Unemployment Rate in Dare County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dare County Compares
National Distribution
Where Dare County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Dare County: 5.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,487 | Franklin County, GA | 5.9% |
| #2,488 | Etowah County, AL | 5.9% |
| #2,489 | St. Joseph County, MI | 5.9% |
| #2,490 | Dare County, NC | 5.9% |
| #2,491 | Hertford County, NC | 5.9% |
| #2,492 | Cowlitz County, WA | 5.9% |
| #2,493 | Cameron County, TX | 5.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Dare County, North Carolina
Dare County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, which ranks #2,490 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Dare County ranks #80 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 23th 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.