Unemployment Rate in Polk County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.1% −4.4% vs nat'l
Rank #2,069 of 3,222
36th percentile

How Polk County Compares

Polk County
5.1%
North Carolina Average
5.1%
Rank #61 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
4.4% below

National Distribution

Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Polk County: 5.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,066 Grimes County, TX 5.1%
#2,067 Lapeer County, MI 5.1%
#2,068 Texas County, MO 5.1%
#2,069 Polk County, NC 5.1%
#2,070 Lincoln County, NM 5.1%
#2,071 Bertie County, NC 5.1%
#2,072 Plymouth County, MA 5.1%
View full ranking →

Unemployment Rate in Polk County, North Carolina

Polk County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, which ranks #2,069 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 4.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Polk County ranks #61 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 36th 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.