Unemployment Rate in Polk County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.9%
Rank #2,476/3,222 · #116 in GA
23th
Polk 5.9%
GA 5.1% +15.6%
US 5.3% +10.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's unemployment rate of 5.9% 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 →| #2,473 | Greene County, AR | 5.9% |
| #2,474 | Haywood County, TN | 5.9% |
| #2,475 | Rockdale County, GA | 5.9% |
| #2,476 | Polk County, GA | 5.9% |
| #2,477 | Oconee County, SC | 5.9% |
| #2,478 | Wicomico County, MD | 5.9% |
| #2,479 | Lehigh County, PA | 5.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Polk County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, ranking #2,476 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #116 of 159. This places it in the 23th 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.