Unemployment Rate in Surry County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.0%
Rank #1,998/3,222 · #98 in VA
38th
Surry 5.0%
VA 4.1% +20.2%
US 5.3% -6.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Surry County's unemployment rate of 5.0% 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 →| #1,995 | Woodruff County, AR | 5.0% |
| #1,996 | Gibson County, TN | 5.0% |
| #1,997 | Raleigh County, WV | 5.0% |
| #1,998 | Surry County, VA | 5.0% |
| #1,999 | Williamson County, IL | 5.0% |
| #2,000 | Schoharie County, NY | 5.0% |
| #2,001 | Wyoming County, PA | 5.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Surry County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, ranking #1,998 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Virginia, it ranks #98 of 133. This places it in the 38th 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.