Unemployment Rate in Polk County, NE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.3%
Rank #141/3,222 · #27 in NE
96th
Polk 1.3%
NE 3.0% -56.0%
US 5.3% -75.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's unemployment rate of 1.3% 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 →| #138 | Shannon County, MO | 1.3% |
| #139 | Blaine County, NE | 1.3% |
| #140 | Bath County, VA | 1.3% |
| #141 | Polk County, NE | 1.3% |
| #142 | Rawlins County, KS | 1.3% |
| #143 | Wallace County, KS | 1.3% |
| #144 | Rabun County, GA | 1.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Polk County, Nebraska has a unemployment rate of 1.3%, ranking #141 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 75.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Nebraska, it ranks #27 of 93. This places it in the 96th 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.