Unemployment Rate in Sharkey County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.1%
Rank #3,036/3,222 · #66 in MS
6th
Sharkey 9.1%
MS 5.7% +58.9%
US 5.3% +70.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Sharkey County's unemployment rate of 9.1% 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 Sharkey County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,033 | Hall County, TX | 9.0% |
| #3,034 | McCulloch County, TX | 9.0% |
| #3,035 | Mineral County, CO | 9.0% |
| #3,036 | Sharkey County, MS | 9.1% |
| #3,037 | Hopewell city, VA | 9.1% |
| #3,038 | Plumas County, CA | 9.1% |
| #3,039 | Skagway Municipality, AK | 9.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Sharkey County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 9.1%, ranking #3,036 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 70.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #66 of 82. 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.