Unemployment Rate in Polk County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.3%
Rank #2,846/3,222 · #61 in AR
12th
Polk 7.3%
AR 4.9% +47.6%
US 5.3% +36.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's unemployment rate of 7.3% 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 Polk County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,843 | Mohave County, AZ | 7.2% |
| #2,844 | Queens County, NY | 7.2% |
| #2,845 | Okmulgee County, OK | 7.2% |
| #2,846 | Polk County, AR | 7.3% |
| #2,847 | Winnebago County, IL | 7.3% |
| #2,848 | Iberia Parish, LA | 7.3% |
| #2,849 | San Juan County, NM | 7.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Polk County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 7.3%, ranking #2,846 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #61 of 75. This places it in the 12th 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.