Unemployment Rate in Polk County, MO
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: 4.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,326 | Clark County, IN | 4.0% |
| #1,327 | Hall County, NE | 4.0% |
| #1,328 | Rolette County, ND | 4.0% |
| #1,329 | Polk County, MO | 4.0% |
| #1,330 | Cumberland County, KY | 4.0% |
| #1,331 | Lee County, FL | 4.0% |
| #1,332 | Henry County, VA | 4.0% |
Unemployment Rate in Polk County, Missouri
Polk County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 4.0%, which ranks #1,329 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 24.4% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Missouri, Polk County ranks #70 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 59th 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.