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Unemployment rankings

U.S. counties ranked by unemployment, 2025 data

StatesCounties

Top 25

Highest unemployment

  1. 1Imperial County, CA18.9%
  2. 2Yuma County, AZ14.0%
  3. 3Colusa County, CA13.9%
  4. 4Luna County, NM13.0%
  5. 5Tulare County, CA10.8%
  6. 6Merced County, CA10.2%
  7. 7Starr County, TX9.5%
  8. 8Maverick County, TX9.4%
  9. 9Kings County, CA9.3%
  10. 10Cape May County, NJ9.2%
  11. 11Cheboygan County, MI9.1%
  12. 12Kern County, CA9.0%
  13. 13Sutter County, CA8.9%
  14. 14Ogemaw County, MI8.9%
  15. 15Roscommon County, MI8.9%
  16. 16Fresno County, CA8.5%
  17. 17Iosco County, MI8.2%
  18. 18Cumberland County, NJ8.1%
  19. 19Madera County, CA8.0%
  20. 20Apache County, AZ7.9%
  21. 21Monterey County, CA7.9%
  22. 22Williamsburg County, SC7.7%
  23. 23Clare County, MI7.7%
  24. 24Siskiyou County, CA7.6%
  25. 25Oceana County, MI7.4%

Bottom 25

Lowest unemployment

  1. 1Lincoln County, SD1.8%
  2. 2Lawrence County, SD1.9%
  3. 3Yankton County, SD1.9%
  4. 4Texas County, OK1.9%
  5. 5Minnehaha County, SD2.0%
  6. 6Codington County, SD2.0%
  7. 7Pennington County, SD2.0%
  8. 8Meade County, SD2.0%
  9. 9Brookings County, SD2.1%
  10. 10Brown County, SD2.1%
  11. 11Shelby County, AL2.2%
  12. 12Chittenden County, VT2.2%
  13. 13Kauai County, HI2.2%
  14. 14Honolulu County, HI2.3%
  15. 15Elmore County, AL2.3%
  16. 16Grand Forks County, ND2.3%
  17. 17St. Clair County, AL2.3%
  18. 18Morgan County, AL2.3%
  19. 19Sioux County, IA2.3%
  20. 20Autauga County, AL2.4%
  21. 21Teton County, WY2.4%
  22. 22Blount County, AL2.4%
  23. 23Burleigh County, ND2.4%
  24. 24Windsor County, VT2.4%
  25. 25Marshall County, AL2.4%

Ranked by unemployment (percent of the labor force, annual average). Counties under 20,000 residents are excluded to limit small-sample noise. Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics. These figures cover all residents, not tax filers, and say nothing about why anyone moved. See also the migration rankings.