Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in June 2026, at 8.3%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for Florida was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest8.3Taylor County
Median5.167 counties
Florida4.7History

Top 40 counties, June 2026

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 8.3 %8.3Sumter CountySumter County: 7.8 %7.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.8 %6.8Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.7 %6.7Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.6 %6.6Union CountyUnion County: 6.5 %6.5Dixie CountyDixie County: 6.3 %6.3Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6 %6Liberty CountyLiberty County: 5.9 %5.9Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.8 %5.8DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 5.8 %5.8Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.7 %5.7Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.7 %5.7Glades CountyGlades County: 5.7 %5.7Marion CountyMarion County: 5.7 %5.7Polk CountyPolk County: 5.7 %5.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.7 %5.7Bradford CountyBradford County: 5.6 %5.6Hardee CountyHardee County: 5.6 %5.6Hendry CountyHendry County: 5.6 %5.6Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.6 %5.6Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5.5 %5.5Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.5 %5.5Hernando CountyHernando County: 5.5 %5.5Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.5 %5.5Levy CountyLevy County: 5.5 %5.5Washington CountyWashington County: 5.5 %5.5Madison CountyMadison County: 5.4 %5.4Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 5.4 %5.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.3 %5.3St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5.3 %5.3Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5.2 %5.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 5.1 %5.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.1 %5.1Lee CountyLee County: 5.1 %5.1Pasco CountyPasco County: 5.1 %5.1Escambia CountyEscambia County: 5 %5Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 5 %5Leon CountyLeon County: 5 %5Sarasota CountySarasota County: 5 %5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Taylor County8.3+1.3 pts
2Sumter County7.8+1.1 pts
3Hamilton County6.8+1.1 pts
4Citrus County6.7+1.1 pts
5Highlands County6.6+1 pts
6Union County6.5+1.1 pts
7Dixie County6.3+1.3 pts
8Lafayette County6+0.4 pts
9Liberty County5.9+0.9 pts
10Charlotte County5.8+1 pts
10DeSoto County5.8+1.1 pts
12Columbia County5.7+0.9 pts
12Gadsden County5.7+0.8 pts
12Glades County5.7+0.9 pts
12Marion County5.7+0.8 pts
12Polk County5.7+0.8 pts
12Putnam County5.7+0.8 pts
18Bradford County5.6+1 pts
18Hardee County5.6+0.9 pts
18Hendry County5.6+0.7 pts
18Suwannee County5.6+0.8 pts
22Alachua County5.5+0.9 pts
22Flagler County5.5+0.8 pts
22Hernando County5.5+0.9 pts
22Indian River County5.5+0.8 pts
22Levy County5.5+0.9 pts
22Washington County5.5+1 pts
28Madison County5.4+0.7 pts
28Okeechobee County5.4+0.8 pts
30Jackson County5.3+0.8 pts
30St. Lucie County5.3+0.7 pts
32Volusia County5.2+0.7 pts
33Calhoun County5.1+0.8 pts
33Franklin County5.1+0.5 pts
33Lee County5.1+0.8 pts
33Pasco County5.1+0.9 pts
37Escambia County5+0.7 pts
37Gilchrist County5+1 pts
37Leon County5+0.8 pts
37Sarasota County5+0.8 pts
41Baker County4.9+0.7 pts
41Duval County4.9+0.7 pts
41Lake County4.9+0.8 pts
41Manatee County4.9+0.8 pts
41Martin County4.9+0.7 pts
46Brevard County4.8+0.7 pts
46Clay County4.8+0.7 pts
46Collier County4.8+0.8 pts
46Holmes County4.8+0.6 pts
46Osceola County4.8+0.7 pts
46Santa Rosa County4.8+0.7 pts
52Hillsborough County4.7+0.7 pts
52St. Johns County4.7+0.8 pts
54Gulf County4.6+0.6 pts
54Palm Beach County4.6+0.7 pts
56Bay County4.5+0.7 pts
56Broward County4.5+0.8 pts
56Nassau County4.5+0.7 pts
56Orange County4.5+0.7 pts
60Okaloosa County4.4+0.7 pts
61Jefferson County4.3+0.7 pts
61Pinellas County4.3+0.6 pts
61Seminole County4.3+0.6 pts
64Walton County4.2+0.7 pts
65Wakulla County4.1+0.7 pts
66Monroe County3.2+0.6 pts
67Miami-Dade County3+0.4 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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Taylor County, with 8.3% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 3% in June 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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