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Lee County

860,959Population
13.2 %Change since 2020
18,712Net migration
4.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
860,959 (2024)
Change since 2020
13.2 %
Net migration
18,712 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.3 % (2025)
State
Florida
Population base, April 2020
760,822 (2020)
Births
7,504 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.7
Deaths
8,932 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Natural change, 2023
-1,428
International migration
10,821 (2023)
Domestic migration
7,891 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
21.7
Postal code
FL
FIPS code
12071

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.33.9
PeriodValue
20254.3 %
20243.5 %
20233.3 %
20223.4 %
20214.4 %
20207.8 %
20193.3 %
20183.6 %
20174.2 %
20164.7 %
20155.2 %
20146.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024861K765.6K
PeriodValue
2024860,959
2023844,226
2022826,567
2021791,013
2020765,566