Counties in Mississippi by employer firms

Hinds County had the highest employer firms of 82 counties in 2022, at 3,957. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 14. The median was 335 and the figure for Mississippi was 41,254. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,957Hinds County
Median33582 counties
Mississippi41,254History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 618 countAlcorn County: 664 countAmite County: 164 countAttala County: 299 countBenton County: 65 countBolivar County: 595 countCalhoun County: 210 countCarroll County: 96 countChickasaw County: 278 countChoctaw County: 108 countClaiborne County: 90 countClarke County: 191 countClay County: 300 countCoahoma County: 434 countCopiah County: 377 countCovington County: 289 countDeSoto County: 2,513 countForrest County: 1,383 countFranklin County: 95 countGeorge County: 295 countGreene County: 110 countGrenada County: 467 countHancock County: 672 countHarrison County: 3,308 countHinds County: 3,957 countHolmes County: 176 countHumphreys County: 108 countIssaquena County: 14 countItawamba County: 345 countJackson County: 1,821 countJasper County: 181 countJefferson County: 49 countJefferson Davis County: 107 countJones County: 1,083 countKemper County: 84 countLafayette County: 1,183 countLamar County: 1,252 countLauderdale County: 1,438 countLawrence County: 148 countLeake County: 287 countLee County: 2,031 countLeflore County: 566 countLincoln County: 715 countLowndes County: 1,205 countMadison County: 2,666 countMarion County: 504 countMarshall County: 358 countMonroe County: 517 countMontgomery County: 171 countNeshoba County: 446 countNewton County: 285 countNoxubee County: 169 countOktibbeha County: 813 countPanola County: 510 countPearl River County: 692 countPerry County: 107 countPike County: 772 countPontotoc County: 460 countPrentiss County: 442 countQuitman County: 73 countRankin County: 3,067 countScott County: 440 countSharkey County: 86 countSimpson County: 375 countSmith County: 120 countStone County: 254 countSunflower County: 340 countTallahatchie County: 143 countTate County: 352 countTippah County: 330 countTishomingo County: 345 countTunica County: 156 countUnion County: 473 countWalthall County: 176 countWarren County: 797 countWashington County: 866 countWayne County: 315 countWebster County: 141 countWilkinson County: 106 countWinston County: 321 countYalobusha County: 147 countYazoo County: 299 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Hinds County: 3,957 countHinds County3,957Harrison County: 3,308 countHarrison County3,308Rankin County: 3,067 countRankin County3,067Madison County: 2,666 countMadison County2,666DeSoto County: 2,513 countDeSoto County2,513Lee County: 2,031 countLee County2,031Jackson County: 1,821 countJackson County1,821Lauderdale County: 1,438 countLauderdale County1,438Forrest County: 1,383 countForrest County1,383Lamar County: 1,252 countLamar County1,252Lowndes County: 1,205 countLowndes County1,205Lafayette County: 1,183 countLafayette County1,183Jones County: 1,083 countJones County1,083Washington County: 866 countWashington County866Oktibbeha County: 813 countOktibbeha County813Warren County: 797 countWarren County797Pike County: 772 countPike County772Lincoln County: 715 countLincoln County715Pearl River County: 692 countPearl River County692Hancock County: 672 countHancock County672Alcorn County: 664 countAlcorn County664Adams County: 618 countAdams County618Bolivar County: 595 countBolivar County595Leflore County: 566 countLeflore County566Monroe County: 517 countMonroe County517Panola County: 510 countPanola County510Marion County: 504 countMarion County504Union County: 473 countUnion County473Grenada County: 467 countGrenada County467Pontotoc County: 460 countPontotoc County460Neshoba County: 446 countNeshoba County446Prentiss County: 442 countPrentiss County442Scott County: 440 countScott County440Coahoma County: 434 countCoahoma County434Copiah County: 377 countCopiah County377Simpson County: 375 countSimpson County375Marshall County: 358 countMarshall County358Tate County: 352 countTate County352Itawamba County: 345 countItawamba County345Tishomingo County: 345 countTishomingo County345Hinds County: 3,957 countHinds County3,957Harrison County: 3,308 countHarrison County3,308Rankin County: 3,067 countRankin County3,067Madison County: 2,666 countMadison County2,666DeSoto County: 2,513 countDeSoto County2,513Lee County: 2,031 countLee County2,031Jackson County: 1,821 countJackson County1,821Lauderdale County: 1,438 countLauderdale County1,438Forrest County: 1,383 countForrest County1,383Lamar County: 1,252 countLamar County1,252Lowndes County: 1,205 countLowndes County1,205Lafayette County: 1,183 countLafayette County1,183Jones County: 1,083 countJones County1,083Washington County: 866 countWashington County866Oktibbeha County: 813 countOktibbeha County813Warren County: 797 countWarren County797Pike County: 772 countPike County772Lincoln County: 715 countLincoln County715Pearl River County: 692 countPearl River County692Hancock County: 672 countHancock County672Alcorn County: 664 countAlcorn County664Adams County: 618 countAdams County618Bolivar County: 595 countBolivar County595Leflore County: 566 countLeflore County566Monroe County: 517 countMonroe County517Panola County: 510 countPanola County510Marion County: 504 countMarion County504Union County: 473 countUnion County473Grenada County: 467 countGrenada County467Pontotoc County: 460 countPontotoc County460Neshoba County: 446 countNeshoba County446Prentiss County: 442 countPrentiss County442Scott County: 440 countScott County440Coahoma County: 434 countCoahoma County434Copiah County: 377 countCopiah County377Simpson County: 375 countSimpson County375Marshall County: 358 countMarshall County358Tate County: 352 countTate County352Itawamba County: 345 countItawamba County345Tishomingo County: 345 countTishomingo County345
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Hinds County3,957-0.5%
2Harrison County3,308+1.6%
3Rankin County3,067+1.9%
4Madison County2,666+2.7%
5DeSoto County2,513+2%
6Lee County2,031+1%
7Jackson County1,821-0.8%
8Lauderdale County1,438-1.4%
9Forrest County1,383+1.8%
10Lamar County1,252+1.6%
11Lowndes County1,205+0.1%
12Lafayette County1,183+3.7%
13Jones County1,083-0.9%
14Washington County866-0.6%
15Oktibbeha County813+0.4%
16Warren County797-0.4%
17Pike County772+0.1%
18Lincoln County715+0.7%
19Pearl River County692+2.5%
20Hancock County672+4.7%
21Alcorn County664-2.5%
22Adams County618-2.4%
23Bolivar County595+1.4%
24Leflore County566+1.4%
25Monroe County517+0.6%
26Panola County510-1.2%
27Marion County5040%
28Union County473+1.5%
29Grenada County467-0.8%
30Pontotoc County460+1.1%
31Neshoba County446-0.7%
32Prentiss County442-0.9%
33Scott County440-0.7%
34Coahoma County434-1.6%
35Copiah County377-2.8%
36Simpson County375+1.6%
37Marshall County358-7.7%
38Tate County352+2.6%
39Itawamba County345+4.2%
39Tishomingo County345+6.8%
41Sunflower County340+1.8%
42Tippah County330-1.2%
43Winston County321+0.6%
44Wayne County315-1.9%
45Clay County300+1.4%
46Attala County299+0.7%
46Yazoo County299+3.5%
48George County295+8.5%
49Covington County289-0.3%
50Leake County287+3.2%
51Newton County285+1.8%
52Chickasaw County278-3.5%
53Stone County254+1.2%
54Calhoun County210-2.8%
55Clarke County191-1%
56Jasper County181+5.8%
57Holmes County176-0.6%
57Walthall County176-2.8%
59Montgomery County171+3%
60Noxubee County169-2.3%
61Amite County164+3.1%
62Tunica County156-1.9%
63Lawrence County148-5.1%
64Yalobusha County147+8.9%
65Tallahatchie County143-3.4%
66Webster County141+3.7%
67Smith County120-3.2%
68Greene County110+6.8%
69Choctaw County108+1.9%
69Humphreys County108-2.7%
71Jefferson Davis County107-2.7%
71Perry County107+1.9%
73Wilkinson County106-0.9%
74Carroll County96-3%
75Franklin County950%
76Claiborne County900%
77Sharkey County86+2.4%
78Kemper County84-8.7%
79Quitman County73-8.8%
80Benton County65-14.5%
81Jefferson County49-9.3%
82Issaquena County14-17.6%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Hinds County, with 3,957 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Issaquena County, with 14 in 2022.

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