Counties in Mississippi by real GDP growth

Claiborne County had the highest real GDP growth of 82 counties in 2021, at 21.9%. Benton County had the lowest, at -16.8%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest21.9Claiborne County
Lowest-16.8Benton County
Median3.882 counties
Mississippi4.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 21.9 %21.9Leake CountyLeake County: 21.7 %21.7Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 19.9 %19.9Covington CountyCovington County: 19.8 %19.8Quitman CountyQuitman County: 12.1 %12.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.8 %11.8Tate CountyTate County: 11.7 %11.7Copiah CountyCopiah County: 11.1 %11.1Madison CountyMadison County: 10.9 %10.9Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 10.1 %10.1Sharkey CountySharkey County: 9.9 %9.9Leflore CountyLeflore County: 9.1 %9.1Perry CountyPerry County: 9.1 %9.1Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 9 %9Lee CountyLee County: 8.4 %8.4Union CountyUnion County: 8.3 %8.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 8.2 %8.2Smith CountySmith County: 8.1 %8.1Lamar CountyLamar County: 8 %8DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 7.7 %7.7Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 7.4 %7.4Winston CountyWinston County: 7.4 %7.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 7.1 %7.1Simpson CountySimpson County: 6.9 %6.9Harrison CountyHarrison County: 6.8 %6.8Adams CountyAdams County: 6.5 %6.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.5 %6.5Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6 %6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 5.8 %5.8Rankin CountyRankin County: 5.8 %5.8Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 5.8 %5.8Forrest CountyForrest County: 5.7 %5.7Amite CountyAmite County: 5.6 %5.6Grenada CountyGrenada County: 5.6 %5.6Clay CountyClay County: 5 %5Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 4.9 %4.9Walthall CountyWalthall County: 4.7 %4.7Sunflower CountySunflower County: 4.5 %4.5Scott CountyScott County: 4.2 %4.2Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 4 %4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Claiborne County21.9+44.1 pts
2Leake County21.7+32.6 pts
3Noxubee County19.9+19.3 pts
4Covington County19.8+18.7 pts
5Quitman County12.1+14.9 pts
6Wayne County11.8+23.5 pts
7Tate County11.7+13.7 pts
8Copiah County11.1+13 pts
9Madison County10.9+11.6 pts
10Pontotoc County10.1+14.5 pts
11Sharkey County9.9+2.6 pts
12Leflore County9.1+7.2 pts
12Perry County9.1+8.6 pts
14Neshoba County9+17 pts
15Lee County8.4+13.8 pts
16Union County8.3+14.5 pts
17Monroe County8.2+8.7 pts
18Smith County8.1+13.1 pts
19Lamar County8+8.4 pts
20DeSoto County7.7+4.6 pts
21Tallahatchie County7.4+6.5 pts
21Winston County7.4+14.3 pts
23Jefferson County7.1+14.8 pts
24Simpson County6.9+12.3 pts
25Harrison County6.8+6.5 pts
26Adams County6.5+15 pts
26Lincoln County6.5+8.2 pts
28Lafayette County6+8 pts
29Lawrence County5.8+11.7 pts
29Rankin County5.8+3.2 pts
29Wilkinson County5.8+7.4 pts
32Forrest County5.7+8.3 pts
33Amite County5.6+20.1 pts
33Grenada County5.6+8.6 pts
35Clay County5+3 pts
36Humphreys County4.9+1.9 pts
37Walthall County4.7+10.9 pts
38Sunflower County4.5-3.8 pts
39Scott County4.2+9.8 pts
40Coahoma County4+11.8 pts
40Hancock County4+1.7 pts
42Jones County3.6+8.7 pts
42Stone County3.6+5.7 pts
44Tunica County3.5+9.6 pts
45Marshall County3.4-9.7 pts
46Oktibbeha County3.3+3.4 pts
47Montgomery County3.2-0.4 pts
48Pike County3.1+5.3 pts
49Franklin County3+5.9 pts
50Bolivar County2.80 pts
50Holmes County2.8+4.8 pts
52Alcorn County2.6+1.3 pts
53Newton County2.5+2.4 pts
53Washington County2.5+1.5 pts
55Hinds County2.3+5 pts
56Attala County2.2-8.6 pts
56Yalobusha County2.2+4.4 pts
58Chickasaw County1.8-5.6 pts
59Tippah County1.5-4.1 pts
60Carroll County1.4+3.9 pts
61Yazoo County1.2+0.2 pts
62Jasper County0.8+6 pts
62Marion County0.8+6.4 pts
62Webster County0.8-1.9 pts
65Prentiss County0.5-2.5 pts
66Lauderdale County0.3-5.3 pts
67Jefferson Davis County-0.3+6 pts
68Itawamba County-0.7-5.8 pts
68Lowndes County-0.7-1.6 pts
70Warren County-0.8-7.9 pts
71Calhoun County-1.1-12.2 pts
72Clarke County-1.3-2.6 pts
72Greene County-1.3-3.5 pts
74Pearl River County-2.6+3.5 pts
75Jackson County-3.1-15.3 pts
76Panola County-3.40 pts
77George County-3.6-2.3 pts
78Choctaw County-4.5-5.6 pts
79Tishomingo County-5.2-11.9 pts
80Issaquena County-6-28.9 pts
81Kemper County-10.8-1.6 pts
82Benton County-16.8-37.9 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?

Claiborne County, with 21.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Benton County, with -16.8% in 2021.

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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