Counties in Mississippi by employer firms

Hinds County had the highest employer firms of 82 counties in 2014, at 4,286. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 17. The median was 326 and the figure for Mississippi was 41,087. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,286Hinds County
Median32682 counties
Mississippi41,087History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 740 countAlcorn County: 691 countAmite County: 162 countAttala County: 287 countBenton County: 68 countBolivar County: 647 countCalhoun County: 231 countCarroll County: 96 countChickasaw County: 302 countChoctaw County: 102 countClaiborne County: 95 countClarke County: 196 countClay County: 323 countCoahoma County: 502 countCopiah County: 374 countCovington County: 286 countDeSoto County: 2,156 countForrest County: 1,424 countFranklin County: 96 countGeorge County: 276 countGreene County: 97 countGrenada County: 483 countHancock County: 577 countHarrison County: 3,175 countHinds County: 4,286 countHolmes County: 193 countHumphreys County: 129 countIssaquena County: 17 countItawamba County: 315 countJackson County: 1,772 countJasper County: 188 countJefferson County: 54 countJefferson Davis County: 142 countJones County: 1,132 countKemper County: 103 countLafayette County: 974 countLamar County: 1,144 countLauderdale County: 1,601 countLawrence County: 146 countLeake County: 272 countLee County: 1,960 countLeflore County: 602 countLincoln County: 704 countLowndes County: 1,257 countMadison County: 2,353 countMarion County: 528 countMarshall County: 339 countMonroe County: 540 countMontgomery County: 192 countNeshoba County: 458 countNewton County: 281 countNoxubee County: 165 countOktibbeha County: 731 countPanola County: 528 countPearl River County: 655 countPerry County: 118 countPike County: 833 countPontotoc County: 433 countPrentiss County: 432 countQuitman County: 89 countRankin County: 2,756 countScott County: 440 countSharkey County: 99 countSimpson County: 361 countSmith County: 133 countStone County: 243 countSunflower County: 360 countTallahatchie County: 162 countTate County: 336 countTippah County: 310 countTishomingo County: 314 countTunica County: 194 countUnion County: 449 countWalthall County: 203 countWarren County: 845 countWashington County: 974 countWayne County: 340 countWebster County: 140 countWilkinson County: 108 countWinston County: 314 countYalobusha County: 146 countYazoo County: 328 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Hinds County: 4,286 countHinds County4,286Harrison County: 3,175 countHarrison County3,175Rankin County: 2,756 countRankin County2,756Madison County: 2,353 countMadison County2,353DeSoto County: 2,156 countDeSoto County2,156Lee County: 1,960 countLee County1,960Jackson County: 1,772 countJackson County1,772Lauderdale County: 1,601 countLauderdale County1,601Forrest County: 1,424 countForrest County1,424Lowndes County: 1,257 countLowndes County1,257Lamar County: 1,144 countLamar County1,144Jones County: 1,132 countJones County1,132Lafayette County: 974 countLafayette County974Washington County: 974 countWashington County974Warren County: 845 countWarren County845Pike County: 833 countPike County833Adams County: 740 countAdams County740Oktibbeha County: 731 countOktibbeha County731Lincoln County: 704 countLincoln County704Alcorn County: 691 countAlcorn County691Pearl River County: 655 countPearl River County655Bolivar County: 647 countBolivar County647Leflore County: 602 countLeflore County602Hancock County: 577 countHancock County577Monroe County: 540 countMonroe County540Marion County: 528 countMarion County528Panola County: 528 countPanola County528Coahoma County: 502 countCoahoma County502Grenada County: 483 countGrenada County483Neshoba County: 458 countNeshoba County458Union County: 449 countUnion County449Scott County: 440 countScott County440Pontotoc County: 433 countPontotoc County433Prentiss County: 432 countPrentiss County432Copiah County: 374 countCopiah County374Simpson County: 361 countSimpson County361Sunflower County: 360 countSunflower County360Wayne County: 340 countWayne County340Marshall County: 339 countMarshall County339Tate County: 336 countTate County336Hinds County: 4,286 countHinds County4,286Harrison County: 3,175 countHarrison County3,175Rankin County: 2,756 countRankin County2,756Madison County: 2,353 countMadison County2,353DeSoto County: 2,156 countDeSoto County2,156Lee County: 1,960 countLee County1,960Jackson County: 1,772 countJackson County1,772Lauderdale County: 1,601 countLauderdale County1,601Forrest County: 1,424 countForrest County1,424Lowndes County: 1,257 countLowndes County1,257Lamar County: 1,144 countLamar County1,144Jones County: 1,132 countJones County1,132Lafayette County: 974 countLafayette County974Washington County: 974 countWashington County974Warren County: 845 countWarren County845Pike County: 833 countPike County833Adams County: 740 countAdams County740Oktibbeha County: 731 countOktibbeha County731Lincoln County: 704 countLincoln County704Alcorn County: 691 countAlcorn County691Pearl River County: 655 countPearl River County655Bolivar County: 647 countBolivar County647Leflore County: 602 countLeflore County602Hancock County: 577 countHancock County577Monroe County: 540 countMonroe County540Marion County: 528 countMarion County528Panola County: 528 countPanola County528Coahoma County: 502 countCoahoma County502Grenada County: 483 countGrenada County483Neshoba County: 458 countNeshoba County458Union County: 449 countUnion County449Scott County: 440 countScott County440Pontotoc County: 433 countPontotoc County433Prentiss County: 432 countPrentiss County432Copiah County: 374 countCopiah County374Simpson County: 361 countSimpson County361Sunflower County: 360 countSunflower County360Wayne County: 340 countWayne County340Marshall County: 339 countMarshall County339Tate County: 336 countTate County336
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Hinds County4,286-1%
2Harrison County3,175+0.6%
3Rankin County2,756+1.7%
4Madison County2,353+1.6%
5DeSoto County2,156+2.6%
6Lee County1,960+0.6%
7Jackson County1,772-0.6%
8Lauderdale County1,601-0.5%
9Forrest County1,424-0.8%
10Lowndes County1,257+0.1%
11Lamar County1,144-1%
12Jones County1,132+0.3%
13Lafayette County974+1.7%
13Washington County974-0.6%
15Warren County845-2.5%
16Pike County833-1.1%
17Adams County740-0.8%
18Oktibbeha County731-0.9%
19Lincoln County704+0.1%
20Alcorn County691+0.4%
21Pearl River County6550%
22Bolivar County647+1.6%
23Leflore County602-1.5%
24Hancock County577-1.9%
25Monroe County540-2.2%
26Marion County528+1.7%
26Panola County528-3.3%
28Coahoma County502+1.8%
29Grenada County483+0.2%
30Neshoba County458-0.9%
31Union County449+1.4%
32Scott County440+2.8%
33Pontotoc County433-0.9%
34Prentiss County432-0.5%
35Copiah County3740%
36Simpson County361+2.6%
37Sunflower County3600%
38Wayne County340+0.9%
39Marshall County339+1.2%
40Tate County336+3.7%
41Yazoo County328-0.6%
42Clay County323+2.2%
43Itawamba County315+3.6%
44Tishomingo County314+4.7%
44Winston County314-1.3%
46Tippah County310+3%
47Chickasaw County302-0.3%
48Attala County287-3.4%
49Covington County286+1.4%
50Newton County281+2.9%
51George County276-0.4%
52Leake County272+3.8%
53Stone County243+3%
54Calhoun County2310%
55Walthall County203-0.5%
56Clarke County196-7.5%
57Tunica County194+1%
58Holmes County193-1%
59Montgomery County192-2.5%
60Jasper County188-2.1%
61Noxubee County165-6.8%
62Amite County162+1.3%
62Tallahatchie County162+2.5%
64Lawrence County146+0.7%
64Yalobusha County146+4.3%
66Jefferson Davis County142+2.9%
67Webster County140-2.1%
68Smith County133+1.5%
69Humphreys County129-3%
70Perry County118-4.1%
71Wilkinson County108-6.9%
72Kemper County103-4.6%
73Choctaw County102-5.6%
74Sharkey County99-1%
75Greene County97-4%
76Carroll County96+5.5%
76Franklin County96+5.5%
78Claiborne County95-9.5%
79Quitman County890%
80Benton County68+4.6%
81Jefferson County54-1.8%
82Issaquena County17+21.4%

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Hinds County, with 4,286 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Issaquena County, with 17 in 2014.

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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