Unemployment Rate in Washington County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.3%
Rank #2,609/3,222 · #46 in MS
19th
Washington 6.3%
MS 5.7% +9.7%
US 5.3% +18.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's unemployment rate of 6.3% 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 →| #2,606 | Cherokee County, SC | 6.2% |
| #2,607 | Ogemaw County, MI | 6.2% |
| #2,608 | Fayette County, PA | 6.2% |
| #2,609 | Washington County, MS | 6.3% |
| #2,610 | Brooke County, WV | 6.3% |
| #2,611 | Foard County, TX | 6.3% |
| #2,612 | Wood County, TX | 6.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Washington County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, ranking #2,609 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #46 of 82. This places it in the 19th 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.