Counties in Mississippi by business establishments (QCEW)

Hinds County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 82 counties in 2014, at 5,950. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 35. The median was 391 and the figure for Mississippi was 71,280. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest5,950Hinds County
Median39182 counties
Mississippi71,280History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 890 countAlcorn County: 828 countAmite County: 201 countAttala County: 374 countBenton County: 93 countBolivar County: 835 countCalhoun County: 311 countCarroll County: 134 countChickasaw County: 370 countChoctaw County: 149 countClaiborne County: 137 countClarke County: 236 countClay County: 386 countCoahoma County: 673 countCopiah County: 460 countCovington County: 341 countDeSoto County: 2,711 countForrest County: 1,916 countFranklin County: 139 countGeorge County: 358 countGreene County: 148 countGrenada County: 538 countHancock County: 844 countHarrison County: 4,451 countHinds County: 5,950 countHolmes County: 303 countHumphreys County: 210 countIssaquena County: 35 countItawamba County: 358 countJackson County: 2,386 countJasper County: 250 countJefferson County: 84 countJefferson Davis County: 168 countJones County: 1,364 countKemper County: 148 countLafayette County: 1,163 countLamar County: 1,357 countLauderdale County: 1,967 countLawrence County: 193 countLeake County: 313 countLee County: 2,439 countLeflore County: 843 countLincoln County: 791 countLowndes County: 1,566 countMadison County: 3,185 countMarion County: 585 countMarshall County: 431 countMonroe County: 654 countMontgomery County: 226 countNeshoba County: 548 countNewton County: 353 countNoxubee County: 228 countOktibbeha County: 904 countPanola County: 649 countPearl River County: 807 countPerry County: 163 countPike County: 1,013 countPontotoc County: 505 countPrentiss County: 490 countQuitman County: 150 countRankin County: 3,793 countScott County: 516 countSharkey County: 165 countSimpson County: 452 countSmith County: 192 countStone County: 288 countSunflower County: 571 countTallahatchie County: 220 countTate County: 359 countTippah County: 356 countTishomingo County: 396 countTunica County: 289 countUnion County: 496 countWalthall County: 225 countWarren County: 1,105 countWashington County: 1,312 countWayne County: 411 countWebster County: 192 countWilkinson County: 162 countWinston County: 360 countYalobusha County: 208 countYazoo County: 464 count
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count, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Hinds County: 5,950 countHinds County5,950Harrison County: 4,451 countHarrison County4,451Rankin County: 3,793 countRankin County3,793Madison County: 3,185 countMadison County3,185DeSoto County: 2,711 countDeSoto County2,711Lee County: 2,439 countLee County2,439Jackson County: 2,386 countJackson County2,386Lauderdale County: 1,967 countLauderdale County1,967Forrest County: 1,916 countForrest County1,916Lowndes County: 1,566 countLowndes County1,566Jones County: 1,364 countJones County1,364Lamar County: 1,357 countLamar County1,357Washington County: 1,312 countWashington County1,312Lafayette County: 1,163 countLafayette County1,163Warren County: 1,105 countWarren County1,105Pike County: 1,013 countPike County1,013Oktibbeha County: 904 countOktibbeha County904Adams County: 890 countAdams County890Hancock County: 844 countHancock County844Leflore County: 843 countLeflore County843Bolivar County: 835 countBolivar County835Alcorn County: 828 countAlcorn County828Pearl River County: 807 countPearl River County807Lincoln County: 791 countLincoln County791Coahoma County: 673 countCoahoma County673Monroe County: 654 countMonroe County654Panola County: 649 countPanola County649Marion County: 585 countMarion County585Sunflower County: 571 countSunflower County571Neshoba County: 548 countNeshoba County548Grenada County: 538 countGrenada County538Scott County: 516 countScott County516Pontotoc County: 505 countPontotoc County505Union County: 496 countUnion County496Prentiss County: 490 countPrentiss County490Yazoo County: 464 countYazoo County464Copiah County: 460 countCopiah County460Simpson County: 452 countSimpson County452Marshall County: 431 countMarshall County431Wayne County: 411 countWayne County411Hinds County: 5,950 countHinds County5,950Harrison County: 4,451 countHarrison County4,451Rankin County: 3,793 countRankin County3,793Madison County: 3,185 countMadison County3,185DeSoto County: 2,711 countDeSoto County2,711Lee County: 2,439 countLee County2,439Jackson County: 2,386 countJackson County2,386Lauderdale County: 1,967 countLauderdale County1,967Forrest County: 1,916 countForrest County1,916Lowndes County: 1,566 countLowndes County1,566Jones County: 1,364 countJones County1,364Lamar County: 1,357 countLamar County1,357Washington County: 1,312 countWashington County1,312Lafayette County: 1,163 countLafayette County1,163Warren County: 1,105 countWarren County1,105Pike County: 1,013 countPike County1,013Oktibbeha County: 904 countOktibbeha County904Adams County: 890 countAdams County890Hancock County: 844 countHancock County844Leflore County: 843 countLeflore County843Bolivar County: 835 countBolivar County835Alcorn County: 828 countAlcorn County828Pearl River County: 807 countPearl River County807Lincoln County: 791 countLincoln County791Coahoma County: 673 countCoahoma County673Monroe County: 654 countMonroe County654Panola County: 649 countPanola County649Marion County: 585 countMarion County585Sunflower County: 571 countSunflower County571Neshoba County: 548 countNeshoba County548Grenada County: 538 countGrenada County538Scott County: 516 countScott County516Pontotoc County: 505 countPontotoc County505Union County: 496 countUnion County496Prentiss County: 490 countPrentiss County490Yazoo County: 464 countYazoo County464Copiah County: 460 countCopiah County460Simpson County: 452 countSimpson County452Marshall County: 431 countMarshall County431Wayne County: 411 countWayne County411
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Hinds County5,950-1.4%
2Harrison County4,451+0.2%
3Rankin County3,793+2.6%
4Madison County3,185+2%
5DeSoto County2,711+3.5%
6Lee County2,4390%
7Jackson County2,386+0.1%
8Lauderdale County1,967-0.9%
9Forrest County1,916-0.4%
10Lowndes County1,566-1.1%
11Jones County1,364-0.9%
12Lamar County1,357+1.9%
13Washington County1,312-0.3%
14Lafayette County1,163+1.4%
15Warren County1,105-1.6%
16Pike County1,013-1.5%
17Oktibbeha County904-0.1%
18Adams County890+1%
19Hancock County844+2.1%
20Leflore County843-0.1%
21Bolivar County835-1.6%
22Alcorn County828+1.5%
23Pearl River County807-1.1%
24Lincoln County791-1.1%
25Coahoma County673+2.1%
26Monroe County654-0.9%
27Panola County649-2.3%
28Marion County585-1.5%
29Sunflower County571-0.2%
30Neshoba County548+0.9%
31Grenada County538-0.9%
32Scott County5160%
33Pontotoc County505+2%
34Union County496+0.6%
35Prentiss County490+0.4%
36Yazoo County464+0.4%
37Copiah County460-0.9%
38Simpson County452+1.8%
39Marshall County431-1.1%
40Wayne County411+4.1%
41Tishomingo County396+0.8%
42Clay County3860%
43Attala County374-2.6%
44Chickasaw County370-2.6%
45Winston County360-3.5%
46Tate County359-2.4%
47George County358+3.5%
47Itawamba County358-0.3%
49Tippah County356+2.9%
50Newton County353+0.3%
51Covington County341+0.6%
52Leake County313+1%
53Calhoun County311+3%
54Holmes County303-1.3%
55Tunica County2890%
56Stone County288+0.3%
57Jasper County250-0.4%
58Clarke County236-0.8%
59Noxubee County228-2.1%
60Montgomery County226-2.6%
61Walthall County225-2.6%
62Tallahatchie County220+0.9%
63Humphreys County210-2.8%
64Yalobusha County208+1%
65Amite County201+1%
66Lawrence County193+3.8%
67Smith County192+1.6%
67Webster County192+3.2%
69Jefferson Davis County168+5.7%
70Sharkey County165+1.9%
71Perry County163-3.6%
72Wilkinson County162-2.4%
73Quitman County150-3.2%
74Choctaw County1490%
75Greene County148-0.7%
75Kemper County148-3.3%
77Franklin County139-0.7%
78Claiborne County137-0.7%
79Carroll County134+2.3%
80Benton County93-1.1%
81Jefferson County84-1.2%
82Issaquena County35-2.8%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Mississippi by business establishments (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by business establishments (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/mississippi-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Mississippi by business establishments (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/mississippi-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by business establishments (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/mississippi-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hinds County, with 5,950 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Issaquena County, with 35 in 2014.

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