Unemployment Rate in McDowell County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.2%
Rank #2,973/3,222 · #41 in WV
8th
McDowell 8.2%
WV 5.4% +52.3%
US 5.3% +55.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How McDowell County's unemployment rate of 8.2% 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 McDowell County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,970 | Bulloch County, GA | 8.2% |
| #2,971 | Tuolumne County, CA | 8.2% |
| #2,972 | Wise County, VA | 8.2% |
| #2,973 | McDowell County, WV | 8.2% |
| #2,974 | Crosby County, TX | 8.2% |
| #2,975 | Dallas County, AR | 8.2% |
| #2,976 | Throckmorton County, TX | 8.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
McDowell County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 8.2%, ranking #2,973 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #41 of 55. This places it in the 8th 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.