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Counties in Mississippi by employer firms

Hinds County had the highest employer firms of 82 counties in 2016, at 4,146. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 16. The median was 323 and the figure for Mississippi was 40,941. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,146Hinds County
Lowest16Issaquena County
Median32382 counties
Mississippi40,941History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 717 countAlcorn County: 687 countAmite County: 161 countAttala County: 301 countBenton County: 65 countBolivar County: 619 countCalhoun County: 228 countCarroll County: 102 countChickasaw County: 281 countChoctaw County: 101 countClaiborne County: 93 countClarke County: 205 countClay County: 316 countCoahoma County: 464 countCopiah County: 377 countCovington County: 283 countDeSoto County: 2,257 countForrest County: 1,408 countFranklin County: 100 countGeorge County: 276 countGreene County: 101 countGrenada County: 480 countHancock County: 596 countHarrison County: 3,174 countHinds County: 4,146 countHolmes County: 189 countHumphreys County: 123 countIssaquena County: 16 countItawamba County: 324 countJackson County: 1,800 countJasper County: 179 countJefferson County: 50 countJefferson Davis County: 141 countJones County: 1,098 countKemper County: 94 countLafayette County: 1,061 countLamar County: 1,173 countLauderdale County: 1,549 countLawrence County: 147 countLeake County: 264 countLee County: 1,994 countLeflore County: 581 countLincoln County: 727 countLowndes County: 1,255 countMadison County: 2,383 countMarion County: 500 countMarshall County: 332 countMonroe County: 532 countMontgomery County: 193 countNeshoba County: 458 countNewton County: 290 countNoxubee County: 163 countOktibbeha County: 768 countPanola County: 518 countPearl River County: 656 countPerry County: 121 countPike County: 806 countPontotoc County: 442 countPrentiss County: 431 countQuitman County: 89 countRankin County: 2,867 countScott County: 436 countSharkey County: 99 countSimpson County: 356 countSmith County: 128 countStone County: 247 countSunflower County: 363 countTallahatchie County: 161 countTate County: 344 countTippah County: 321 countTishomingo County: 317 countTunica County: 181 countUnion County: 457 countWalthall County: 196 countWarren County: 861 countWashington County: 952 countWayne County: 330 countWebster County: 134 countWilkinson County: 111 countWinston County: 310 countYalobusha County: 154 countYazoo County: 320 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

Hinds County: 4,146 countHinds County4,146Harrison County: 3,174 countHarrison County3,174Rankin County: 2,867 countRankin County2,867Madison County: 2,383 countMadison County2,383DeSoto County: 2,257 countDeSoto County2,257Lee County: 1,994 countLee County1,994Jackson County: 1,800 countJackson County1,800Lauderdale County: 1,549 countLauderdale County1,549Forrest County: 1,408 countForrest County1,408Lowndes County: 1,255 countLowndes County1,255Lamar County: 1,173 countLamar County1,173Jones County: 1,098 countJones County1,098Lafayette County: 1,061 countLafayette County1,061Washington County: 952 countWashington County952Warren County: 861 countWarren County861Pike County: 806 countPike County806Oktibbeha County: 768 countOktibbeha County768Lincoln County: 727 countLincoln County727Adams County: 717 countAdams County717Alcorn County: 687 countAlcorn County687Pearl River County: 656 countPearl River County656Bolivar County: 619 countBolivar County619Hancock County: 596 countHancock County596Leflore County: 581 countLeflore County581Monroe County: 532 countMonroe County532Panola County: 518 countPanola County518Marion County: 500 countMarion County500Grenada County: 480 countGrenada County480Coahoma County: 464 countCoahoma County464Neshoba County: 458 countNeshoba County458Union County: 457 countUnion County457Pontotoc County: 442 countPontotoc County442Scott County: 436 countScott County436Prentiss County: 431 countPrentiss County431Copiah County: 377 countCopiah County377Sunflower County: 363 countSunflower County363Simpson County: 356 countSimpson County356Tate County: 344 countTate County344Marshall County: 332 countMarshall County332Wayne County: 330 countWayne County330Hinds County: 4,146 countHinds County4,146Harrison County: 3,174 countHarrison County3,174Rankin County: 2,867 countRankin County2,867Madison County: 2,383 countMadison County2,383DeSoto County: 2,257 countDeSoto County2,257Lee County: 1,994 countLee County1,994Jackson County: 1,800 countJackson County1,800Lauderdale County: 1,549 countLauderdale County1,549Forrest County: 1,408 countForrest County1,408Lowndes County: 1,255 countLowndes County1,255Lamar County: 1,173 countLamar County1,173Jones County: 1,098 countJones County1,098Lafayette County: 1,061 countLafayette County1,061Washington County: 952 countWashington County952Warren County: 861 countWarren County861Pike County: 806 countPike County806Oktibbeha County: 768 countOktibbeha County768Lincoln County: 727 countLincoln County727Adams County: 717 countAdams County717Alcorn County: 687 countAlcorn County687Pearl River County: 656 countPearl River County656Bolivar County: 619 countBolivar County619Hancock County: 596 countHancock County596Leflore County: 581 countLeflore County581Monroe County: 532 countMonroe County532Panola County: 518 countPanola County518Marion County: 500 countMarion County500Grenada County: 480 countGrenada County480Coahoma County: 464 countCoahoma County464Neshoba County: 458 countNeshoba County458Union County: 457 countUnion County457Pontotoc County: 442 countPontotoc County442Scott County: 436 countScott County436Prentiss County: 431 countPrentiss County431Copiah County: 377 countCopiah County377Sunflower County: 363 countSunflower County363Simpson County: 356 countSimpson County356Tate County: 344 countTate County344Marshall County: 332 countMarshall County332Wayne County: 330 countWayne 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

RankCounties2016
count		Change on 2015
1Hinds County4,146-1.5%
2Harrison County3,174-0.2%
3Rankin County2,867+2.5%
4Madison County2,383+0.3%
5DeSoto County2,257+3.5%
6Lee County1,994+2.4%
7Jackson County1,800-0.7%
8Lauderdale County1,549-0.6%
9Forrest County1,408+0.3%
10Lowndes County1,255-1%
11Lamar County1,173-0.4%
12Jones County1,098-1.7%
13Lafayette County1,061+5.7%
14Washington County952-1.3%
15Warren County861+0.6%
16Pike County806-0.4%
17Oktibbeha County768+3.8%
18Lincoln County727+3%
19Adams County717-2%
20Alcorn County687-0.4%
21Pearl River County656+0.6%
22Bolivar County619+0.5%
23Hancock County596+0.7%
24Leflore County581-1%
25Monroe County532-1.1%
26Panola County518-2.4%
27Marion County500-3.1%
28Grenada County480+0.2%
29Coahoma County464-1.9%
30Neshoba County458-0.4%
31Union County457+2.7%
32Pontotoc County442+1.1%
33Scott County436-1.1%
34Prentiss County4310%
35Copiah County377+0.8%
36Sunflower County363+1.4%
37Simpson County356+0.6%
38Tate County344+5.2%
39Marshall County332-1.5%
40Wayne County330-4.9%
41Itawamba County324+4.5%
42Tippah County321+1.9%
43Yazoo County320-3.3%
44Tishomingo County3170%
45Clay County3160%
46Winston County310+0.6%
47Attala County301+4.5%
48Newton County290+0.7%
49Covington County283-2.7%
50Chickasaw County281-3.1%
51George County276+2.6%
52Leake County264-1.9%
53Stone County247-0.4%
54Calhoun County228-0.9%
55Clarke County205+4.6%
56Walthall County196-2%
57Montgomery County193+0.5%
58Holmes County1890%
59Tunica County181-4.7%
60Jasper County179-4.8%
61Noxubee County163+4.5%
62Amite County161+1.3%
62Tallahatchie County161-1.2%
64Yalobusha County154+4.1%
65Lawrence County147-5.2%
66Jefferson Davis County141+0.7%
67Webster County134-7.6%
68Smith County128-3.8%
69Humphreys County123-6.8%
70Perry County121-0.8%
71Wilkinson County1110%
72Carroll County102+5.2%
73Choctaw County101-1%
73Greene County101+1%
75Franklin County100-2%
76Sharkey County990%
77Kemper County94-1.1%
78Claiborne County93-3.1%
79Quitman County89-2.2%
80Benton County65-1.5%
81Jefferson County500%
82Issaquena County16-11.1%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Hinds County, with 4,146 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Issaquena County, with 16 in 2016.

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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