Unemployment Rate in Santa Barbara County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Santa Barbara County Compares
National Distribution
Where Santa Barbara County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Santa Barbara County: 6.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,639 | Bradford County, PA | 6.3% |
| #2,640 | Decatur County, GA | 6.3% |
| #2,641 | Pendleton County, WV | 6.3% |
| #2,642 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 6.3% |
| #2,643 | Citrus County, FL | 6.3% |
| #2,644 | Long County, GA | 6.3% |
| #2,645 | Rutherford County, NC | 6.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County, California has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, which ranks #2,642 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 19.7% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within California, Santa Barbara County ranks #28 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 18th 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.