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Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate

Kemper County had the highest establishment entry rate of 81 counties in 2012, at 14.884%. Lawrence County had the lowest, at 3.003%. The median was 7.477% and the figure for Mississippi was 7.933%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.884Kemper County
Lowest3.003Lawrence County
Median7.47781 counties
Mississippi7.933History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 5.792 %Alcorn County: 6.784 %Amite County: 8.459 %Attala County: 7.122 %Benton County: 5.517 %Bolivar County: 5.31 %Calhoun County: 8.589 %Carroll County: 6.283 %Chickasaw County: 8.459 %Choctaw County: 6.422 %Claiborne County: 5.263 %Clarke County: 12.069 %Clay County: 6.628 %Coahoma County: 7.414 %Copiah County: 7.509 %Covington County: 6.07 %DeSoto County: 8.859 %Forrest County: 6.457 %Franklin County: 10.329 %George County: 8.787 %Greene County: 9.132 %Grenada County: 5.258 %Hancock County: 12.085 %Harrison County: 8.575 %Hinds County: 7.873 %Holmes County: 6.508 %Humphreys County: 8.844 %Itawamba County: 4.717 %Jackson County: 8.511 %Jasper County: 7.177 %Jefferson County: 7.207 %Jefferson Davis County: 6.734 %Jones County: 5.67 %Kemper County: 14.884 %Lafayette County: 9.409 %Lamar County: 9.334 %Lauderdale County: 6.97 %Lawrence County: 3.003 %Leake County: 9.074 %Lee County: 7.887 %Leflore County: 6.951 %Lincoln County: 9.459 %Lowndes County: 8.101 %Madison County: 8.728 %Marion County: 7.335 %Marshall County: 11.065 %Monroe County: 7.377 %Montgomery County: 4.739 %Neshoba County: 7.514 %Newton County: 9.967 %Noxubee County: 9.091 %Oktibbeha County: 8.92 %Panola County: 7.113 %Pearl River County: 7.75 %Perry County: 8.148 %Pike County: 6.719 %Pontotoc County: 7.341 %Prentiss County: 7.668 %Quitman County: 4.061 %Rankin County: 9.255 %Scott County: 6.486 %Sharkey County: 7.477 %Simpson County: 7.087 %Smith County: 6.349 %Stone County: 9.127 %Sunflower County: 8.91 %Tallahatchie County: 7.602 %Tate County: 8.211 %Tippah County: 6.135 %Tishomingo County: 6.897 %Tunica County: 10.345 %Union County: 8.451 %Walthall County: 6.265 %Warren County: 7.231 %Washington County: 6.404 %Wayne County: 5.63 %Webster County: 12.925 %Wilkinson County: 7.605 %Winston County: 6.567 %Yalobusha County: 6.116 %Yazoo County: 9.777 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Kemper County: 14.884 %Kemper County14.884Webster County: 12.925 %Webster County12.925Hancock County: 12.085 %Hancock County12.085Clarke County: 12.069 %Clarke County12.069Marshall County: 11.065 %Marshall County11.065Tunica County: 10.345 %Tunica County10.345Franklin County: 10.329 %Franklin County10.329Newton County: 9.967 %Newton County9.967Yazoo County: 9.777 %Yazoo County9.777Lincoln County: 9.459 %Lincoln County9.459Lafayette County: 9.409 %Lafayette County9.409Lamar County: 9.334 %Lamar County9.334Rankin County: 9.255 %Rankin County9.255Greene County: 9.132 %Greene County9.132Stone County: 9.127 %Stone County9.127Noxubee County: 9.091 %Noxubee County9.091Leake County: 9.074 %Leake County9.074Oktibbeha County: 8.92 %Oktibbeha County8.92Sunflower County: 8.91 %Sunflower County8.91DeSoto County: 8.859 %DeSoto County8.859Humphreys County: 8.844 %Humphreys County8.844George County: 8.787 %George County8.787Madison County: 8.728 %Madison County8.728Calhoun County: 8.589 %Calhoun County8.589Harrison County: 8.575 %Harrison County8.575Jackson County: 8.511 %Jackson County8.511Amite County: 8.459 %Amite County8.459Chickasaw County: 8.459 %Chickasaw County8.459Union County: 8.451 %Union County8.451Tate County: 8.211 %Tate County8.211Perry County: 8.148 %Perry County8.148Lowndes County: 8.101 %Lowndes County8.101Lee County: 7.887 %Lee County7.887Hinds County: 7.873 %Hinds County7.873Pearl River County: 7.75 %Pearl River County7.75Prentiss County: 7.668 %Prentiss County7.668Wilkinson County: 7.605 %Wilkinson County7.605Tallahatchie County: 7.602 %Tallahatchie County7.602Neshoba County: 7.514 %Neshoba County7.514Copiah County: 7.509 %Copiah County7.509Kemper County: 14.884 %Kemper County14.884Webster County: 12.925 %Webster County12.925Hancock County: 12.085 %Hancock County12.085Clarke County: 12.069 %Clarke County12.069Marshall County: 11.065 %Marshall County11.065Tunica County: 10.345 %Tunica County10.345Franklin County: 10.329 %Franklin County10.329Newton County: 9.967 %Newton County9.967Yazoo County: 9.777 %Yazoo County9.777Lincoln County: 9.459 %Lincoln County9.459Lafayette County: 9.409 %Lafayette County9.409Lamar County: 9.334 %Lamar County9.334Rankin County: 9.255 %Rankin County9.255Greene County: 9.132 %Greene County9.132Stone County: 9.127 %Stone County9.127Noxubee County: 9.091 %Noxubee County9.091Leake County: 9.074 %Leake County9.074Oktibbeha County: 8.92 %Oktibbeha County8.92Sunflower County: 8.91 %Sunflower County8.91DeSoto County: 8.859 %DeSoto County8.859Humphreys County: 8.844 %Humphreys County8.844George County: 8.787 %George County8.787Madison County: 8.728 %Madison County8.728Calhoun County: 8.589 %Calhoun County8.589Harrison County: 8.575 %Harrison County8.575Jackson County: 8.511 %Jackson County8.511Amite County: 8.459 %Amite County8.459Chickasaw County: 8.459 %Chickasaw County8.459Union County: 8.451 %Union County8.451Tate County: 8.211 %Tate County8.211Perry County: 8.148 %Perry County8.148Lowndes County: 8.101 %Lowndes County8.101Lee County: 7.887 %Lee County7.887Hinds County: 7.873 %Hinds County7.873Pearl River County: 7.75 %Pearl River County7.75Prentiss County: 7.668 %Prentiss County7.668Wilkinson County: 7.605 %Wilkinson County7.605Tallahatchie County: 7.602 %Tallahatchie County7.602Neshoba County: 7.514 %Neshoba County7.514Copiah County: 7.509 %Copiah County7.509
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Kemper County14.884+7.19 pts
2Webster County12.925+2.08 pts
3Hancock County12.085-0.38 pts
4Clarke County12.069+4.24 pts
5Marshall County11.065+2.25 pts
6Tunica County10.345+7.91 pts
7Franklin County10.329+0.85 pts
8Newton County9.967+0.89 pts
9Yazoo County9.777+0.37 pts
10Lincoln County9.459+0.7 pts
11Lafayette County9.409-1.29 pts
12Lamar County9.334-1.05 pts
13Rankin County9.255+0.2 pts
14Greene County9.132+0.88 pts
15Stone County9.127+2.11 pts
16Noxubee County9.091+0.44 pts
17Leake County9.074+2.31 pts
18Oktibbeha County8.92-0.84 pts
19Sunflower County8.91-0.3 pts
20DeSoto County8.859-1.13 pts
21Humphreys County8.844+0.57 pts
22George County8.787+0.15 pts
23Madison County8.728-0.83 pts
24Calhoun County8.589+2.03 pts
25Harrison County8.575-0.41 pts
26Jackson County8.511+0.06 pts
27Amite County8.459-0.44 pts
27Chickasaw County8.459+0.97 pts
29Union County8.451-0.69 pts
30Tate County8.211+0.8 pts
31Perry County8.148-3.66 pts
32Lowndes County8.101+1.04 pts
33Lee County7.887+0.2 pts
34Hinds County7.873-0.44 pts
35Pearl River County7.75-0.41 pts
36Prentiss County7.668-1.46 pts
37Wilkinson County7.6050 pts
38Tallahatchie County7.602+1.33 pts
39Neshoba County7.514-1.5 pts
40Copiah County7.509-1.26 pts
41Sharkey County7.477-0.18 pts
42Coahoma County7.414+0.32 pts
43Monroe County7.377+0.65 pts
44Pontotoc County7.341+0.44 pts
45Marion County7.335-3.48 pts
46Warren County7.231+0.16 pts
47Jefferson County7.207-3.8 pts
48Jasper County7.177-0.35 pts
49Attala County7.122-2.63 pts
50Panola County7.113-1.74 pts
51Simpson County7.087-2.45 pts
52Lauderdale County6.97-1.01 pts
53Leflore County6.951+0.56 pts
54Tishomingo County6.897-0.61 pts
55Alcorn County6.784-0.19 pts
56Jefferson Davis County6.734-4.6 pts
57Pike County6.719+0.5 pts
58Clay County6.628-0.72 pts
59Winston County6.567-0.75 pts
60Holmes County6.508+0.58 pts
61Scott County6.486-0.53 pts
62Forrest County6.457-1.16 pts
63Choctaw County6.422-4.44 pts
64Washington County6.404-0.93 pts
65Smith County6.349-0.36 pts
66Carroll County6.283-0.82 pts
67Walthall County6.265-2.53 pts
68Tippah County6.135-1.23 pts
69Yalobusha County6.116+1.89 pts
70Covington County6.07-1.28 pts
71Adams County5.792-0.71 pts
72Jones County5.67-1.73 pts
73Wayne County5.63-1.24 pts
74Benton County5.517-5.29 pts
75Bolivar County5.31-2.51 pts
76Claiborne County5.263-7.84 pts
77Grenada County5.258-1.21 pts
78Montgomery County4.739-0.84 pts
79Itawamba County4.717-3.31 pts
80Quitman County4.061-2.9 pts
81Lawrence County3.003-2.79 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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/establishment-entry-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Kemper County, with 14.884% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lawrence County, with 3.003% in 2012.

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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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