Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in January, 2024
Updated on June 20, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for January, 2024, among all US counties, Colusa, CA had the highest unemployment rate (19.6%), followed by Imperial, CA (17.9%), and Mackinac, MI (17%).
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 January, 2024
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Colusa, CA | 19.6 |
| 2 | Imperial, CA | 17.9 |
| 3 | Mackinac, MI | 17 |
| 4 | Kusilvak, AK | 16.7 |
| 5 | Skagway, AK | 14.9 |
| 6 | Denali, AK | 14.2 |
| 7 | Luna, NM | 13.4 |
| 8 | Nantucket, MA | 13.3 |
| 8 | Jefferson, MS | 13.3 |
| 9 | Garfield, UT | 13.1 |
| 10 | Cheboygan, MI | 12.7 |
| 11 | Cape May, NJ | 12.5 |
| 12 | Calhoun, WV | 12.4 |
| 13 | Tulare, CA | 11.8 |
| 14 | Magoffin, KY | 11.6 |
| 15 | Bethel, AK | 11.4 |
| 15 | Hoonah-Angoon, AK | 11.4 |
| 16 | Taney, MO | 11.3 |
| 17 | Elliott, KY | 11.2 |
| 18 | Haines, AK | 11.1 |
| 18 | Yuma, AZ | 11.1 |
| 19 | Merced, CA | 11 |
| 19 | Plumas, CA | 11 |
| 19 | Ferry, WA | 11 |
| 20 | Yukon-Koyukuk, AK | 10.9 |
| 20 | Starr, TX | 10.9 |
| 21 | Monterey, CA | 10.6 |
| 22 | Wilcox, AL | 10.4 |
| 23 | Northwest Arctic, AK | 10.2 |
| 23 | Modoc, CA | 10.2 |
| 24 | Breathitt, KY | 10.1 |
| 24 | Martin, KY | 10.1 |
| 25 | Lewis, KY | 10 |
| 26 | Kings, CA | 9.9 |
| 26 | Sutter, CA | 9.9 |
| 27 | Carter, KY | 9.7 |
| 28 | Kern, CA | 9.5 |
| 28 | East Carroll, LA | 9.5 |
| 28 | Schoolcraft, MI | 9.5 |
| 29 | Presque Isle, MI | 9.4 |
| 30 | Bristol Bay, AK | 9.3 |
| 30 | Marshall, IA | 9.3 |
| 30 | Menifee, KY | 9.3 |
| 30 | Stone, MO | 9.3 |
| 31 | Claiborne, MS | 9.2 |
| 32 | Alger, MI | 9.1 |
| 33 | West Carroll, LA | 9 |
| 33 | Montmorency, MI | 9 |
| 33 | Issaquena, MS | 9 |
| 34 | Clearwater, MN | 8.9 |
| 35 | Fresno, CA | 8.8 |
| 35 | Boone, IL | 8.8 |
| 36 | Nome, AK | 8.7 |
| 36 | Yakutat, AK | 8.7 |
| 36 | Madera, CA | 8.7 |
| 36 | Siskiyou, CA | 8.7 |
| 36 | Hyde, NC | 8.7 |
| 37 | Oscoda, MI | 8.6 |
| 37 | Grand, UT | 8.6 |
| 38 | Dillingham, AK | 8.5 |
| 38 | Maverick, TX | 8.5 |
| 39 | Johnson, KY | 8.4 |
| 39 | Mineral, MT | 8.4 |
| 39 | Okanogan, WA | 8.4 |
| 39 | Pend Oreille, WA | 8.4 |
| 39 | Yakima, WA | 8.4 |
| 39 | Gilmer, WV | 8.4 |
| 39 | Wirt, WV | 8.4 |
| 40 | Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK | 8.3 |
| 40 | Yuba, CA | 8.3 |
| 40 | Adams, ID | 8.3 |
| 40 | Grays Harbor, WA | 8.3 |
| 40 | Wahkiakum, WA | 8.3 |
| 40 | Clay, WV | 8.3 |
| 41 | Putnam, IL | 8.2 |
| 42 | Glenn, CA | 8.1 |
| 42 | Scott, IL | 8.1 |
| 42 | Wolfe, KY | 8.1 |
| 42 | Arenac, MI | 8.1 |
| 42 | Roscommon, MI | 8.1 |
| 42 | Lincoln, MT | 8.1 |
| 42 | Cumberland, NJ | 8.1 |
| 42 | Crook, OR | 8.1 |
| 42 | Stevens, WA | 8.1 |
| 43 | Knott, KY | 8 |
| 43 | Alcona, MI | 8 |
| 44 | Kodiak Island, AK | 7.9 |
| 44 | Apache, AZ | 7.9 |
| 44 | Grant, WA | 7.9 |
| 44 | Pacific, WA | 7.9 |
| 45 | Bureau, IL | 7.8 |
| 45 | LaSalle, IL | 7.8 |
| 45 | Pulaski, IL | 7.8 |
| 45 | Bath, KY | 7.8 |
| 45 | Greenup, KY | 7.8 |
| 45 | Humphreys, MS | 7.8 |
| 45 | Meigs, OH | 7.8 |
| 45 | McDowell, WV | 7.8 |
| 46 | Stanislaus, CA | 7.7 |
| 46 | Huerfano, CO | 7.7 |
| 46 | Stark, IL | 7.7 |
| 46 | Lawrence, KY | 7.7 |
| 46 | Owsley, KY | 7.7 |
| 46 | Roane, WV | 7.7 |
| 47 | Trinity, CA | 7.6 |
| 47 | Ogemaw, MI | 7.6 |
| 47 | Kanabec, MN | 7.6 |
| 47 | Mille Lacs, MN | 7.6 |
| 47 | Hamilton, NY | 7.6 |
| 47 | Ottawa, OH | 7.6 |
| 47 | Willacy, TX | 7.6 |
| 47 | Pleasants, WV | 7.6 |
| 48 | San Benito, CA | 7.5 |
| 48 | San Joaquin, CA | 7.5 |
| 48 | Santa Cruz, CA | 7.5 |
| 48 | Mercer, IL | 7.5 |
| 48 | Atlantic, NJ | 7.5 |
| 48 | Lake, OR | 7.5 |
| 48 | Franklin, WA | 7.5 |
| 48 | Tyler, WV | 7.5 |
| 49 | Petersburg, AK | 7.4 |
| 49 | Chicot, AR | 7.4 |
| 49 | Lake, CA | 7.4 |
| 49 | Kankakee, IL | 7.4 |
| 49 | Sharkey, MS | 7.4 |
| 49 | Klamath, OR | 7.4 |
| 49 | Wayne, UT | 7.4 |
| 49 | Wetzel, WV | 7.4 |
| 50 | Greene, AL | 7.3 |
| 50 | Lake and Peninsula, AK | 7.3 |
| 50 | Morgan, KY | 7.3 |
| 50 | Granite, MT | 7.3 |
| 50 | Adams, OH | 7.3 |
| 50 | Piute, UT | 7.3 |
| 50 | Mason, WA | 7.3 |
| 51 | Southeast Fairbanks, AK | 7.2 |
| 51 | Del Norte, CA | 7.2 |
| 51 | Floyd, KY | 7.2 |
| 51 | Leslie, KY | 7.2 |
| 51 | Sanders, MT | 7.2 |
| 51 | Tyrrell, NC | 7.2 |
| 51 | Monroe, OH | 7.2 |
| 51 | Kenedy, TX | 7.2 |
| 51 | Newton, TX | 7.2 |
| 52 | Clarke, AL | 7.1 |
| 52 | Lassen, CA | 7.1 |
| 52 | Ogle, IL | 7.1 |
| 52 | Clay, KY | 7.1 |
| 52 | Harlan, KY | 7.1 |
| 52 | Livingston, KY | 7.1 |
| 52 | Morehouse, LA | 7.1 |
| 52 | Oceana, MI | 7.1 |
| 52 | Pine, MN | 7.1 |
| 52 | Sierra, NM | 7.1 |
| 52 | Zapata, TX | 7.1 |
| 52 | Adams, WA | 7.1 |
| 52 | Clallam, WA | 7.1 |
| 52 | Lewis, WA | 7.1 |
| 53 | Phillips, AR | 7 |
| 53 | Tehama, CA | 7 |
| 53 | Union, IL | 7 |
| 53 | Winnebago, IL | 7 |
| 53 | Muhlenberg, KY | 7 |
| 53 | Ohio, KY | 7 |
| 53 | Ozark, MO | 7 |
| 53 | Curry, OR | 7 |
| 53 | Grant, OR | 7 |
| 53 | Marlboro, SC | 7 |
| 53 | Sabine, TX | 7 |
| 53 | Zavala, TX | 7 |
| 53 | Garfield, WA | 7 |
| 53 | Klickitat, WA | 7 |
| 53 | Braxton, WV | 7 |
| 54 | Mariposa, CA | 6.9 |
| 54 | Perry, KY | 6.9 |
| 54 | Dukes, MA | 6.9 |
| 54 | Chippewa, MI | 6.9 |
| 54 | Huron, OH | 6.9 |
| 54 | Wallowa, OR | 6.9 |
| 54 | Allendale, SC | 6.9 |
| 54 | Webster, WV | 6.9 |
| 55 | Dallas, AL | 6.8 |
| 55 | Perry, AL | 6.8 |
| 55 | Clark, IL | 6.8 |
| 55 | Fulton, IL | 6.8 |
| 55 | Macon, IL | 6.8 |
| 55 | Letcher, KY | 6.8 |
| 55 | McCreary, KY | 6.8 |
| 55 | Robertson, KY | 6.8 |
| 55 | Clare, MI | 6.8 |
| 55 | Emmet, MI | 6.8 |
| 55 | Iosco, MI | 6.8 |
| 55 | Lake, MI | 6.8 |
| 55 | Nye, NV | 6.8 |
| 55 | Morgan, OH | 6.8 |
| 55 | Noble, OH | 6.8 |
| 55 | Douglas, WA | 6.8 |
| 55 | Kittitas, WA | 6.8 |
| 56 | Ashley, AR | 6.7 |
| 56 | Clearwater, ID | 6.7 |