Unemployment Rate in Highland County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Highland County Compares
National Distribution
Where Highland County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Highland County: 11.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,150 | Pocahontas County, WV | 11.8% |
| #3,151 | Yauco Municipio, PR | 11.8% |
| #3,152 | Greene County, MS | 11.9% |
| #3,153 | Highland County, VA | 11.9% |
| #3,154 | Sumter County, AL | 12.0% |
| #3,155 | Bibb County, AL | 12.1% |
| #3,156 | Maunabo Municipio, PR | 12.1% |
Unemployment Rate in Highland County, Virginia
Highland County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 11.9%, which ranks #3,153 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 125.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Virginia, Highland County ranks #133 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 2th 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.