Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in January 2026, at 10.3%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Florida was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest10.3Taylor County
Median5.667 counties
Florida4.5History

Top 40 counties, January 2026

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 10.3 %10.3Sumter CountySumter County: 9.1 %9.1Citrus CountyCitrus County: 7.5 %7.5Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 7.3 %7.3Highlands CountyHighlands County: 7 %7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6.8 %6.8Union CountyUnion County: 6.6 %6.6Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 6.5 %6.5Dixie CountyDixie County: 6.4 %6.4Madison CountyMadison County: 6.4 %6.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 6.4 %6.4Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 6.3 %6.3Marion CountyMarion County: 6.3 %6.3Washington CountyWashington County: 6.3 %6.3DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 6.2 %6.2Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 6.2 %6.2Glades CountyGlades County: 6.1 %6.1Flagler CountyFlagler County: 6 %6Hernando CountyHernando County: 6 %6Indian River CountyIndian River County: 6 %6Jackson CountyJackson County: 6 %6Levy CountyLevy County: 6 %6Polk CountyPolk County: 6 %6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 5.9 %5.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.9 %5.9Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 5.9 %5.9Bradford CountyBradford County: 5.8 %5.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.8 %5.8Hardee CountyHardee County: 5.8 %5.8Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5.8 %5.8Liberty CountyLiberty County: 5.7 %5.7St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5.7 %5.7Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5.6 %5.6Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 5.6 %5.6Holmes CountyHolmes County: 5.6 %5.6Lee CountyLee County: 5.6 %5.6Bay CountyBay County: 5.5 %5.5Escambia CountyEscambia County: 5.5 %5.5Gulf CountyGulf County: 5.5 %5.5Pasco CountyPasco County: 5.5 %5.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Taylor County10.3+3.7 pts
2Sumter County9.1+2.5 pts
3Citrus County7.5+2 pts
4Hamilton County7.3+1.7 pts
5Highlands County7+1.7 pts
6Lafayette County6.8+1.9 pts
7Union County6.6+1.9 pts
8Charlotte County6.5+1.9 pts
9Dixie County6.4+1.6 pts
9Madison County6.4+1.7 pts
9Putnam County6.4+1.9 pts
12Gadsden County6.3+2.1 pts
12Marion County6.3+1.8 pts
12Washington County6.3+1.8 pts
15DeSoto County6.2+1.5 pts
15Suwannee County6.2+1.8 pts
17Glades County6.1+1.6 pts
18Flagler County6+1.6 pts
18Hernando County6+1.7 pts
18Indian River County6+1.8 pts
18Jackson County6+2 pts
18Levy County6+1.8 pts
18Polk County6+1.6 pts
24Calhoun County5.9+1.9 pts
24Columbia County5.9+1.6 pts
24Okeechobee County5.9+1.7 pts
27Bradford County5.8+1.5 pts
27Franklin County5.8+1.3 pts
27Hardee County5.8+1.6 pts
27Volusia County5.8+1.6 pts
31Liberty County5.7+1.6 pts
31St. Lucie County5.7+1.5 pts
33Alachua County5.6+1.7 pts
33Gilchrist County5.6+1.8 pts
33Holmes County5.6+1.5 pts
33Lee County5.6+1.7 pts
37Bay County5.5+1.6 pts
37Escambia County5.5+1.6 pts
37Gulf County5.5+1.8 pts
37Pasco County5.5+1.6 pts
37Sarasota County5.5+1.6 pts
42Lake County5.4+1.5 pts
43Brevard County5.3+1.4 pts
43Clay County5.3+1.6 pts
43Hendry County5.3+1.5 pts
43Manatee County5.3+1.5 pts
43Martin County5.3+1.5 pts
43Santa Rosa County5.3+1.6 pts
49Duval County5.2+1.5 pts
50Baker County5.1+1.3 pts
50Collier County5.1+1.5 pts
50Nassau County5.1+1.5 pts
50Osceola County5.1+1.4 pts
50St. Johns County5.1+1.5 pts
55Hillsborough County5+1.4 pts
55Leon County5+1.4 pts
55Okaloosa County5+1.4 pts
58Jefferson County4.9+1.5 pts
58Palm Beach County4.9+1.3 pts
58Walton County4.9+1.5 pts
61Orange County4.8+1.3 pts
61Pinellas County4.8+1.2 pts
63Broward County4.7+1.4 pts
63Seminole County4.7+1.4 pts
65Wakulla County4.5+1.4 pts
66Monroe County3.6+1.1 pts
67Miami-Dade County2.6+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Taylor County, with 10.3% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.6% in January 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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