Unemployment Rate in Benton County, MS

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.1% −40.9% vs nat'l
Rank #755 of 3,222
77th percentile

How Benton County Compares

Benton County
3.1%
Mississippi Average
3.1%
Rank #6 of 82 in state
National
5.3%
40.9% below

National Distribution

Where Benton County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Benton County: 3.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#752 Jessamine County, KY 3.1%
#753 Ada County, ID 3.1%
#754 Johnson County, WY 3.1%
#755 Benton County, MS 3.1%
#756 La Crosse County, WI 3.1%
#757 Appling County, GA 3.1%
#758 Campbell County, SD 3.1%
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Unemployment Rate in Benton County, Mississippi

Benton County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 3.1%, which ranks #755 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 40.9% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Mississippi, Benton County ranks #6 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 77th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.