Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in March 2026, at 8.4%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for Florida was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest8.4Taylor County
Median4.967 counties
Florida4.7History

Top 40 counties, March 2026

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 8.4 %8.4Sumter CountySumter County: 7.8 %7.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.7 %6.7Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.5 %6.5Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.1 %6.1Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6 %6Union CountyUnion County: 6 %6Dixie CountyDixie County: 5.7 %5.7Marion CountyMarion County: 5.6 %5.6Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.5 %5.5DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 5.5 %5.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.5 %5.5Washington CountyWashington County: 5.5 %5.5Madison CountyMadison County: 5.4 %5.4Polk CountyPolk County: 5.4 %5.4Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.4 %5.4Bradford CountyBradford County: 5.3 %5.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.3 %5.3Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.3 %5.3Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.3 %5.3Hernando CountyHernando County: 5.3 %5.3Glades CountyGlades County: 5.2 %5.2Hardee CountyHardee County: 5.2 %5.2Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.2 %5.2Levy CountyLevy County: 5.2 %5.2Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 5.2 %5.2Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5.1 %5.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.1 %5.1St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5.1 %5.1Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5.1 %5.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 5 %5Escambia CountyEscambia County: 4.9 %4.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.9 %4.9Hendry CountyHendry County: 4.9 %4.9Holmes CountyHolmes County: 4.9 %4.9Lee CountyLee County: 4.9 %4.9Liberty CountyLiberty County: 4.9 %4.9Pasco CountyPasco County: 4.9 %4.9Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 4.8 %4.8Lake CountyLake County: 4.8 %4.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1Taylor County8.4+2.1 pts
2Sumter County7.8+2.2 pts
3Hamilton County6.7+1.3 pts
4Citrus County6.5+1.6 pts
5Highlands County6.1+1.3 pts
6Lafayette County6+1.5 pts
6Union County6+1.2 pts
8Dixie County5.7+1.4 pts
9Marion County5.6+1.4 pts
10Charlotte County5.5+1.4 pts
10DeSoto County5.5+1.3 pts
10Putnam County5.5+1.2 pts
10Washington County5.5+1.4 pts
14Madison County5.4+1.4 pts
14Polk County5.4+1.2 pts
14Suwannee County5.4+1.2 pts
17Bradford County5.3+1.5 pts
17Columbia County5.3+1.2 pts
17Flagler County5.3+1.3 pts
17Gadsden County5.3+1.1 pts
17Hernando County5.3+1.3 pts
22Glades County5.2+1.2 pts
22Hardee County5.2+1.1 pts
22Indian River County5.2+1.3 pts
22Levy County5.2+1.2 pts
22Okeechobee County5.2+1.3 pts
27Alachua County5.1+1 pts
27Jackson County5.1+1.2 pts
27St. Lucie County5.1+1.2 pts
27Volusia County5.1+1.2 pts
31Calhoun County5+1.3 pts
32Escambia County4.9+1.2 pts
32Franklin County4.9+1 pts
32Hendry County4.9+1.3 pts
32Holmes County4.9+1.2 pts
32Lee County4.9+1.3 pts
32Liberty County4.9+1.4 pts
32Pasco County4.9+1.2 pts
39Gilchrist County4.8+1.4 pts
39Lake County4.8+1.1 pts
41Brevard County4.7+1.1 pts
41Clay County4.7+1.1 pts
41Duval County4.7+1.1 pts
41Leon County4.7+1 pts
41Manatee County4.7+1.1 pts
41Martin County4.7+1.2 pts
41Sarasota County4.7+1.1 pts
48Baker County4.6+0.9 pts
48Gulf County4.6+1 pts
48Osceola County4.6+1 pts
48Santa Rosa County4.6+1.1 pts
48St. Johns County4.6+1.1 pts
53Bay County4.5+1.1 pts
53Collier County4.5+1.2 pts
53Hillsborough County4.5+1 pts
53Nassau County4.5+1.1 pts
57Palm Beach County4.4+1 pts
58Jefferson County4.3+1.2 pts
58Okaloosa County4.3+1 pts
58Orange County4.3+0.9 pts
61Broward County4.2+1 pts
61Pinellas County4.2+1 pts
61Walton County4.2+1.1 pts
64Seminole County4.1+0.9 pts
64Wakulla County4.1+1.2 pts
66Monroe County3.1+0.8 pts
67Miami-Dade County2.9+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 8.4% in March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.9% in March 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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