Unemployment Rate in DeSoto County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.5%
Rank #3,064/3,222 · #66 in FL
5th
DeSoto 9.5%
FL 4.8% +98.3%
US 5.3% +79.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How DeSoto County's unemployment rate of 9.5% 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 DeSoto County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,061 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 9.4% |
| #3,062 | Clare County, MI | 9.5% |
| #3,063 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 9.5% |
| #3,064 | DeSoto County, FL | 9.5% |
| #3,065 | San Augustine County, TX | 9.5% |
| #3,066 | Lee County, VA | 9.5% |
| #3,067 | Lancaster County, VA | 9.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
DeSoto County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 9.5%, ranking #3,064 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 79.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #66 of 67. This places it in the 5th 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.