Unemployment Rate in DeKalb County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.8%
Rank #2,762/3,222 · #92 in IL
14th
DeKalb 6.8%
IL 5.8% +16.9%
US 5.3% +28.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How DeKalb County's unemployment rate of 6.8% 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 DeKalb County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,759 | Talladega County, AL | 6.8% |
| #2,760 | Gilmer County, WV | 6.8% |
| #2,761 | Aibonito Municipio, PR | 6.8% |
| #2,762 | DeKalb County, IL | 6.8% |
| #2,763 | Alger County, MI | 6.8% |
| #2,764 | Clarendon County, SC | 6.8% |
| #2,765 | Fulton County, IN | 6.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
DeKalb County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 6.8%, ranking #2,762 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #92 of 102. This places it in the 14th 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.