Unemployment Rate in Upshur County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.7%
Rank #2,396/3,222 · #27 in WV
26th
Upshur 5.7%
WV 5.4% +5.5%
US 5.3% +7.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Upshur County's unemployment rate of 5.7% 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 Upshur County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,393 | Erath County, TX | 5.7% |
| #2,394 | Garland County, AR | 5.7% |
| #2,395 | Sonoma County, CA | 5.7% |
| #2,396 | Upshur County, WV | 5.7% |
| #2,397 | Vigo County, IN | 5.7% |
| #2,398 | Richmond city, VA | 5.7% |
| #2,399 | Multnomah County, OR | 5.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Upshur County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, ranking #2,396 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #27 of 55. This places it in the 26th 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.