Highest Ranking County in U.S. and each State based on 
  Unemployment Rate /1, 2000

[If two or more counties are tied, all counties 
 are listed alphabetically]

U.S. or State           County                         Rate /1
--------------------------------------------------------------
United States           Presidio, TX                      27.6
Alabama                 Sumter                            13.2
Alaska                  Wade Hampton                      17.8
Arizona                 Yuma                              27.5
Arkansas                Desha                             11.3
California              Imperial                          26.3
Colorado                San Juan                          12.5
Connecticut             Windham                            2.8
Delaware                Sussex                             4.4
Florida                 Hendry                            11.1
Georgia                 Toombs                            10.4
Hawaii                  Hawaii                             6.7
Idaho                   Clearwater                        14.3
Illinois                Perry                              9.7
Indiana                 Switzerland                        9.9
Iowa                    Chickasaw                          8.0
Kansas                  Linn                               7.7
Kentucky                Lewis                             15.8
Louisiana               East Carroll                      14.9
Maine                   Washington                         7.8
Maryland                Worcester                         10.4
Massachusetts           Bristol                            3.9
Michigan                Montmorency                       10.5
Minnesota               Clearwater                        11.9
Mississippi             Holmes                            21.1
Missouri                Reynolds                           9.2
Montana                 Big Horn                          14.4
Nebraska                Johnson, Thurston                  9.9
Nevada                  Mineral                           10.1
New Hampshire           Coos                               4.7
New Jersey              Cape May                           8.6
New Mexico              Luna                              22.9
New York                Hamilton, Jefferson                8.2
North Carolina          Swain                             12.5
North Dakota            Rolette                           12.4
Ohio                    Morgan                            12.4
Oklahoma                Okmulgee                           6.5
Oregon                  Morrow                            11.9
Pennsylvania            Forest                             8.5
Rhode Island            Providence                         4.5
South Carolina          Marion                            15.4
South Dakota            Ziebach                           12.2
Tennessee               Lawrence                          13.0
Texas                   Presidio                          27.6
Utah                    San Juan                           9.2
Vermont                 Orleans                            5.9
Virginia                Martinsville                      12.1
Washington              Ferry                             13.7
West Virginia           Calhoun                           16.4
Wisconsin               Menominee                          9.4
Wyoming                 Fremont                            6.4

/1 Civilian unemployed as a percent of total civilian labor force.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-7.