Unemployment Rate in Richmond County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Richmond County Compares
National Distribution
Where Richmond County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Richmond County: 8.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,939 | Huerfano County, CO | 8.0% |
| #2,940 | Stanislaus County, CA | 8.0% |
| #2,941 | Lincoln County, OR | 8.0% |
| #2,942 | Richmond County, GA | 8.0% |
| #2,943 | Desha County, AR | 8.0% |
| #2,944 | Washington County, GA | 8.0% |
| #2,945 | Passaic County, NJ | 8.0% |
Unemployment Rate in Richmond County, Georgia
Richmond County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 8.0%, which ranks #2,942 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 50.5% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Georgia, Richmond County ranks #149 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 9th 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.