Lee County, VA

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2024 Population
21,900
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45.5
0.22% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
28.8%
4.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$41,827
1.05% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$98,900
0.203% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,738
4.56% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lee County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Lee County, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lee County, VA was $98,900, and the homeownership rate was 73%.

Most people in Lee County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lee County, VA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lee County, VA is home to a population of 21.9k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1% of Lee County, VA residents were born outside of the country (219 people).

In 2024, there were 21.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.1k people) in Lee County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 925 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 258 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Lee County, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lee County, VA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lee County, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    20.1k ± 26
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    925 ± 44
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    258 ± 67
2.4%
Hispanic Population
525 people

In 2024, there were 21.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.1k people) in Lee County, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 925 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 258 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.4% of the people in Lee County, VA are hispanic (525 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lee County, VA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Virginia.
Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    107,827 ± 8,012 people
  2. India
    97,961 ± 7,641 people
  3. Mexico
    63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

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Foreign-Born Population

1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
219 people
1.22%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
268 people

As of 2024, 1% of Lee County, VA residents (219 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lee County, VA was 1.22%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    511 ± 141
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    450 ± 162
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    157 ± 75

Lee County, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lee County, VA employs 6.74k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lee County, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,351 people), Construction (700 people), and Retail Trade (684 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($85,417), Transportation & Warehousing ($63,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,685).

Employment

Occupations

6.74k
2024 Value
± 623
−4.56%
1 Year decline
± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lee County, VA declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 7.06k employees to 6.74k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lee County, VA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (607 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (595 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (558 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lee County, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.74k
2024 Value
± 623
−4.56%
1 Year decline
± 14.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lee County, VA declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 7.06k employees to 6.74k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lee County, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,351 people), Construction (700 people), and Retail Trade (684 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lee County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Lee County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,515
Median earning men ± $4,402
$34,074
Median earning women ± $4,363

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,105), Public Administration ($57,125), and Manufacturing ($49,728).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,391), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,417), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($33,630).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 24
    Retail Trade
  2. 19
    Retail Trade
  3. 17
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $21.9k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $18.4k
    Retail Trade
  3. $9.88k
    Construction

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lee County, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (51.8%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Other (0.905%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lee County, VA was $98,900 in 2024, which is 0.297 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $98,700 to $98,900, a 0.203% increase. The homeownership rate in Lee County, VA is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lee County, VA have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lee County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 14.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lee County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.372%.

Housing

Property

$98,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,129
$6,226
Median Property Taxes
±$519

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lee County, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lee County, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73%
Homeownership
2024
68.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73% of the housing units in Lee County, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$41,827
Median Household Income
± $3,806
8.53k
Number of Households
± 646

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.53k households in Lee County, VA declined from $41,827 from the previous year's value of $42,269.

The following chart displays the households in Lee County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lee County, VA is from Virginia.
0.472
2023 Wage GINI in Virginia
0.475
2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.93%)
  3. Carpooled (6.34%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Lee County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.93%) and those who carpooled to work (6.34%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lee County, VA have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Lee County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lee County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lee County, VA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lee County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.372%.

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Poverty & Diversity

28.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lee County, VA (5.84k out of 20.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lee County, VA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 28.5% of the children was living in poverty in Lee County, VA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.7%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 115 in Lee County, VA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 2.32 per 100,000 population.

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Health

93% of the population of Lee County, VA has health coverage, with 27% on employee plans, 31.1% on Medicaid, 21.4% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 2.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lee County, VA see 3,140 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,140 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4396 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 621 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,140 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lee County, VA

Primary care physicians in Lee County, VA see an average of 3,140 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,140 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lee County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.98%
Uninsured
27%
Employer Coverage
31.1%
Medicaid
21.4%
Medicare
10.8%
Non-Group
2.64%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lee County, VA declined by 25.5% from 9.36% to 6.98%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2020, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 60.7 in Lee County, VA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.5% in Lee County, VA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 8.3% in Lee County, VA.

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