Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in July 2026, at 8.4%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Florida was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest8.4Taylor County
Median5.367 counties
Florida4.6History

Top 40 counties, July 2026

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 8.4 %8.4Sumter CountySumter County: 7.9 %7.9Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.8 %6.8Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.8 %6.8Union CountyUnion County: 6.8 %6.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.7 %6.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6.4 %6.4Dixie CountyDixie County: 6.3 %6.3DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 6.1 %6.1Glades CountyGlades County: 6 %6Hardee CountyHardee County: 6 %6Hendry CountyHendry County: 6 %6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.9 %5.9Bradford CountyBradford County: 5.8 %5.8Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.8 %5.8Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.8 %5.8Liberty CountyLiberty County: 5.8 %5.8Marion CountyMarion County: 5.8 %5.8Polk CountyPolk County: 5.8 %5.8Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.8 %5.8Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5.7 %5.7Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.7 %5.7Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.6 %5.6Hernando CountyHernando County: 5.6 %5.6Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.6 %5.6Levy CountyLevy County: 5.6 %5.6Washington CountyWashington County: 5.6 %5.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.5 %5.5Madison CountyMadison County: 5.5 %5.5Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 5.5 %5.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 5.4 %5.4St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5.4 %5.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.3 %5.3Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5.3 %5.3Baker CountyBaker County: 5.2 %5.2Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 5.2 %5.2Lee CountyLee County: 5.2 %5.2Leon CountyLeon County: 5.2 %5.2Pasco CountyPasco County: 5.2 %5.2Escambia CountyEscambia County: 5.1 %5.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Taylor County8.4+1.1 pts
2Sumter County7.9+0.8 pts
3Citrus County6.8+0.7 pts
3Highlands County6.8+0.7 pts
3Union County6.8+0.9 pts
6Hamilton County6.7+0.9 pts
7Lafayette County6.4+0.7 pts
8Dixie County6.3+1.1 pts
9DeSoto County6.1+0.9 pts
10Glades County6+0.5 pts
10Hardee County6+0.6 pts
10Hendry County6+0.8 pts
13Columbia County5.9+0.9 pts
14Bradford County5.8+1 pts
14Charlotte County5.8+0.6 pts
14Gadsden County5.8+0.7 pts
14Liberty County5.8+0.6 pts
14Marion County5.8+0.7 pts
14Polk County5.8+0.7 pts
14Putnam County5.8+0.6 pts
21Alachua County5.7+0.8 pts
21Suwannee County5.7+0.6 pts
23Flagler County5.6+0.6 pts
23Hernando County5.6+0.8 pts
23Indian River County5.6+0.7 pts
23Levy County5.6+0.8 pts
23Washington County5.6+0.7 pts
28Jackson County5.5+0.7 pts
28Madison County5.5+0.7 pts
28Okeechobee County5.5+0.5 pts
31Calhoun County5.4+0.7 pts
31St. Lucie County5.4+0.6 pts
33Franklin County5.3+0.5 pts
33Volusia County5.3+0.6 pts
35Baker County5.2+0.8 pts
35Gilchrist County5.2+0.9 pts
35Lee County5.2+0.6 pts
35Leon County5.2+0.8 pts
35Pasco County5.2+0.8 pts
40Escambia County5.1+0.7 pts
40Sarasota County5.1+0.7 pts
42Collier County5+0.6 pts
42Duval County5+0.6 pts
42Holmes County5+0.6 pts
42Lake County5+0.7 pts
42Manatee County5+0.6 pts
42Martin County5+0.6 pts
42Santa Rosa County5+0.7 pts
49Brevard County4.9+0.6 pts
49Clay County4.9+0.6 pts
49Osceola County4.9+0.6 pts
52Hillsborough County4.8+0.7 pts
52St. Johns County4.8+0.7 pts
54Palm Beach County4.7+0.6 pts
55Bay County4.6+0.6 pts
55Broward County4.6+0.7 pts
55Gulf County4.6+0.3 pts
55Jefferson County4.6+0.9 pts
55Nassau County4.6+0.6 pts
55Orange County4.6+0.6 pts
61Okaloosa County4.5+0.6 pts
62Pinellas County4.4+0.6 pts
62Seminole County4.4+0.5 pts
64Walton County4.3+0.6 pts
65Wakulla County4.2+0.6 pts
66Monroe County3.2+0.4 pts
67Miami-Dade County2.5-0.4 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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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Taylor County, with 8.4% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.5% in July 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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