Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in April 2026, at 8.4%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 5% and the figure for Florida was 4.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest8.4Taylor County
Median567 counties
Florida4.8History

Top 40 counties, April 2026

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 8.4 %8.4Sumter CountySumter County: 7.9 %7.9Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.8 %6.8Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.6 %6.6Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.4 %6.4Union CountyUnion County: 6.3 %6.3Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6.1 %6.1DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 5.8 %5.8Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.7 %5.7Dixie CountyDixie County: 5.7 %5.7Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.7 %5.7Marion CountyMarion County: 5.7 %5.7Madison CountyMadison County: 5.6 %5.6Polk CountyPolk County: 5.6 %5.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.6 %5.6Bradford CountyBradford County: 5.5 %5.5Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.5 %5.5Hernando CountyHernando County: 5.5 %5.5Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.5 %5.5Washington CountyWashington County: 5.5 %5.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.4 %5.4Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.4 %5.4Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5.3 %5.3Glades CountyGlades County: 5.3 %5.3Levy CountyLevy County: 5.3 %5.3St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5.3 %5.3Hardee CountyHardee County: 5.2 %5.2Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 5.2 %5.2Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5.2 %5.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 5.1 %5.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.1 %5.1Pasco CountyPasco County: 5.1 %5.1Escambia CountyEscambia County: 5 %5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5 %5Hendry CountyHendry County: 5 %5Holmes CountyHolmes County: 5 %5Lee CountyLee County: 5 %5Liberty CountyLiberty County: 5 %5Baker CountyBaker County: 4.9 %4.9Duval CountyDuval County: 4.9 %4.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Taylor County8.4+2.3 pts
2Sumter County7.9+2 pts
3Hamilton County6.8+1.5 pts
4Citrus County6.6+1.7 pts
5Highlands County6.4+1.7 pts
6Union County6.3+2 pts
7Lafayette County6.1+1.8 pts
8DeSoto County5.8+1.8 pts
9Charlotte County5.7+1.5 pts
9Dixie County5.7+1.5 pts
9Gadsden County5.7+1.7 pts
9Marion County5.7+1.6 pts
13Madison County5.6+1.6 pts
13Polk County5.6+1.5 pts
13Putnam County5.6+1.4 pts
16Bradford County5.5+1.7 pts
16Flagler County5.5+1.5 pts
16Hernando County5.5+1.6 pts
16Suwannee County5.5+1.4 pts
16Washington County5.5+1.6 pts
21Columbia County5.4+1.4 pts
21Indian River County5.4+1.5 pts
23Alachua County5.3+1.6 pts
23Glades County5.3+1.4 pts
23Levy County5.3+1.5 pts
23St. Lucie County5.3+1.4 pts
27Hardee County5.2+1.4 pts
27Okeechobee County5.2+1.5 pts
27Volusia County5.2+1.4 pts
30Calhoun County5.1+1.5 pts
30Jackson County5.1+1.4 pts
30Pasco County5.1+1.5 pts
33Escambia County5+1.4 pts
33Franklin County5+1.2 pts
33Hendry County5+1.5 pts
33Holmes County5+1.6 pts
33Lee County5+1.4 pts
33Liberty County5+1.3 pts
39Baker County4.9+1.3 pts
39Duval County4.9+1.4 pts
39Gilchrist County4.9+1.6 pts
39Lake County4.9+1.3 pts
39Sarasota County4.9+1.3 pts
44Brevard County4.8+1.2 pts
44Clay County4.8+1.4 pts
44Leon County4.8+1.5 pts
44Manatee County4.8+1.3 pts
44Martin County4.8+1.3 pts
44St. Johns County4.8+1.4 pts
50Osceola County4.7+1.2 pts
50Santa Rosa County4.7+1.3 pts
52Bay County4.6+1.3 pts
52Collier County4.6+1.3 pts
52Gulf County4.6+1.1 pts
52Hillsborough County4.6+1.2 pts
52Nassau County4.6+1.3 pts
57Palm Beach County4.5+1.2 pts
58Broward County4.4+1.2 pts
58Jefferson County4.4+1.4 pts
58Okaloosa County4.4+1.2 pts
58Orange County4.4+1.1 pts
62Pinellas County4.3+1.1 pts
62Seminole County4.3+1.2 pts
62Walton County4.3+1.2 pts
65Wakulla County4.1+1.3 pts
66Monroe County3.2+0.9 pts
67Miami-Dade County3.1+0.6 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 April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 3.1% in April 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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