Unemployment Rate in Highland County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.9%
Rank #3,153/3,222 · #133 in VA
2th
Highland 11.9%
VA 4.1% +188.4%
US 5.3% +125.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Highland County's unemployment rate of 11.9% 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 Highland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,150 | Pocahontas County, WV | 11.8% |
| #3,151 | Yauco Municipio, PR | 11.8% |
| #3,152 | Greene County, MS | 11.9% |
| #3,153 | Highland County, VA | 11.9% |
| #3,154 | Sumter County, AL | 12.0% |
| #3,155 | Bibb County, AL | 12.1% |
| #3,156 | Maunabo Municipio, PR | 12.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Highland County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 11.9%, ranking #3,153 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 125.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #133 of 133. This places it in the 2th 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.