Counties in Mississippi by employer firms

Hinds County had the highest employer firms of 82 counties in 2019, at 4,075. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 18. The median was 325 and the figure for Mississippi was 40,790. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,075Hinds County
Median32582 counties
Mississippi40,790History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 677 countAlcorn County: 688 countAmite County: 161 countAttala County: 309 countBenton County: 63 countBolivar County: 599 countCalhoun County: 220 countCarroll County: 106 countChickasaw County: 287 countChoctaw County: 108 countClaiborne County: 99 countClarke County: 208 countClay County: 305 countCoahoma County: 453 countCopiah County: 372 countCovington County: 283 countDeSoto County: 2,352 countForrest County: 1,384 countFranklin County: 97 countGeorge County: 278 countGreene County: 106 countGrenada County: 472 countHancock County: 600 countHarrison County: 3,207 countHinds County: 4,075 countHolmes County: 195 countHumphreys County: 120 countIssaquena County: 18 countItawamba County: 319 countJackson County: 1,805 countJasper County: 176 countJefferson County: 48 countJefferson Davis County: 119 countJones County: 1,114 countKemper County: 91 countLafayette County: 1,113 countLamar County: 1,229 countLauderdale County: 1,494 countLawrence County: 150 countLeake County: 274 countLee County: 1,984 countLeflore County: 557 countLincoln County: 734 countLowndes County: 1,238 countMadison County: 2,487 countMarion County: 495 countMarshall County: 351 countMonroe County: 515 countMontgomery County: 183 countNeshoba County: 475 countNewton County: 276 countNoxubee County: 165 countOktibbeha County: 788 countPanola County: 516 countPearl River County: 658 countPerry County: 111 countPike County: 778 countPontotoc County: 451 countPrentiss County: 439 countQuitman County: 77 countRankin County: 2,924 countScott County: 442 countSharkey County: 87 countSimpson County: 363 countSmith County: 123 countStone County: 246 countSunflower County: 355 countTallahatchie County: 149 countTate County: 345 countTippah County: 331 countTishomingo County: 317 countTunica County: 161 countUnion County: 456 countWalthall County: 184 countWarren County: 831 countWashington County: 899 countWayne County: 331 countWebster County: 139 countWilkinson County: 110 countWinston County: 317 countYalobusha County: 138 countYazoo County: 303 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Hinds County: 4,075 countHinds County4,075Harrison County: 3,207 countHarrison County3,207Rankin County: 2,924 countRankin County2,924Madison County: 2,487 countMadison County2,487DeSoto County: 2,352 countDeSoto County2,352Lee County: 1,984 countLee County1,984Jackson County: 1,805 countJackson County1,805Lauderdale County: 1,494 countLauderdale County1,494Forrest County: 1,384 countForrest County1,384Lowndes County: 1,238 countLowndes County1,238Lamar County: 1,229 countLamar County1,229Jones County: 1,114 countJones County1,114Lafayette County: 1,113 countLafayette County1,113Washington County: 899 countWashington County899Warren County: 831 countWarren County831Oktibbeha County: 788 countOktibbeha County788Pike County: 778 countPike County778Lincoln County: 734 countLincoln County734Alcorn County: 688 countAlcorn County688Adams County: 677 countAdams County677Pearl River County: 658 countPearl River County658Hancock County: 600 countHancock County600Bolivar County: 599 countBolivar County599Leflore County: 557 countLeflore County557Panola County: 516 countPanola County516Monroe County: 515 countMonroe County515Marion County: 495 countMarion County495Neshoba County: 475 countNeshoba County475Grenada County: 472 countGrenada County472Union County: 456 countUnion County456Coahoma County: 453 countCoahoma County453Pontotoc County: 451 countPontotoc County451Scott County: 442 countScott County442Prentiss County: 439 countPrentiss County439Copiah County: 372 countCopiah County372Simpson County: 363 countSimpson County363Sunflower County: 355 countSunflower County355Marshall County: 351 countMarshall County351Tate County: 345 countTate County345Tippah County: 331 countTippah County331Hinds County: 4,075 countHinds County4,075Harrison County: 3,207 countHarrison County3,207Rankin County: 2,924 countRankin County2,924Madison County: 2,487 countMadison County2,487DeSoto County: 2,352 countDeSoto County2,352Lee County: 1,984 countLee County1,984Jackson County: 1,805 countJackson County1,805Lauderdale County: 1,494 countLauderdale County1,494Forrest County: 1,384 countForrest County1,384Lowndes County: 1,238 countLowndes County1,238Lamar County: 1,229 countLamar County1,229Jones County: 1,114 countJones County1,114Lafayette County: 1,113 countLafayette County1,113Washington County: 899 countWashington County899Warren County: 831 countWarren County831Oktibbeha County: 788 countOktibbeha County788Pike County: 778 countPike County778Lincoln County: 734 countLincoln County734Alcorn County: 688 countAlcorn County688Adams County: 677 countAdams County677Pearl River County: 658 countPearl River County658Hancock County: 600 countHancock County600Bolivar County: 599 countBolivar County599Leflore County: 557 countLeflore County557Panola County: 516 countPanola County516Monroe County: 515 countMonroe County515Marion County: 495 countMarion County495Neshoba County: 475 countNeshoba County475Grenada County: 472 countGrenada County472Union County: 456 countUnion County456Coahoma County: 453 countCoahoma County453Pontotoc County: 451 countPontotoc County451Scott County: 442 countScott County442Prentiss County: 439 countPrentiss County439Copiah County: 372 countCopiah County372Simpson County: 363 countSimpson County363Sunflower County: 355 countSunflower County355Marshall County: 351 countMarshall County351Tate County: 345 countTate County345Tippah County: 331 countTippah County331
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Hinds County4,075+0.4%
2Harrison County3,207+0.1%
3Rankin County2,924+1.6%
4Madison County2,487+1.6%
5DeSoto County2,352+0.8%
6Lee County1,984+0.9%
7Jackson County1,805-0.7%
8Lauderdale County1,494-2.4%
9Forrest County1,384-0.9%
10Lowndes County1,238-0.7%
11Lamar County1,229+0.3%
12Jones County1,114-1.8%
13Lafayette County1,113-0.1%
14Washington County899-1.2%
15Warren County831+1.6%
16Oktibbeha County788+3.1%
17Pike County778-3.4%
18Lincoln County734+0.5%
19Alcorn County688+3%
20Adams County677-2.6%
21Pearl River County658-1.2%
22Hancock County600+1.7%
23Bolivar County599-0.8%
24Leflore County557-0.7%
25Panola County516+0.4%
26Monroe County515-1.3%
27Marion County495+1.2%
28Neshoba County475+3.9%
29Grenada County472-0.2%
30Union County456+1.3%
31Coahoma County453-0.4%
32Pontotoc County451+4.4%
33Scott County442+1.1%
34Prentiss County439+3.5%
35Copiah County372-0.3%
36Simpson County363-1.9%
37Sunflower County355+1.7%
38Marshall County351+1.4%
39Tate County345-0.3%
40Tippah County331+1.8%
40Wayne County331-1.5%
42Itawamba County319-3%
43Tishomingo County317+2.3%
43Winston County317+0.6%
45Attala County309-1%
46Clay County305+0.7%
47Yazoo County303-5.3%
48Chickasaw County2870%
49Covington County283-1.7%
50George County278-2.8%
51Newton County276-2.5%
52Leake County274+1.5%
53Stone County246-0.4%
54Calhoun County220-1.8%
55Clarke County208+2.5%
56Holmes County195-0.5%
57Walthall County1840%
58Montgomery County183+1.1%
59Jasper County176+0.6%
60Noxubee County165+1.2%
61Amite County161+2.5%
61Tunica County161-0.6%
63Lawrence County150+4.2%
64Tallahatchie County149-2%
65Webster County139+6.1%
66Yalobusha County138-2.1%
67Smith County123-1.6%
68Humphreys County120+2.6%
69Jefferson Davis County119-2.5%
70Perry County111-6.7%
71Wilkinson County110-3.5%
72Choctaw County108+5.9%
73Carroll County106-3.6%
73Greene County1060%
75Claiborne County99+3.1%
76Franklin County97+4.3%
77Kemper County91-5.2%
78Sharkey County87-1.1%
79Quitman County77-2.5%
80Benton County63-7.4%
81Jefferson County48+2.1%
82Issaquena County180%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by employer firms, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Hinds County, with 4,075 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Issaquena County, with 18 in 2019.

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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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