Unemployment Rate in Polk County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.0%
Rank #1,329/3,222 · #70 in MO
59th
Polk 4.0%
MO 4.0% +0.4%
US 5.3% -24.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's unemployment rate of 4.0% 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 →| #1,326 | Clark County, IN | 4.0% |
| #1,327 | Hall County, NE | 4.0% |
| #1,328 | Rolette County, ND | 4.0% |
| #1,329 | Polk County, MO | 4.0% |
| #1,330 | Cumberland County, KY | 4.0% |
| #1,331 | Lee County, FL | 4.0% |
| #1,332 | Henry County, VA | 4.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Polk County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 4.0%, ranking #1,329 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #70 of 115. This places it in the 59th 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.