Unemployment Rate in Delaware County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.8%
Rank #2,771/3,222 · #62 in PA
14th
Delaware 6.8%
PA 5.2% +30.5%
US 5.3% +29.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Delaware 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 Delaware County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,768 | Lowndes County, AL | 6.8% |
| #2,769 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 6.8% |
| #2,770 | Naguabo Municipio, PR | 6.8% |
| #2,771 | Delaware County, PA | 6.8% |
| #2,772 | Lea County, NM | 6.9% |
| #2,773 | Allen County, KY | 6.9% |
| #2,774 | Adair County, OK | 6.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Delaware County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 6.8%, ranking #2,771 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #62 of 67. 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.