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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate, 2023

Carroll County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2023, at 21.053%. Chickasaw County had the lowest, at 5.687%. The median was 11.558% and the figure for Mississippi was 12.228%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.053Carroll County
Lowest5.687Chickasaw County
Median11.55882 counties
Mississippi12.228History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 10.891 %Alcorn County: 9.121 %Amite County: 17.071 %Attala County: 10.42 %Benton County: 9.877 %Bolivar County: 19.004 %Calhoun County: 10.779 %Carroll County: 21.053 %Chickasaw County: 5.687 %Choctaw County: 8.112 %Claiborne County: 7.112 %Clarke County: 14.446 %Clay County: 11.137 %Coahoma County: 14.629 %Copiah County: 9.826 %Covington County: 6.66 %DeSoto County: 16.67 %Forrest County: 10.483 %Franklin County: 10.005 %George County: 13.876 %Greene County: 14.414 %Grenada County: 12.076 %Hancock County: 14.944 %Harrison County: 11.261 %Hinds County: 10.807 %Holmes County: 13.254 %Humphreys County: 18.781 %Issaquena County: 14.286 %Itawamba County: 9.406 %Jackson County: 9.378 %Jasper County: 9.671 %Jefferson County: 11.594 %Jefferson Davis County: 16.495 %Jones County: 14.593 %Kemper County: 9.329 %Lafayette County: 13.496 %Lamar County: 9.97 %Lauderdale County: 12.199 %Lawrence County: 11.451 %Leake County: 17.427 %Lee County: 9.671 %Leflore County: 11.2 %Lincoln County: 12.263 %Lowndes County: 11.952 %Madison County: 13.79 %Marion County: 13.615 %Marshall County: 10.418 %Monroe County: 14.41 %Montgomery County: 7.969 %Neshoba County: 8.947 %Newton County: 8.495 %Noxubee County: 10.417 %Oktibbeha County: 15.904 %Panola County: 12.002 %Pearl River County: 11.752 %Perry County: 15.443 %Pike County: 13.089 %Pontotoc County: 10.486 %Prentiss County: 13.202 %Quitman County: 13.333 %Rankin County: 15.446 %Scott County: 16.537 %Sharkey County: 7.442 %Simpson County: 12.649 %Smith County: 6.633 %Stone County: 14.566 %Sunflower County: 14.393 %Tallahatchie County: 15 %Tate County: 14.677 %Tippah County: 7.778 %Tishomingo County: 10.135 %Tunica County: 10.169 %Union County: 12.925 %Walthall County: 12.188 %Warren County: 8.527 %Washington County: 10.371 %Wayne County: 9.93 %Webster County: 11.521 %Wilkinson County: 9.667 %Winston County: 14.727 %Yalobusha County: 9.979 %Yazoo County: 10.414 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Carroll County: 21.053 %Carroll County21.053Bolivar County: 19.004 %Bolivar County19.004Humphreys County: 18.781 %Humphreys County18.781Leake County: 17.427 %Leake County17.427Amite County: 17.071 %Amite County17.071DeSoto County: 16.67 %DeSoto County16.67Scott County: 16.537 %Scott County16.537Jefferson Davis County: 16.495 %Jefferson Davis County16.495Oktibbeha County: 15.904 %Oktibbeha County15.904Rankin County: 15.446 %Rankin County15.446Perry County: 15.443 %Perry County15.443Tallahatchie County: 15 %Tallahatchie County15Hancock County: 14.944 %Hancock County14.944Winston County: 14.727 %Winston County14.727Tate County: 14.677 %Tate County14.677Coahoma County: 14.629 %Coahoma County14.629Jones County: 14.593 %Jones County14.593Stone County: 14.566 %Stone County14.566Clarke County: 14.446 %Clarke County14.446Greene County: 14.414 %Greene County14.414Monroe County: 14.41 %Monroe County14.41Sunflower County: 14.393 %Sunflower County14.393Issaquena County: 14.286 %Issaquena County14.286George County: 13.876 %George County13.876Madison County: 13.79 %Madison County13.79Marion County: 13.615 %Marion County13.615Lafayette County: 13.496 %Lafayette County13.496Quitman County: 13.333 %Quitman County13.333Holmes County: 13.254 %Holmes County13.254Prentiss County: 13.202 %Prentiss County13.202Pike County: 13.089 %Pike County13.089Union County: 12.925 %Union County12.925Simpson County: 12.649 %Simpson County12.649Lincoln County: 12.263 %Lincoln County12.263Lauderdale County: 12.199 %Lauderdale County12.199Walthall County: 12.188 %Walthall County12.188Grenada County: 12.076 %Grenada County12.076Panola County: 12.002 %Panola County12.002Lowndes County: 11.952 %Lowndes County11.952Pearl River County: 11.752 %Pearl River County11.752Carroll County: 21.053 %Carroll County21.053Bolivar County: 19.004 %Bolivar County19.004Humphreys County: 18.781 %Humphreys County18.781Leake County: 17.427 %Leake County17.427Amite County: 17.071 %Amite County17.071DeSoto County: 16.67 %DeSoto County16.67Scott County: 16.537 %Scott County16.537Jefferson Davis County: 16.495 %Jefferson Davis County16.495Oktibbeha County: 15.904 %Oktibbeha County15.904Rankin County: 15.446 %Rankin County15.446Perry County: 15.443 %Perry County15.443Tallahatchie County: 15 %Tallahatchie County15Hancock County: 14.944 %Hancock County14.944Winston County: 14.727 %Winston County14.727Tate County: 14.677 %Tate County14.677Coahoma County: 14.629 %Coahoma County14.629Jones County: 14.593 %Jones County14.593Stone County: 14.566 %Stone County14.566Clarke County: 14.446 %Clarke County14.446Greene County: 14.414 %Greene County14.414Monroe County: 14.41 %Monroe County14.41Sunflower County: 14.393 %Sunflower County14.393Issaquena County: 14.286 %Issaquena County14.286George County: 13.876 %George County13.876Madison County: 13.79 %Madison County13.79Marion County: 13.615 %Marion County13.615Lafayette County: 13.496 %Lafayette County13.496Quitman County: 13.333 %Quitman County13.333Holmes County: 13.254 %Holmes County13.254Prentiss County: 13.202 %Prentiss County13.202Pike County: 13.089 %Pike County13.089Union County: 12.925 %Union County12.925Simpson County: 12.649 %Simpson County12.649Lincoln County: 12.263 %Lincoln County12.263Lauderdale County: 12.199 %Lauderdale County12.199Walthall County: 12.188 %Walthall County12.188Grenada County: 12.076 %Grenada County12.076Panola County: 12.002 %Panola County12.002Lowndes County: 11.952 %Lowndes County11.952Pearl River County: 11.752 %Pearl River County11.752
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Carroll County21.053-0.33 pts
2Bolivar County19.004+8.86 pts
3Humphreys County18.781+7.83 pts
4Leake County17.427+5.26 pts
5Amite County17.071+4.48 pts
6DeSoto County16.67-2.74 pts
7Scott County16.537+7.3 pts
8Jefferson Davis County16.495-5.96 pts
9Oktibbeha County15.904+1.82 pts
10Rankin County15.446+2.66 pts
11Perry County15.443+4.98 pts
12Tallahatchie County15+6.62 pts
13Hancock County14.944+0.15 pts
14Winston County14.727+6.06 pts
15Tate County14.677-0.31 pts
16Coahoma County14.629+3.48 pts
17Jones County14.593+4.57 pts
18Stone County14.566+0.71 pts
19Clarke County14.446-1.4 pts
20Greene County14.414-7.38 pts
21Monroe County14.41-1.79 pts
22Sunflower County14.393+4.73 pts
23Issaquena County14.286+5.4 pts
24George County13.876-0.79 pts
25Madison County13.79-1.95 pts
26Marion County13.615-0.21 pts
27Lafayette County13.496-2.05 pts
28Quitman County13.333-6.3 pts
29Holmes County13.254+0.29 pts
30Prentiss County13.202+3.48 pts
31Pike County13.089+1.6 pts
32Union County12.925+2.82 pts
33Simpson County12.649+2.08 pts
34Lincoln County12.263+1.43 pts
35Lauderdale County12.199+1.43 pts
36Walthall County12.188-0.97 pts
37Grenada County12.076+3.69 pts
38Panola County12.002-2.88 pts
39Lowndes County11.952+1.18 pts
40Pearl River County11.752-3.74 pts
41Jefferson County11.594-6.44 pts
42Webster County11.521-4.43 pts
43Lawrence County11.451+0.28 pts
44Harrison County11.261-1.45 pts
45Leflore County11.2+1.5 pts
46Clay County11.137+0.56 pts
47Adams County10.891-3.47 pts
48Hinds County10.807-0.55 pts
49Calhoun County10.779+2.38 pts
50Pontotoc County10.486-14.37 pts
51Forrest County10.483-4.02 pts
52Attala County10.42-4.64 pts
53Marshall County10.418-6.69 pts
54Noxubee County10.417-0.13 pts
55Yazoo County10.414-1.83 pts
56Washington County10.371-1.61 pts
57Tunica County10.169+2.05 pts
58Tishomingo County10.135-5.17 pts
59Franklin County10.005-0.77 pts
60Yalobusha County9.979-2.81 pts
61Lamar County9.97-2 pts
62Wayne County9.93+0.89 pts
63Benton County9.877+0.41 pts
64Copiah County9.826-8.29 pts
65Jasper County9.671+1.02 pts
65Lee County9.671-2.57 pts
67Wilkinson County9.667-1.32 pts
68Itawamba County9.406-1.55 pts
69Jackson County9.378-2.62 pts
70Kemper County9.329+1.31 pts
71Alcorn County9.121-1.17 pts
72Neshoba County8.947+2.34 pts
73Warren County8.527-1.83 pts
74Newton County8.495-12.36 pts
75Choctaw County8.112-4.26 pts
76Montgomery County7.969-11.61 pts
77Tippah County7.778-9.24 pts
78Sharkey County7.442-2.54 pts
79Claiborne County7.112+2.77 pts
80Covington County6.66-2.14 pts
81Smith County6.633-3.21 pts
82Chickasaw County5.687-0.91 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/mississippi-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/mississippi-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Carroll County, with 21.053% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Chickasaw County, with 5.687% in 2023.

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