Unemployment Rate in Houston County, TN
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: 3.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,232 | Jefferson County, WV | 3.8% |
| #1,233 | Massac County, IL | 3.8% |
| #1,234 | Appanoose County, IA | 3.9% |
| #1,235 | Houston County, TN | 3.9% |
| #1,236 | Walker County, GA | 3.9% |
| #1,237 | Fulton County, OH | 3.9% |
| #1,238 | Essex County, VA | 3.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Houston County, Tennessee
Houston County, Tennessee has a unemployment rate of 3.9%, which ranks #1,235 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 27.3% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Tennessee, Houston County ranks #30 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 62th 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.