Unemployment Rate in Lee County, MS
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: 5.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,024 | Gadsden County, FL | 5.0% |
| #2,025 | Graham County, KS | 5.0% |
| #2,026 | Montcalm County, MI | 5.0% |
| #2,027 | Lee County, MS | 5.0% |
| #2,028 | St. Louis city, MO | 5.0% |
| #2,029 | Cass County, MI | 5.0% |
| #2,030 | Marion County, IN | 5.0% |
Unemployment Rate in Lee County, Mississippi
Lee County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #2,027 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.2% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Mississippi, Lee County ranks #30 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 37th 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.