Unemployment Rate in Banks County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.9%
Rank #617/3,222 · #21 in GA
81th
Banks 2.9%
GA 5.1% -42.9%
US 5.3% -45.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Banks County's unemployment rate of 2.9% 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 Banks County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #614 | Forest County, WI | 2.9% |
| #615 | Brown County, MN | 2.9% |
| #616 | Morgan County, MO | 2.9% |
| #617 | Banks County, GA | 2.9% |
| #618 | Meade County, SD | 2.9% |
| #619 | Medina County, OH | 2.9% |
| #620 | Montour County, PA | 2.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Banks County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, ranking #617 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #21 of 159. This places it in the 81th 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.