Counties in Mississippi by real GDP growth

Marion County had the highest real GDP growth of 82 counties in 2018, at 10.8%. Kemper County had the lowest, at -11.8%. The median was 0.6% and the figure for Mississippi was -0.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest10.8Marion County
Lowest-11.8Kemper County
Median0.682 counties
Mississippi-0.1History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Marion CountyMarion County: 10.8 %10.8Tippah CountyTippah County: 9.4 %9.4Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 8.6 %8.6Quitman CountyQuitman County: 8.2 %8.2Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 6.4 %6.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 6.1 %6.1Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 4.9 %4.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 4.8 %4.8Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 4.7 %4.7Leake CountyLeake County: 4.6 %4.6Grenada CountyGrenada County: 4.2 %4.2Walthall CountyWalthall County: 3.9 %3.9Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 3.8 %3.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.8 %3.8Smith CountySmith County: 3.7 %3.7Greene CountyGreene County: 3.3 %3.3Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 3.1 %3.1Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 2.9 %2.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 2.8 %2.8Jasper CountyJasper County: 2.7 %2.7Warren CountyWarren County: 2.3 %2.3Covington CountyCovington County: 2.1 %2.1Perry CountyPerry County: 2.1 %2.1Carroll CountyCarroll County: 2 %2George CountyGeorge County: 1.8 %1.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.7 %1.7Stone CountyStone County: 1.6 %1.6Newton CountyNewton County: 1.5 %1.5Simpson CountySimpson County: 1.5 %1.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 1.3 %1.3Holmes CountyHolmes County: 1.3 %1.3Madison CountyMadison County: 1.3 %1.3Adams CountyAdams County: 1.2 %1.2Amite CountyAmite County: 1.2 %1.2Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 1.2 %1.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1.2 %1.2Union CountyUnion County: 1.2 %1.2DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 1.1 %1.1Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 1.1 %1.1Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 1 %1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Marion County10.8+4.3 pts
2Tippah County9.4-1.9 pts
3Pontotoc County8.6+17.3 pts
4Quitman County8.2+14.9 pts
5Tishomingo County6.4+2 pts
6Marshall County6.1+0.6 pts
7Choctaw County4.9+6.9 pts
8Clarke County4.8+9.9 pts
9Yazoo County4.7+1.3 pts
10Leake County4.6-4.8 pts
11Grenada County4.2+4.8 pts
12Walthall County3.9-7.1 pts
13Alcorn County3.8+4 pts
13Wayne County3.8+4 pts
15Smith County3.7+1 pts
16Greene County3.3+5.2 pts
17Pearl River County3.1+1.7 pts
18Lafayette County2.9+0.8 pts
19Lawrence County2.8-1 pts
20Jasper County2.7+1.5 pts
21Warren County2.3-1.1 pts
22Covington County2.1-6.7 pts
22Perry County2.1+0.7 pts
24Carroll County2+1.1 pts
25George County1.8-0.5 pts
26Franklin County1.7+0.7 pts
27Stone County1.6+1.7 pts
28Newton County1.5+1.7 pts
28Simpson County1.5-0.6 pts
30Calhoun County1.3+8.8 pts
30Holmes County1.3-1.3 pts
30Madison County1.3-1.1 pts
33Adams County1.2+2.1 pts
33Amite County1.2-11 pts
33Lauderdale County1.2-1.1 pts
33Monroe County1.2+1 pts
33Union County1.2+25.5 pts
38DeSoto County1.1-1.1 pts
38Yalobusha County1.1-17.3 pts
40Oktibbeha County1+0.8 pts
41Hancock County0.60 pts
41Lincoln County0.6-6.1 pts
43Winston County0.4-4.1 pts
44Prentiss County0.3+1.9 pts
45Neshoba County0-3.7 pts
46Bolivar County-0.1-1.1 pts
46Rankin County-0.1+1 pts
48Webster County-0.4-1.2 pts
49Forrest County-0.5-1.6 pts
50Jefferson Davis County-0.6+1 pts
51Harrison County-0.7-3.4 pts
51Jones County-0.7-1 pts
51Lamar County-0.7-1.8 pts
54Hinds County-0.8-0.1 pts
55Benton County-0.9+3.1 pts
55Tate County-0.9-3.9 pts
57Jefferson County-1.1+9.5 pts
57Lee County-1.1-2.7 pts
59Sunflower County-1.2+2.1 pts
60Wilkinson County-1.6+1.6 pts
61Itawamba County-1.9+1 pts
61Washington County-1.9+2.6 pts
63Issaquena County-2-5.9 pts
64Leflore County-2.1-5.4 pts
65Humphreys County-2.3-3 pts
65Panola County-2.3+0.1 pts
65Scott County-2.3-11.4 pts
68Lowndes County-2.4-2.5 pts
69Sharkey County-3.4-12.6 pts
70Tallahatchie County-3.7-4.6 pts
71Coahoma County-4-5.4 pts
72Jackson County-4.1-0.8 pts
72Pike County-4.1-2.8 pts
74Montgomery County-4.5-0.8 pts
75Attala County-4.7+0.3 pts
76Clay County-5.2-1.1 pts
77Copiah County-5.5-5.4 pts
78Claiborne County-5.6-15.4 pts
79Chickasaw County-5.8-0.5 pts
80Tunica County-7.7+0.7 pts
81Noxubee County-8.1-6.6 pts
82Kemper County-11.8+3.7 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?

Marion County, with 10.8% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Kemper County, with -11.8% in 2018.

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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