Unemployment Rate in Roane County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.9%
Rank #3,022/3,222 · #49 in WV
6th
Roane 8.9%
WV 5.4% +65.1%
US 5.3% +68.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Roane County's unemployment rate of 8.9% 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 Roane County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,019 | Casey County, KY | 8.9% |
| #3,020 | Catahoula Parish, LA | 8.9% |
| #3,021 | Calhoun County, WV | 8.9% |
| #3,022 | Roane County, WV | 8.9% |
| #3,023 | Dillon County, SC | 8.9% |
| #3,024 | Grundy County, TN | 9.0% |
| #3,025 | Humboldt County, CA | 9.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Roane County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 8.9%, ranking #3,022 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 68.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #49 of 55. This places it in the 6th 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.