Unemployment Rate in Dare County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.9% +11.4% vs nat'l
Rank #2,490 of 3,222
23th percentile

How Dare County Compares

Dare County
5.9%
North Carolina Average
5.9%
Rank #80 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
11.4% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ 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%
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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.