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

Navajo County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 15 counties in 2021, at 10.5%. Greenlee County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for Arizona was 5.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.5Navajo County
Lowest3.6Greenlee County
Median7.315 counties
Arizona5.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Apache County: 9 %Cochise County: 7.1 %Coconino County: 7.8 %Gila County: 7.3 %Graham County: 5.9 %Greenlee County: 3.6 %La Paz County: 7.7 %Maricopa County: 5 %Mohave County: 7.4 %Navajo County: 10.5 %Pima County: 6.3 %Pinal County: 6.4 %Santa Cruz County: 9.9 %Yavapai County: 5.4 %Yuma County: 8.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Navajo County: 10.5 %Navajo County10.5Santa Cruz County: 9.9 %Santa Cruz County9.9Apache County: 9 %Apache County9Yuma County: 8.4 %Yuma County8.4Coconino County: 7.8 %Coconino County7.8La Paz County: 7.7 %La Paz County7.7Mohave County: 7.4 %Mohave County7.4Gila County: 7.3 %Gila County7.3Cochise County: 7.1 %Cochise County7.1Pinal County: 6.4 %Pinal County6.4Pima County: 6.3 %Pima County6.3Graham County: 5.9 %Graham County5.9Yavapai County: 5.4 %Yavapai County5.4Maricopa County: 5 %Maricopa County5Greenlee County: 3.6 %Greenlee County3.6Navajo County: 10.5 %Navajo County10.5Santa Cruz County: 9.9 %Santa Cruz County9.9Apache County: 9 %Apache County9Yuma County: 8.4 %Yuma County8.4Coconino County: 7.8 %Coconino County7.8La Paz County: 7.7 %La Paz County7.7Mohave County: 7.4 %Mohave County7.4Gila County: 7.3 %Gila County7.3Cochise County: 7.1 %Cochise County7.1Pinal County: 6.4 %Pinal County6.4Pima County: 6.3 %Pima County6.3Graham County: 5.9 %Graham County5.9Yavapai County: 5.4 %Yavapai County5.4Maricopa County: 5 %Maricopa County5Greenlee County: 3.6 %Greenlee County3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Navajo County10.5
2Santa Cruz County9.9
3Apache County9
4Yuma County8.4
5Coconino County7.8
6La Paz County7.7
7Mohave County7.4
8Gila County7.3
9Cochise County7.1
10Pinal County6.4
11Pima County6.3
12Graham County5.9
13Yavapai County5.4
14Maricopa County5
15Greenlee County3.6

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-counties?period=2021. 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 Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Arizona by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Navajo County, with 10.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Greenlee County, with 3.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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