Unemployment Rate in Santa Cruz County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Santa Cruz County Compares
National Distribution
Where Santa Cruz County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Santa Cruz County: 6.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,569 | Palo Pinto County, TX | 6.1% |
| #2,570 | Pearl River County, MS | 6.1% |
| #2,571 | Henderson County, TN | 6.1% |
| #2,572 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 6.1% |
| #2,573 | Cumberland County, NC | 6.1% |
| #2,574 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 6.1% |
| #2,575 | Martin County, NC | 6.1% |
Unemployment Rate in Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County, California has a unemployment rate of 6.1%, which ranks #2,572 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 15.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within California, Santa Cruz County ranks #25 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 20th 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.