Unemployment Rate in Polk County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,895/3,222 · #35 in FL
41th
Polk 4.8%
FL 4.8% +0.5%
US 5.3% -9.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Polk 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 Polk County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,892 | Webster County, IA | 4.8% |
| #1,893 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 4.8% |
| #1,894 | Bonner County, ID | 4.8% |
| #1,895 | Polk County, FL | 4.8% |
| #1,896 | Nassau County, NY | 4.8% |
| #1,897 | Koochiching County, MN | 4.8% |
| #1,898 | Henry County, TN | 4.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Polk County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,895 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #35 of 67. 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.