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

Gallatin County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 102 counties in 2024, at 9.2%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Illinois was 5.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.2Gallatin County
Lowest1.4Cumberland County
Median4.4102 counties
Illinois5.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 3.9 %Alexander County: 6.5 %Bond County: 4.5 %Boone County: 7.4 %Brown County: 3.1 %Bureau County: 4.3 %Calhoun County: 3.2 %Carroll County: 3.1 %Cass County: 4.2 %Champaign County: 4.3 %Christian County: 4.6 %Clark County: 3.7 %Clay County: 4.8 %Clinton County: 3.4 %Coles County: 6.1 %Cook County: 7 %Crawford County: 3 %Cumberland County: 1.4 %DeKalb County: 6.8 %De Witt County: 4 %Douglas County: 2.5 %DuPage County: 4.9 %Edgar County: 4.4 %Edwards County: 5.6 %Effingham County: 2.1 %Fayette County: 3.8 %Ford County: 5.5 %Franklin County: 7.7 %Fulton County: 6.7 %Gallatin County: 9.2 %Greene County: 4.9 %Grundy County: 4.6 %Hamilton County: 5.1 %Hancock County: 4.2 %Hardin County: 2.8 %Henderson County: 7.8 %Henry County: 4.8 %Iroquois County: 4.5 %Jackson County: 7.5 %Jasper County: 4.2 %Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jersey County: 3.4 %Jo Daviess County: 3.6 %Johnson County: 3.5 %Kane County: 4.8 %Kankakee County: 4.9 %Kendall County: 4.3 %Knox County: 5.1 %Lake County: 5.2 %LaSalle County: 5.4 %Lawrence County: 8.1 %Lee County: 5.2 %Livingston County: 3.5 %Logan County: 4 %McDonough County: 7.9 %McHenry County: 4.7 %McLean County: 3.1 %Macon County: 6.8 %Macoupin County: 3.7 %Madison County: 4.6 %Marion County: 5.9 %Marshall County: 3.8 %Mason County: 4.9 %Massac County: 3.9 %Menard County: 3.5 %Mercer County: 3.2 %Monroe County: 1.9 %Montgomery County: 4.7 %Morgan County: 5.4 %Moultrie County: 2.2 %Ogle County: 5 %Peoria County: 6.2 %Perry County: 4.6 %Piatt County: 2.8 %Pike County: 3.9 %Pope County: 2.8 %Pulaski County: 4.3 %Putnam County: 4.2 %Randolph County: 5 %Richland County: 3.1 %Rock Island County: 5.6 %St. Clair County: 6 %Saline County: 7.7 %Sangamon County: 5.4 %Schuyler County: 5 %Scott County: 2.7 %Shelby County: 3 %Stark County: 2.3 %Stephenson County: 4.4 %Tazewell County: 3.6 %Union County: 3.9 %Vermilion County: 6.1 %Wabash County: 4.4 %Warren County: 3.6 %Washington County: 4.4 %Wayne County: 3.4 %White County: 4 %Whiteside County: 4.4 %Will County: 4.9 %Williamson County: 5 %Winnebago County: 7.3 %Woodford County: 3.5 %
  • Under 3.2
  • 3.2 to 3.9
  • 3.9 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 4.9
  • 4.9 to 6
  • 6 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

Gallatin County: 9.2 %Gallatin County9.2Lawrence County: 8.1 %Lawrence County8.1McDonough County: 7.9 %McDonough County7.9Henderson County: 7.8 %Henderson County7.8Saline County: 7.7 %Saline County7.7Franklin County: 7.7 %Franklin County7.7Jackson County: 7.5 %Jackson County7.5Boone County: 7.4 %Boone County7.4Winnebago County: 7.3 %Winnebago County7.3Cook County: 7 %Cook County7DeKalb County: 6.8 %DeKalb County6.8Macon County: 6.8 %Macon County6.8Fulton County: 6.7 %Fulton County6.7Alexander County: 6.5 %Alexander County6.5Peoria County: 6.2 %Peoria County6.2Vermilion County: 6.1 %Vermilion County6.1Coles County: 6.1 %Coles County6.1St. Clair County: 6 %St. Clair County6Marion County: 5.9 %Marion County5.9Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County5.8Rock Island County: 5.6 %Rock Island County5.6Edwards County: 5.6 %Edwards County5.6Ford County: 5.5 %Ford County5.5Sangamon County: 5.4 %Sangamon County5.4Morgan County: 5.4 %Morgan County5.4LaSalle County: 5.4 %LaSalle County5.4Lee County: 5.2 %Lee County5.2Lake County: 5.2 %Lake County5.2Hamilton County: 5.1 %Hamilton County5.1Knox County: 5.1 %Knox County5.1Ogle County: 5 %Ogle County5Randolph County: 5 %Randolph County5Williamson County: 5 %Williamson County5Schuyler County: 5 %Schuyler County5Kankakee County: 4.9 %Kankakee County4.9DuPage County: 4.9 %DuPage County4.9Will County: 4.9 %Will County4.9Greene County: 4.9 %Greene County4.9Mason County: 4.9 %Mason County4.9Clay County: 4.8 %Clay County4.8Gallatin County: 9.2 %Gallatin County9.2Lawrence County: 8.1 %Lawrence County8.1McDonough County: 7.9 %McDonough County7.9Henderson County: 7.8 %Henderson County7.8Saline County: 7.7 %Saline County7.7Franklin County: 7.7 %Franklin County7.7Jackson County: 7.5 %Jackson County7.5Boone County: 7.4 %Boone County7.4Winnebago County: 7.3 %Winnebago County7.3Cook County: 7 %Cook County7DeKalb County: 6.8 %DeKalb County6.8Macon County: 6.8 %Macon County6.8Fulton County: 6.7 %Fulton County6.7Alexander County: 6.5 %Alexander County6.5Peoria County: 6.2 %Peoria County6.2Vermilion County: 6.1 %Vermilion County6.1Coles County: 6.1 %Coles County6.1St. Clair County: 6 %St. Clair County6Marion County: 5.9 %Marion County5.9Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County5.8Rock Island County: 5.6 %Rock Island County5.6Edwards County: 5.6 %Edwards County5.6Ford County: 5.5 %Ford County5.5Sangamon County: 5.4 %Sangamon County5.4Morgan County: 5.4 %Morgan County5.4LaSalle County: 5.4 %LaSalle County5.4Lee County: 5.2 %Lee County5.2Lake County: 5.2 %Lake County5.2Hamilton County: 5.1 %Hamilton County5.1Knox County: 5.1 %Knox County5.1Ogle County: 5 %Ogle County5Randolph County: 5 %Randolph County5Williamson County: 5 %Williamson County5Schuyler County: 5 %Schuyler County5Kankakee County: 4.9 %Kankakee County4.9DuPage County: 4.9 %DuPage County4.9Will County: 4.9 %Will County4.9Greene County: 4.9 %Greene County4.9Mason County: 4.9 %Mason County4.9Clay County: 4.8 %Clay County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Gallatin County9.2+1.8 pts
2Lawrence County8.1+0.2 pts
3McDonough County7.9-0.7 pts
4Henderson County7.8-0.8 pts
5Saline County7.7+1.8 pts
6Franklin County7.7+1.2 pts
7Jackson County7.5+0.3 pts
8Boone County7.4-0.4 pts
9Winnebago County7.30 pts
10Cook County7+0.1 pts
11DeKalb County6.8-0.3 pts
12Macon County6.8-0.3 pts
13Fulton County6.7+0.1 pts
14Alexander County6.5-3 pts
15Peoria County6.2-0.3 pts
16Vermilion County6.1-0.2 pts
17Coles County6.1-0.7 pts
18St. Clair County6+0.3 pts
19Marion County5.9-0.6 pts
20Jefferson County5.8-0.8 pts
21Rock Island County5.6-0.1 pts
22Edwards County5.6-0.5 pts
23Ford County5.50 pts
24Sangamon County5.4-0.1 pts
25Morgan County5.4-0.2 pts
26LaSalle County5.4-0.3 pts
27Lee County5.2+1.6 pts
28Lake County5.2+0.1 pts
29Hamilton County5.1-0.3 pts
30Knox County5.1+0.6 pts
31Ogle County5-0.3 pts
31Randolph County5-0 pts
33Williamson County5+0.7 pts
34Schuyler County5-1.2 pts
35Kankakee County4.9-0.1 pts
36DuPage County4.9+0.1 pts
36Will County4.9+0.1 pts
38Greene County4.9+0.7 pts
38Mason County4.9-1.2 pts
40Clay County4.8-1 pts
41Henry County4.8+0.9 pts
42Kane County4.8-0.2 pts
43Montgomery County4.7-1.1 pts
44McHenry County4.70 pts
45Madison County4.6-0.2 pts
46Grundy County4.6+0.1 pts
47Christian County4.6-0.1 pts
48Perry County4.6-0.5 pts
49Bond County4.5+0.2 pts
50Iroquois County4.5-0.3 pts
51Edgar County4.4-0.1 pts
51Wabash County4.4-0.1 pts
53Stephenson County4.4-0.4 pts
53Washington County4.4+0.2 pts
53Whiteside County4.4-0.2 pts
56Kendall County4.3+0.7 pts
57Champaign County4.3-0.2 pts
58Pulaski County4.3+1.9 pts
59Bureau County4.3-0.7 pts
60Hancock County4.2-0.2 pts
61Cass County4.2-0.7 pts
62Jasper County4.2+0.5 pts
63Putnam County4.2+0.7 pts
64Logan County4-0.4 pts
65De Witt County4-0.9 pts
66White County4-0 pts
67Pike County3.9-0.7 pts
67Union County3.9-1.3 pts
69Adams County3.9+0.3 pts
70Massac County3.9+0.5 pts
71Marshall County3.8-0.9 pts
72Fayette County3.8+0.4 pts
73Clark County3.7-0.3 pts
74Macoupin County3.7-0.7 pts
75Jo Daviess County3.6+0.6 pts
75Warren County3.6-1.6 pts
77Tazewell County3.6-0.3 pts
78Menard County3.5-0.3 pts
79Woodford County3.5+0.5 pts
80Johnson County3.5+1 pts
81Livingston County3.5-0.2 pts
82Clinton County3.4+0.1 pts
82Wayne County3.4+0.1 pts
84Jersey County3.4-1 pts
85Calhoun County3.2-0.5 pts
86Mercer County3.2+0.1 pts
87Richland County3.1-1.1 pts
88Carroll County3.1-1.2 pts
88McLean County3.10 pts
90Brown County3.1+0.9 pts
91Shelby County3-0 pts
92Crawford County3-1 pts
93Pope County2.8-0.2 pts
94Piatt County2.8-0.6 pts
95Hardin County2.8-0.6 pts
96Scott County2.7+0.1 pts
97Douglas County2.5-0.6 pts
98Stark County2.3-0.8 pts
99Moultrie County2.2-0.4 pts
100Effingham County2.1-0.1 pts
101Monroe County1.9-0.2 pts
102Cumberland County1.4-1 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.

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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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties.

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

Gallatin County, with 9.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cumberland County, with 1.4% in 2024.

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