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

Perry County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2022, at 15.7%. Cleburne County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Alabama was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.7Perry County
Lowest2.6Cleburne County
Median5.367 counties
Alabama5.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 2.8 %Baldwin County: 3.4 %Barbour County: 5.8 %Bibb County: 8.7 %Blount County: 6 %Bullock County: 3.7 %Butler County: 6.8 %Calhoun County: 7 %Chambers County: 3.6 %Cherokee County: 4 %Chilton County: 5.3 %Choctaw County: 5.2 %Clarke County: 12.5 %Clay County: 5.8 %Cleburne County: 2.6 %Coffee County: 4.8 %Colbert County: 3.4 %Conecuh County: 4.4 %Coosa County: 4.4 %Covington County: 5.5 %Crenshaw County: 6.1 %Cullman County: 4.3 %Dale County: 7.8 %Dallas County: 9.1 %DeKalb County: 3.9 %Elmore County: 4.2 %Escambia County: 9.2 %Etowah County: 6 %Fayette County: 9.6 %Franklin County: 3.8 %Geneva County: 3.9 %Greene County: 4.5 %Hale County: 7.7 %Henry County: 5.3 %Houston County: 5 %Jackson County: 6 %Jefferson County: 5.4 %Lamar County: 5 %Lauderdale County: 3.6 %Lawrence County: 3 %Lee County: 3.8 %Limestone County: 4.1 %Lowndes County: 7.5 %Macon County: 12.5 %Madison County: 4.2 %Marengo County: 2.8 %Marion County: 6.5 %Marshall County: 3.8 %Mobile County: 5.9 %Monroe County: 12.2 %Montgomery County: 6.8 %Morgan County: 4.2 %Perry County: 15.7 %Pickens County: 5.3 %Pike County: 4.9 %Randolph County: 3.3 %Russell County: 6.5 %St. Clair County: 4.3 %Shelby County: 3.1 %Sumter County: 8.2 %Talladega County: 8.4 %Tallapoosa County: 10.4 %Tuscaloosa County: 5.5 %Walker County: 5.7 %Washington County: 6.3 %Wilcox County: 10.7 %Winston County: 4.4 %
  • Under 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.3
  • 4.3 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6
  • 6 to 8.2
  • 8.2 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Perry County: 15.7 %Perry County15.7Macon County: 12.5 %Macon County12.5Clarke County: 12.5 %Clarke County12.5Monroe County: 12.2 %Monroe County12.2Wilcox County: 10.7 %Wilcox County10.7Tallapoosa County: 10.4 %Tallapoosa County10.4Fayette County: 9.6 %Fayette County9.6Escambia County: 9.2 %Escambia County9.2Dallas County: 9.1 %Dallas County9.1Bibb County: 8.7 %Bibb County8.7Talladega County: 8.4 %Talladega County8.4Sumter County: 8.2 %Sumter County8.2Dale County: 7.8 %Dale County7.8Hale County: 7.7 %Hale County7.7Lowndes County: 7.5 %Lowndes County7.5Calhoun County: 7 %Calhoun County7Butler County: 6.8 %Butler County6.8Montgomery County: 6.8 %Montgomery County6.8Russell County: 6.5 %Russell County6.5Marion County: 6.5 %Marion County6.5Washington County: 6.3 %Washington County6.3Crenshaw County: 6.1 %Crenshaw County6.1Jackson County: 6 %Jackson County6Etowah County: 6 %Etowah County6Blount County: 6 %Blount County6Mobile County: 5.9 %Mobile County5.9Barbour County: 5.8 %Barbour County5.8Clay County: 5.8 %Clay County5.8Walker County: 5.7 %Walker County5.7Tuscaloosa County: 5.5 %Tuscaloosa County5.5Covington County: 5.5 %Covington County5.5Jefferson County: 5.4 %Jefferson County5.4Henry County: 5.3 %Henry County5.3Chilton County: 5.3 %Chilton County5.3Pickens County: 5.3 %Pickens County5.3Choctaw County: 5.2 %Choctaw County5.2Lamar County: 5 %Lamar County5Houston County: 5 %Houston County5Pike County: 4.9 %Pike County4.9Coffee County: 4.8 %Coffee County4.8Perry County: 15.7 %Perry County15.7Macon County: 12.5 %Macon County12.5Clarke County: 12.5 %Clarke County12.5Monroe County: 12.2 %Monroe County12.2Wilcox County: 10.7 %Wilcox County10.7Tallapoosa County: 10.4 %Tallapoosa County10.4Fayette County: 9.6 %Fayette County9.6Escambia County: 9.2 %Escambia County9.2Dallas County: 9.1 %Dallas County9.1Bibb County: 8.7 %Bibb County8.7Talladega County: 8.4 %Talladega County8.4Sumter County: 8.2 %Sumter County8.2Dale County: 7.8 %Dale County7.8Hale County: 7.7 %Hale County7.7Lowndes County: 7.5 %Lowndes County7.5Calhoun County: 7 %Calhoun County7Butler County: 6.8 %Butler County6.8Montgomery County: 6.8 %Montgomery County6.8Russell County: 6.5 %Russell County6.5Marion County: 6.5 %Marion County6.5Washington County: 6.3 %Washington County6.3Crenshaw County: 6.1 %Crenshaw County6.1Jackson County: 6 %Jackson County6Etowah County: 6 %Etowah County6Blount County: 6 %Blount County6Mobile County: 5.9 %Mobile County5.9Barbour County: 5.8 %Barbour County5.8Clay County: 5.8 %Clay County5.8Walker County: 5.7 %Walker County5.7Tuscaloosa County: 5.5 %Tuscaloosa County5.5Covington County: 5.5 %Covington County5.5Jefferson County: 5.4 %Jefferson County5.4Henry County: 5.3 %Henry County5.3Chilton County: 5.3 %Chilton County5.3Pickens County: 5.3 %Pickens County5.3Choctaw County: 5.2 %Choctaw County5.2Lamar County: 5 %Lamar County5Houston County: 5 %Houston County5Pike County: 4.9 %Pike County4.9Coffee County: 4.8 %Coffee County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Perry County15.7-3.9 pts
2Macon County12.5+1.5 pts
3Clarke County12.5+0.2 pts
4Monroe County12.2+0.3 pts
5Wilcox County10.7-3.4 pts
6Tallapoosa County10.4+0.5 pts
7Fayette County9.6+0.3 pts
8Escambia County9.2-0.6 pts
9Dallas County9.1+0.6 pts
10Bibb County8.7-1 pts
11Talladega County8.4+0.4 pts
12Sumter County8.2+1.2 pts
13Dale County7.8-0.4 pts
14Hale County7.7+0.7 pts
15Lowndes County7.5-1.4 pts
16Calhoun County7-0.1 pts
17Butler County6.8+0.3 pts
18Montgomery County6.8+0.2 pts
19Russell County6.5+0.2 pts
20Marion County6.5+0.5 pts
21Washington County6.3-0 pts
22Crenshaw County6.1+1.4 pts
23Jackson County6+0.3 pts
24Etowah County6-0.1 pts
25Blount County6-0 pts
26Mobile County5.9+0.1 pts
27Barbour County5.8-2.9 pts
27Clay County5.8-0.4 pts
29Walker County5.7-1.3 pts
30Tuscaloosa County5.5+0.3 pts
31Covington County5.5-1.5 pts
32Jefferson County5.4-0.7 pts
33Henry County5.3+0.4 pts
34Chilton County5.3-1.1 pts
35Pickens County5.3-1.7 pts
36Choctaw County5.2-0.8 pts
37Lamar County5+0.1 pts
38Houston County5-0.2 pts
39Pike County4.9+0.5 pts
40Coffee County4.8-0.3 pts
41Greene County4.5-5.5 pts
42Winston County4.4-0.5 pts
43Coosa County4.4+1.1 pts
44Conecuh County4.4-0.3 pts
45Cullman County4.3-0.1 pts
46St. Clair County4.3-0.5 pts
47Madison County4.2-0.1 pts
48Morgan County4.2-0.5 pts
49Elmore County4.2-0.6 pts
50Limestone County4.1-0.4 pts
51Cherokee County4-0.7 pts
52DeKalb County3.9-0.3 pts
53Geneva County3.9+0.4 pts
54Franklin County3.8-0.8 pts
55Marshall County3.8-0.1 pts
56Lee County3.8-0.5 pts
57Bullock County3.7+0.7 pts
58Lauderdale County3.6-0.2 pts
59Chambers County3.6+0.4 pts
60Baldwin County3.4-0.3 pts
61Colbert County3.4-0.3 pts
62Randolph County3.3-0.7 pts
63Shelby County3.1-0.2 pts
64Lawrence County3-0 pts
65Marengo County2.8-2.6 pts
66Autauga County2.8-0 pts
67Cleburne County2.6-1.9 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Perry County, with 15.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cleburne County, with 2.6% in 2022.

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