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Which counties in Missouri have the lowest unemployment?

Nodaway County (3.1%), Osage County (3.1%) and Atchison County (3.2%) had the lowest unemployment in Missouri in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 115 ranked Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Nodaway County3.1%+0.7 pts20,174
2Osage County3.1%+0.7 pts13,611
3Atchison County3.2%−0.2 pts5,175
4Cole County3.2%+0.6 pts77,908
5Perry County3.2%+0.5 pts19,093
6Daviess County3.3%+0.0 pts8,558
7Moniteau County3.3%+0.4 pts15,428
8Boone County3.4%+1.0 pts191,746
9Callaway County3.4%+0.5 pts45,765
10Platte County3.4%+0.7 pts114,400
11St. Charles County3.4%+0.9 pts426,499
12Ste. Genevieve County3.4%+0.8 pts18,689
13Worth County3.4%+0.5 pts1,914
14Christian County3.5%+0.7 pts96,725
15Cape Girardeau County3.6%+0.7 pts83,999
16Cass County3.6%+0.7 pts115,859
17Gentry County3.6%+0.8 pts6,384
18Livingston County3.6%+1.0 pts14,708
19Montgomery County3.6%+0.4 pts11,590
20Saline County3.6%+0.6 pts23,265
21Scotland County3.6%+0.5 pts4,796
22Shelby County3.6%+0.7 pts5,870
23Andrew County3.7%+0.8 pts18,241
24Cooper County3.7%+0.3 pts17,136
25Franklin County3.7%+0.5 pts108,090
26Gasconade County3.7%+0.3 pts14,784
27Greene County3.7%+1.0 pts309,286
28Jefferson County3.7%+0.7 pts233,132
29Sullivan County3.7%+0.5 pts5,738
30Warren County3.7%+0.8 pts39,016
31Clay County3.8%+1.0 pts265,032
32Dade County3.8%+0.5 pts7,804
33Jasper County3.8%+0.9 pts127,428
34Maries County3.8%+0.4 pts8,397
35Miller County3.8%+0.1 pts25,817
36Ralls County3.8%+0.5 pts10,444
37Randolph County3.8%+0.3 pts24,513
38Vernon County3.8%+0.4 pts19,946
39Audrain County3.9%+0.8 pts24,528
40Bollinger County3.9%+0.0 pts10,646
41Chariton County3.9%+0.7 pts7,377
42Harrison County3.9%+0.7 pts8,281
43Henry County3.9%+0.2 pts22,671
44Holt County3.9%+0.5 pts4,200
45Lafayette County3.9%+0.8 pts33,531
46Lincoln County3.9%+0.7 pts66,676
47Newton County3.9%+0.6 pts62,263
48Putnam County3.9%+0.4 pts4,546
49Schuyler County3.9%−0.2 pts4,140
50Webster County3.9%+0.3 pts43,054
51Bates County4.0%−0.2 pts16,512
52Dent County4.0%+0.8 pts14,584
53Howard County4.0%+0.9 pts10,180
54Johnson County4.0%+0.6 pts56,670
55Linn County4.0%+0.0 pts11,815
56Pettis County4.0%+0.5 pts44,254
57Phelps County4.0%+0.8 pts45,247
58Scott County4.0%+0.3 pts37,975
59Barton County4.1%+0.8 pts11,795
60Clinton County4.1%+0.9 pts21,661
61Mercer County4.1%+0.7 pts3,404
62Pulaski County4.1%+0.8 pts54,442
63St. Louis County4.1%+1.0 pts990,911
64Buchanan County4.2%+1.0 pts83,540
65Caldwell County4.2%+1.0 pts9,012
66Jackson County4.2%+0.6 pts732,994
67Lawrence County4.2%+0.7 pts39,401
68Marion County4.2%+0.9 pts28,525
69Monroe County4.2%+0.1 pts8,959
70Polk County4.2%+0.8 pts33,604
71Ray County4.2%+0.8 pts23,398
72Carroll County4.3%+0.6 pts8,417
73DeKalb County4.3%+1.0 pts9,795
74Grundy County4.3%+0.9 pts9,744
75St. Clair County4.3%+0.0 pts9,976
76Barry County4.4%+1.1 pts36,200
77Pike County4.4%+0.6 pts17,955
78Texas County4.4%+0.4 pts25,994
79Macon County4.5%+0.8 pts15,190
80Stoddard County4.5%−0.1 pts28,284
81Camden County4.6%+0.3 pts44,047
82Cedar County4.6%+0.7 pts14,888
83Crawford County4.6%+0.6 pts22,929
84Howell County4.6%+0.7 pts40,798
85Lewis County4.6%+1.0 pts9,879
86Oregon County4.6%+0.5 pts8,709
87St. Louis (city)4.6%+1.1 pts278,144
88Adair County4.7%+1.3 pts25,684
89Carter County4.7%−0.3 pts5,418
90Douglas County4.7%−0.3 pts12,342
91Knox County4.7%+1.6 pts3,728
92Reynolds County4.7%+0.8 pts5,992
93St. Francois County4.7%+1.2 pts67,809
94Clark County4.8%+1.3 pts6,475
95Dallas County4.8%+0.2 pts18,025
96Madison County4.8%+1.4 pts12,858
97McDonald County4.9%+1.3 pts23,992
98Ripley County4.9%−0.5 pts10,717
99Washington County4.9%+0.3 pts23,810
100Laclede County5.0%−1.7 pts36,943
101Morgan County5.1%+0.8 pts22,418
102New Madrid County5.1%+0.6 pts15,086
103Butler County5.2%+0.4 pts41,904
104Iron County5.2%+1.1 pts9,318
105Wright County5.2%−0.1 pts19,671
106Benton County5.4%+0.6 pts20,536
107Dunklin County5.5%+0.4 pts26,855
108Stone County5.7%+0.7 pts32,503
109Pemiscot County5.8%+0.8 pts14,465
110Shannon County5.8%+0.0 pts7,285
111Wayne County5.8%+0.0 pts10,782
112Taney County6.0%+1.0 pts57,001
113Mississippi County6.1%+1.0 pts12,003
114Ozark County6.3%+0.4 pts9,172
115Hickory County6.7%+0.9 pts9,044

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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Questions

Which county in Missouri has the lowest unemployment rate?

Nodaway County: 3.1%, ahead of Osage County (3.1%) and Atchison County (3.2%), of 115 Missouri counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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