Unemployment Rate in Polk County, FL
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: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,892 | Webster County, IA | 4.8% |
| #1,893 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 4.8% |
| #1,894 | Bonner County, ID | 4.8% |
| #1,895 | Polk County, FL | 4.8% |
| #1,896 | Nassau County, NY | 4.8% |
| #1,897 | Koochiching County, MN | 4.8% |
| #1,898 | Henry County, TN | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Polk County, Florida
Polk County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,895 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.1% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Florida, Polk County ranks #35 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 41th 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.