Unemployment Rate in Polk County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Polk County Compares
National Distribution
Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Polk County: 7.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,843 | Mohave County, AZ | 7.2% |
| #2,844 | Queens County, NY | 7.2% |
| #2,845 | Okmulgee County, OK | 7.2% |
| #2,846 | Polk County, AR | 7.3% |
| #2,847 | Winnebago County, IL | 7.3% |
| #2,848 | Iberia Parish, LA | 7.3% |
| #2,849 | San Juan County, NM | 7.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Polk County, Arkansas
Polk County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 7.3%, which ranks #2,846 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 36.8% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Arkansas, Polk County ranks #61 of 75 out of 75 counties. This places it in the 12th 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.