Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in October, 2023
Updated on June 20, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for October, 2023, among all US counties, Imperial, CA had the highest unemployment rate (19.9%), followed by Yuma, AZ (14.8%), and Kusilvak, AK (14.2%).
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 October, 2023
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Imperial, CA | 19.9 |
| 2 | Yuma, AZ | 14.8 |
| 3 | Kusilvak, AK | 14.2 |
| 4 | Denali, AK | 9.9 |
| 5 | Tulare, CA | 9.8 |
| 6 | Bethel, AK | 9.5 |
| 7 | Yukon-Koyukuk, AK | 9.3 |
| 8 | Northwest Arctic, AK | 9.1 |
| 8 | Santa Cruz, AZ | 9.1 |
| 9 | Colusa, CA | 8.8 |
| 10 | East Carroll, LA | 8.7 |
| 11 | Wilcox, AL | 8.6 |
| 12 | Jefferson, MS | 8.3 |
| 13 | Magoffin, KY | 8.2 |
| 14 | Apache, AZ | 8 |
| 14 | Martin, KY | 8 |
| 15 | Alpine, CA | 7.8 |
| 15 | Kern, CA | 7.8 |
| 15 | Luna, NM | 7.8 |
| 16 | Merced, CA | 7.7 |
| 17 | Maui, HI | 7.6 |
| 17 | Starr, TX | 7.6 |
| 18 | Kings, CA | 7.5 |
| 18 | Pulaski, IL | 7.5 |
| 19 | Ferry, WA | 7.4 |
| 20 | Dillingham, AK | 7.3 |
| 20 | Nome, AK | 7.3 |
| 20 | Clay, GA | 7.3 |
| 20 | Mineral, NV | 7.3 |
| 20 | Perry, TN | 7.3 |
| 21 | Fresno, CA | 7.1 |
| 22 | Issaquena, MS | 7 |
| 22 | Oglala Lakota, SD | 7 |
| 22 | Warren, TN | 7 |
| 23 | Madera, CA | 6.9 |
| 23 | Leslie, KY | 6.9 |
| 23 | Bronx, NY | 6.9 |
| 24 | Nye, NV | 6.8 |
| 24 | Willacy, TX | 6.8 |
| 25 | Sutter, CA | 6.6 |
| 25 | Wahkiakum, WA | 6.6 |
| 26 | Breathitt, KY | 6.5 |
| 26 | Lewis, KY | 6.5 |
| 26 | McDowell, WV | 6.5 |
| 27 | Haines, AK | 6.4 |
| 27 | San Joaquin, CA | 6.4 |
| 27 | Yuba, CA | 6.4 |
| 27 | Alexander, IL | 6.4 |
| 27 | Harlan, KY | 6.4 |
| 27 | Owsley, KY | 6.4 |
| 27 | Newton, TX | 6.4 |
| 28 | Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK | 6.3 |
| 28 | Elliott, KY | 6.3 |
| 28 | Humphreys, MS | 6.3 |
| 28 | Marlboro, SC | 6.3 |
| 29 | Stanislaus, CA | 6.2 |
| 29 | Boone, IL | 6.2 |
| 29 | Zavala, TX | 6.2 |
| 29 | Grays Harbor, WA | 6.2 |
| 29 | Pacific, WA | 6.2 |
| 30 | Dallas, AL | 6.1 |
| 30 | Macon, IL | 6.1 |
| 30 | Winnebago, IL | 6.1 |
| 30 | Clay, KY | 6.1 |
| 30 | Knott, KY | 6.1 |
| 30 | Claiborne, MS | 6.1 |
| 31 | Lake and Peninsula, AK | 6 |
| 31 | Phillips, AR | 6 |
| 31 | Telfair, GA | 6 |
| 31 | Carter, KY | 6 |
| 31 | Johnson, KY | 6 |
| 31 | Letcher, KY | 6 |
| 31 | Cape May, NJ | 6 |
| 31 | Cumberland, NJ | 6 |
| 31 | Scotland, NC | 6 |
| 32 | Ohio, KY | 5.9 |
| 32 | West Carroll, LA | 5.9 |
| 32 | Lake, MI | 5.9 |
| 32 | Sabine, TX | 5.9 |
| 33 | Del Norte, CA | 5.8 |
| 33 | Rock Island, IL | 5.8 |
| 33 | Vermilion, IL | 5.8 |
| 33 | Christian, KY | 5.8 |
| 33 | Knox, KY | 5.8 |
| 33 | Muhlenberg, KY | 5.8 |
| 33 | Morehouse, LA | 5.8 |
| 33 | Osceola, MI | 5.8 |
| 33 | Kings, NY | 5.8 |
| 33 | McIntosh, OK | 5.8 |
| 33 | Kenedy, TX | 5.8 |
| 33 | Zapata, TX | 5.8 |
| 33 | Calhoun, WV | 5.8 |
| 34 | Navajo, AZ | 5.7 |
| 34 | Chicot, AR | 5.7 |
| 34 | Lake, CA | 5.7 |
| 34 | Burke, GA | 5.7 |
| 34 | Kankakee, IL | 5.7 |
| 34 | Oscoda, MI | 5.7 |
| 34 | Atlantic, NJ | 5.7 |
| 34 | Essex, NJ | 5.7 |
| 34 | Van Buren, TN | 5.7 |
| 34 | Maverick, TX | 5.7 |
| 34 | Presidio, TX | 5.7 |
| 35 | Glenn, CA | 5.6 |
| 35 | San Benito, CA | 5.6 |
| 35 | Bureau, IL | 5.6 |
| 35 | LaSalle, IL | 5.6 |
| 35 | Lawrence, IL | 5.6 |
| 35 | Greenup, KY | 5.6 |
| 35 | McCreary, KY | 5.6 |
| 35 | Perry, KY | 5.6 |
| 35 | Lyon, NV | 5.6 |
| 35 | Bamberg, SC | 5.6 |
| 35 | Dewey, SD | 5.6 |
| 35 | Ziebach, SD | 5.6 |
| 35 | Pend Oreille, WA | 5.6 |
| 36 | Hancock, GA | 5.5 |
| 36 | Franklin, IL | 5.5 |
| 36 | Gallatin, IL | 5.5 |
| 36 | Johnson, IL | 5.5 |
| 36 | Knox, IL | 5.5 |
| 36 | Floyd, KY | 5.5 |
| 36 | Clare, MI | 5.5 |
| 36 | Montmorency, MI | 5.5 |
| 36 | Clark, NV | 5.5 |
| 36 | Passaic, NJ | 5.5 |
| 36 | Haskell, OK | 5.5 |
| 36 | Allendale, SC | 5.5 |
| 36 | Jasper, TX | 5.5 |
| 36 | Morris, TX | 5.5 |
| 36 | Sutton, TX | 5.5 |
| 36 | Garfield, WA | 5.5 |
| 37 | Plumas, CA | 5.4 |
| 37 | Riverside, CA | 5.4 |
| 37 | Siskiyou, CA | 5.4 |
| 37 | Clay, IL | 5.4 |
| 37 | Peoria, IL | 5.4 |
| 37 | Lee, KY | 5.4 |
| 37 | Pike, KY | 5.4 |
| 37 | Alcona, MI | 5.4 |
| 37 | Seminole, OK | 5.4 |
| 37 | Jefferson, TX | 5.4 |
| 37 | Clallam, WA | 5.4 |
| 38 | Southeast Fairbanks, AK | 5.3 |
| 38 | Yakutat, AK | 5.3 |
| 38 | Ashley, AR | 5.3 |
| 38 | Tehama, CA | 5.3 |
| 38 | Perry, IL | 5.3 |
| 38 | Bell, KY | 5.3 |
| 38 | Wayne, KY | 5.3 |
| 38 | Madison, LA | 5.3 |
| 38 | Presque Isle, MI | 5.3 |
| 38 | Salem, NJ | 5.3 |
| 38 | Edgecombe, NC | 5.3 |
| 38 | Vance, NC | 5.3 |
| 38 | Crook, OR | 5.3 |
| 38 | Lauderdale, TN | 5.3 |
| 38 | Brooks, TX | 5.3 |
| 38 | San Augustine, TX | 5.3 |
| 38 | Petersburg city, VA | 5.3 |
| 38 | Jefferson, WA | 5.3 |
| 38 | Lewis, WA | 5.3 |
| 38 | Hancock, WV | 5.3 |
| 39 | Johnson, AR | 5.2 |
| 39 | Butte, CA | 5.2 |
| 39 | Monterey, CA | 5.2 |
| 39 | Hamilton, FL | 5.2 |
| 39 | Hendry, FL | 5.2 |
| 39 | Hardin, IL | 5.2 |
| 39 | Henry, IL | 5.2 |
| 39 | Union, IL | 5.2 |
| 39 | Jackson, KY | 5.2 |
| 39 | Robertson, KY | 5.2 |
| 39 | Wolfe, KY | 5.2 |
| 39 | St. Helena, LA | 5.2 |
| 39 | Sierra, NM | 5.2 |
| 39 | Warren, NC | 5.2 |
| 39 | Bledsoe, TN | 5.2 |
| 39 | Grundy, TN | 5.2 |
| 39 | Meigs, TN | 5.2 |
| 39 | Hidalgo, TX | 5.2 |
| 39 | Mason, WA | 5.2 |
| 40 | Perry, AL | 5.1 |
| 40 | North Slope, AK | 5.1 |
| 40 | Lee, AR | 5.1 |
| 40 | St. Francis, AR | 5.1 |
| 40 | Amador, CA | 5.1 |
| 40 | Los Angeles, CA | 5.1 |
| 40 | San Bernardino, CA | 5.1 |
| 40 | Santa Cruz, CA | 5.1 |
| 40 | Jenkins, GA | 5.1 |
| 40 | Christian, IL | 5.1 |
| 40 | Mason, IL | 5.1 |
| 40 | Montgomery, IL | 5.1 |
| 40 | Stark, IL | 5.1 |
| 40 | Lawrence, KY | 5.1 |
| 40 | Metcalfe, KY | 5.1 |
| 40 | Ontonagon, MI | 5.1 |
| 40 | Roscommon, MI | 5.1 |
| 40 | McKinley, NM | 5.1 |