Counties in Mississippi by real GDP growth

Union County had the highest real GDP growth of 82 counties in 2016, at 27.5%. Claiborne County had the lowest, at -28.7%. The median was -0.4% and the figure for Mississippi was 0.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest27.5Union County
Lowest-28.7Claiborne County
Median-0.482 counties
Mississippi0.5History

Top 40 counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Union CountyUnion County: 27.5 %27.5Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 15.1 %15.1Sunflower CountySunflower County: 13.5 %13.5Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 13.3 %13.3Benton CountyBenton County: 12.6 %12.6DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 6.2 %6.2Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 6.2 %6.2Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 6 %6Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 5.8 %5.8Webster CountyWebster County: 5.6 %5.6Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 5.2 %5.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.2 %5.2Kemper CountyKemper County: 5.2 %5.2Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 4.9 %4.9Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 4.7 %4.7Clay CountyClay County: 4.5 %4.5Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 3.6 %3.6Warren CountyWarren County: 3.3 %3.3Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 3.2 %3.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.9 %2.9Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 2.1 %2.1Winston CountyWinston County: 2.1 %2.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.9 %1.9Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 1.8 %1.8Marion CountyMarion County: 1.8 %1.8Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 1.3 %1.3Tippah CountyTippah County: 1.2 %1.2Perry CountyPerry County: 1.1 %1.1Panola CountyPanola County: 1 %1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 0.6 %0.6Tate CountyTate County: 0.6 %0.6Amite CountyAmite County: 0.5 %0.5Grenada CountyGrenada County: 0.5 %0.5Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 0.5 %0.5Harrison CountyHarrison County: 0.3 %0.3Madison CountyMadison County: 0.3 %0.3Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 0.3 %0.3Stone CountyStone County: 0.2 %0.2Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 0.2 %0.2Itawamba CountyItawamba County: -0.1 %-0.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Union County27.5+13.4 pts
2Issaquena County15.1+18 pts
3Sunflower County13.5+21 pts
4Tallahatchie County13.3+12.2 pts
5Benton County12.6+7.8 pts
6DeSoto County6.2+1.2 pts
6Oktibbeha County6.2+7.1 pts
8Noxubee County6+7.4 pts
9Lowndes County5.8+7.4 pts
10Webster County5.6+7.2 pts
11Choctaw County5.2-17.6 pts
11Jackson County5.2+7.5 pts
11Kemper County5.2+1.3 pts
14Humphreys County4.9+7.9 pts
15Lafayette County4.7+3.2 pts
16Clay County4.5+15.3 pts
17Chickasaw County3.6+9.5 pts
18Warren County3.3+3.6 pts
19Bolivar County3.2+10.8 pts
20Lincoln County2.9+7.7 pts
21Pontotoc County2.1-4 pts
21Winston County2.1+4.7 pts
23Franklin County1.9-0.5 pts
24Coahoma County1.8+2.6 pts
24Marion County1.8+1.3 pts
26Tishomingo County1.3-3.8 pts
27Tippah County1.2+0.5 pts
28Perry County1.1+1.1 pts
29Panola County1-2.2 pts
30Montgomery County0.6+1.4 pts
30Tate County0.6+2.4 pts
32Amite County0.5+5 pts
32Grenada County0.5-2.8 pts
32Lauderdale County0.5+1.4 pts
35Harrison County0.3+3.6 pts
35Madison County0.3-2.1 pts
35Neshoba County0.3+4.5 pts
38Stone County0.2+0.8 pts
38Yazoo County0.2+2.6 pts
40Itawamba County-0.1-1.5 pts
41Pearl River County-0.2+0.4 pts
42Monroe County-0.5+4.4 pts
43Leflore County-0.6-1.3 pts
44Hinds County-0.7-1 pts
45Copiah County-0.8+2 pts
45Hancock County-0.8+3.3 pts
45Lee County-0.8-6.4 pts
45Wilkinson County-0.8+4.4 pts
49Calhoun County-1.1+0.4 pts
50Lamar County-1.2-5.7 pts
50Tunica County-1.2+5.3 pts
52Wayne County-1.4-0.7 pts
53Washington County-1.7-0.3 pts
54Rankin County-1.8-3.6 pts
55Forrest County-2-1.4 pts
56Sharkey County-2.1-0.5 pts
57Adams County-2.3+0.7 pts
58Smith County-2.4-0.7 pts
59Prentiss County-2.5-6.7 pts
60Attala County-2.6+3.2 pts
60Pike County-2.6-1.5 pts
62Quitman County-3-2.4 pts
63Jefferson County-3.4-2 pts
64Alcorn County-3.5-4.2 pts
65Marshall County-3.6-11.7 pts
65Newton County-3.6-4.8 pts
67Carroll County-3.7+2.2 pts
68Holmes County-3.8-2.7 pts
69Scott County-4-3.5 pts
70George County-4.5+3 pts
70Yalobusha County-4.5+6.3 pts
72Covington County-4.9-9.5 pts
73Greene County-5-4 pts
74Jefferson Davis County-5.4-9.8 pts
75Leake County-5.6-6.9 pts
76Clarke County-5.9+0.1 pts
77Jasper County-6.3-9.3 pts
78Simpson County-7-1.1 pts
79Walthall County-7.5-2.9 pts
80Jones County-7.8-7.6 pts
81Lawrence County-11.4-13.5 pts
82Claiborne County-28.7-30.6 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Union County, with 27.5% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Claiborne County, with -28.7% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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