Unemployment Rate in Kent County, DE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kent County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kent County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Kent County: 5.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,353 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 5.6% |
| #2,354 | Val Verde County, TX | 5.6% |
| #2,355 | Thomas County, GA | 5.6% |
| #2,356 | Kent County, DE | 5.6% |
| #2,357 | Schuylkill County, PA | 5.6% |
| #2,358 | McLean County, KY | 5.6% |
| #2,359 | Power County, ID | 5.6% |
Unemployment Rate in Kent County, Delaware
Kent County, Delaware has a unemployment rate of 5.6%, which ranks #2,356 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.8% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Delaware, Kent County ranks #3 of 3 out of 3 counties. This places it in the 27th 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.