U.S. counties and county equivalents; unemployed civilians as share of civilian labor force; %, 2020–2024.
Unemployment rates are compared across U.S. counties and county equivalents for 2020–2024. Values are ACS percent estimates using each geography’s matching numerator and denominator. Jasper County, Texas ranks first at 13.26%, 0.74 percentage points above Imperial County, California. Dallas County, Alabama is the final listed row at 10.95%, making the first value 1.21x the final listed value.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper County, Texas | 13.26% | 2020–2024 |
| 2 | Imperial County, California | 12.52% | 2020–2024 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz County, Arizona | 12.18% | 2020–2024 |
| 4 | Leflore County, Mississippi | 11.61% | 2020–2024 |
| 5 | Bronx County, New York | 11.4% | 2020–2024 |
| 6 | Lake County, California | 11.06% | 2020–2024 |
| 7 | Dallas County, Alabama | 10.95% | 2020–2024 |
Source 1: 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates: Unemployment rate
Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset/table: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Units: percent
Date checked: 2026-06-28
Evidence: Supports 2020–2024 unemployment rate values, numerator/denominator values, 90% margins of error and geography labels used in this ranking.
ACS percentages are survey estimates and are subject to sampling error. Close point estimates may have overlapping confidence intervals. Each geography has its own denominator, so the values are rates or shares within that geography rather than parts of a common total.
The ranking uses American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the stated rate or share across U.S. counties and county equivalents. Each percentage uses the Census numerator and matching denominator for the same geography. Entries are ordered from highest to lowest after ACS reliability checks. Geographies outside the stated scope are excluded.
All entries use the same Census source family, ACS product, 2020–2024 period, percent unit and reliability rules. No years, products or measurement units are mixed.
Keep the visible MarketStats attribution, source line and canonical page link intact. For clean unbranded assets, commercial use or higher-volume reuse, choose one of the licensing tiers below.
This specific graphic needs a source-rights review before an unbranded download. Branded use remains available.
* Free branded use is subject to the Terms and requires attribution/canonical-link preservation. MarketStats licenses the graphic presentation and MarketStats-created editorial layer, not the underlying third-party source data. Source attribution and source-provider obligations still apply.
