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

All 67 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/florida-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lafayette County | 10.9 |
| 2 | DeSoto County | 9.5 |
| 3 | Franklin County | 8.5 |
| 4 | Calhoun County | 8 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | 7.4 |
| 6 | Putnam County | 7.4 |
| 7 | Glades County | 7.1 |
| 8 | Hamilton County | 6.7 |
| 9 | Liberty County | 6.6 |
| 10 | Highlands County | 6.4 |
| 11 | Citrus County | 6.4 |
| 12 | Suwannee County | 6.3 |
| 13 | St. Lucie County | 6.1 |
| 14 | Hardee County | 5.9 |
| 15 | Escambia County | 5.9 |
| 16 | Madison County | 5.8 |
| 17 | Leon County | 5.7 |
| 18 | Orange County | 5.5 |
| 19 | Palm Beach County | 5.5 |
| 20 | Sumter County | 5.5 |
| 21 | Broward County | 5.4 |
| 22 | Taylor County | 5.4 |
| 23 | Charlotte County | 5.4 |
| 24 | Osceola County | 5.4 |
| 25 | Columbia County | 5.3 |
| 26 | Hernando County | 5.3 |
| 27 | Gadsden County | 5 |
| 28 | Lake County | 5 |
| 29 | Pasco County | 4.9 |
| 30 | Martin County | 4.9 |
| 31 | Walton County | 4.9 |
| 32 | Brevard County | 4.8 |
| 32 | Marion County | 4.8 |
| 34 | Polk County | 4.8 |
| 35 | Union County | 4.8 |
| 36 | Bradford County | 4.7 |
| 37 | Miami-Dade County | 4.6 |
| 38 | Manatee County | 4.6 |
| 39 | Jackson County | 4.5 |
| 40 | Hillsborough County | 4.5 |
| 41 | Baker County | 4.5 |
| 42 | Indian River County | 4.5 |
| 43 | Duval County | 4.5 |
| 43 | Holmes County | 4.5 |
| 43 | Nassau County | 4.5 |
| 43 | Santa Rosa County | 4.5 |
| 47 | Okeechobee County | 4.4 |
| 47 | Pinellas County | 4.4 |
| 49 | Hendry County | 4.4 |
| 50 | Alachua County | 4.4 |
| 51 | Flagler County | 4.4 |
| 52 | Seminole County | 4.2 |
| 53 | Volusia County | 4.1 |
| 54 | Levy County | 4.1 |
| 55 | Lee County | 4 |
| 56 | Collier County | 3.9 |
| 57 | Bay County | 3.9 |
| 58 | Okaloosa County | 3.8 |
| 59 | Clay County | 3.8 |
| 60 | Sarasota County | 3.7 |
| 61 | Washington County | 3.6 |
| 62 | Gilchrist County | 3.5 |
| 63 | St. Johns County | 3.3 |
| 64 | Dixie County | 3.3 |
| 64 | Wakulla County | 3.3 |
| 66 | Monroe County | 2.9 |
| 67 | Gulf County | 2.6 |