Unemployment Rate in Holmes County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Holmes County Compares
National Distribution
Where Holmes County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Holmes County: 9.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,067 | Lancaster County, VA | 9.5% |
| #3,068 | Ceiba Municipio, PR | 9.5% |
| #3,069 | Harlan County, KY | 9.5% |
| #3,070 | Holmes County, MS | 9.5% |
| #3,071 | Jack County, TX | 9.6% |
| #3,072 | Pemiscot County, MO | 9.7% |
| #3,073 | Yazoo County, MS | 9.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Holmes County, Mississippi
Holmes County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 9.5%, which ranks #3,070 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 79.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Holmes County ranks #70 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.