Unemployment Rate in Baxter County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.3%
Rank #2,638/3,222 · #53 in AR
18th
Baxter 6.3%
AR 4.9% +28.9%
US 5.3% +19.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Baxter County's unemployment rate of 6.3% 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 Baxter County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,635 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 6.3% |
| #2,636 | Marion County, OH | 6.3% |
| #2,637 | Prince George's County, MD | 6.3% |
| #2,638 | Baxter County, AR | 6.3% |
| #2,639 | Bradford County, PA | 6.3% |
| #2,640 | Decatur County, GA | 6.3% |
| #2,641 | Pendleton County, WV | 6.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Baxter County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, ranking #2,638 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #53 of 75. This places it in the 18th 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.