Unemployment Rate in Sierra County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.6%
Rank #3,168/3,222 · #58 in CA
2th
Sierra 12.6%
CA 6.6% +92.7%
US 5.3% +138.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Sierra County's unemployment rate of 12.6% 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 Sierra County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,165 | Humphreys County, MS | 12.5% |
| #3,166 | Owsley County, KY | 12.6% |
| #3,167 | Cottle County, TX | 12.6% |
| #3,168 | Sierra County, CA | 12.6% |
| #3,169 | Barranquitas Municipio, PR | 12.7% |
| #3,170 | Washington County, NC | 12.9% |
| #3,171 | San Sebastián Municipio, PR | 13.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Sierra County, California has a unemployment rate of 12.6%, ranking #3,168 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 138.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within California, it ranks #58 of 58. This places it in the 2th 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.