Unemployment Rate in Imperial County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Imperial County Compares
National Distribution
Where Imperial County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Imperial County: 12.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,159 | Quitman County, MS | 12.2% |
| #3,160 | San Juan Municipio, PR | 12.2% |
| #3,161 | Ferry County, WA | 12.5% |
| #3,162 | Imperial County, CA | 12.5% |
| #3,163 | Mellette County, SD | 12.5% |
| #3,164 | San Juan County, UT | 12.5% |
| #3,165 | Humphreys County, MS | 12.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Imperial County, California
Imperial County, California has a unemployment rate of 12.5%, which ranks #3,162 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 135.2% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within California, Imperial County ranks #57 of 58 out of 58 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.