Unemployment Rate in Polk County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.1%
Rank #2,069/3,222 · #61 in NC
36th
Polk 5.1%
NC 4.6% +9.5%
US 5.3% -4.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's unemployment rate of 5.1% 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 →| #2,066 | Grimes County, TX | 5.1% |
| #2,067 | Lapeer County, MI | 5.1% |
| #2,068 | Texas County, MO | 5.1% |
| #2,069 | Polk County, NC | 5.1% |
| #2,070 | Lincoln County, NM | 5.1% |
| #2,071 | Bertie County, NC | 5.1% |
| #2,072 | Plymouth County, MA | 5.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Polk County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, ranking #2,069 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #61 of 100. This places it in the 36th 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.