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Counties in Mississippi by employer firms

Hinds County had the highest employer firms of 82 counties in 2021, at 3,977. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 17. The median was 327 and the figure for Mississippi was 40,955. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,977Hinds County
Lowest17Issaquena County
Median32782 counties
Mississippi40,955History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 633 countAlcorn County: 681 countAmite County: 159 countAttala County: 297 countBenton County: 76 countBolivar County: 587 countCalhoun County: 216 countCarroll County: 99 countChickasaw County: 288 countChoctaw County: 106 countClaiborne County: 90 countClarke County: 193 countClay County: 296 countCoahoma County: 441 countCopiah County: 388 countCovington County: 290 countDeSoto County: 2,463 countForrest County: 1,359 countFranklin County: 95 countGeorge County: 272 countGreene County: 103 countGrenada County: 471 countHancock County: 642 countHarrison County: 3,255 countHinds County: 3,977 countHolmes County: 177 countHumphreys County: 111 countIssaquena County: 17 countItawamba County: 331 countJackson County: 1,835 countJasper County: 171 countJefferson County: 54 countJefferson Davis County: 110 countJones County: 1,093 countKemper County: 92 countLafayette County: 1,141 countLamar County: 1,232 countLauderdale County: 1,458 countLawrence County: 156 countLeake County: 278 countLee County: 2,010 countLeflore County: 558 countLincoln County: 710 countLowndes County: 1,204 countMadison County: 2,595 countMarion County: 504 countMarshall County: 388 countMonroe County: 514 countMontgomery County: 166 countNeshoba County: 449 countNewton County: 280 countNoxubee County: 173 countOktibbeha County: 810 countPanola County: 516 countPearl River County: 675 countPerry County: 105 countPike County: 771 countPontotoc County: 455 countPrentiss County: 446 countQuitman County: 80 countRankin County: 3,009 countScott County: 443 countSharkey County: 84 countSimpson County: 369 countSmith County: 124 countStone County: 251 countSunflower County: 334 countTallahatchie County: 148 countTate County: 343 countTippah County: 334 countTishomingo County: 323 countTunica County: 159 countUnion County: 466 countWalthall County: 181 countWarren County: 800 countWashington County: 871 countWayne County: 321 countWebster County: 136 countWilkinson County: 107 countWinston County: 319 countYalobusha County: 135 countYazoo County: 289 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Hinds County: 3,977 countHinds County3,977Harrison County: 3,255 countHarrison County3,255Rankin County: 3,009 countRankin County3,009Madison County: 2,595 countMadison County2,595DeSoto County: 2,463 countDeSoto County2,463Lee County: 2,010 countLee County2,010Jackson County: 1,835 countJackson County1,835Lauderdale County: 1,458 countLauderdale County1,458Forrest County: 1,359 countForrest County1,359Lamar County: 1,232 countLamar County1,232Lowndes County: 1,204 countLowndes County1,204Lafayette County: 1,141 countLafayette County1,141Jones County: 1,093 countJones County1,093Washington County: 871 countWashington County871Oktibbeha County: 810 countOktibbeha County810Warren County: 800 countWarren County800Pike County: 771 countPike County771Lincoln County: 710 countLincoln County710Alcorn County: 681 countAlcorn County681Pearl River County: 675 countPearl River County675Hancock County: 642 countHancock County642Adams County: 633 countAdams County633Bolivar County: 587 countBolivar County587Leflore County: 558 countLeflore County558Panola County: 516 countPanola County516Monroe County: 514 countMonroe County514Marion County: 504 countMarion County504Grenada County: 471 countGrenada County471Union County: 466 countUnion County466Pontotoc County: 455 countPontotoc County455Neshoba County: 449 countNeshoba County449Prentiss County: 446 countPrentiss County446Scott County: 443 countScott County443Coahoma County: 441 countCoahoma County441Copiah County: 388 countCopiah County388Marshall County: 388 countMarshall County388Simpson County: 369 countSimpson County369Tate County: 343 countTate County343Sunflower County: 334 countSunflower County334Tippah County: 334 countTippah County334Hinds County: 3,977 countHinds County3,977Harrison County: 3,255 countHarrison County3,255Rankin County: 3,009 countRankin County3,009Madison County: 2,595 countMadison County2,595DeSoto County: 2,463 countDeSoto County2,463Lee County: 2,010 countLee County2,010Jackson County: 1,835 countJackson County1,835Lauderdale County: 1,458 countLauderdale County1,458Forrest County: 1,359 countForrest County1,359Lamar County: 1,232 countLamar County1,232Lowndes County: 1,204 countLowndes County1,204Lafayette County: 1,141 countLafayette County1,141Jones County: 1,093 countJones County1,093Washington County: 871 countWashington County871Oktibbeha County: 810 countOktibbeha County810Warren County: 800 countWarren County800Pike County: 771 countPike County771Lincoln County: 710 countLincoln County710Alcorn County: 681 countAlcorn County681Pearl River County: 675 countPearl River County675Hancock County: 642 countHancock County642Adams County: 633 countAdams County633Bolivar County: 587 countBolivar County587Leflore County: 558 countLeflore County558Panola County: 516 countPanola County516Monroe County: 514 countMonroe County514Marion County: 504 countMarion County504Grenada County: 471 countGrenada County471Union County: 466 countUnion County466Pontotoc County: 455 countPontotoc County455Neshoba County: 449 countNeshoba County449Prentiss County: 446 countPrentiss County446Scott County: 443 countScott County443Coahoma County: 441 countCoahoma County441Copiah County: 388 countCopiah County388Marshall County: 388 countMarshall County388Simpson County: 369 countSimpson County369Tate County: 343 countTate County343Sunflower County: 334 countSunflower County334Tippah County: 334 countTippah County334
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count		Change on 2020
1Hinds County3,977-0.5%
2Harrison County3,255+1.8%
3Rankin County3,009+2.3%
4Madison County2,595+1.8%
5DeSoto County2,463+4.5%
6Lee County2,010+1.9%
7Jackson County1,835+2.2%
8Lauderdale County1,458-0.1%
9Forrest County1,359+0.8%
10Lamar County1,232+1.3%
11Lowndes County1,204-0.9%
12Lafayette County1,141+1.3%
13Jones County1,093+0.3%
14Washington County871-0.7%
15Oktibbeha County810+0.9%
16Warren County800-2.6%
17Pike County771-1.2%
18Lincoln County710-1.5%
19Alcorn County681-1.4%
20Pearl River County675+0.7%
21Hancock County642+5.4%
22Adams County633-2.2%
23Bolivar County587+0.3%
24Leflore County558-0.5%
25Panola County516+2.6%
26Monroe County514+2.4%
27Marion County504+2%
28Grenada County471+0.2%
29Union County466+2.2%
30Pontotoc County455+2.9%
31Neshoba County4490%
32Prentiss County446+1.8%
33Scott County443+4.7%
34Coahoma County441-1.1%
35Copiah County388+3.7%
35Marshall County388+7.2%
37Simpson County369+2.5%
38Tate County343+2.1%
39Sunflower County334-2.1%
39Tippah County334+0.6%
41Itawamba County331+3.8%
42Tishomingo County323+1.3%
43Wayne County321-2.7%
44Winston County319-3.3%
45Attala County297-5.1%
46Clay County296-2%
47Covington County290+1.8%
48Yazoo County289-2.7%
49Chickasaw County288+3.2%
50Newton County280-0.7%
51Leake County278-2.5%
52George County2720%
53Stone County251+0.4%
54Calhoun County216-0.5%
55Clarke County193-1%
56Walthall County181-3.2%
57Holmes County177-6.3%
58Noxubee County173+6.1%
59Jasper County1710%
60Montgomery County166-5.7%
61Amite County1590%
61Tunica County159+1.9%
63Lawrence County156+5.4%
64Tallahatchie County148+2.1%
65Webster County136+3%
66Yalobusha County135-2.2%
67Smith County124+3.3%
68Humphreys County111-1.8%
69Jefferson Davis County110-2.7%
70Wilkinson County107-1.8%
71Choctaw County106-1.9%
72Perry County105-3.7%
73Greene County103-4.6%
74Carroll County99-5.7%
75Franklin County95+3.3%
76Kemper County920%
77Claiborne County90-6.3%
78Sharkey County840%
79Quitman County80+11.1%
80Benton County76+22.6%
81Jefferson County54+8%
82Issaquena County17-5.6%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest employer firms?

Hinds County, with 3,977 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Issaquena County, with 17 in 2021.

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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