Unemployment Rate in Kent County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.5%
Rank #2,992/3,222 · #237 in TX
7th
Kent 8.5%
TX 5.2% +62.2%
US 5.3% +59.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Kent County's unemployment rate of 8.5% 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 Kent County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,989 | Fayette County, AL | 8.4% |
| #2,990 | De Baca County, NM | 8.4% |
| #2,991 | Franklin County, FL | 8.5% |
| #2,992 | Kent County, TX | 8.5% |
| #2,993 | Barbour County, WV | 8.5% |
| #2,994 | Allendale County, SC | 8.5% |
| #2,995 | Logan County, WV | 8.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Kent County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 8.5%, ranking #2,992 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 59.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Texas, it ranks #237 of 254. 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.