Unemployment Rate in Walthall County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.6%
Rank #2,720/3,222 · #51 in MS
16th
Walthall 6.6%
MS 5.7% +16.2%
US 5.3% +24.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Walthall County's unemployment rate of 6.6% 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 Walthall County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,717 | Ashtabula County, OH | 6.6% |
| #2,718 | Bradley County, AR | 6.6% |
| #2,719 | Tattnall County, GA | 6.6% |
| #2,720 | Walthall County, MS | 6.6% |
| #2,721 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 6.6% |
| #2,722 | Webster County, MS | 6.6% |
| #2,723 | Newton County, GA | 6.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Walthall County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 6.6%, ranking #2,720 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #51 of 82. This places it in the 16th 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.