Unemployment Rate in Prince George's County, MD

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

6.3% Rank #2,637/3,222 · #21 in MD
18th
Prince George's 6.3%
MD 4.8% +30.7%
US 5.3% +19.3%

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National Distribution

How Prince George's County's unemployment rate of 6.3% 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 Prince George's County for unemployment rate.

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#2,634 Hancock County, GA 6.3%
#2,635 St. Landry Parish, LA 6.3%
#2,636 Marion County, OH 6.3%
#2,637 Prince George's County, MD 6.3%
#2,638 Baxter County, AR 6.3%
#2,639 Bradford County, PA 6.3%
#2,640 Decatur County, GA 6.3%

About Unemployment Rate

Prince George's County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, ranking #2,637 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Maryland, it ranks #21 of 24. This places it in the 18th 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.