Unemployment Rate in Barbour County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.8%
Rank #2,922/3,222 · #56 in AL
9th
Barbour 7.8%
AL 4.7% +66.6%
US 5.3% +46.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Barbour County's unemployment rate of 7.8% 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 Barbour County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,919 | Lawrence County, KY | 7.7% |
| #2,920 | Pitt County, NC | 7.7% |
| #2,921 | Lincoln County, WA | 7.7% |
| #2,922 | Barbour County, AL | 7.8% |
| #2,923 | Rincón Municipio, PR | 7.8% |
| #2,924 | Cameron County, PA | 7.8% |
| #2,925 | Henderson County, IL | 7.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Barbour County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 7.8%, ranking #2,922 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Alabama, it ranks #56 of 67. This places it in the 9th 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.