Unemployment Rate in Covington County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Covington County Compares
National Distribution
Where Covington County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Covington County: 3.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #949 | Goshen County, WY | 3.4% |
| #950 | Linn County, IA | 3.4% |
| #951 | Prentiss County, MS | 3.5% |
| #952 | Covington County, MS | 3.5% |
| #953 | Madison County, IA | 3.5% |
| #954 | Deaf Smith County, TX | 3.5% |
| #955 | Mercer County, MO | 3.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Covington County, Mississippi
Covington County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, which ranks #952 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 34.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Covington County ranks #11 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 70th 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.