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Unemployment Rate in Missouri, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Missouri, ranked. The highest is Hickory County at 13.8% and the lowest is Scotland County at 0.2%.

Missouri: 4.0% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Missouri: 3.8%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Hickory County13.8%
2Reynolds County10.9%
3Pemiscot County9.7%
4Wayne County7.3%
5Stone County7.1%
6McDonald County6.8%
7Douglas County6.1%
8Bates County5.9%
9Newton County5.9%
10Laclede County5.3%
11Miller County5.3%
12Oregon County5.2%
13Callaway County5.1%
14Lewis County5.1%
15Texas County5.1%
16Clark County5.0%
17Howell County5.0%
18Ozark County5.0%
19St. Louis city5.0%
20Crawford County4.9%
21Perry County4.9%
22Butler County4.8%
23Dunklin County4.8%
24Madison County4.8%
25Maries County4.8%
26Ralls County4.8%
27Jackson County4.7%
28Johnson County4.7%
29Pulaski County4.7%
30Barry County4.6%
31St. Francois County4.5%
32Dent County4.4%
33Henry County4.4%
34Randolph County4.4%
35Audrain County4.3%
36Camden County4.3%
37Carroll County4.3%
38Cooper County4.3%
39Franklin County4.3%
40Lawrence County4.3%
41St. Louis County4.3%
42Buchanan County4.2%
43Cass County4.2%
44Ste. Genevieve County4.2%
45Vernon County4.2%
46Adair County4.1%
47Polk County4.0%
48Putnam County4.0%
49Dallas County3.9%
50Phelps County3.9%
51Pike County3.9%
52Taney County3.9%
53Benton County3.8%
54Boone County3.8%
55Carter County3.8%
56Clay County3.8%
57Marion County3.8%
58Pettis County3.8%
59Webster County3.8%
60Howard County3.7%
61Lincoln County3.7%
62Ripley County3.7%
63Schuyler County3.7%
64Stoddard County3.7%
65Warren County3.7%
66Andrew County3.6%
67Jasper County3.6%
68Washington County3.6%
69Bollinger County3.5%
70Chariton County3.5%
71Mercer County3.5%
72Wright County3.5%
73Christian County3.4%
74Greene County3.4%
75New Madrid County3.4%
76Ray County3.4%
77Barton County3.3%
78Gasconade County3.3%
79St. Clair County3.3%
80Dade County3.2%
81Grundy County3.2%
82Jefferson County3.2%
83Linn County3.2%
84Saline County3.2%
85Clinton County3.0%
86Iron County3.0%
87Lafayette County3.0%
88Montgomery County3.0%
89Caldwell County2.9%
90Cole County2.9%
91Morgan County2.9%
92St. Charles County2.9%
93Scott County2.9%
94Livingston County2.7%
95Mississippi County2.7%
96Platte County2.7%
97Cedar County2.6%
98Harrison County2.5%
99Moniteau County2.5%
100Sullivan County2.5%
101Nodaway County2.4%
102Atchison County2.3%
103Cape Girardeau County2.3%
104DeKalb County2.3%
105Gentry County2.2%
106Macon County2.1%
107Holt County1.8%
108Monroe County1.8%
109Shelby County1.8%
110Osage County1.7%
111Worth County1.6%
112Daviess County1.4%
113Shannon County1.3%
114Knox County1.1%
115Scotland County0.2%

Small populations produce wide margins: Hickory County is 13.8% with a margin of error of ±4.4%; Scotland County is 0.2% with a margin of error of ±0.4%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Missouri ranks 39th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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