Unemployment Rate in DeKalb County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.4%
Rank #2,654/3,222 · #130 in GA
18th
DeKalb 6.4%
GA 5.1% +25.6%
US 5.3% +20.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How DeKalb County's unemployment rate of 6.4% 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 DeKalb County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,651 | Coffey County, KS | 6.4% |
| #2,652 | Osceola County, MI | 6.4% |
| #2,653 | Mahoning County, OH | 6.4% |
| #2,654 | DeKalb County, GA | 6.4% |
| #2,655 | Isabella County, MI | 6.4% |
| #2,656 | Poinsett County, AR | 6.4% |
| #2,657 | Angelina County, TX | 6.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
DeKalb County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 6.4%, ranking #2,654 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #130 of 159. 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.