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Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate

Franklin County had the highest establishment entry rate of 81 counties in 2019, at 14.354%. Kemper County had the lowest, at 2.956%. The median was 7.413% and the figure for Mississippi was 7.611%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.354Franklin County
Lowest2.956Kemper County
Median7.41381 counties
Mississippi7.611History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 4.667 %Alcorn County: 8.127 %Amite County: 6.667 %Attala County: 6.297 %Benton County: 4.054 %Bolivar County: 7.413 %Calhoun County: 4.721 %Carroll County: 11.712 %Chickasaw County: 6.199 %Choctaw County: 12.613 %Claiborne County: 5.882 %Clarke County: 10.455 %Clay County: 7.5 %Coahoma County: 6.673 %Copiah County: 7.515 %Covington County: 5.12 %DeSoto County: 9.075 %Forrest County: 6.583 %Franklin County: 14.354 %George County: 5.657 %Greene County: 7.895 %Grenada County: 6.843 %Hancock County: 8.16 %Harrison County: 7.983 %Hinds County: 7.277 %Holmes County: 9.211 %Humphreys County: 4.669 %Itawamba County: 5.613 %Jackson County: 7.699 %Jasper County: 6.468 %Jefferson County: 5.941 %Jefferson Davis County: 6.202 %Jones County: 6.493 %Kemper County: 2.956 %Lafayette County: 9.603 %Lamar County: 8.865 %Lauderdale County: 5.519 %Lawrence County: 10.224 %Leake County: 10.158 %Lee County: 6.947 %Leflore County: 5.521 %Lincoln County: 8.087 %Lowndes County: 6.756 %Madison County: 9.084 %Marion County: 9.082 %Marshall County: 8.661 %Monroe County: 6.36 %Montgomery County: 11.795 %Neshoba County: 7.723 %Newton County: 6.633 %Noxubee County: 7.647 %Oktibbeha County: 9.958 %Panola County: 7.46 %Pearl River County: 7.235 %Perry County: 4.598 %Pike County: 5.344 %Pontotoc County: 9.84 %Prentiss County: 8.405 %Quitman County: 11.392 %Rankin County: 8.184 %Scott County: 8.827 %Sharkey County: 3.158 %Simpson County: 6.801 %Smith County: 4.444 %Stone County: 6.538 %Sunflower County: 8.5 %Tallahatchie County: 7.571 %Tate County: 7.327 %Tippah County: 8 %Tishomingo County: 9.763 %Tunica County: 6.916 %Union County: 6.492 %Walthall County: 9.87 %Warren County: 7.511 %Washington County: 5.309 %Wayne County: 7.479 %Webster County: 12.186 %Wilkinson County: 6.751 %Winston County: 7.82 %Yalobusha County: 6.061 %Yazoo County: 5.944 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Franklin County: 14.354 %Franklin County14.354Choctaw County: 12.613 %Choctaw County12.613Webster County: 12.186 %Webster County12.186Montgomery County: 11.795 %Montgomery County11.795Carroll County: 11.712 %Carroll County11.712Quitman County: 11.392 %Quitman County11.392Clarke County: 10.455 %Clarke County10.455Lawrence County: 10.224 %Lawrence County10.224Leake County: 10.158 %Leake County10.158Oktibbeha County: 9.958 %Oktibbeha County9.958Walthall County: 9.87 %Walthall County9.87Pontotoc County: 9.84 %Pontotoc County9.84Tishomingo County: 9.763 %Tishomingo County9.763Lafayette County: 9.603 %Lafayette County9.603Holmes County: 9.211 %Holmes County9.211Madison County: 9.084 %Madison County9.084Marion County: 9.082 %Marion County9.082DeSoto County: 9.075 %DeSoto County9.075Lamar County: 8.865 %Lamar County8.865Scott County: 8.827 %Scott County8.827Marshall County: 8.661 %Marshall County8.661Sunflower County: 8.5 %Sunflower County8.5Prentiss County: 8.405 %Prentiss County8.405Rankin County: 8.184 %Rankin County8.184Hancock County: 8.16 %Hancock County8.16Alcorn County: 8.127 %Alcorn County8.127Lincoln County: 8.087 %Lincoln County8.087Tippah County: 8 %Tippah County8Harrison County: 7.983 %Harrison County7.983Greene County: 7.895 %Greene County7.895Winston County: 7.82 %Winston County7.82Neshoba County: 7.723 %Neshoba County7.723Jackson County: 7.699 %Jackson County7.699Noxubee County: 7.647 %Noxubee County7.647Tallahatchie County: 7.571 %Tallahatchie County7.571Copiah County: 7.515 %Copiah County7.515Warren County: 7.511 %Warren County7.511Clay County: 7.5 %Clay County7.5Wayne County: 7.479 %Wayne County7.479Panola County: 7.46 %Panola County7.46Franklin County: 14.354 %Franklin County14.354Choctaw County: 12.613 %Choctaw County12.613Webster County: 12.186 %Webster County12.186Montgomery County: 11.795 %Montgomery County11.795Carroll County: 11.712 %Carroll County11.712Quitman County: 11.392 %Quitman County11.392Clarke County: 10.455 %Clarke County10.455Lawrence County: 10.224 %Lawrence County10.224Leake County: 10.158 %Leake County10.158Oktibbeha County: 9.958 %Oktibbeha County9.958Walthall County: 9.87 %Walthall County9.87Pontotoc County: 9.84 %Pontotoc County9.84Tishomingo County: 9.763 %Tishomingo County9.763Lafayette County: 9.603 %Lafayette County9.603Holmes County: 9.211 %Holmes County9.211Madison County: 9.084 %Madison County9.084Marion County: 9.082 %Marion County9.082DeSoto County: 9.075 %DeSoto County9.075Lamar County: 8.865 %Lamar County8.865Scott County: 8.827 %Scott County8.827Marshall County: 8.661 %Marshall County8.661Sunflower County: 8.5 %Sunflower County8.5Prentiss County: 8.405 %Prentiss County8.405Rankin County: 8.184 %Rankin County8.184Hancock County: 8.16 %Hancock County8.16Alcorn County: 8.127 %Alcorn County8.127Lincoln County: 8.087 %Lincoln County8.087Tippah County: 8 %Tippah County8Harrison County: 7.983 %Harrison County7.983Greene County: 7.895 %Greene County7.895Winston County: 7.82 %Winston County7.82Neshoba County: 7.723 %Neshoba County7.723Jackson County: 7.699 %Jackson County7.699Noxubee County: 7.647 %Noxubee County7.647Tallahatchie County: 7.571 %Tallahatchie County7.571Copiah County: 7.515 %Copiah County7.515Warren County: 7.511 %Warren County7.511Clay County: 7.5 %Clay County7.5Wayne County: 7.479 %Wayne County7.479Panola County: 7.46 %Panola County7.46
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Franklin County14.354+6.51 pts
2Choctaw County12.613+2.38 pts
3Webster County12.186+4.1 pts
4Montgomery County11.795+3.19 pts
5Carroll County11.712+4.66 pts
6Quitman County11.392+5.37 pts
7Clarke County10.455+3.99 pts
8Lawrence County10.224+1.7 pts
9Leake County10.158+1.2 pts
10Oktibbeha County9.958+3.76 pts
11Walthall County9.87+1.79 pts
12Pontotoc County9.84+3.06 pts
13Tishomingo County9.763+2 pts
14Lafayette County9.603-1.09 pts
15Holmes County9.211+0.28 pts
16Madison County9.084-1.34 pts
17Marion County9.082-0.1 pts
18DeSoto County9.075+0.13 pts
19Lamar County8.865-0.61 pts
20Scott County8.827+1.54 pts
21Marshall County8.661+0.34 pts
22Sunflower County8.5+2.27 pts
23Prentiss County8.405+0.54 pts
24Rankin County8.184+0.72 pts
25Hancock County8.16-1.91 pts
26Alcorn County8.127+1.34 pts
27Lincoln County8.087+1.34 pts
28Tippah County8-1.09 pts
29Harrison County7.983+0.75 pts
30Greene County7.895-0.88 pts
31Winston County7.82-0.28 pts
32Neshoba County7.723+0.69 pts
33Jackson County7.699-0.54 pts
34Noxubee County7.647-1.39 pts
35Tallahatchie County7.571-0.55 pts
36Copiah County7.515+0.77 pts
37Warren County7.511+0.4 pts
38Clay County7.5+0.82 pts
39Wayne County7.479+0.9 pts
40Panola County7.46+0.11 pts
41Bolivar County7.413+1.47 pts
42Tate County7.327-3.37 pts
43Hinds County7.277+0.3 pts
44Pearl River County7.235+0.18 pts
45Lee County6.947+0.34 pts
46Tunica County6.916+0.12 pts
47Grenada County6.843+1.6 pts
48Simpson County6.801-1.99 pts
49Lowndes County6.756-0.76 pts
50Wilkinson County6.751+0.17 pts
51Coahoma County6.6730 pts
52Amite County6.667-0.7 pts
53Newton County6.633-3.5 pts
54Forrest County6.583-0.51 pts
55Stone County6.538-1.99 pts
56Jones County6.493-0.77 pts
57Union County6.492+0.59 pts
58Jasper County6.468+1.52 pts
59Monroe County6.36-0.01 pts
60Attala County6.297-3.05 pts
61Jefferson Davis County6.202+2.51 pts
62Chickasaw County6.199-2.71 pts
63Yalobusha County6.061+1.42 pts
64Yazoo County5.944-1.51 pts
65Jefferson County5.941+0.17 pts
66Claiborne County5.882-2.12 pts
67George County5.657-3.27 pts
68Itawamba County5.613-2.65 pts
69Leflore County5.521-1.01 pts
70Lauderdale County5.519-0.36 pts
71Pike County5.344-3.58 pts
72Washington County5.309-0.77 pts
73Covington County5.12-3.49 pts
74Calhoun County4.721-0.28 pts
75Humphreys County4.669-3.24 pts
76Adams County4.667-2.51 pts
77Perry County4.598-6.81 pts
78Smith County4.444-0.7 pts
79Benton County4.054-9.55 pts
80Sharkey County3.158-2.9 pts
81Kemper County2.956-2.68 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Franklin County, with 14.354% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Kemper County, with 2.956% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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