Unemployment Rate in Richmond County, VA
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: 2.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #442 | Knox County, OH | 2.5% |
| #443 | Saunders County, NE | 2.5% |
| #444 | Fall River County, SD | 2.5% |
| #445 | Richmond County, VA | 2.5% |
| #446 | Murray County, OK | 2.5% |
| #447 | Dolores County, CO | 2.5% |
| #448 | Harrison County, MO | 2.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Richmond County, Virginia
Richmond County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 2.5%, which ranks #445 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 53.2% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Virginia, Richmond County ranks #18 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 86th 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.