Unemployment Rate in Preston County, WV

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.3% +0.1% vs nat'l
Rank #2,198 of 3,222
32th percentile

How Preston County Compares

Preston County
5.3%
West Virginia Average
5.3%
Rank #21 of 55 in state
National
5.3%
0.1% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Preston County: 5.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,195 Madison County, AR 5.3%
#2,196 Benton County, WA 5.3%
#2,197 Mitchell County, TX 5.3%
#2,198 Preston County, WV 5.3%
#2,199 Montmorency County, MI 5.3%
#2,200 Carter County, KY 5.3%
#2,201 Wise County, TX 5.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Preston County, West Virginia

Preston County, West Virginia has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, which ranks #2,198 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.1% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within West Virginia, Preston County ranks #21 of 55 out of 55 counties. This places it in the 32th 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.