# Counties in Maryland by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 24 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Somerset County | 7.5 |
| 2 | Worcester County | 6.7 |
| 3 | Baltimore city | 6.5 |
| 4 | Prince George's County | 6.4 |
| 5 | Wicomico County | 5.9 |
| 6 | Dorchester County | 5.7 |
| 7 | Caroline County | 5.7 |
| 8 | Cecil County | 5.5 |
| 9 | Allegany County | 5 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 4.9 |
| 11 | Baltimore County | 4.9 |
| 12 | Charles County | 4.9 |
| 13 | Garrett County | 4.4 |
| 14 | Talbot County | 4.3 |
| 15 | Washington County | 4.2 |
| 16 | Harford County | 3.8 |
| 16 | Queen Anne's County | 3.8 |
| 18 | Anne Arundel County | 3.7 |
| 19 | St. Mary's County | 3.6 |
| 20 | Howard County | 3.5 |
| 21 | Carroll County | 3.5 |
| 22 | Frederick County | 3.3 |
| 23 | Kent County | 3 |
| 24 | Calvert County | 2.7 |