Unemployment Rate in Houston County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,913/3,222 · #89 in GA
41th
Houston 4.8%
GA 5.1% -4.6%
US 5.3% -8.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Houston County's unemployment rate of 4.8% 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 Houston County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,910 | Marion County, FL | 4.8% |
| #1,911 | Dorchester County, SC | 4.8% |
| #1,912 | Fayette County, KY | 4.8% |
| #1,913 | Houston County, GA | 4.8% |
| #1,914 | McMinn County, TN | 4.8% |
| #1,915 | Washington County, AL | 4.9% |
| #1,916 | Chickasaw County, MS | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Houston County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,913 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #89 of 159. This places it in the 41th 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.