Unemployment Rate in Hancock County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.4%
Rank #2,987/3,222 · #42 in WV
7th
Hancock 8.4%
WV 5.4% +55.7%
US 5.3% +58.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Hancock County's unemployment rate of 8.4% 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 Hancock County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,984 | Patillas Municipio, PR | 8.3% |
| #2,985 | Grant County, NM | 8.4% |
| #2,986 | Blaine County, OK | 8.4% |
| #2,987 | Hancock County, WV | 8.4% |
| #2,988 | Dimmit County, TX | 8.4% |
| #2,989 | Fayette County, AL | 8.4% |
| #2,990 | De Baca County, NM | 8.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Hancock County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 8.4%, ranking #2,987 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 58.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #42 of 55. This places it in the 7th 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.