Unemployment Rate in DeKalb County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How DeKalb County Compares
National Distribution
Where DeKalb County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ DeKalb County: 6.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,759 | Talladega County, AL | 6.8% |
| #2,760 | Gilmer County, WV | 6.8% |
| #2,761 | Aibonito Municipio, PR | 6.8% |
| #2,762 | DeKalb County, IL | 6.8% |
| #2,763 | Alger County, MI | 6.8% |
| #2,764 | Clarendon County, SC | 6.8% |
| #2,765 | Fulton County, IN | 6.8% |
Unemployment Rate in DeKalb County, Illinois
DeKalb County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 6.8%, which ranks #2,762 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.3% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Illinois, DeKalb County ranks #92 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 14th 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.