Unemployment Rate in Bolivar County, MS

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
7.1% +34.1% vs nat'l
Rank #2,816 of 3,222
13th percentile

How Bolivar County Compares

Bolivar County
7.1%
Mississippi Average
7.1%
Rank #59 of 82 in state
National
5.3%
34.1% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Bolivar County: 7.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,813 Miller County, AR 7.1%
#2,814 Broome County, NY 7.1%
#2,815 Marion County, TN 7.1%
#2,816 Bolivar County, MS 7.1%
#2,817 Liberty County, TX 7.1%
#2,818 Allegany County, NY 7.1%
#2,819 Madison County, TX 7.1%
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Unemployment Rate in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Bolivar County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 7.1%, which ranks #2,816 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 34.1% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Mississippi, Bolivar County ranks #59 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 13th 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.