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

Ferry County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 39 counties in 2024, at 12.5%. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Washington was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.5Ferry County
Lowest3.5Wahkiakum County
Median5.239 counties
Washington5.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 3.6 %Asotin County: 5 %Benton County: 5.3 %Chelan County: 3.7 %Clallam County: 5.1 %Clark County: 5.3 %Columbia County: 3.9 %Cowlitz County: 5.9 %Douglas County: 3.9 %Ferry County: 12.5 %Franklin County: 5.4 %Garfield County: 6.3 %Grant County: 6.5 %Grays Harbor County: 7 %Island County: 4.3 %Jefferson County: 6.7 %King County: 4.8 %Kitsap County: 4.7 %Kittitas County: 6.3 %Klickitat County: 5.2 %Lewis County: 5.3 %Lincoln County: 7.8 %Mason County: 6.6 %Okanogan County: 4.5 %Pacific County: 5.2 %Pend Oreille County: 6.1 %Pierce County: 5.2 %San Juan County: 3.7 %Skagit County: 4.9 %Skamania County: 5.2 %Snohomish County: 4.5 %Spokane County: 5.3 %Stevens County: 5.3 %Thurston County: 5.2 %Wahkiakum County: 3.5 %Walla Walla County: 6.2 %Whatcom County: 4.8 %Whitman County: 7 %Yakima County: 7.3 %
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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

Ferry County: 12.5 %Ferry County12.5Lincoln County: 7.8 %Lincoln County7.8Yakima County: 7.3 %Yakima County7.3Grays Harbor County: 7 %Grays Harbor County7Whitman County: 7 %Whitman County7Jefferson County: 6.7 %Jefferson County6.7Mason County: 6.6 %Mason County6.6Grant County: 6.5 %Grant County6.5Kittitas County: 6.3 %Kittitas County6.3Garfield County: 6.3 %Garfield County6.3Walla Walla County: 6.2 %Walla Walla County6.2Pend Oreille County: 6.1 %Pend Oreille County6.1Cowlitz County: 5.9 %Cowlitz County5.9Franklin County: 5.4 %Franklin County5.4Lewis County: 5.3 %Lewis County5.3Spokane County: 5.3 %Spokane County5.3Benton County: 5.3 %Benton County5.3Stevens County: 5.3 %Stevens County5.3Clark County: 5.3 %Clark County5.3Klickitat County: 5.2 %Klickitat County5.2Skamania County: 5.2 %Skamania County5.2Pacific County: 5.2 %Pacific County5.2Pierce County: 5.2 %Pierce County5.2Thurston County: 5.2 %Thurston County5.2Clallam County: 5.1 %Clallam County5.1Asotin County: 5 %Asotin County5Skagit County: 4.9 %Skagit County4.9King County: 4.8 %King County4.8Whatcom County: 4.8 %Whatcom County4.8Kitsap County: 4.7 %Kitsap County4.7Okanogan County: 4.5 %Okanogan County4.5Snohomish County: 4.5 %Snohomish County4.5Island County: 4.3 %Island County4.3Douglas County: 3.9 %Douglas County3.9Columbia County: 3.9 %Columbia County3.9Chelan County: 3.7 %Chelan County3.7San Juan County: 3.7 %San Juan County3.7Adams County: 3.6 %Adams County3.6Wahkiakum County: 3.5 %Wahkiakum County3.5Ferry County: 12.5 %Ferry County12.5Lincoln County: 7.8 %Lincoln County7.8Yakima County: 7.3 %Yakima County7.3Grays Harbor County: 7 %Grays Harbor County7Whitman County: 7 %Whitman County7Jefferson County: 6.7 %Jefferson County6.7Mason County: 6.6 %Mason County6.6Grant County: 6.5 %Grant County6.5Kittitas County: 6.3 %Kittitas County6.3Garfield County: 6.3 %Garfield County6.3Walla Walla County: 6.2 %Walla Walla County6.2Pend Oreille County: 6.1 %Pend Oreille County6.1Cowlitz County: 5.9 %Cowlitz County5.9Franklin County: 5.4 %Franklin County5.4Lewis County: 5.3 %Lewis County5.3Spokane County: 5.3 %Spokane County5.3Benton County: 5.3 %Benton County5.3Stevens County: 5.3 %Stevens County5.3Clark County: 5.3 %Clark County5.3Klickitat County: 5.2 %Klickitat County5.2Skamania County: 5.2 %Skamania County5.2Pacific County: 5.2 %Pacific County5.2Pierce County: 5.2 %Pierce County5.2Thurston County: 5.2 %Thurston County5.2Clallam County: 5.1 %Clallam County5.1Asotin County: 5 %Asotin County5Skagit County: 4.9 %Skagit County4.9King County: 4.8 %King County4.8Whatcom County: 4.8 %Whatcom County4.8Kitsap County: 4.7 %Kitsap County4.7Okanogan County: 4.5 %Okanogan County4.5Snohomish County: 4.5 %Snohomish County4.5Island County: 4.3 %Island County4.3Douglas County: 3.9 %Douglas County3.9Columbia County: 3.9 %Columbia County3.9Chelan County: 3.7 %Chelan County3.7San Juan County: 3.7 %San Juan County3.7Adams County: 3.6 %Adams County3.6Wahkiakum County: 3.5 %Wahkiakum County3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ferry County12.5+2.4 pts
2Lincoln County7.8+2.3 pts
3Yakima County7.3+0.2 pts
4Grays Harbor County7+0.4 pts
5Whitman County7+0.5 pts
6Jefferson County6.7-1 pts
7Mason County6.6-0 pts
8Grant County6.5+0.2 pts
9Kittitas County6.3+1.2 pts
10Garfield County6.3-1.2 pts
11Walla Walla County6.2+0.5 pts
12Pend Oreille County6.1-0.6 pts
13Cowlitz County5.9+0.8 pts
14Franklin County5.4+0.1 pts
15Lewis County5.3-0.6 pts
15Spokane County5.3-0.4 pts
17Benton County5.3+0.3 pts
18Stevens County5.30 pts
19Clark County5.3+0.1 pts
20Klickitat County5.2+0.4 pts
21Skamania County5.2-0.5 pts
22Pacific County5.2+0.4 pts
22Pierce County5.2+0.1 pts
22Thurston County5.2-0.1 pts
25Clallam County5.1-0.9 pts
26Asotin County5-0.8 pts
27Skagit County4.90 pts
28King County4.8+0.3 pts
29Whatcom County4.8-0.3 pts
30Kitsap County4.7-0.1 pts
31Okanogan County4.5-0.3 pts
32Snohomish County4.5+0.1 pts
33Island County4.3-0.4 pts
34Douglas County3.9-0.1 pts
35Columbia County3.9+0.5 pts
36Chelan County3.7-0.3 pts
37San Juan County3.7+0.6 pts
38Adams County3.6-0.5 pts
39Wahkiakum County3.5+0.8 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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ferry County, with 12.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wahkiakum County, with 3.5% in 2024.

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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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