County profile
Lee County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#614 of 3,127 US counties by GDP40th-percentile growthmore diversified than 70% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
47,607
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,550
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
83,731
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$67.9k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
28.6%±1.8%
Poverty rate
14.6%±1.5%
Business applications
1,530 · 2025
Retail establishments
510
61.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Renasant CorporationFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing25%
Health care25%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation15%
Admin & support10%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
83,731
residents · 2025 · +0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $56.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−253
International migration+572
Natural change+88
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.2B2019
$5.0B2020
$5.6B2021
$5.9B2022
$6.3B2023
$6.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$199.5k±$6.8k
Median gross rent
$957/mo±$38/mo
Vacancy rate
13.4%±1.5%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$58.2M
177 units · 2.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$994/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 93Cold wave 93Heat wave 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1852016
1902017
1952018
2022019
2102020
2292021
2592022
2692023
2822024
2982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 35% since 20211312021
932022
1172023
1262024
1772025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.4 km
I-22
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
CPKC
Nearest port
24.8 km
PORT ITAWAMBA
Nearest commercial airport
8.6 km
TUPELO RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.3k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lee?
Lee's economy produced $6.5B in 2024, growing 3.5% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.