Unemployment Rate in Lee County, VA
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: 9.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,063 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 9.5% |
| #3,064 | DeSoto County, FL | 9.5% |
| #3,065 | San Augustine County, TX | 9.5% |
| #3,066 | Lee County, VA | 9.5% |
| #3,067 | Lancaster County, VA | 9.5% |
| #3,068 | Ceiba Municipio, PR | 9.5% |
| #3,069 | Harlan County, KY | 9.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Lee County, Virginia
Lee County, Virginia has a unemployment rate of 9.5%, which ranks #3,066 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 79.6% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Virginia, Lee County ranks #130 of 133 out of 133 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.