Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in August, 2024

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for August, 2024, among all US counties, Imperial, CA had the highest unemployment rate (20.6%), followed by Kusilvak, AK (19.2%), and Yuma, AZ (16.3%).

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 August, 2024

Imperial, CA

Kusilvak, AK

Yuma, AZ

Jefferson, MS

Bethel, AK

Magoffin, KY

Howard, IN

Martin, KY

Tulare, CA

Breathitt, KY

Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in August, 2024

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Imperial, CA	20.6
2	Kusilvak, AK	19.2
3	Yuma, AZ	16.3
4	Jefferson, MS	12
5	Bethel, AK	11.7
6	Magoffin, KY	11.4
7	Howard, IN	11
8	Martin, KY	10.7
9	Tulare, CA	10.3
10	Breathitt, KY	9.7
10	Marlboro, SC	9.7
11	Starr, TX	9.6
12	Lawrence, IL	9.5
13	Northwest Arctic, AK	9.4
13	East Carroll, LA	9.4
13	Bamberg, SC	9.4
14	Colusa, CA	9.2
14	Allendale, SC	9.2
14	Zavala, TX	9.2
15	Merced, CA	9.1
16	Wilcox, AL	8.9
16	Leslie, KY	8.9
16	Luna, NM	8.9
17	Elliott, KY	8.8
18	Kern, CA	8.7
18	Knott, KY	8.7
19	Nome, AK	8.5
19	Carter, KY	8.5
19	Harlan, KY	8.5
19	Williamsburg, SC	8.5
20	Pulaski, IL	8.3
20	Clay, KY	8.3
20	Lewis, KY	8.3
21	Kings, CA	8.2
21	Orangeburg, SC	8.2
22	Santa Cruz, AZ	8.1
22	Letcher, KY	8.1
22	Kenedy, TX	8.1
22	McDowell, WV	8.1
23	Bronx, NY	8
24	Apache, AZ	7.9
24	Telfair, GA	7.9
24	Johnson, KY	7.9
24	Knox, KY	7.9
24	Ferry, WA	7.9
25	Alpine, CA	7.8
25	Barnwell, SC	7.8
26	Owsley, KY	7.7
26	Claiborne, MS	7.7
26	Cumberland, NJ	7.7
26	Rolette, ND	7.7
26	Cherokee, SC	7.7
27	Fresno, CA	7.6
27	Clay, GA	7.6
27	Floyd, KY	7.6
27	Oscoda, MI	7.6
27	Dillon, SC	7.6
28	McCreary, KY	7.5
28	Muhlenberg, KY	7.5
28	Oglala Lakota, SD	7.5
28	Newton, TX	7.5
28	Mingo, WV	7.5
29	Dillingham, AK	7.4
29	Madera, CA	7.4
29	Jackson, KY	7.4
30	Yukon-Koyukuk, AK	7.3
30	Sutter, CA	7.3
30	Yuba, CA	7.3
30	Menifee, KY	7.3
30	Wolfe, KY	7.3
30	Nye, NV	7.3
30	Scotland, NC	7.3
31	Greenup, KY	7.2
31	Pike, KY	7.2
31	Alcona, MI	7.2
31	Clarendon, SC	7.2
31	Lee, SC	7.2
31	Sabine, TX	7.2
31	Willacy, TX	7.2
32	Miami, IN	7.1
32	Ontonagon, MI	7.1
33	Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK	7
33	Stanislaus, CA	7
33	Rowan, KY	7
33	West Carroll, LA	7
33	Union, SC	7
33	Jasper, TX	7
33	Calhoun, WV	7
33	Hancock, WV	7
33	Tyler, WV	7
34	Perry, AL	6.9
34	Lawrence, KY	6.9
34	Mason, KY	6.9
34	Perry, KY	6.9
34	Baraga, MI	6.9
34	Montmorency, MI	6.9
34	Presque Isle, MI	6.9
34	Essex, NJ	6.9
34	Chester, SC	6.9
34	Fairfield, SC	6.9
34	Marion, SC	6.9
34	Jefferson, TX	6.9
35	Glenn, CA	6.8
35	San Joaquin, CA	6.8
35	Alexander, IL	6.8
35	Vermilion, IL	6.8
35	Lincoln, KS	6.8
35	Bell, KY	6.8
35	Boyd, KY	6.8
35	Tensas, LA	6.8
35	Clare, MI	6.8
35	Atlantic, NJ	6.8
35	Passaic, NJ	6.8
35	Edgecombe, NC	6.8
35	Maverick, TX	6.8
36	Los Angeles, CA	6.7
36	Siskiyou, CA	6.7
36	Tehama, CA	6.7
36	Quitman, GA	6.7
36	Bath, KY	6.7
36	Arenac, MI	6.7
36	Roscommon, MI	6.7
36	Lyon, NV	6.7
36	Mineral, NV	6.7
36	Salem, NJ	6.7
36	Sumter, SC	6.7
36	Zapata, TX	6.7
36	Galax city, VA	6.7
37	Chicot, AR	6.6
37	Las Animas, CO	6.6
37	Burke, GA	6.6
37	Ohio, KY	6.6
37	Alger, MI	6.6
37	Lake, MI	6.6
37	Issaquena, MS	6.6
37	Pemiscot, MO	6.6
37	Wilson, NC	6.6
37	Wahkiakum, WA	6.6
37	Wetzel, WV	6.6
38	San Benito, CA	6.5
38	Hendry, FL	6.5
38	Adair, KY	6.5
38	Clinton, KY	6.5
38	Robertson, KY	6.5
38	Wayne, KY	6.5
38	Schoolcraft, MI	6.5
38	Humphreys, MS	6.5
38	Kings, NY	6.5
38	Petersburg city, VA	6.5
38	Roane, WV	6.5
39	Clarke, AL	6.4
39	Fulton, KY	6.4
39	Lee, KY	6.4
39	Whitley, KY	6.4
39	Morehouse, LA	6.4
39	Dunklin, MO	6.4
39	Vance, NC	6.4
39	Warren, NC	6.4
39	Athens, OH	6.4
39	Jefferson, OH	6.4
39	Dickens, TX	6.4
39	Hidalgo, TX	6.4
39	Presidio, TX	6.4
39	Grays Harbor, WA	6.4
39	Pleasants, WV	6.4
40	Butte, CA	6.3
40	Huerfano, CO	6.3
40	Hancock, GA	6.3
40	Screven, GA	6.3
40	Wheeler, GA	6.3
40	Hardin, IL	6.3
40	Johnson, IL	6.3
40	Macon, IL	6.3
40	Lake, IN	6.3
40	Estill, KY	6.3
40	Russell, KY	6.3
40	Madison, LA	6.3
40	Gogebic, MI	6.3
40	Mecosta, MI	6.3
40	Meigs, OH	6.3
40	Greenwood, SC	6.3
40	Dewey, SD	6.3
40	Brooks, TX	6.3
40	Morris, TX	6.3
40	Emporia city, VA	6.3
41	Dallas, AL	6.2
41	Lake and Peninsula, AK	6.2
41	Del Norte, CA	6.2
41	Riverside, CA	6.2
41	Boone, IL	6.2
41	Franklin, IL	6.2
41	Ogemaw, MI	6.2
41	Cibola, NM	6.2
41	Torrance, NM	6.2
41	Robeson, NC	6.2
41	Monroe, OH	6.2
41	Abbeville, SC	6.2
41	Sutton, TX	6.2
41	Tyler, TX	6.2
41	Yakima, WA	6.2