Unemployment Rate in Lawrence County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lawrence County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lawrence County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lawrence County: 9.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,037 | Hopewell city, VA | 9.1% |
| #3,038 | Plumas County, CA | 9.1% |
| #3,039 | Skagway Municipality, AK | 9.1% |
| #3,040 | Lawrence County, MS | 9.2% |
| #3,041 | Gallatin County, IL | 9.2% |
| #3,042 | Clarke County, AL | 9.2% |
| #3,043 | Webster County, WV | 9.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Lawrence County, Mississippi
Lawrence County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 9.2%, which ranks #3,040 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 72.7% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Lawrence County ranks #67 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 6th 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.