Unemployment Rate in Ashe County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,878/3,222 · #51 in NC
42th
Ashe 4.8%
NC 4.6% +3.6%
US 5.3% -9.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Ashe County's unemployment rate of 4.8% 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 Ashe County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,875 | Clear Creek County, CO | 4.8% |
| #1,876 | Kane County, IL | 4.8% |
| #1,877 | San Miguel County, NM | 4.8% |
| #1,878 | Ashe County, NC | 4.8% |
| #1,879 | Milwaukee County, WI | 4.8% |
| #1,880 | Yamhill County, OR | 4.8% |
| #1,881 | Dakota County, NE | 4.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Ashe County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,878 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #51 of 100. This places it in the 42th 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.