Ranking of US Counties By Unemployment Rate in July, 2024
Updated on January 26, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for July, 2024, among all US counties, Kusilvak, AK had the highest unemployment rate (22.6%), followed by Imperial, CA (18.9%), and Yuma, AZ (16.1%).
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 July, 2024
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak, AK | 22.6 |
| 2 | Imperial, CA | 18.9 |
| 3 | Yuma, AZ | 16.1 |
| 4 | Sargent, ND | 15.1 |
| 5 | Jefferson, MS | 13 |
| 6 | Bethel, AK | 12.1 |
| 7 | Dewey, SD | 12 |
| 8 | Ransom, ND | 11.8 |
| 9 | Magoffin, KY | 11.5 |
| 10 | Tulare, CA | 11 |
| 11 | Colusa, CA | 10.9 |
| 12 | Martin, KY | 10.8 |
| 13 | Northwest Arctic, AK | 10.7 |
| 14 | Breathitt, KY | 10.4 |
| 15 | East Carroll, LA | 10.2 |
| 16 | Luna, NM | 10.1 |
| 16 | Starr, TX | 10.1 |
| 17 | Pulaski, IL | 10 |
| 18 | Merced, CA | 9.7 |
| 18 | Zavala, TX | 9.7 |
| 19 | Kern, CA | 9.5 |
| 19 | Rolette, ND | 9.5 |
| 19 | Oglala Lakota, SD | 9.5 |
| 20 | Nome, AK | 9.4 |
| 20 | Apache, AZ | 9.4 |
| 20 | Lewis, KY | 9.4 |
| 21 | Elliott, KY | 9.2 |
| 22 | Marlboro, SC | 9.1 |
| 22 | McDowell, WV | 9.1 |
| 23 | Carter, KY | 9 |
| 23 | Bamberg, SC | 9 |
| 24 | Knott, KY | 8.9 |
| 24 | Leslie, KY | 8.9 |
| 25 | Wilcox, AL | 8.8 |
| 25 | Claiborne, MS | 8.8 |
| 26 | Kings, CA | 8.7 |
| 27 | Alexander, IL | 8.5 |
| 28 | Clay, KY | 8.4 |
| 28 | Oscoda, MI | 8.4 |
| 29 | Knox, KY | 8.3 |
| 29 | Cherokee, SC | 8.3 |
| 29 | Ferry, WA | 8.3 |
| 30 | Harlan, KY | 8.2 |
| 30 | Clare, MI | 8.2 |
| 30 | Wayne, MI | 8.2 |
| 30 | Pemiscot, MO | 8.2 |
| 30 | Allendale, SC | 8.2 |
| 31 | Fresno, CA | 8.1 |
| 31 | Madera, CA | 8.1 |
| 31 | Wolfe, KY | 8.1 |
| 31 | Alcona, MI | 8.1 |
| 32 | Yukon-Koyukuk, AK | 8 |
| 32 | Sutter, CA | 8 |
| 32 | Hardin, IL | 8 |
| 32 | Johnson, KY | 8 |
| 32 | Letcher, KY | 8 |
| 32 | Tensas, LA | 8 |
| 32 | Montmorency, MI | 8 |
| 32 | Ontonagon, MI | 8 |
| 32 | Nye, NV | 8 |
| 33 | Vermilion, IL | 7.9 |
| 33 | Lake, MI | 7.9 |
| 33 | Dunklin, MO | 7.9 |
| 33 | Williamsburg, SC | 7.9 |
| 33 | Mingo, WV | 7.9 |
| 34 | Clay, GA | 7.8 |
| 34 | Muhlenberg, KY | 7.8 |
| 34 | Owsley, KY | 7.8 |
| 34 | Roscommon, MI | 7.8 |
| 34 | Cumberland, NJ | 7.8 |
| 34 | Bronx, NY | 7.8 |
| 34 | Scotland, NC | 7.8 |
| 34 | Orangeburg, SC | 7.8 |
| 35 | Alpine, CA | 7.7 |
| 35 | Menifee, KY | 7.7 |
| 35 | Maverick, TX | 7.7 |
| 35 | Willacy, TX | 7.7 |
| 36 | Santa Cruz, AZ | 7.6 |
| 36 | Floyd, KY | 7.6 |
| 36 | Jackson, KY | 7.6 |
| 36 | Presque Isle, MI | 7.6 |
| 36 | Humphreys, MS | 7.6 |
| 37 | Stanislaus, CA | 7.5 |
| 37 | Yuba, CA | 7.5 |
| 38 | Lawrence, IL | 7.4 |
| 38 | Macon, IL | 7.4 |
| 38 | Bath, KY | 7.4 |
| 38 | McCreary, KY | 7.4 |
| 38 | Pike, KY | 7.4 |
| 38 | Osceola, MI | 7.4 |
| 38 | Schoolcraft, MI | 7.4 |
| 38 | Iron, MO | 7.4 |
| 38 | New Madrid, MO | 7.4 |
| 38 | Lucas, OH | 7.4 |
| 38 | Newton, TX | 7.4 |
| 38 | Tyler, WV | 7.4 |
| 39 | Telfair, GA | 7.3 |
| 39 | Fulton, KY | 7.3 |
| 39 | Greenup, KY | 7.3 |
| 39 | Lawrence, KY | 7.3 |
| 39 | Rowan, KY | 7.3 |
| 39 | Cottonwood, MN | 7.3 |
| 39 | Jefferson, OH | 7.3 |
| 39 | Barnwell, SC | 7.3 |
| 39 | Calhoun, WV | 7.3 |
| 40 | Prince of Wales-Hyder, AK | 7.2 |
| 40 | Perry, IL | 7.2 |
| 40 | West Carroll, LA | 7.2 |
| 40 | Alger, MI | 7.2 |
| 40 | Arenac, MI | 7.2 |
| 40 | McKinley, NM | 7.2 |
| 40 | Meigs, OH | 7.2 |
| 40 | Wahkiakum, WA | 7.2 |
| 41 | Glenn, CA | 7.1 |
| 41 | Franklin, IL | 7.1 |
| 41 | Johnson, IL | 7.1 |
| 41 | McDonough, IL | 7.1 |
| 41 | Lee, KY | 7.1 |
| 41 | Baraga, MI | 7.1 |
| 41 | Lyon, NV | 7.1 |
| 41 | Mineral, NV | 7.1 |
| 41 | Torrance, NM | 7.1 |
| 41 | Dickey, ND | 7.1 |
| 41 | Monroe, OH | 7.1 |
| 41 | Jefferson, TX | 7.1 |
| 42 | Perry, AL | 7 |
| 42 | Phillips, AR | 7 |
| 42 | San Joaquin, CA | 7 |
| 42 | Boone, IL | 7 |
| 42 | Howard, IN | 7 |
| 42 | Mason, KY | 7 |
| 42 | Perry, KY | 7 |
| 42 | Mecosta, MI | 7 |
| 42 | Ozark, MO | 7 |
| 42 | Cibola, NM | 7 |
| 42 | Dillon, SC | 7 |
| 42 | Marion, SC | 7 |
| 42 | Jasper, TX | 7 |
| 42 | Sabine, TX | 7 |
| 42 | Webster, WV | 7 |
| 43 | Desha, AR | 6.9 |
| 43 | Tehama, CA | 6.9 |
| 43 | Clay, IL | 6.9 |
| 43 | Fayette, IN | 6.9 |
| 43 | Boyd, KY | 6.9 |
| 43 | Ohio, KY | 6.9 |
| 43 | Gladwin, MI | 6.9 |
| 43 | Atlantic, NJ | 6.9 |
| 43 | Essex, NJ | 6.9 |
| 43 | Athens, OH | 6.9 |
| 43 | Hancock, WV | 6.9 |
| 44 | Dillingham, AK | 6.8 |
| 44 | Chicot, AR | 6.8 |
| 44 | Grundy, IL | 6.8 |
| 44 | LaSalle, IL | 6.8 |
| 44 | Massac, IL | 6.8 |
| 44 | Robertson, KY | 6.8 |
| 44 | Crawford, MI | 6.8 |
| 44 | Monroe, MI | 6.8 |
| 44 | Ogemaw, MI | 6.8 |
| 44 | Adair, MO | 6.8 |
| 44 | Ripley, MO | 6.8 |
| 44 | Passaic, NJ | 6.8 |
| 44 | Salem, NJ | 6.8 |
| 44 | Lincoln, NM | 6.8 |
| 44 | Edgecombe, NC | 6.8 |
| 44 | Wilson, NC | 6.8 |
| 44 | Ziebach, SD | 6.8 |
| 44 | Zapata, TX | 6.8 |
| 45 | Ashley, AR | 6.7 |
| 45 | San Benito, CA | 6.7 |
| 45 | Bureau, IL | 6.7 |
| 45 | Cook, IL | 6.7 |
| 45 | Knox, IL | 6.7 |
| 45 | Peoria, IL | 6.7 |
| 45 | Winnebago, IL | 6.7 |
| 45 | Huntington, IN | 6.7 |
| 45 | Harvey, KS | 6.7 |
| 45 | Bell, KY | 6.7 |
| 45 | Morgan, KY | 6.7 |
| 45 | Lenawee, MI | 6.7 |
| 45 | Clark, NV | 6.7 |
| 45 | Catron, NM | 6.7 |
| 45 | Sierra, NM | 6.7 |
| 45 | Latimer, OK | 6.7 |
| 45 | McIntosh, OK | 6.7 |
| 45 | Gilmer, WV | 6.7 |
| 45 | Wetzel, WV | 6.7 |
| 46 | Johnson, AR | 6.6 |
| 46 | St. Francis, AR | 6.6 |
| 46 | Siskiyou, CA | 6.6 |
| 46 | Las Animas, CO | 6.6 |
| 46 | Hendry, FL | 6.6 |
| 46 | Burke, GA | 6.6 |
| 46 | Kankakee, IL | 6.6 |
| 46 | Blackford, IN | 6.6 |
| 46 | Lake, IN | 6.6 |
| 46 | Wayne, KY | 6.6 |
| 46 | Madison, LA | 6.6 |
| 46 | St. Helena, LA | 6.6 |