Unemployment Rate in Nelson County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Nelson County Compares
National Distribution
Where Nelson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Nelson County: 3.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #857 | Limestone County, AL | 3.3% |
| #858 | Cumberland County, VA | 3.3% |
| #859 | Loudoun County, VA | 3.3% |
| #860 | Nelson County, VA | 3.3% |
| #861 | Wayne County, OH | 3.3% |
| #862 | St. Johns County, FL | 3.3% |
| #863 | Scott County, IN | 3.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 3.3%, which ranks #860 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Virginia, Nelson County ranks #46 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 73th 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.