Unemployment Rate in Lee County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lee County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lee County: 4.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,812 | Jackson County, WI | 4.7% |
| #1,813 | Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 4.7% |
| #1,814 | Elmore County, ID | 4.7% |
| #1,815 | Lee County, KY | 4.7% |
| #1,816 | Buckingham County, VA | 4.7% |
| #1,817 | Hardin County, TN | 4.7% |
| #1,818 | Davie County, NC | 4.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Lee County, Kentucky
Lee County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, which ranks #1,815 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Lee County ranks #60 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 44th 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.