Unemployment Rate in Lee County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.7%
Rank #2,728/3,222 · #34 in SC
15th
Lee 6.7%
SC 4.8% +38.2%
US 5.3% +25.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's unemployment rate of 6.7% 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 →| #2,725 | Sequatchie County, TN | 6.6% |
| #2,726 | Grayson County, KY | 6.6% |
| #2,727 | Forrest County, MS | 6.6% |
| #2,728 | Lee County, SC | 6.7% |
| #2,729 | Doña Ana County, NM | 6.7% |
| #2,730 | Fulton County, IL | 6.7% |
| #2,731 | Worcester County, MD | 6.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lee County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 6.7%, ranking #2,728 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #34 of 46. This places it in the 15th 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.