Unemployment Rate in Wicomico County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wicomico County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wicomico County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Wicomico County: 5.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,475 | Rockdale County, GA | 5.9% |
| #2,476 | Polk County, GA | 5.9% |
| #2,477 | Oconee County, SC | 5.9% |
| #2,478 | Wicomico County, MD | 5.9% |
| #2,479 | Lehigh County, PA | 5.9% |
| #2,480 | Live Oak County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,481 | Russell County, AL | 5.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Wicomico County, Maryland
Wicomico County, Maryland has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, which ranks #2,478 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Maryland, Wicomico County ranks #20 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 23th 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.