Counties in Mississippi by employer firms

Hinds County had the highest employer firms of 82 counties in 2013, at 4,330. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 14. The median was 321 and the figure for Mississippi was 41,125. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,330Hinds County
Median32182 counties
Mississippi41,125History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 746 countAlcorn County: 688 countAmite County: 160 countAttala County: 297 countBenton County: 65 countBolivar County: 637 countCalhoun County: 231 countCarroll County: 91 countChickasaw County: 303 countChoctaw County: 108 countClaiborne County: 105 countClarke County: 212 countClay County: 316 countCoahoma County: 493 countCopiah County: 374 countCovington County: 282 countDeSoto County: 2,101 countForrest County: 1,435 countFranklin County: 91 countGeorge County: 277 countGreene County: 101 countGrenada County: 482 countHancock County: 588 countHarrison County: 3,156 countHinds County: 4,330 countHolmes County: 195 countHumphreys County: 133 countIssaquena County: 14 countItawamba County: 304 countJackson County: 1,782 countJasper County: 192 countJefferson County: 55 countJefferson Davis County: 138 countJones County: 1,129 countKemper County: 108 countLafayette County: 958 countLamar County: 1,155 countLauderdale County: 1,609 countLawrence County: 145 countLeake County: 262 countLee County: 1,948 countLeflore County: 611 countLincoln County: 703 countLowndes County: 1,256 countMadison County: 2,316 countMarion County: 519 countMarshall County: 335 countMonroe County: 552 countMontgomery County: 197 countNeshoba County: 462 countNewton County: 273 countNoxubee County: 177 countOktibbeha County: 738 countPanola County: 546 countPearl River County: 655 countPerry County: 123 countPike County: 842 countPontotoc County: 437 countPrentiss County: 434 countQuitman County: 89 countRankin County: 2,710 countScott County: 428 countSharkey County: 100 countSimpson County: 352 countSmith County: 131 countStone County: 236 countSunflower County: 360 countTallahatchie County: 158 countTate County: 324 countTippah County: 301 countTishomingo County: 300 countTunica County: 192 countUnion County: 443 countWalthall County: 204 countWarren County: 867 countWashington County: 980 countWayne County: 337 countWebster County: 143 countWilkinson County: 116 countWinston County: 318 countYalobusha County: 140 countYazoo County: 330 count
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count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Hinds County: 4,330 countHinds County4,330Harrison County: 3,156 countHarrison County3,156Rankin County: 2,710 countRankin County2,710Madison County: 2,316 countMadison County2,316DeSoto County: 2,101 countDeSoto County2,101Lee County: 1,948 countLee County1,948Jackson County: 1,782 countJackson County1,782Lauderdale County: 1,609 countLauderdale County1,609Forrest County: 1,435 countForrest County1,435Lowndes County: 1,256 countLowndes County1,256Lamar County: 1,155 countLamar County1,155Jones County: 1,129 countJones County1,129Washington County: 980 countWashington County980Lafayette County: 958 countLafayette County958Warren County: 867 countWarren County867Pike County: 842 countPike County842Adams County: 746 countAdams County746Oktibbeha County: 738 countOktibbeha County738Lincoln County: 703 countLincoln County703Alcorn County: 688 countAlcorn County688Pearl River County: 655 countPearl River County655Bolivar County: 637 countBolivar County637Leflore County: 611 countLeflore County611Hancock County: 588 countHancock County588Monroe County: 552 countMonroe County552Panola County: 546 countPanola County546Marion County: 519 countMarion County519Coahoma County: 493 countCoahoma County493Grenada County: 482 countGrenada County482Neshoba County: 462 countNeshoba County462Union County: 443 countUnion County443Pontotoc County: 437 countPontotoc County437Prentiss County: 434 countPrentiss County434Scott County: 428 countScott County428Copiah County: 374 countCopiah County374Sunflower County: 360 countSunflower County360Simpson County: 352 countSimpson County352Wayne County: 337 countWayne County337Marshall County: 335 countMarshall County335Yazoo County: 330 countYazoo County330Hinds County: 4,330 countHinds County4,330Harrison County: 3,156 countHarrison County3,156Rankin County: 2,710 countRankin County2,710Madison County: 2,316 countMadison County2,316DeSoto County: 2,101 countDeSoto County2,101Lee County: 1,948 countLee County1,948Jackson County: 1,782 countJackson County1,782Lauderdale County: 1,609 countLauderdale County1,609Forrest County: 1,435 countForrest County1,435Lowndes County: 1,256 countLowndes County1,256Lamar County: 1,155 countLamar County1,155Jones County: 1,129 countJones County1,129Washington County: 980 countWashington County980Lafayette County: 958 countLafayette County958Warren County: 867 countWarren County867Pike County: 842 countPike County842Adams County: 746 countAdams County746Oktibbeha County: 738 countOktibbeha County738Lincoln County: 703 countLincoln County703Alcorn County: 688 countAlcorn County688Pearl River County: 655 countPearl River County655Bolivar County: 637 countBolivar County637Leflore County: 611 countLeflore County611Hancock County: 588 countHancock County588Monroe County: 552 countMonroe County552Panola County: 546 countPanola County546Marion County: 519 countMarion County519Coahoma County: 493 countCoahoma County493Grenada County: 482 countGrenada County482Neshoba County: 462 countNeshoba County462Union County: 443 countUnion County443Pontotoc County: 437 countPontotoc County437Prentiss County: 434 countPrentiss County434Scott County: 428 countScott County428Copiah County: 374 countCopiah County374Sunflower County: 360 countSunflower County360Simpson County: 352 countSimpson County352Wayne County: 337 countWayne County337Marshall County: 335 countMarshall County335Yazoo County: 330 countYazoo County330
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Hinds County4,330-1.1%
2Harrison County3,156-1.2%
3Rankin County2,710-0.1%
4Madison County2,316+2.7%
5DeSoto County2,101+0.8%
6Lee County1,948+0.7%
7Jackson County1,782-0.8%
8Lauderdale County1,609-0.9%
9Forrest County1,435-1.2%
10Lowndes County1,256-2.3%
11Lamar County1,1550%
12Jones County1,129-0.7%
13Washington County980-2%
14Lafayette County958+2.5%
15Warren County867-2.3%
16Pike County842-2.3%
17Adams County746-0.1%
18Oktibbeha County738+0.1%
19Lincoln County703+0.4%
20Alcorn County688+1.5%
21Pearl River County655-2.4%
22Bolivar County637+2.1%
23Leflore County611-0.3%
24Hancock County588-0.5%
25Monroe County552-0.9%
26Panola County546-1.1%
27Marion County519-1.9%
28Coahoma County493-1.2%
29Grenada County482+1.9%
30Neshoba County462-3.3%
31Union County443+0.5%
32Pontotoc County437+2.6%
33Prentiss County434-2.5%
34Scott County428-2.3%
35Copiah County374+3%
36Sunflower County360-3.2%
37Simpson County352+0.6%
38Wayne County337-0.9%
39Marshall County335+0.6%
40Yazoo County330-0.6%
41Tate County324+1.3%
42Winston County318+1.3%
43Clay County316-3.1%
44Itawamba County304+2%
45Chickasaw County303-3.8%
46Tippah County301-0.7%
47Tishomingo County300-2.9%
48Attala County297-2.9%
49Covington County282-0.7%
50George County277+1.5%
51Newton County273-2.8%
52Leake County262-1.1%
53Stone County236-1.7%
54Calhoun County231-1.7%
55Clarke County212-4.5%
56Walthall County204+2.5%
57Montgomery County197+2.1%
58Holmes County195+1%
59Jasper County192+3.8%
59Tunica County1920%
61Noxubee County177-1.7%
62Amite County160+1.3%
63Tallahatchie County158-0.6%
64Lawrence County145-7.1%
65Webster County1430%
66Yalobusha County140-7.3%
67Jefferson Davis County138+1.5%
68Humphreys County133-1.5%
69Smith County131-3.7%
70Perry County123+5.1%
71Wilkinson County116-6.5%
72Choctaw County108+5.9%
72Kemper County108+5.9%
74Claiborne County105-0.9%
75Greene County101-1%
76Sharkey County100+2%
77Carroll County91-1.1%
77Franklin County91-6.2%
79Quitman County89-4.3%
80Benton County65+3.2%
81Jefferson County550%
82Issaquena County14+7.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Mississippi by employer firms, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by employer firms, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/mississippi-counties?period=2013. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Mississippi by employer firms, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/mississippi-counties?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by employer firms, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/mississippi-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Hinds County, with 4,330 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Issaquena County, with 14 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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