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Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate

Carroll County had the highest establishment entry rate of 81 counties in 2020, at 13.699%. Humphreys County had the lowest, at 3.175%. The median was 7.277% and the figure for Mississippi was 7.618%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.699Carroll County
Lowest3.175Humphreys County
Median7.27781 counties
Mississippi7.618History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 4.683 %Alcorn County: 6.911 %Amite County: 7.831 %Attala County: 7.175 %Benton County: 8.571 %Bolivar County: 6.108 %Calhoun County: 6.536 %Carroll County: 13.699 %Chickasaw County: 4.959 %Choctaw County: 9.565 %Claiborne County: 6.863 %Clarke County: 4.619 %Clay County: 8.438 %Coahoma County: 4.082 %Copiah County: 8.485 %Covington County: 8.078 %DeSoto County: 8.787 %Forrest County: 5.643 %Franklin County: 7.729 %George County: 6.485 %Greene County: 9.524 %Grenada County: 6.673 %Hancock County: 10.212 %Harrison County: 7.839 %Hinds County: 7.886 %Holmes County: 8.018 %Humphreys County: 3.175 %Itawamba County: 9.567 %Jackson County: 8.418 %Jasper County: 3.509 %Jefferson County: 13.462 %Jefferson Davis County: 6.426 %Jones County: 5.233 %Kemper County: 4.02 %Lafayette County: 9.485 %Lamar County: 6.727 %Lauderdale County: 5.577 %Lawrence County: 8.228 %Leake County: 8.489 %Lee County: 7.267 %Leflore County: 8.709 %Lincoln County: 5.692 %Lowndes County: 6.098 %Madison County: 9.704 %Marion County: 8.077 %Marshall County: 13.316 %Monroe County: 6.312 %Montgomery County: 7.254 %Neshoba County: 4.795 %Newton County: 8.97 %Noxubee County: 7.625 %Oktibbeha County: 8.314 %Panola County: 6.261 %Pearl River County: 9.498 %Perry County: 4.743 %Pike County: 7.71 %Pontotoc County: 6.758 %Prentiss County: 6.589 %Quitman County: 7.947 %Rankin County: 9.229 %Scott County: 7.464 %Sharkey County: 5.435 %Simpson County: 10.217 %Smith County: 3.788 %Stone County: 7.238 %Sunflower County: 6.297 %Tallahatchie County: 7.097 %Tate County: 7.418 %Tippah County: 7.052 %Tishomingo County: 8.455 %Tunica County: 7.018 %Union County: 7.277 %Walthall County: 10.853 %Warren County: 7.127 %Washington County: 4.9 %Wayne County: 7.283 %Webster County: 5 %Wilkinson County: 5.195 %Winston County: 9.453 %Yalobusha County: 7.534 %Yazoo County: 7.385 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Carroll County: 13.699 %Carroll County13.699Jefferson County: 13.462 %Jefferson County13.462Marshall County: 13.316 %Marshall County13.316Walthall County: 10.853 %Walthall County10.853Simpson County: 10.217 %Simpson County10.217Hancock County: 10.212 %Hancock County10.212Madison County: 9.704 %Madison County9.704Itawamba County: 9.567 %Itawamba County9.567Choctaw County: 9.565 %Choctaw County9.565Greene County: 9.524 %Greene County9.524Pearl River County: 9.498 %Pearl River County9.498Lafayette County: 9.485 %Lafayette County9.485Winston County: 9.453 %Winston County9.453Rankin County: 9.229 %Rankin County9.229Newton County: 8.97 %Newton County8.97DeSoto County: 8.787 %DeSoto County8.787Leflore County: 8.709 %Leflore County8.709Benton County: 8.571 %Benton County8.571Leake County: 8.489 %Leake County8.489Copiah County: 8.485 %Copiah County8.485Tishomingo County: 8.455 %Tishomingo County8.455Clay County: 8.438 %Clay County8.438Jackson County: 8.418 %Jackson County8.418Oktibbeha County: 8.314 %Oktibbeha County8.314Lawrence County: 8.228 %Lawrence County8.228Covington County: 8.078 %Covington County8.078Marion County: 8.077 %Marion County8.077Holmes County: 8.018 %Holmes County8.018Quitman County: 7.947 %Quitman County7.947Hinds County: 7.886 %Hinds County7.886Harrison County: 7.839 %Harrison County7.839Amite County: 7.831 %Amite County7.831Franklin County: 7.729 %Franklin County7.729Pike County: 7.71 %Pike County7.71Noxubee County: 7.625 %Noxubee County7.625Yalobusha County: 7.534 %Yalobusha County7.534Scott County: 7.464 %Scott County7.464Tate County: 7.418 %Tate County7.418Yazoo County: 7.385 %Yazoo County7.385Wayne County: 7.283 %Wayne County7.283Carroll County: 13.699 %Carroll County13.699Jefferson County: 13.462 %Jefferson County13.462Marshall County: 13.316 %Marshall County13.316Walthall County: 10.853 %Walthall County10.853Simpson County: 10.217 %Simpson County10.217Hancock County: 10.212 %Hancock County10.212Madison County: 9.704 %Madison County9.704Itawamba County: 9.567 %Itawamba County9.567Choctaw County: 9.565 %Choctaw County9.565Greene County: 9.524 %Greene County9.524Pearl River County: 9.498 %Pearl River County9.498Lafayette County: 9.485 %Lafayette County9.485Winston County: 9.453 %Winston County9.453Rankin County: 9.229 %Rankin County9.229Newton County: 8.97 %Newton County8.97DeSoto County: 8.787 %DeSoto County8.787Leflore County: 8.709 %Leflore County8.709Benton County: 8.571 %Benton County8.571Leake County: 8.489 %Leake County8.489Copiah County: 8.485 %Copiah County8.485Tishomingo County: 8.455 %Tishomingo County8.455Clay County: 8.438 %Clay County8.438Jackson County: 8.418 %Jackson County8.418Oktibbeha County: 8.314 %Oktibbeha County8.314Lawrence County: 8.228 %Lawrence County8.228Covington County: 8.078 %Covington County8.078Marion County: 8.077 %Marion County8.077Holmes County: 8.018 %Holmes County8.018Quitman County: 7.947 %Quitman County7.947Hinds County: 7.886 %Hinds County7.886Harrison County: 7.839 %Harrison County7.839Amite County: 7.831 %Amite County7.831Franklin County: 7.729 %Franklin County7.729Pike County: 7.71 %Pike County7.71Noxubee County: 7.625 %Noxubee County7.625Yalobusha County: 7.534 %Yalobusha County7.534Scott County: 7.464 %Scott County7.464Tate County: 7.418 %Tate County7.418Yazoo County: 7.385 %Yazoo County7.385Wayne County: 7.283 %Wayne County7.283
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Carroll County13.699+1.99 pts
2Jefferson County13.462+7.52 pts
3Marshall County13.316+4.66 pts
4Walthall County10.853+0.98 pts
5Simpson County10.217+3.42 pts
6Hancock County10.212+2.05 pts
7Madison County9.704+0.62 pts
8Itawamba County9.567+3.95 pts
9Choctaw County9.565-3.05 pts
10Greene County9.524+1.63 pts
11Pearl River County9.498+2.26 pts
12Lafayette County9.485-0.12 pts
13Winston County9.453+1.63 pts
14Rankin County9.229+1.04 pts
15Newton County8.97+2.34 pts
16DeSoto County8.787-0.29 pts
17Leflore County8.709+3.19 pts
18Benton County8.571+4.52 pts
19Leake County8.489-1.67 pts
20Copiah County8.485+0.97 pts
21Tishomingo County8.455-1.31 pts
22Clay County8.438+0.94 pts
23Jackson County8.418+0.72 pts
24Oktibbeha County8.314-1.64 pts
25Lawrence County8.228-2 pts
26Covington County8.078+2.96 pts
27Marion County8.077-1.01 pts
28Holmes County8.018-1.19 pts
29Quitman County7.947-3.44 pts
30Hinds County7.886+0.61 pts
31Harrison County7.839-0.14 pts
32Amite County7.831+1.16 pts
33Franklin County7.729-6.62 pts
34Pike County7.71+2.37 pts
35Noxubee County7.625-0.02 pts
36Yalobusha County7.534+1.47 pts
37Scott County7.464-1.36 pts
38Tate County7.418+0.09 pts
39Yazoo County7.385+1.44 pts
40Wayne County7.283-0.2 pts
41Union County7.277+0.79 pts
42Lee County7.267+0.32 pts
43Montgomery County7.254-4.54 pts
44Stone County7.238+0.7 pts
45Attala County7.175+0.88 pts
46Warren County7.127-0.38 pts
47Tallahatchie County7.097-0.47 pts
48Tippah County7.052-0.95 pts
49Tunica County7.018+0.1 pts
50Alcorn County6.911-1.22 pts
51Claiborne County6.863+0.98 pts
52Pontotoc County6.758-3.08 pts
53Lamar County6.727-2.14 pts
54Grenada County6.673-0.17 pts
55Prentiss County6.589-1.82 pts
56Calhoun County6.536+1.81 pts
57George County6.485+0.83 pts
58Jefferson Davis County6.426+0.22 pts
59Monroe County6.312-0.05 pts
60Sunflower County6.297-2.2 pts
61Panola County6.261-1.2 pts
62Bolivar County6.108-1.31 pts
63Lowndes County6.098-0.66 pts
64Lincoln County5.692-2.39 pts
65Forrest County5.643-0.94 pts
66Lauderdale County5.577+0.06 pts
67Sharkey County5.435+2.28 pts
68Jones County5.233-1.26 pts
69Wilkinson County5.195-1.56 pts
70Webster County5-7.19 pts
71Chickasaw County4.959-1.24 pts
72Washington County4.9-0.41 pts
73Neshoba County4.795-2.93 pts
74Perry County4.743+0.15 pts
75Adams County4.683+0.02 pts
76Clarke County4.619-5.84 pts
77Coahoma County4.082-2.59 pts
78Kemper County4.02+1.06 pts
79Smith County3.788-0.66 pts
80Jasper County3.509-2.96 pts
81Humphreys County3.175-1.49 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 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Carroll County, with 13.699% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Humphreys County, with 3.175% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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