Unemployment Rate in Hancock County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hancock County Compares
National Distribution
Where Hancock County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Hancock County: 5.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,981 | Wirt County, WV | 4.9% |
| #1,982 | Milam County, TX | 5.0% |
| #1,983 | Taliaferro County, GA | 5.0% |
| #1,984 | Hancock County, MS | 5.0% |
| #1,985 | Schuyler County, IL | 5.0% |
| #1,986 | Campbell County, TN | 5.0% |
| #1,987 | Burleson County, TX | 5.0% |
Unemployment Rate in Hancock County, Mississippi
Hancock County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #1,984 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Hancock County ranks #29 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 38th 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.