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

All 39 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/washington-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ferry County | 12.5 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 7.8 |
| 3 | Yakima County | 7.3 |
| 4 | Grays Harbor County | 7 |
| 5 | Whitman County | 7 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 6.7 |
| 7 | Mason County | 6.6 |
| 8 | Grant County | 6.5 |
| 9 | Kittitas County | 6.3 |
| 10 | Garfield County | 6.3 |
| 11 | Walla Walla County | 6.2 |
| 12 | Pend Oreille County | 6.1 |
| 13 | Cowlitz County | 5.9 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 5.4 |
| 15 | Lewis County | 5.3 |
| 15 | Spokane County | 5.3 |
| 17 | Benton County | 5.3 |
| 18 | Stevens County | 5.3 |
| 19 | Clark County | 5.3 |
| 20 | Klickitat County | 5.2 |
| 21 | Skamania County | 5.2 |
| 22 | Pacific County | 5.2 |
| 22 | Pierce County | 5.2 |
| 22 | Thurston County | 5.2 |
| 25 | Clallam County | 5.1 |
| 26 | Asotin County | 5 |
| 27 | Skagit County | 4.9 |
| 28 | King County | 4.8 |
| 29 | Whatcom County | 4.8 |
| 30 | Kitsap County | 4.7 |
| 31 | Okanogan County | 4.5 |
| 32 | Snohomish County | 4.5 |
| 33 | Island County | 4.3 |
| 34 | Douglas County | 3.9 |
| 35 | Columbia County | 3.9 |
| 36 | Chelan County | 3.7 |
| 37 | San Juan County | 3.7 |
| 38 | Adams County | 3.6 |
| 39 | Wahkiakum County | 3.5 |