Unemployment Rate in Washington County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.2%
Rank #1,435/3,222 · #10 in MD
55th
Washington 4.2%
MD 4.8% -13.3%
US 5.3% -20.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's unemployment rate of 4.2% 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 Washington County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,432 | Union County, NC | 4.2% |
| #1,433 | Jefferson County, MT | 4.2% |
| #1,434 | Hill County, TX | 4.2% |
| #1,435 | Washington County, MD | 4.2% |
| #1,436 | Frederick County, VA | 4.2% |
| #1,437 | Marion County, KY | 4.2% |
| #1,438 | Fergus County, MT | 4.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Washington County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, ranking #1,435 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Maryland, it ranks #10 of 24. This places it in the 55th 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.