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

All 115 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/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hickory County | 13.8 |
| 2 | Reynolds County | 10.9 |
| 3 | Pemiscot County | 9.7 |
| 4 | Wayne County | 7.3 |
| 5 | Stone County | 7.1 |
| 6 | McDonald County | 6.8 |
| 7 | Douglas County | 6.1 |
| 8 | Bates County | 5.9 |
| 9 | Newton County | 5.9 |
| 10 | Laclede County | 5.3 |
| 11 | Miller County | 5.3 |
| 12 | Oregon County | 5.2 |
| 13 | Lewis County | 5.1 |
| 14 | Texas County | 5.1 |
| 15 | Callaway County | 5.1 |
| 16 | St. Louis city | 5.1 |
| 17 | Clark County | 5 |
| 18 | Ozark County | 5 |
| 19 | Howell County | 5 |
| 20 | Perry County | 4.9 |
| 21 | Crawford County | 4.9 |
| 22 | Butler County | 4.8 |
| 22 | Ralls County | 4.8 |
| 24 | Maries County | 4.8 |
| 25 | Madison County | 4.8 |
| 26 | Dunklin County | 4.8 |
| 27 | Johnson County | 4.7 |
| 28 | Pulaski County | 4.7 |
| 29 | Jackson County | 4.7 |
| 30 | Barry County | 4.6 |
| 31 | St. Francois County | 4.5 |
| 32 | Dent County | 4.4 |
| 33 | Randolph County | 4.4 |
| 34 | Henry County | 4.4 |
| 35 | St. Louis County | 4.3 |
| 36 | Camden County | 4.3 |
| 36 | Cooper County | 4.3 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 4.3 |
| 39 | Carroll County | 4.3 |
| 40 | Audrain County | 4.3 |
| 41 | Lawrence County | 4.3 |
| 42 | Ste. Genevieve County | 4.2 |
| 42 | Vernon County | 4.2 |
| 44 | Buchanan County | 4.2 |
| 45 | Cass County | 4.2 |
| 46 | Adair County | 4.1 |
| 47 | Polk County | 4 |
| 48 | Putnam County | 4 |
| 49 | Pike County | 3.9 |
| 50 | Dallas County | 3.9 |
| 50 | Taney County | 3.9 |
| 52 | Phelps County | 3.9 |
| 53 | Pettis County | 3.9 |
| 53 | Webster County | 3.9 |
| 55 | Carter County | 3.8 |
| 56 | Marion County | 3.8 |
| 57 | Benton County | 3.8 |
| 57 | Boone County | 3.8 |
| 59 | Clay County | 3.8 |
| 60 | Schuyler County | 3.8 |
| 61 | Howard County | 3.7 |
| 62 | Stoddard County | 3.7 |
| 63 | Ripley County | 3.7 |
| 63 | Warren County | 3.7 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 3.7 |
| 66 | Washington County | 3.6 |
| 67 | Jasper County | 3.6 |
| 68 | Andrew County | 3.6 |
| 69 | Wright County | 3.5 |
| 70 | Chariton County | 3.5 |
| 71 | Bollinger County | 3.5 |
| 71 | Mercer County | 3.5 |
| 73 | Ray County | 3.4 |
| 74 | Greene County | 3.4 |
| 75 | New Madrid County | 3.4 |
| 76 | Christian County | 3.4 |
| 77 | St. Clair County | 3.3 |
| 78 | Gasconade County | 3.3 |
| 79 | Barton County | 3.3 |
| 80 | Dade County | 3.2 |
| 81 | Jefferson County | 3.2 |
| 82 | Saline County | 3.2 |
| 83 | Grundy County | 3.2 |
| 84 | Linn County | 3.2 |
| 85 | Lafayette County | 3.1 |
| 86 | Iron County | 3 |
| 87 | Montgomery County | 3 |
| 88 | Clinton County | 3 |
| 89 | Cole County | 2.9 |
| 89 | St. Charles County | 2.9 |
| 91 | Morgan County | 2.9 |
| 92 | Caldwell County | 2.9 |
| 93 | Scott County | 2.9 |
| 94 | Livingston County | 2.7 |
| 94 | Mississippi County | 2.7 |
| 96 | Platte County | 2.7 |
| 97 | Cedar County | 2.6 |
| 98 | Moniteau County | 2.5 |
| 99 | Harrison County | 2.5 |
| 100 | Sullivan County | 2.5 |
| 101 | Nodaway County | 2.4 |
| 102 | Cape Girardeau County | 2.3 |
| 102 | DeKalb County | 2.3 |
| 104 | Atchison County | 2.3 |
| 105 | Gentry County | 2.2 |
| 106 | Macon County | 2.1 |
| 107 | Holt County | 1.8 |
| 108 | Monroe County | 1.8 |
| 109 | Shelby County | 1.8 |
| 110 | Osage County | 1.7 |
| 111 | Worth County | 1.6 |
| 112 | Daviess County | 1.4 |
| 113 | Shannon County | 1.3 |
| 114 | Knox County | 1.1 |
| 115 | Scotland County | 0.2 |