
22	East Carroll, LA	8.7
22	Alger, MI	8.7
23	Kodiak Island, AK	8.6
23	Sutter, CA	8.6
24	Kenedy, TX	8.5
25	Wahkiakum, WA	8.4
26	Plumas, CA	8.3
26	Oscoda, MI	8.3
27	Hoonah-Angoon, AK	8.2
27	Lewis, KY	8.2
27	Montmorency, MI	8.2
27	Presque Isle, MI	8.2
28	Fresno, CA	8.1
28	Elliott, KY	8.1
28	Nantucket, MA	8.1
29	Madera, CA	7.8
29	Martin, KY	7.8
29	Yakima, WA	7.8
30	Apache, AZ	7.7
31	Modoc, CA	7.6
31	Roscommon, MI	7.6
32	Schoolcraft, MI	7.5
32	Issaquena, MS	7.5
32	Grant, WA	7.5
32	Pacific, WA	7.5
33	Siskiyou, CA	7.4
33	Alcona, MI	7.4
33	Hamilton, NY	7.4
33	Okanogan, WA	7.4
34	Nome, AK	7.3
34	Pulaski, IL	7.3
34	Carter, KY	7.3
34	Grays Harbor, WA	7.3
34	Tyler, WV	7.3
35	Lake and Peninsula, AK	7.2
35	Franklin, WA	7.2
35	Stevens, WA	7.2
36	Santa Cruz, AZ	7.1
36	Yuba, CA	7.1
36	Breathitt, KY	7.1
36	Cumberland, NJ	7.1
37	Arenac, MI	7
37	Maverick, TX	7
37	Adams, WA	7
38	Stanislaus, CA	6.9
38	Boone, IL	6.9
38	Pend Oreille, WA	6.9
39	Alpine, CA	6.8
39	Glenn, CA	6.8
39	West Carroll, LA	6.8
40	Phillips, AR	6.7
40	Lake, CA	6.7
40	San Benito, CA	6.7
40	San Joaquin, CA	6.7
40	Santa Cruz, CA	6.7
40	Adams, ID	6.7
40	Mineral, NV	6.7
40	Nye, NV	6.7
41	Marshall, IA	6.6
41	Ogemaw, MI	6.6
41	Bronx, NY	6.6
41	Marlboro, SC	6.6
41	Wetzel, WV	6.6
42	Dillingham, AK	6.5
42	Del Norte, CA	6.5
42	Leslie, KY	6.5
42	Claiborne, MS	6.5
42	Lincoln, MT	6.5
42	Mineral, MT	6.5
42	Newton, TX	6.5
42	Willacy, TX	6.5
42	Kittitas, WA	6.5
42	Mason, WA	6.5
43	Glacier, MT	6.4
43	McDowell, WV	6.4
44	Clay, GA	6.3
44	Howard, IN	6.3
44	Greenup, KY	6.3
44	Johnson, KY	6.3
44	Menifee, KY	6.3
44	Lake, MI	6.3
44	Atlantic, NJ	6.3
44	Wayne, UT	6.3
44	Clallam, WA	6.3
44	Lewis, WA	6.3
45	Petersburg, AK	6.2
45	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	6.2
45	Chicot, AR	6.2
45	Montgomery, AR	6.2
45	Tehama, CA	6.2
45	Knott, KY	6.2
45	Owsley, KY	6.2
45	Wolfe, KY	6.2
45	Morehouse, LA	6.2
45	Ontonagon, MI	6.2
45	Humphreys, MS	6.2
45	Crook, OR	6.2
45	Klickitat, WA	6.2
45	Clay, WV	6.2
45	Wirt, WV	6.2
46	Greene, AL	6.1
46	Iosco, MI	6.1
46	Luce, MI	6.1
46	Manistee, MI	6.1
46	Ozark, MO	6.1
46	Oglala Lakota, SD	6.1
46	Zavala, TX	6.1
46	Piute, UT	6.1
46	Lincoln, WA	6.1
47	Clearwater, ID	6
47	Clay, KY	6
47	Harlan, KY	6
47	Chippewa, MI	6
47	Clare, MI	6
47	Clearwater, MN	6
47	Sanders, MT	6
47	Salem, NJ	6
47	Allendale, SC	6
47	Sabine, TX	6
47	Douglas, WA	6
48	Aleutians East, AK	5.9
48	Yakutat, AK	5.9
48	Ashley, AR	5.9
48	Trinity, CA	5.9
48	Putnam, IL	5.9
48	Lawrence, KY	5.9
48	Baraga, MI	5.9
48	Emmet, MI	5.9
48	Scotland, NC	5.9
48	Klamath, OR	5.9
48	Jasper, TX	5.9
48	Gilmer, WV	5.9
49	Dallas, AL	5.8
49	Wrangell, AK	5.8
49	Bureau, IL	5.8
49	Kankakee, IL	5.8
49	Scott, IL	5.8
49	Crawford, MI	5.8
49	Oceana, MI	5.8
49	Big Horn, MT	5.8
49	Lyon, NV	5.8
49	Lake, OR	5.8
49	Hidalgo, TX	5.8
49	Cowlitz, WA	5.8
49	Roane, WV	5.8
50	Navajo, AZ	5.7
50	Huerfano, CO	5.7
50	Macon, IL	5.7
50	Winnebago, IL	5.7
50	Letcher, KY	5.7
50	Muhlenberg, KY	5.7
50	Ohio, KY	5.7
50	St. Helena, LA	5.7
50	Gladwin, MI	5.7
50	Garfield, MT	5.7
50	Passaic, NJ	5.7
50	Sierra, NM	5.7
50	Hyde, NC	5.7
50	Tyrrell, NC	5.7
50	Monroe, OH	5.7
50	McIntosh, OK	5.7
50	Petersburg city, VA	5.7
50	Jefferson, WA	5.7
50	Pleasants, WV	5.7
50	Iron, WI	5.7
51	Bristol Bay, AK	5.6
51	Southeast Fairbanks, AK	5.6
51	Jackson, AR	5.6
51	Butte, CA	5.6
51	Hancock, GA	5.6
51	Maui, HI	5.6
51	Alexander, IL	5.6
51	LaSalle, IL	5.6
51	Stark, IL	5.6