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Counties in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Perry County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2024, at 16.5%. Lawrence County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 5% and the figure for Alabama was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.5Perry County
Lowest2Lawrence County
Median567 counties
Alabama4.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 2.4 %Baldwin County: 3 %Barbour County: 7.8 %Bibb County: 12.1 %Blount County: 5 %Bullock County: 7.2 %Butler County: 6.5 %Calhoun County: 6 %Chambers County: 5.1 %Cherokee County: 3.9 %Chilton County: 5.5 %Choctaw County: 5 %Clarke County: 9.2 %Clay County: 2.4 %Cleburne County: 2.6 %Coffee County: 5.1 %Colbert County: 3.1 %Conecuh County: 8.7 %Coosa County: 6.2 %Covington County: 5.2 %Crenshaw County: 5.4 %Cullman County: 3.8 %Dale County: 6.6 %Dallas County: 11 %DeKalb County: 4.1 %Elmore County: 4.7 %Escambia County: 10.1 %Etowah County: 5.9 %Fayette County: 8.4 %Franklin County: 3.6 %Geneva County: 5.6 %Greene County: 4 %Hale County: 6 %Henry County: 3.6 %Houston County: 4.5 %Jackson County: 4.5 %Jefferson County: 4.7 %Lamar County: 5.5 %Lauderdale County: 4.1 %Lawrence County: 2 %Lee County: 3.6 %Limestone County: 3.3 %Lowndes County: 6.8 %Macon County: 8.3 %Madison County: 3.6 %Marengo County: 4.1 %Marion County: 5 %Marshall County: 3.9 %Mobile County: 5.3 %Monroe County: 10.4 %Montgomery County: 5.9 %Morgan County: 3.7 %Perry County: 16.5 %Pickens County: 4.7 %Pike County: 3.7 %Randolph County: 3.8 %Russell County: 6.2 %St. Clair County: 4.6 %Shelby County: 2.9 %Sumter County: 12.1 %Talladega County: 6.8 %Tallapoosa County: 4.9 %Tuscaloosa County: 5.8 %Walker County: 4.9 %Washington County: 4.9 %Wilcox County: 11.8 %Winston County: 3.6 %
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  • 3.6 to 4.1
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  • 5.9 to 7.8
  • 7.8 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Perry County: 16.5 %Perry County16.5Sumter County: 12.1 %Sumter County12.1Bibb County: 12.1 %Bibb County12.1Wilcox County: 11.8 %Wilcox County11.8Dallas County: 11 %Dallas County11Monroe County: 10.4 %Monroe County10.4Escambia County: 10.1 %Escambia County10.1Clarke County: 9.2 %Clarke County9.2Conecuh County: 8.7 %Conecuh County8.7Fayette County: 8.4 %Fayette County8.4Macon County: 8.3 %Macon County8.3Barbour County: 7.8 %Barbour County7.8Bullock County: 7.2 %Bullock County7.2Lowndes County: 6.8 %Lowndes County6.8Talladega County: 6.8 %Talladega County6.8Dale County: 6.6 %Dale County6.6Butler County: 6.5 %Butler County6.5Russell County: 6.2 %Russell County6.2Coosa County: 6.2 %Coosa County6.2Hale County: 6 %Hale County6Calhoun County: 6 %Calhoun County6Etowah County: 5.9 %Etowah County5.9Montgomery County: 5.9 %Montgomery County5.9Tuscaloosa County: 5.8 %Tuscaloosa County5.8Geneva County: 5.6 %Geneva County5.6Chilton County: 5.5 %Chilton County5.5Lamar County: 5.5 %Lamar County5.5Crenshaw County: 5.4 %Crenshaw County5.4Mobile County: 5.3 %Mobile County5.3Covington County: 5.2 %Covington County5.2Chambers County: 5.1 %Chambers County5.1Coffee County: 5.1 %Coffee County5.1Choctaw County: 5 %Choctaw County5Marion County: 5 %Marion County5Blount County: 5 %Blount County5Tallapoosa County: 4.9 %Tallapoosa County4.9Walker County: 4.9 %Walker County4.9Washington County: 4.9 %Washington County4.9Jefferson County: 4.7 %Jefferson County4.7Pickens County: 4.7 %Pickens County4.7Perry County: 16.5 %Perry County16.5Sumter County: 12.1 %Sumter County12.1Bibb County: 12.1 %Bibb County12.1Wilcox County: 11.8 %Wilcox County11.8Dallas County: 11 %Dallas County11Monroe County: 10.4 %Monroe County10.4Escambia County: 10.1 %Escambia County10.1Clarke County: 9.2 %Clarke County9.2Conecuh County: 8.7 %Conecuh County8.7Fayette County: 8.4 %Fayette County8.4Macon County: 8.3 %Macon County8.3Barbour County: 7.8 %Barbour County7.8Bullock County: 7.2 %Bullock County7.2Lowndes County: 6.8 %Lowndes County6.8Talladega County: 6.8 %Talladega County6.8Dale County: 6.6 %Dale County6.6Butler County: 6.5 %Butler County6.5Russell County: 6.2 %Russell County6.2Coosa County: 6.2 %Coosa County6.2Hale County: 6 %Hale County6Calhoun County: 6 %Calhoun County6Etowah County: 5.9 %Etowah County5.9Montgomery County: 5.9 %Montgomery County5.9Tuscaloosa County: 5.8 %Tuscaloosa County5.8Geneva County: 5.6 %Geneva County5.6Chilton County: 5.5 %Chilton County5.5Lamar County: 5.5 %Lamar County5.5Crenshaw County: 5.4 %Crenshaw County5.4Mobile County: 5.3 %Mobile County5.3Covington County: 5.2 %Covington County5.2Chambers County: 5.1 %Chambers County5.1Coffee County: 5.1 %Coffee County5.1Choctaw County: 5 %Choctaw County5Marion County: 5 %Marion County5Blount County: 5 %Blount County5Tallapoosa County: 4.9 %Tallapoosa County4.9Walker County: 4.9 %Walker County4.9Washington County: 4.9 %Washington County4.9Jefferson County: 4.7 %Jefferson County4.7Pickens County: 4.7 %Pickens County4.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Perry County16.5+0.7 pts
2Sumter County12.1+3.5 pts
3Bibb County12.1+2.1 pts
4Wilcox County11.8-0.3 pts
5Dallas County110 pts
6Monroe County10.4-1.5 pts
7Escambia County10.1+0.9 pts
8Clarke County9.2-4 pts
9Conecuh County8.7+0.4 pts
10Fayette County8.4-1 pts
11Macon County8.3-2.4 pts
12Barbour County7.8+2.1 pts
13Bullock County7.2+1.3 pts
14Lowndes County6.8-0.4 pts
15Talladega County6.8-1.2 pts
16Dale County6.6-0.2 pts
17Butler County6.5-0.3 pts
18Russell County6.2-0.4 pts
19Coosa County6.2+1.2 pts
20Hale County6+0.1 pts
21Calhoun County6-0.5 pts
22Etowah County5.9-0.4 pts
23Montgomery County5.9-0.1 pts
24Tuscaloosa County5.8+0.5 pts
25Geneva County5.6+0.7 pts
26Chilton County5.5+0.1 pts
26Lamar County5.5-0.9 pts
28Crenshaw County5.4+0.5 pts
29Mobile County5.3-0 pts
30Covington County5.2+0.6 pts
31Chambers County5.1+0.2 pts
32Coffee County5.1+0.7 pts
33Choctaw County5-0.5 pts
34Marion County5-1.1 pts
35Blount County5-0.8 pts
36Tallapoosa County4.9-2.6 pts
37Walker County4.9+0.5 pts
38Washington County4.9-1.3 pts
39Jefferson County4.7-0.1 pts
40Pickens County4.7-1.8 pts
41Elmore County4.7+0.7 pts
42St. Clair County4.6+0.1 pts
43Houston County4.5-0.1 pts
44Jackson County4.5-0.9 pts
45DeKalb County4.1-0.1 pts
46Marengo County4.1+1.7 pts
47Lauderdale County4.1+0.1 pts
48Greene County4+0.7 pts
49Marshall County3.9+0.2 pts
50Cherokee County3.9+0.4 pts
51Cullman County3.8-0.4 pts
51Randolph County3.8+1 pts
53Morgan County3.7-0.3 pts
54Pike County3.7-0.2 pts
55Franklin County3.60 pts
56Henry County3.6+0.3 pts
56Madison County3.6-0.2 pts
58Winston County3.6-0.6 pts
59Lee County3.6-0.2 pts
60Limestone County3.3-0.4 pts
61Colbert County3.1-0.1 pts
62Baldwin County3-0.2 pts
63Shelby County2.9-0 pts
64Cleburne County2.6+1 pts
65Autauga County2.4-0.1 pts
65Clay County2.4-1.1 pts
67Lawrence County2-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Perry County, with 16.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lawrence County, with 2% in 2024.

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