Unemployment Rate in Ford County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ford County Compares
National Distribution
Where Ford County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Ford County: 5.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,294 | Crow Wing County, MN | 5.5% |
| #2,295 | San Luis Obispo County, CA | 5.5% |
| #2,296 | Maui County, HI | 5.5% |
| #2,297 | Ford County, IL | 5.5% |
| #2,298 | Greenwood County, SC | 5.5% |
| #2,299 | Madison Parish, LA | 5.5% |
| #2,300 | Newport County, RI | 5.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Ford County, Illinois
Ford County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, which ranks #2,297 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Illinois, Ford County ranks #80 of 102 out of 102 counties. This places it in the 29th 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.