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Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate

Issaquena County had the highest establishment entry rate of 81 counties in 2014, at 19.355%. Walthall County had the lowest, at 4.327%. The median was 7.767% and the figure for Mississippi was 8.04%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.355Issaquena County
Lowest4.327Walthall County
Median7.76781 counties
Mississippi8.04History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 7.121 %Alcorn County: 7.253 %Amite County: 8.955 %Attala County: 5.039 %Benton County: 8.163 %Bolivar County: 7.418 %Calhoun County: 5.394 %Carroll County: 13.472 %Chickasaw County: 8.411 %Choctaw County: 5.505 %Claiborne County: 5.742 %Clarke County: 5 %Clay County: 9.145 %Coahoma County: 7.07 %Copiah County: 8.078 %Covington County: 7.085 %DeSoto County: 10.034 %Forrest County: 7.381 %Franklin County: 9.662 %George County: 5.862 %Greene County: 11.268 %Grenada County: 5.985 %Hancock County: 9.38 %Harrison County: 8.71 %Hinds County: 7.753 %Holmes County: 6.114 %Humphreys County: 6.272 %Issaquena County: 19.355 %Itawamba County: 9.317 %Jackson County: 8.058 %Jasper County: 5.991 %Jefferson County: 7.143 %Jefferson Davis County: 9.302 %Jones County: 6.64 %Kemper County: 7.86 %Lafayette County: 9.657 %Lamar County: 7.763 %Lauderdale County: 5.803 %Lawrence County: 11.258 %Leake County: 10.219 %Lee County: 8 %Leflore County: 5.547 %Lincoln County: 8.632 %Lowndes County: 8.241 %Madison County: 9.504 %Marion County: 8.688 %Marshall County: 11.46 %Monroe County: 7.519 %Montgomery County: 6.265 %Neshoba County: 6.225 %Newton County: 10.508 %Noxubee County: 6.761 %Oktibbeha County: 8.57 %Panola County: 5.141 %Pearl River County: 8.611 %Perry County: 4.412 %Pike County: 6.034 %Pontotoc County: 7.86 %Prentiss County: 5.97 %Quitman County: 7.778 %Rankin County: 10.071 %Scott County: 6.652 %Sharkey County: 4.566 %Simpson County: 9.524 %Smith County: 6.164 %Stone County: 10.02 %Sunflower County: 6.545 %Tallahatchie County: 6.433 %Tate County: 10.951 %Tippah County: 8.896 %Tishomingo County: 10.876 %Tunica County: 7.767 %Union County: 8.307 %Walthall County: 4.327 %Warren County: 5.882 %Washington County: 6.225 %Wayne County: 10.123 %Webster County: 9.556 %Winston County: 6.928 %Yalobusha County: 8.36 %Yazoo County: 7.042 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Issaquena County: 19.355 %Issaquena County19.355Carroll County: 13.472 %Carroll County13.472Marshall County: 11.46 %Marshall County11.46Greene County: 11.268 %Greene County11.268Lawrence County: 11.258 %Lawrence County11.258Tate County: 10.951 %Tate County10.951Tishomingo County: 10.876 %Tishomingo County10.876Newton County: 10.508 %Newton County10.508Leake County: 10.219 %Leake County10.219Wayne County: 10.123 %Wayne County10.123Rankin County: 10.071 %Rankin County10.071DeSoto County: 10.034 %DeSoto County10.034Stone County: 10.02 %Stone County10.02Franklin County: 9.662 %Franklin County9.662Lafayette County: 9.657 %Lafayette County9.657Webster County: 9.556 %Webster County9.556Simpson County: 9.524 %Simpson County9.524Madison County: 9.504 %Madison County9.504Hancock County: 9.38 %Hancock County9.38Itawamba County: 9.317 %Itawamba County9.317Jefferson Davis County: 9.302 %Jefferson Davis County9.302Clay County: 9.145 %Clay County9.145Amite County: 8.955 %Amite County8.955Tippah County: 8.896 %Tippah County8.896Harrison County: 8.71 %Harrison County8.71Marion County: 8.688 %Marion County8.688Lincoln County: 8.632 %Lincoln County8.632Pearl River County: 8.611 %Pearl River County8.611Oktibbeha County: 8.57 %Oktibbeha County8.57Chickasaw County: 8.411 %Chickasaw County8.411Yalobusha County: 8.36 %Yalobusha County8.36Union County: 8.307 %Union County8.307Lowndes County: 8.241 %Lowndes County8.241Benton County: 8.163 %Benton County8.163Copiah County: 8.078 %Copiah County8.078Jackson County: 8.058 %Jackson County8.058Lee County: 8 %Lee County8Kemper County: 7.86 %Kemper County7.86Pontotoc County: 7.86 %Pontotoc County7.86Quitman County: 7.778 %Quitman County7.778Issaquena County: 19.355 %Issaquena County19.355Carroll County: 13.472 %Carroll County13.472Marshall County: 11.46 %Marshall County11.46Greene County: 11.268 %Greene County11.268Lawrence County: 11.258 %Lawrence County11.258Tate County: 10.951 %Tate County10.951Tishomingo County: 10.876 %Tishomingo County10.876Newton County: 10.508 %Newton County10.508Leake County: 10.219 %Leake County10.219Wayne County: 10.123 %Wayne County10.123Rankin County: 10.071 %Rankin County10.071DeSoto County: 10.034 %DeSoto County10.034Stone County: 10.02 %Stone County10.02Franklin County: 9.662 %Franklin County9.662Lafayette County: 9.657 %Lafayette County9.657Webster County: 9.556 %Webster County9.556Simpson County: 9.524 %Simpson County9.524Madison County: 9.504 %Madison County9.504Hancock County: 9.38 %Hancock County9.38Itawamba County: 9.317 %Itawamba County9.317Jefferson Davis County: 9.302 %Jefferson Davis County9.302Clay County: 9.145 %Clay County9.145Amite County: 8.955 %Amite County8.955Tippah County: 8.896 %Tippah County8.896Harrison County: 8.71 %Harrison County8.71Marion County: 8.688 %Marion County8.688Lincoln County: 8.632 %Lincoln County8.632Pearl River County: 8.611 %Pearl River County8.611Oktibbeha County: 8.57 %Oktibbeha County8.57Chickasaw County: 8.411 %Chickasaw County8.411Yalobusha County: 8.36 %Yalobusha County8.36Union County: 8.307 %Union County8.307Lowndes County: 8.241 %Lowndes County8.241Benton County: 8.163 %Benton County8.163Copiah County: 8.078 %Copiah County8.078Jackson County: 8.058 %Jackson County8.058Lee County: 8 %Lee County8Kemper County: 7.86 %Kemper County7.86Pontotoc County: 7.86 %Pontotoc County7.86Quitman County: 7.778 %Quitman County7.778
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Issaquena County19.355n/a
2Carroll County13.472+7.12 pts
3Marshall County11.46+1.52 pts
4Greene County11.268+4.79 pts
5Lawrence County11.258+8.06 pts
6Tate County10.951+0.92 pts
7Tishomingo County10.876+4.79 pts
8Newton County10.508+4.42 pts
9Leake County10.219+3.19 pts
10Wayne County10.123+2.46 pts
11Rankin County10.071+1.79 pts
12DeSoto County10.034+0.7 pts
13Stone County10.02+3.61 pts
14Franklin County9.662+2.87 pts
15Lafayette County9.657-0.35 pts
16Webster County9.556-1.93 pts
17Simpson County9.524+0.55 pts
18Madison County9.504-0.43 pts
19Hancock County9.38-0.22 pts
20Itawamba County9.317+1.05 pts
21Jefferson Davis County9.302+3.12 pts
22Clay County9.145+4.16 pts
23Amite County8.955-1.35 pts
24Tippah County8.896+2.67 pts
25Harrison County8.71+1.05 pts
26Marion County8.688+1.31 pts
27Lincoln County8.632+0.63 pts
28Pearl River County8.611-0.64 pts
29Oktibbeha County8.57+0.67 pts
30Chickasaw County8.411+1.36 pts
31Yalobusha County8.36+3.31 pts
32Union County8.307+1.86 pts
33Lowndes County8.241+0.81 pts
34Benton County8.163-3.03 pts
35Copiah County8.078-1.81 pts
36Jackson County8.058+0.64 pts
37Lee County8-0.13 pts
38Kemper County7.86-6.86 pts
38Pontotoc County7.86+0.83 pts
40Quitman County7.778n/a
41Tunica County7.767-1.01 pts
42Lamar County7.763-0.88 pts
43Hinds County7.753+0.1 pts
44Monroe County7.519+1.57 pts
45Bolivar County7.418+0.49 pts
46Forrest County7.381+0.29 pts
47Alcorn County7.253-0.63 pts
48Jefferson County7.143-1.79 pts
49Adams County7.121+0.41 pts
50Covington County7.085+0.27 pts
51Coahoma County7.07+0.93 pts
52Yazoo County7.042+1.42 pts
53Winston County6.928-1.47 pts
54Noxubee County6.761-0.79 pts
55Scott County6.652-1.33 pts
56Jones County6.64+0.79 pts
57Sunflower County6.545+0.36 pts
58Tallahatchie County6.433-0.65 pts
59Humphreys County6.272+0.13 pts
60Montgomery County6.265-0.91 pts
61Neshoba County6.225-0.47 pts
61Washington County6.225+0.34 pts
63Smith County6.164-1.24 pts
64Holmes County6.114-0.45 pts
65Pike County6.034-0.55 pts
66Jasper County5.991-1.04 pts
67Grenada County5.985-1.05 pts
68Prentiss County5.97+0.91 pts
69Warren County5.882-0.81 pts
70George County5.862-3.56 pts
71Lauderdale County5.803+0.13 pts
72Claiborne County5.742-1.53 pts
73Leflore County5.547-2.47 pts
74Choctaw County5.505-5.56 pts
75Calhoun County5.394-0.79 pts
76Panola County5.141-1.88 pts
77Attala County5.039+0.48 pts
78Clarke County5-1.05 pts
79Sharkey County4.566-0.94 pts
80Perry County4.412-3.71 pts
81Walthall County4.327-7.84 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 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Issaquena County, with 19.355% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Walthall County, with 4.327% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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