Unemployment Rate in Buchanan County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.9%
Rank #1,239/3,222 · #73 in VA
62th
Buchanan 3.9%
VA 4.1% -6.9%
US 5.3% -27.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Buchanan County's unemployment rate of 3.9% 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 Buchanan County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,236 | Walker County, GA | 3.9% |
| #1,237 | Fulton County, OH | 3.9% |
| #1,238 | Essex County, VA | 3.9% |
| #1,239 | Buchanan County, VA | 3.9% |
| #1,240 | Jenkins County, GA | 3.9% |
| #1,241 | Montezuma County, CO | 3.9% |
| #1,242 | Fremont County, ID | 3.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Buchanan County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 3.9%, ranking #1,239 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #73 of 133. This places it in the 62th 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.