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

Luce County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 83 counties in 2024, at 9.9%. Keweenaw County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Michigan was 5.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.9Luce County
Lowest2.2Keweenaw County
Median5.283 counties
Michigan5.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Alcona County: 4.5 %Alger County: 6.8 %Allegan County: 3 %Alpena County: 6.2 %Antrim County: 3.9 %Arenac County: 6 %Baraga County: 5.1 %Barry County: 4.3 %Bay County: 4.3 %Benzie County: 3.1 %Berrien County: 6.2 %Branch County: 5.7 %Calhoun County: 6.4 %Cass County: 5 %Charlevoix County: 3.4 %Cheboygan County: 6.1 %Chippewa County: 5.2 %Clare County: 9.5 %Clinton County: 3.8 %Crawford County: 8.2 %Delta County: 4.2 %Dickinson County: 3.6 %Eaton County: 4.5 %Emmet County: 3.2 %Genesee County: 8.1 %Gladwin County: 6.8 %Gogebic County: 6.5 %Grand Traverse County: 3.8 %Gratiot County: 4.2 %Hillsdale County: 4.4 %Houghton County: 5.7 %Huron County: 4.1 %Ingham County: 6.2 %Ionia County: 3.9 %Iosco County: 6.5 %Iron County: 5.4 %Isabella County: 6.4 %Jackson County: 5.5 %Kalamazoo County: 5.5 %Kalkaska County: 3.9 %Kent County: 4.2 %Keweenaw County: 2.2 %Lake County: 7.4 %Lapeer County: 5.1 %Leelanau County: 3.4 %Lenawee County: 4.7 %Livingston County: 3.4 %Luce County: 9.9 %Mackinac County: 8 %Macomb County: 5.7 %Manistee County: 6.4 %Marquette County: 4.6 %Mason County: 4.5 %Mecosta County: 4 %Menominee County: 4.2 %Midland County: 4.4 %Missaukee County: 6.7 %Monroe County: 5.1 %Montcalm County: 5 %Montmorency County: 5.3 %Muskegon County: 6.4 %Newaygo County: 4.4 %Oakland County: 4.8 %Oceana County: 6.5 %Ogemaw County: 6.3 %Ontonagon County: 5.3 %Osceola County: 6.4 %Oscoda County: 8.1 %Otsego County: 4 %Ottawa County: 3.5 %Presque Isle County: 6.5 %Roscommon County: 4.7 %Saginaw County: 6.4 %St. Clair County: 5.7 %St. Joseph County: 5.9 %Sanilac County: 6 %Schoolcraft County: 6.2 %Shiawassee County: 4 %Tuscola County: 6 %Van Buren County: 4.2 %Washtenaw County: 4.6 %Wayne County: 8.7 %Wexford 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.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Luce County: 9.9 %Luce County9.9Clare County: 9.5 %Clare County9.5Wayne County: 8.7 %Wayne County8.7Crawford County: 8.2 %Crawford County8.2Genesee County: 8.1 %Genesee County8.1Oscoda County: 8.1 %Oscoda County8.1Mackinac County: 8 %Mackinac County8Lake County: 7.4 %Lake County7.4Alger County: 6.8 %Alger County6.8Gladwin County: 6.8 %Gladwin County6.8Missaukee County: 6.7 %Missaukee County6.7Presque Isle County: 6.5 %Presque Isle County6.5Gogebic County: 6.5 %Gogebic County6.5Iosco County: 6.5 %Iosco County6.5Oceana County: 6.5 %Oceana County6.5Muskegon County: 6.4 %Muskegon County6.4Calhoun County: 6.4 %Calhoun County6.4Saginaw County: 6.4 %Saginaw County6.4Isabella County: 6.4 %Isabella County6.4Osceola County: 6.4 %Osceola County6.4Manistee County: 6.4 %Manistee County6.4Ogemaw County: 6.3 %Ogemaw County6.3Ingham County: 6.2 %Ingham County6.2Schoolcraft County: 6.2 %Schoolcraft County6.2Alpena County: 6.2 %Alpena County6.2Berrien County: 6.2 %Berrien County6.2Cheboygan County: 6.1 %Cheboygan County6.1Arenac County: 6 %Arenac County6Tuscola County: 6 %Tuscola County6Sanilac County: 6 %Sanilac County6St. Joseph County: 5.9 %St. Joseph County5.9Macomb County: 5.7 %Macomb County5.7St. Clair County: 5.7 %St. Clair County5.7Houghton County: 5.7 %Houghton County5.7Branch County: 5.7 %Branch County5.7Jackson County: 5.5 %Jackson County5.5Kalamazoo County: 5.5 %Kalamazoo County5.5Iron County: 5.4 %Iron County5.4Ontonagon County: 5.3 %Ontonagon County5.3Montmorency County: 5.3 %Montmorency County5.3Luce County: 9.9 %Luce County9.9Clare County: 9.5 %Clare County9.5Wayne County: 8.7 %Wayne County8.7Crawford County: 8.2 %Crawford County8.2Genesee County: 8.1 %Genesee County8.1Oscoda County: 8.1 %Oscoda County8.1Mackinac County: 8 %Mackinac County8Lake County: 7.4 %Lake County7.4Alger County: 6.8 %Alger County6.8Gladwin County: 6.8 %Gladwin County6.8Missaukee County: 6.7 %Missaukee County6.7Presque Isle County: 6.5 %Presque Isle County6.5Gogebic County: 6.5 %Gogebic County6.5Iosco County: 6.5 %Iosco County6.5Oceana County: 6.5 %Oceana County6.5Muskegon County: 6.4 %Muskegon County6.4Calhoun County: 6.4 %Calhoun County6.4Saginaw County: 6.4 %Saginaw County6.4Isabella County: 6.4 %Isabella County6.4Osceola County: 6.4 %Osceola County6.4Manistee County: 6.4 %Manistee County6.4Ogemaw County: 6.3 %Ogemaw County6.3Ingham County: 6.2 %Ingham County6.2Schoolcraft County: 6.2 %Schoolcraft County6.2Alpena County: 6.2 %Alpena County6.2Berrien County: 6.2 %Berrien County6.2Cheboygan County: 6.1 %Cheboygan County6.1Arenac County: 6 %Arenac County6Tuscola County: 6 %Tuscola County6Sanilac County: 6 %Sanilac County6St. Joseph County: 5.9 %St. Joseph County5.9Macomb County: 5.7 %Macomb County5.7St. Clair County: 5.7 %St. Clair County5.7Houghton County: 5.7 %Houghton County5.7Branch County: 5.7 %Branch County5.7Jackson County: 5.5 %Jackson County5.5Kalamazoo County: 5.5 %Kalamazoo County5.5Iron County: 5.4 %Iron County5.4Ontonagon County: 5.3 %Ontonagon County5.3Montmorency County: 5.3 %Montmorency County5.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Luce County9.90 pts
2Clare County9.5+1 pts
3Wayne County8.7-0 pts
4Crawford County8.2+1 pts
5Genesee County8.1-0.2 pts
6Oscoda County8.1-0.7 pts
7Mackinac County8-1.5 pts
8Lake County7.4-0.2 pts
9Alger County6.8+0.5 pts
10Gladwin County6.8+0.5 pts
11Missaukee County6.7-0.5 pts
12Presque Isle County6.5+0.2 pts
13Gogebic County6.5-0.4 pts
13Iosco County6.5-0.8 pts
15Oceana County6.5+0.8 pts
16Muskegon County6.4-0.4 pts
17Calhoun County6.4-0.3 pts
18Saginaw County6.4-0.3 pts
19Isabella County6.4-0.4 pts
19Osceola County6.4-0.2 pts
21Manistee County6.4+0.1 pts
22Ogemaw County6.3-1 pts
23Ingham County6.2-0.1 pts
24Schoolcraft County6.2-0.5 pts
25Alpena County6.2-0.9 pts
26Berrien County6.2-0.3 pts
27Cheboygan County6.1-0.9 pts
28Arenac County6-0.3 pts
29Tuscola County6-0.2 pts
30Sanilac County6-0.2 pts
31St. Joseph County5.9+0.7 pts
32Macomb County5.7-0.1 pts
33St. Clair County5.7-0.7 pts
34Houghton County5.70 pts
35Branch County5.7+0.5 pts
36Jackson County5.5-0.3 pts
37Kalamazoo County5.5-0.1 pts
38Iron County5.4+0.6 pts
39Ontonagon County5.3-2.3 pts
40Montmorency County5.3-0.8 pts
41Wexford County5.3-0.4 pts
42Chippewa County5.2-0.9 pts
43Baraga County5.1-1.3 pts
44Monroe County5.1+0.1 pts
45Lapeer County5.1-0 pts
46Montcalm County5+1 pts
47Cass County5+0.4 pts
48Oakland County4.80 pts
49Roscommon County4.7-0.1 pts
50Lenawee County4.7-0.7 pts
51Marquette County4.6-0.3 pts
52Washtenaw County4.6+0.2 pts
53Mason County4.5-0.1 pts
54Eaton County4.5+0.1 pts
55Alcona County4.5-0.5 pts
56Hillsdale County4.4-0.1 pts
57Midland County4.4-0.4 pts
58Newaygo County4.4-0.1 pts
59Bay County4.3-0.2 pts
60Barry County4.3-0.9 pts
61Delta County4.2-0.9 pts
62Gratiot County4.2-0.6 pts
63Van Buren County4.2-0.3 pts
64Kent County4.20 pts
64Menominee County4.2-1.5 pts
66Huron County4.1-0.4 pts
67Otsego County4-0.4 pts
68Shiawassee County4-0.4 pts
69Mecosta County4-1 pts
70Ionia County3.9-1 pts
71Antrim County3.9-0.2 pts
72Kalkaska County3.9-0.4 pts
73Clinton County3.8+0.1 pts
74Grand Traverse County3.8+0.2 pts
75Dickinson County3.6-0.5 pts
76Ottawa County3.5-0.1 pts
77Leelanau County3.4-0.4 pts
78Livingston County3.4-0.3 pts
79Charlevoix County3.4-0.4 pts
80Emmet County3.2-0.3 pts
81Benzie County3.1-1 pts
82Allegan County3-0.1 pts
83Keweenaw County2.2-2.6 pts

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/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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties.

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

Luce County, with 9.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Keweenaw County, with 2.2% in 2024.

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