Unemployment Rate in St. Mary's County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.4%
Rank #917/3,222 · #4 in MD
72th
St. Mary's 3.4%
MD 4.8% -29.9%
US 5.3% -36.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How St. Mary's County's unemployment rate of 3.4% 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 St. Mary's County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #914 | Jackson County, GA | 3.4% |
| #915 | Wayne County, TN | 3.4% |
| #916 | Greene County, MO | 3.4% |
| #917 | St. Mary's County, MD | 3.4% |
| #918 | Jersey County, IL | 3.4% |
| #919 | Charleston County, SC | 3.4% |
| #920 | Crittenden County, KY | 3.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
St. Mary's County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 3.4%, ranking #917 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Maryland, it ranks #4 of 24. This places it in the 72th 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.