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

Dukes County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 14 counties in 2024, at 6.6%. Nantucket County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Massachusetts was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.6Dukes County
Lowest4.3Nantucket County
Median5.214 counties
Massachusetts5.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Barnstable County: 5 %Berkshire County: 5.4 %Bristol County: 5.5 %Dukes County: 6.6 %Essex County: 5.1 %Franklin County: 5.4 %Hampden County: 6 %Hampshire County: 5 %Middlesex County: 4.4 %Nantucket County: 4.3 %Norfolk County: 4.9 %Plymouth County: 5.1 %Suffolk County: 6.3 %Worcester County: 5.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Dukes County: 6.6 %Dukes County6.6Suffolk County: 6.3 %Suffolk County6.3Hampden County: 6 %Hampden County6Bristol County: 5.5 %Bristol County5.5Franklin County: 5.4 %Franklin County5.4Berkshire County: 5.4 %Berkshire County5.4Worcester County: 5.3 %Worcester County5.3Essex County: 5.1 %Essex County5.1Plymouth County: 5.1 %Plymouth County5.1Barnstable County: 5 %Barnstable County5Hampshire County: 5 %Hampshire County5Norfolk County: 4.9 %Norfolk County4.9Middlesex County: 4.4 %Middlesex County4.4Nantucket County: 4.3 %Nantucket County4.3Dukes County: 6.6 %Dukes County6.6Suffolk County: 6.3 %Suffolk County6.3Hampden County: 6 %Hampden County6Bristol County: 5.5 %Bristol County5.5Franklin County: 5.4 %Franklin County5.4Berkshire County: 5.4 %Berkshire County5.4Worcester County: 5.3 %Worcester County5.3Essex County: 5.1 %Essex County5.1Plymouth County: 5.1 %Plymouth County5.1Barnstable County: 5 %Barnstable County5Hampshire County: 5 %Hampshire County5Norfolk County: 4.9 %Norfolk County4.9Middlesex County: 4.4 %Middlesex County4.4Nantucket County: 4.3 %Nantucket County4.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Dukes County6.6-0.2 pts
2Suffolk County6.3+0.1 pts
3Hampden County6-0 pts
4Bristol County5.5-0.1 pts
5Franklin County5.4-0.9 pts
6Berkshire County5.4-0.3 pts
7Worcester County5.3-0.1 pts
8Essex County5.10 pts
9Plymouth County5.1-0 pts
10Barnstable County5+0.4 pts
11Hampshire County5-0.1 pts
12Norfolk County4.90 pts
13Middlesex County4.4+0.1 pts
14Nantucket County4.3-1 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dukes County, with 6.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Nantucket County, with 4.3% in 2024.

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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