Unemployment Rate in Leake County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Leake County Compares
National Distribution
Where Leake County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Leake County: 6.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,588 | Henry County, GA | 6.2% |
| #2,589 | Scott County, AR | 6.2% |
| #2,590 | Coosa County, AL | 6.2% |
| #2,591 | Leake County, MS | 6.2% |
| #2,592 | Trimble County, KY | 6.2% |
| #2,593 | Union County, NM | 6.2% |
| #2,594 | Jasper County, MS | 6.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Leake County, Mississippi
Leake County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, which ranks #2,591 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 16.6% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Leake County ranks #44 of 82 out of 82 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.