Unemployment Rate in Leake County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.2%
Rank #2,591/3,222 · #44 in MS
20th
Leake 6.2%
MS 5.7% +8.4%
US 5.3% +16.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Leake County's unemployment rate of 6.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Leake County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Leake County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, ranking #2,591 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #44 of 82. This places it in the 20th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.