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Counties in Mississippi by establishment entry rate

Hancock County had the highest establishment entry rate of 80 counties in 2022, at 14.585%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.01% and the figure for Mississippi was 9.496%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.585Hancock County
Lowest0Issaquena County
Median9.0180 counties
Mississippi9.496History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.82 %Alcorn County: 6.098 %Amite County: 7.761 %Attala County: 10.361 %Benton County: 14.103 %Bolivar County: 8.075 %Calhoun County: 6.849 %Carroll County: 13.793 %Chickasaw County: 7.273 %Choctaw County: 13.158 %Claiborne County: 8.421 %Clarke County: 7.282 %Clay County: 8.241 %Coahoma County: 6.506 %Copiah County: 7.656 %Covington County: 10.273 %DeSoto County: 11.473 %Forrest County: 9.758 %Franklin County: 5.714 %George County: 14.238 %Greene County: 13.043 %Grenada County: 7.122 %Hancock County: 14.585 %Harrison County: 9.829 %Hinds County: 8.908 %Holmes County: 7.882 %Humphreys County: 7.66 %Issaquena County: 0 %Itawamba County: 9.859 %Jackson County: 9.58 %Jasper County: 9.36 %Jefferson Davis County: 9.362 %Jones County: 7.258 %Lafayette County: 10.919 %Lamar County: 9.845 %Lauderdale County: 6.469 %Lawrence County: 6.875 %Leake County: 9.764 %Lee County: 9.291 %Leflore County: 7.194 %Lincoln County: 8.615 %Lowndes County: 9.071 %Madison County: 11.343 %Marion County: 8.435 %Marshall County: 7.362 %Monroe County: 8.734 %Montgomery County: 11.57 %Neshoba County: 8.033 %Newton County: 12.252 %Noxubee County: 11.898 %Oktibbeha County: 10.863 %Panola County: 10.489 %Pearl River County: 11.338 %Perry County: 6.478 %Pike County: 8.009 %Pontotoc County: 8.489 %Prentiss County: 7.021 %Quitman County: 8.917 %Rankin County: 9.886 %Scott County: 9.071 %Sharkey County: 8.84 %Simpson County: 11.4 %Smith County: 6.107 %Stone County: 10.821 %Sunflower County: 7.99 %Tallahatchie County: 5.229 %Tate County: 11.606 %Tippah County: 9.564 %Tishomingo County: 12.342 %Tunica County: 8.309 %Union County: 8.425 %Walthall County: 9.164 %Warren County: 8.949 %Washington County: 7.758 %Wayne County: 10.13 %Webster County: 14.085 %Wilkinson County: 5.43 %Winston County: 11.694 %Yalobusha County: 14.237 %Yazoo County: 11.041 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Hancock County: 14.585 %Hancock County14.585George County: 14.238 %George County14.238Yalobusha County: 14.237 %Yalobusha County14.237Benton County: 14.103 %Benton County14.103Webster County: 14.085 %Webster County14.085Carroll County: 13.793 %Carroll County13.793Choctaw County: 13.158 %Choctaw County13.158Greene County: 13.043 %Greene County13.043Tishomingo County: 12.342 %Tishomingo County12.342Newton County: 12.252 %Newton County12.252Noxubee County: 11.898 %Noxubee County11.898Winston County: 11.694 %Winston County11.694Tate County: 11.606 %Tate County11.606Montgomery County: 11.57 %Montgomery County11.57DeSoto County: 11.473 %DeSoto County11.473Simpson County: 11.4 %Simpson County11.4Madison County: 11.343 %Madison County11.343Pearl River County: 11.338 %Pearl River County11.338Yazoo County: 11.041 %Yazoo County11.041Lafayette County: 10.919 %Lafayette County10.919Oktibbeha County: 10.863 %Oktibbeha County10.863Stone County: 10.821 %Stone County10.821Panola County: 10.489 %Panola County10.489Attala County: 10.361 %Attala County10.361Covington County: 10.273 %Covington County10.273Wayne County: 10.13 %Wayne County10.13Rankin County: 9.886 %Rankin County9.886Itawamba County: 9.859 %Itawamba County9.859Lamar County: 9.845 %Lamar County9.845Harrison County: 9.829 %Harrison County9.829Leake County: 9.764 %Leake County9.764Forrest County: 9.758 %Forrest County9.758Jackson County: 9.58 %Jackson County9.58Tippah County: 9.564 %Tippah County9.564Jefferson Davis County: 9.362 %Jefferson Davis County9.362Jasper County: 9.36 %Jasper County9.36Lee County: 9.291 %Lee County9.291Walthall County: 9.164 %Walthall County9.164Lowndes County: 9.071 %Lowndes County9.071Scott County: 9.071 %Scott County9.071Hancock County: 14.585 %Hancock County14.585George County: 14.238 %George County14.238Yalobusha County: 14.237 %Yalobusha County14.237Benton County: 14.103 %Benton County14.103Webster County: 14.085 %Webster County14.085Carroll County: 13.793 %Carroll County13.793Choctaw County: 13.158 %Choctaw County13.158Greene County: 13.043 %Greene County13.043Tishomingo County: 12.342 %Tishomingo County12.342Newton County: 12.252 %Newton County12.252Noxubee County: 11.898 %Noxubee County11.898Winston County: 11.694 %Winston County11.694Tate County: 11.606 %Tate County11.606Montgomery County: 11.57 %Montgomery County11.57DeSoto County: 11.473 %DeSoto County11.473Simpson County: 11.4 %Simpson County11.4Madison County: 11.343 %Madison County11.343Pearl River County: 11.338 %Pearl River County11.338Yazoo County: 11.041 %Yazoo County11.041Lafayette County: 10.919 %Lafayette County10.919Oktibbeha County: 10.863 %Oktibbeha County10.863Stone County: 10.821 %Stone County10.821Panola County: 10.489 %Panola County10.489Attala County: 10.361 %Attala County10.361Covington County: 10.273 %Covington County10.273Wayne County: 10.13 %Wayne County10.13Rankin County: 9.886 %Rankin County9.886Itawamba County: 9.859 %Itawamba County9.859Lamar County: 9.845 %Lamar County9.845Harrison County: 9.829 %Harrison County9.829Leake County: 9.764 %Leake County9.764Forrest County: 9.758 %Forrest County9.758Jackson County: 9.58 %Jackson County9.58Tippah County: 9.564 %Tippah County9.564Jefferson Davis County: 9.362 %Jefferson Davis County9.362Jasper County: 9.36 %Jasper County9.36Lee County: 9.291 %Lee County9.291Walthall County: 9.164 %Walthall County9.164Lowndes County: 9.071 %Lowndes County9.071Scott County: 9.071 %Scott County9.071
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hancock County14.585+3.33 pts
2George County14.238+4.22 pts
3Yalobusha County14.237+5.9 pts
4Benton County14.103-8.56 pts
5Webster County14.085-0.46 pts
6Carroll County13.793+2.42 pts
7Choctaw County13.158+5.23 pts
8Greene County13.043+6.02 pts
9Tishomingo County12.342+3.95 pts
10Newton County12.252+4.65 pts
11Noxubee County11.898-3 pts
12Winston County11.694+2.83 pts
13Tate County11.606+0.05 pts
14Montgomery County11.57+5.56 pts
15DeSoto County11.473-0.92 pts
16Simpson County11.4+0.79 pts
17Madison County11.343+0.88 pts
18Pearl River County11.338+0.9 pts
19Yazoo County11.041+6.63 pts
20Lafayette County10.919+2.24 pts
21Oktibbeha County10.863+1.27 pts
22Stone County10.821+2.9 pts
23Panola County10.489+2.8 pts
24Attala County10.361+6.09 pts
25Covington County10.273+2.52 pts
26Wayne County10.13+0.77 pts
27Rankin County9.886+0.29 pts
28Itawamba County9.859-0.7 pts
29Lamar County9.845+0.56 pts
30Harrison County9.829+0.23 pts
31Leake County9.764+3.71 pts
32Forrest County9.758+1.85 pts
33Jackson County9.58-1.77 pts
34Tippah County9.564+1.69 pts
35Jefferson Davis County9.362-0.64 pts
36Jasper County9.36+2.27 pts
37Lee County9.291-0.05 pts
38Walthall County9.164+0.79 pts
39Lowndes County9.071+1.2 pts
39Scott County9.071-1.25 pts
41Warren County8.949+1.99 pts
42Quitman County8.917-7.86 pts
43Hinds County8.908+0.18 pts
44Sharkey County8.84+1.02 pts
45Monroe County8.734-1.19 pts
46Lincoln County8.615+0.84 pts
47Pontotoc County8.489-1.42 pts
48Marion County8.435-2.01 pts
49Union County8.425-0.82 pts
50Claiborne County8.421+2.27 pts
51Tunica County8.309-3.56 pts
52Clay County8.241+0.04 pts
53Bolivar County8.075-0.27 pts
54Neshoba County8.033+1.26 pts
55Pike County8.009+1.76 pts
56Sunflower County7.99+1.02 pts
57Holmes County7.882-0.14 pts
58Adams County7.82+1.43 pts
59Amite County7.761-0.72 pts
60Washington County7.758+1.77 pts
61Humphreys County7.66+1.85 pts
62Copiah County7.6560 pts
63Marshall County7.362-6.77 pts
64Clarke County7.282+1.54 pts
65Chickasaw County7.273-0.67 pts
66Jones County7.258-0.81 pts
67Leflore County7.194+0.04 pts
68Grenada County7.122+0.03 pts
69Prentiss County7.021-1.46 pts
70Lawrence County6.875-4.34 pts
71Calhoun County6.849+1.07 pts
72Coahoma County6.506-0.13 pts
73Perry County6.478-2.36 pts
74Lauderdale County6.469-0.28 pts
75Smith County6.107-3.74 pts
76Alcorn County6.098-1.24 pts
77Franklin County5.714-4.91 pts
78Wilkinson County5.43+2.79 pts
79Tallahatchie County5.229-5.13 pts
80Issaquena County0n/a

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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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hancock County, with 14.585% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Issaquena County, with 0% in 2022.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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