Unemployment Rate in Dorchester County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.7%
Rank #2,401/3,222 · #19 in MD
25th
Dorchester 5.7%
MD 4.8% +18.0%
US 5.3% +7.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Dorchester County's unemployment rate of 5.7% 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 Dorchester County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,398 | Richmond city, VA | 5.7% |
| #2,399 | Multnomah County, OR | 5.7% |
| #2,400 | St. Clair County, MI | 5.7% |
| #2,401 | Dorchester County, MD | 5.7% |
| #2,402 | Macomb County, MI | 5.7% |
| #2,403 | Payne County, OK | 5.7% |
| #2,404 | Union County, OR | 5.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Dorchester County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, ranking #2,401 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Maryland, it ranks #19 of 24. This places it in the 25th 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.