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

All 83 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/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Luce County | 9.9 |
| 2 | Clare County | 9.5 |
| 3 | Wayne County | 8.7 |
| 4 | Crawford County | 8.2 |
| 5 | Genesee County | 8.1 |
| 6 | Oscoda County | 8.1 |
| 7 | Mackinac County | 8 |
| 8 | Lake County | 7.4 |
| 9 | Alger County | 6.8 |
| 10 | Gladwin County | 6.8 |
| 11 | Missaukee County | 6.7 |
| 12 | Presque Isle County | 6.5 |
| 13 | Gogebic County | 6.5 |
| 13 | Iosco County | 6.5 |
| 15 | Oceana County | 6.5 |
| 16 | Muskegon County | 6.4 |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 6.4 |
| 18 | Saginaw County | 6.4 |
| 19 | Isabella County | 6.4 |
| 19 | Osceola County | 6.4 |
| 21 | Manistee County | 6.4 |
| 22 | Ogemaw County | 6.3 |
| 23 | Ingham County | 6.2 |
| 24 | Schoolcraft County | 6.2 |
| 25 | Alpena County | 6.2 |
| 26 | Berrien County | 6.2 |
| 27 | Cheboygan County | 6.1 |
| 28 | Arenac County | 6 |
| 29 | Tuscola County | 6 |
| 30 | Sanilac County | 6 |
| 31 | St. Joseph County | 5.9 |
| 32 | Macomb County | 5.7 |
| 33 | St. Clair County | 5.7 |
| 34 | Houghton County | 5.7 |
| 35 | Branch County | 5.7 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 5.5 |
| 37 | Kalamazoo County | 5.5 |
| 38 | Iron County | 5.4 |
| 39 | Ontonagon County | 5.3 |
| 40 | Montmorency County | 5.3 |
| 41 | Wexford County | 5.3 |
| 42 | Chippewa County | 5.2 |
| 43 | Baraga County | 5.1 |
| 44 | Monroe County | 5.1 |
| 45 | Lapeer County | 5.1 |
| 46 | Montcalm County | 5 |
| 47 | Cass County | 5 |
| 48 | Oakland County | 4.8 |
| 49 | Roscommon County | 4.7 |
| 50 | Lenawee County | 4.7 |
| 51 | Marquette County | 4.6 |
| 52 | Washtenaw County | 4.6 |
| 53 | Mason County | 4.5 |
| 54 | Eaton County | 4.5 |
| 55 | Alcona County | 4.5 |
| 56 | Hillsdale County | 4.4 |
| 57 | Midland County | 4.4 |
| 58 | Newaygo County | 4.4 |
| 59 | Bay County | 4.3 |
| 60 | Barry County | 4.3 |
| 61 | Delta County | 4.2 |
| 62 | Gratiot County | 4.2 |
| 63 | Van Buren County | 4.2 |
| 64 | Kent County | 4.2 |
| 64 | Menominee County | 4.2 |
| 66 | Huron County | 4.1 |
| 67 | Otsego County | 4 |
| 68 | Shiawassee County | 4 |
| 69 | Mecosta County | 4 |
| 70 | Ionia County | 3.9 |
| 71 | Antrim County | 3.9 |
| 72 | Kalkaska County | 3.9 |
| 73 | Clinton County | 3.8 |
| 74 | Grand Traverse County | 3.8 |
| 75 | Dickinson County | 3.6 |
| 76 | Ottawa County | 3.5 |
| 77 | Leelanau County | 3.4 |
| 78 | Livingston County | 3.4 |
| 79 | Charlevoix County | 3.4 |
| 80 | Emmet County | 3.2 |
| 81 | Benzie County | 3.1 |
| 82 | Allegan County | 3 |
| 83 | Keweenaw County | 2.2 |