Unemployment Rate in Rankin County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.3%
Rank #1,533/3,222 · #15 in MS
52th
Rankin 4.3%
MS 5.7% -23.9%
US 5.3% -18.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Rankin County's unemployment rate of 4.3% 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 Rankin County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,530 | Polk County, IA | 4.3% |
| #1,531 | Bay County, MI | 4.3% |
| #1,532 | Kendall County, IL | 4.3% |
| #1,533 | Rankin County, MS | 4.3% |
| #1,534 | Monroe County, TN | 4.3% |
| #1,535 | Montgomery County, KS | 4.3% |
| #1,536 | Wayne County, NE | 4.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Rankin County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, ranking #1,533 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #15 of 82. This places it in the 52th 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.