Unemployment Rate in Portage County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.2%
Rank #805/3,222 · #44 in WI
75th
Portage 3.2%
WI 3.2% -1.4%
US 5.3% -39.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Portage County's unemployment rate of 3.2% 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 Portage County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #802 | Johnson County, KS | 3.2% |
| #803 | Emmet County, MI | 3.2% |
| #804 | Pipestone County, MN | 3.2% |
| #805 | Portage County, WI | 3.2% |
| #806 | Lyon County, MN | 3.2% |
| #807 | Saluda County, SC | 3.2% |
| #808 | Riley County, KS | 3.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Portage County, Wisconsin has a unemployment rate of 3.2%, ranking #805 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #44 of 72. This places it in the 75th 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.