Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in November, 2023

Updated on June 20, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for November, 2023, among all US counties, Imperial, CA had the highest unemployment rate (18.9%), followed by Kusilvak, AK (14.6%), and Yuma, AZ (13.9%).

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 November, 2023

Imperial, CA

Kusilvak, AK

Yuma, AZ

Denali, AK

Colusa, CA

Skagway, AK

Tulare, CA

Luna, NM

Bethel, AK

Northwest Arctic, AK

Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in November, 2023

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Imperial, CA	18.9
2	Kusilvak, AK	14.6
3	Yuma, AZ	13.9
4	Denali, AK	12
5	Colusa, CA	11.3
6	Skagway, AK	11.2
7	Tulare, CA	10.2
8	Luna, NM	10
9	Bethel, AK	9.5
9	Northwest Arctic, AK	9.5
10	Yukon-Koyukuk, AK	9.4
11	Jefferson, MS	8.6
12	East Carroll, LA	8.4
13	Magoffin, KY	8.3
13	Ferry, WA	8.3
14	Wilcox, AL	8.2
14	Merced, CA	8.2
14	Cape May, NJ	8.2
15	Haines, AK	8.1
15	Starr, TX	8.1
16	Kern, CA	7.9
16	Kings, CA	7.9
16	Mackinac, MI	7.9
17	Dillingham, AK	7.8
17	Alpine, CA	7.8
17	Martin, KY	7.8
18	Fresno, CA	7.7
18	Wahkiakum, WA	7.7
19	Santa Cruz, AZ	7.6
20	Nome, AK	7.5
21	Lake and Peninsula, AK	7.3
21	Apache, AZ	7.3
22	Madera, CA	7.2
22	Sutter, CA	7.2
22	Mineral, NV	7.2
23	Lewis, KY	7.1
23	Kenedy, TX	7.1
24	Pulaski, IL	7
25	Kodiak Island, AK	6.9
25	Elliott, KY	6.9
25	Oscoda, MI	6.9
26	Maui, HI	6.8
26	Alger, MI	6.8
26	Cheboygan, MI	6.8
27	Pacific, WA	6.7
28	Breathitt, KY	6.6
28	Newton, TX	6.6
28	Grays Harbor, WA	6.6
29	Yuba, CA	6.5
29	Leslie, KY	6.5
29	Russell, KY	6.5
29	Nye, NV	6.5
29	Calhoun, WV	6.5
30	San Joaquin, CA	6.4
30	Stanislaus, CA	6.4
30	Clay, GA	6.4
30	Owsley, KY	6.4
30	Montmorency, MI	6.4
30	Issaquena, MS	6.4
30	Hamilton, NY	6.4
31	Plumas, CA	6.3
31	Bronx, NY	6.3
32	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	6.2
32	Siskiyou, CA	6.2
32	Cumberland, NJ	6.2
32	Willacy, TX	6.2
32	McDowell, WV	6.2
33	Howard, IN	6.1
33	Harlan, KY	6.1
33	Knott, KY	6.1
33	Morehouse, LA	6.1
33	Presque Isle, MI	6.1
33	Marlboro, SC	6.1
33	Maverick, TX	6.1
33	Yakima, WA	6.1
34	Hoonah-Angoon, AK	6
34	Del Norte, CA	6
34	Lake, CA	6
34	Monterey, CA	6
34	San Benito, CA	6
34	Carter, KY	6
34	Clay, KY	6
34	West Carroll, LA	6
34	Claiborne, MS	6
35	Phillips, AR	5.9
35	Glenn, CA	5.9
35	San Miguel, CO	5.9
35	Scotland, NC	5.9
35	Jasper, TX	5.9
35	Zapata, TX	5.9
35	Zavala, TX	5.9
35	Pend Oreille, WA	5.9
36	Wrangell, AK	5.8
36	Yakutat, AK	5.8
36	Modoc, CA	5.8
36	Adams, ID	5.8
36	Alcona, MI	5.8
36	Humphreys, MS	5.8
36	Glacier, MT	5.8
36	Atlantic, NJ	5.8
36	Sabine, TX	5.8
36	Lewis, WA	5.8
36	Okanogan, WA	5.8
37	Santa Cruz, CA	5.7
37	Alexander, IL	5.7
37	Boone, IL	5.7
37	Greenup, KY	5.7
37	Johnson, KY	5.7
37	Mineral, MT	5.7
37	Crook, OR	5.7
37	Clallam, WA	5.7
37	Franklin, WA	5.7
37	Garfield, WA	5.7
37	Stevens, WA	5.7
38	Dallas, AL	5.6
38	Tehama, CA	5.6
38	Macon, IL	5.6
38	Winnebago, IL	5.6
38	Letcher, KY	5.6
38	Seminole, OK	5.6
38	Grant, WA	5.6
38	Mason, WA	5.6
39	Southeast Fairbanks, AK	5.5
39	Telfair, GA	5.5
39	Knox, KY	5.5
39	Muhlenberg, KY	5.5
39	Wolfe, KY	5.5
39	Vernon, LA	5.5
39	Ontonagon, MI	5.5
39	McIntosh, OK	5.5
39	Oglala Lakota, SD	5.5
39	Jefferson, TX	5.5
39	Jefferson, WA	5.5
40	Petersburg, AK	5.4
40	Navajo, AZ	5.4
40	Ashley, AR	5.4
40	Chicot, AR	5.4
40	Clearwater, ID	5.4
40	Hardin, IL	5.4
40	Menifee, KY	5.4
40	Ohio, KY	5.4
40	Perry, KY	5.4
40	Madison, LA	5.4
40	St. Helena, LA	5.4
40	Lyon, NV	5.4
40	Essex, NJ	5.4
40	Passaic, NJ	5.4
40	Salem, NJ	5.4
40	Mora, NM	5.4
40	Sierra, NM	5.4
40	Allendale, SC	5.4
40	Bamberg, SC	5.4
40	Petersburg city, VA	5.4
40	Hancock, WV	5.4
40	Roane, WV	5.4
41	Huerfano, CO	5.3
41	Clay, IL	5.3
41	Kankakee, IL	5.3
41	Vermilion, IL	5.3
41	Floyd, KY	5.3
41	Lake, MI	5.3
41	Roscommon, MI	5.3
41	Clark, NV	5.3
41	Kings, NY	5.3
41	Edgecombe, NC	5.3
41	Hidalgo, TX	5.3
41	Cowlitz, WA	5.3
42	Butte, CA	5.2
42	Riverside, CA	5.2
42	Trinity, CA	5.2
42	Pitkin, CO	5.2
42	Hancock, GA	5.2
42	Bell, KY	5.2
42	Lee, KY	5.2
42	McCreary, KY	5.2
42	Pike, KY	5.2
42	Luce, MI	5.2
42	Schoolcraft, MI	5.2
42	Lincoln, MT	5.2
42	Petroleum, MT	5.2
42	Warren, NC	5.2
42	Haskell, OK	5.2
42	Tyler, TX	5.2
42	Garfield, UT	5.2
42	Klickitat, WA	5.2
42	Clay, WV	5.2
42	Pocahontas, WV	5.2
42	Tyler, WV	5.2
43	Perry, AL	5.1
43	Kenai Peninsula, AK	5.1
43	North Slope, AK	5.1
43	Amador, CA	5.1
43	Shasta, CA	5.1
43	Bureau, IL	5.1
43	Franklin, IL	5.1
43	Johnson, IL	5.1
43	LaSalle, IL	5.1
43	Arenac, MI	5.1
43	Clare, MI	5.1
43	McKinley, NM	5.1