Unemployment Rate in Lee County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.4%
Rank #1,630/3,222 · #86 in IA
49th
Lee 4.4%
IA 3.6% +24.5%
US 5.3% -16.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's unemployment rate of 4.4% 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 Lee County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,627 | McLennan County, TX | 4.4% |
| #1,628 | Mathews County, VA | 4.4% |
| #1,629 | Newberry County, SC | 4.4% |
| #1,630 | Lee County, IA | 4.4% |
| #1,631 | Ellis County, TX | 4.4% |
| #1,632 | Calloway County, KY | 4.4% |
| #1,633 | Carbon County, MT | 4.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lee County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,630 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #86 of 99. This places it in the 49th 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.