Unemployment Rate in Sunflower County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.2%
Rank #3,137/3,222 · #76 in MS
3th
Sunflower 11.2%
MS 5.7% +97.1%
US 5.3% +111.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Sunflower County's unemployment rate of 11.2% 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 Sunflower County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,134 | Vega Baja Municipio, PR | 11.0% |
| #3,135 | Lake County, CA | 11.1% |
| #3,136 | Peñuelas Municipio, PR | 11.2% |
| #3,137 | Sunflower County, MS | 11.2% |
| #3,138 | Villalba Municipio, PR | 11.2% |
| #3,139 | Bronx County, NY | 11.4% |
| #3,140 | Tensas Parish, LA | 11.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Sunflower County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 11.2%, ranking #3,137 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 111.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #76 of 82. This places it in the 3th 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.