Unemployment Rate in Kent County, RI
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: 4.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,794 | Trumbull County, OH | 4.7% |
| #1,795 | Pulaski County, AR | 4.7% |
| #1,796 | Tarrant County, TX | 4.7% |
| #1,797 | Kent County, RI | 4.7% |
| #1,798 | Monongalia County, WV | 4.7% |
| #1,799 | Pickens County, AL | 4.7% |
| #1,800 | Callahan County, TX | 4.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Kent County, Rhode Island
Kent County, Rhode Island has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, which ranks #1,797 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.5% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Rhode Island, Kent County ranks #3 of 5 out of 5 counties. This places it in the 44th 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.