Unemployment Rate in Richmond County, NC
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: 9.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,072 | Pemiscot County, MO | 9.7% |
| #3,073 | Yazoo County, MS | 9.7% |
| #3,074 | Cataño Municipio, PR | 9.7% |
| #3,075 | Richmond County, NC | 9.7% |
| #3,076 | Choctaw County, MS | 9.8% |
| #3,077 | Jackson County, AR | 9.8% |
| #3,078 | Colusa County, CA | 9.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Richmond County, North Carolina
Richmond County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 9.7%, which ranks #3,075 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 83.6% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Richmond County ranks #98 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.