Unemployment Rate in Wilkinson County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.4%
Rank #3,179/3,222 · #82 in MS
1th
Wilkinson 13.4%
MS 5.7% +134.6%
US 5.3% +152.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wilkinson County's unemployment rate of 13.4% 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 Wilkinson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,176 | Jasper County, TX | 13.2% |
| #3,177 | Big Horn County, MT | 13.2% |
| #3,178 | Tunica County, MS | 13.3% |
| #3,179 | Wilkinson County, MS | 13.4% |
| #3,180 | Blaine County, MT | 13.6% |
| #3,181 | Hickory County, MO | 13.7% |
| #3,182 | Dewey County, SD | 13.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wilkinson County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 13.4%, ranking #3,179 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 152.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #82 of 82. This places it in the 1th 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.