Unemployment Rate in Hancock County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
8.4% +58.6% vs nat'l
Rank #2,987 of 3,222
7th percentile

How Hancock County Compares

Hancock County
8.4%
West Virginia Average
8.4%
Rank #42 of 55 in state
National
5.3%
58.6% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Hancock County: 8.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,984 Patillas Municipio, PR 8.3%
#2,985 Grant County, NM 8.4%
#2,986 Blaine County, OK 8.4%
#2,987 Hancock County, WV 8.4%
#2,988 Dimmit County, TX 8.4%
#2,989 Fayette County, AL 8.4%
#2,990 De Baca County, NM 8.4%
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Unemployment Rate in Hancock County, West Virginia

Hancock County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 8.4%, which ranks #2,987 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 58.6% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within West Virginia, Hancock County ranks #42 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 7th 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.