Unemployment Rate in McDonald County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.8%
Rank #2,767/3,222 · #110 in MO
14th
McDonald 6.8%
MO 4.0% +70.8%
US 5.3% +28.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How McDonald County's unemployment rate of 6.8% 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 McDonald County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,764 | Clarendon County, SC | 6.8% |
| #2,765 | Fulton County, IN | 6.8% |
| #2,766 | Adair County, KY | 6.8% |
| #2,767 | McDonald County, MO | 6.8% |
| #2,768 | Lowndes County, AL | 6.8% |
| #2,769 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 6.8% |
| #2,770 | Naguabo Municipio, PR | 6.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
McDonald County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 6.8%, ranking #2,767 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #110 of 115. This places it in the 14th 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.