Unemployment Rate in Butte County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.4%
Rank #2,875/3,222 · #37 in CA
11th
Butte 7.4%
CA 6.6% +13.7%
US 5.3% +40.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Butte County's unemployment rate of 7.4% 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 Butte County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,872 | George County, MS | 7.4% |
| #2,873 | Quay County, NM | 7.4% |
| #2,874 | Johnson County, GA | 7.4% |
| #2,875 | Butte County, CA | 7.4% |
| #2,876 | Adams County, ID | 7.4% |
| #2,877 | Scott County, TN | 7.5% |
| #2,878 | Jackson County, IL | 7.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Butte County, California has a unemployment rate of 7.4%, ranking #2,875 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within California, it ranks #37 of 58. This places it in the 11th 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.