Unemployment Rate in Houston County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Houston County Compares
National Distribution
Where Houston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Houston County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,910 | Marion County, FL | 4.8% |
| #1,911 | Dorchester County, SC | 4.8% |
| #1,912 | Fayette County, KY | 4.8% |
| #1,913 | Houston County, GA | 4.8% |
| #1,914 | McMinn County, TN | 4.8% |
| #1,915 | Washington County, AL | 4.9% |
| #1,916 | Chickasaw County, MS | 4.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Houston County, Georgia
Houston County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,913 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Georgia, Houston County ranks #89 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 41th 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.