Unemployment Rate in Surry County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.4%
Rank #1,571/3,222 · #38 in NC
51th
Surry 4.4%
NC 4.6% -5.4%
US 5.3% -17.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Surry County's unemployment rate of 4.4% 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 Surry County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,568 | Georgetown County, SC | 4.4% |
| #1,569 | Hillsdale County, MI | 4.4% |
| #1,570 | Lampasas County, TX | 4.4% |
| #1,571 | Surry County, NC | 4.4% |
| #1,572 | Hancock County, KY | 4.4% |
| #1,573 | Marshall County, MS | 4.4% |
| #1,574 | Henry County, MO | 4.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Surry County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,571 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #38 of 100. This places it in the 51th 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.