Unemployment Rate in Amite County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.8%
Rank #2,442/3,222 · #40 in MS
24th
Amite 5.8%
MS 5.7% +1.9%
US 5.3% +9.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Amite County's unemployment rate of 5.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Amite County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,439 | Gates County, NC | 5.8% |
| #2,440 | Madison County, FL | 5.8% |
| #2,441 | Pike County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,442 | Amite County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,443 | San Diego County, CA | 5.8% |
| #2,444 | Hampton city, VA | 5.8% |
| #2,445 | Perry County, TN | 5.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Amite County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, ranking #2,442 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #40 of 82. This places it in the 24th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.