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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Union County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2012, at 29.625%. Tunica County had the lowest, at 4.817%. The median was 10.883% and the figure for Mississippi was 11.334%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.625Union County
Lowest4.817Tunica County
Median10.88382 counties
Mississippi11.334History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 12.932 %Alcorn County: 10.765 %Amite County: 10.535 %Attala County: 16.908 %Benton County: 12.102 %Bolivar County: 10.838 %Calhoun County: 9.013 %Carroll County: 13.694 %Chickasaw County: 9.794 %Choctaw County: 7.519 %Claiborne County: 5.865 %Clarke County: 13.834 %Clay County: 11.535 %Coahoma County: 8.249 %Copiah County: 8.884 %Covington County: 8.988 %DeSoto County: 14.064 %Forrest County: 10.928 %Franklin County: 5.66 %George County: 14.681 %Greene County: 15.012 %Grenada County: 9.291 %Hancock County: 19.754 %Harrison County: 11.287 %Hinds County: 8.899 %Holmes County: 11.342 %Humphreys County: 12.1 %Issaquena County: 15.525 %Itawamba County: 10.248 %Jackson County: 7.734 %Jasper County: 9.124 %Jefferson County: 12.104 %Jefferson Davis County: 13.223 %Jones County: 9.834 %Kemper County: 20.763 %Lafayette County: 15.375 %Lamar County: 11.112 %Lauderdale County: 11.841 %Lawrence County: 9.954 %Leake County: 14.717 %Lee County: 10.149 %Leflore County: 10.746 %Lincoln County: 10.465 %Lowndes County: 11.386 %Madison County: 11.189 %Marion County: 10.42 %Marshall County: 10.354 %Monroe County: 10.272 %Montgomery County: 10.089 %Neshoba County: 6.659 %Newton County: 14.259 %Noxubee County: 11.593 %Oktibbeha County: 13.965 %Panola County: 9.122 %Pearl River County: 13.817 %Perry County: 7.896 %Pike County: 8.985 %Pontotoc County: 12.848 %Prentiss County: 13.091 %Quitman County: 11.3 %Rankin County: 11.965 %Scott County: 7.517 %Sharkey County: 14.912 %Simpson County: 9.206 %Smith County: 6.282 %Stone County: 9.203 %Sunflower County: 10.693 %Tallahatchie County: 13.691 %Tate County: 9.365 %Tippah County: 8.147 %Tishomingo County: 12.158 %Tunica County: 4.817 %Union County: 29.625 %Walthall County: 12.266 %Warren County: 12.783 %Washington County: 10.552 %Wayne County: 9.593 %Webster County: 10.632 %Wilkinson County: 8.202 %Winston County: 13.154 %Yalobusha County: 13.263 %Yazoo County: 13.798 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Union County: 29.625 %Union County29.625Kemper County: 20.763 %Kemper County20.763Hancock County: 19.754 %Hancock County19.754Attala County: 16.908 %Attala County16.908Issaquena County: 15.525 %Issaquena County15.525Lafayette County: 15.375 %Lafayette County15.375Greene County: 15.012 %Greene County15.012Sharkey County: 14.912 %Sharkey County14.912Leake County: 14.717 %Leake County14.717George County: 14.681 %George County14.681Newton County: 14.259 %Newton County14.259DeSoto County: 14.064 %DeSoto County14.064Oktibbeha County: 13.965 %Oktibbeha County13.965Clarke County: 13.834 %Clarke County13.834Pearl River County: 13.817 %Pearl River County13.817Yazoo County: 13.798 %Yazoo County13.798Carroll County: 13.694 %Carroll County13.694Tallahatchie County: 13.691 %Tallahatchie County13.691Yalobusha County: 13.263 %Yalobusha County13.263Jefferson Davis County: 13.223 %Jefferson Davis County13.223Winston County: 13.154 %Winston County13.154Prentiss County: 13.091 %Prentiss County13.091Adams County: 12.932 %Adams County12.932Pontotoc County: 12.848 %Pontotoc County12.848Warren County: 12.783 %Warren County12.783Walthall County: 12.266 %Walthall County12.266Tishomingo County: 12.158 %Tishomingo County12.158Jefferson County: 12.104 %Jefferson County12.104Benton County: 12.102 %Benton County12.102Humphreys County: 12.1 %Humphreys County12.1Rankin County: 11.965 %Rankin County11.965Lauderdale County: 11.841 %Lauderdale County11.841Noxubee County: 11.593 %Noxubee County11.593Clay County: 11.535 %Clay County11.535Lowndes County: 11.386 %Lowndes County11.386Holmes County: 11.342 %Holmes County11.342Quitman County: 11.3 %Quitman County11.3Harrison County: 11.287 %Harrison County11.287Madison County: 11.189 %Madison County11.189Lamar County: 11.112 %Lamar County11.112Union County: 29.625 %Union County29.625Kemper County: 20.763 %Kemper County20.763Hancock County: 19.754 %Hancock County19.754Attala County: 16.908 %Attala County16.908Issaquena County: 15.525 %Issaquena County15.525Lafayette County: 15.375 %Lafayette County15.375Greene County: 15.012 %Greene County15.012Sharkey County: 14.912 %Sharkey County14.912Leake County: 14.717 %Leake County14.717George County: 14.681 %George County14.681Newton County: 14.259 %Newton County14.259DeSoto County: 14.064 %DeSoto County14.064Oktibbeha County: 13.965 %Oktibbeha County13.965Clarke County: 13.834 %Clarke County13.834Pearl River County: 13.817 %Pearl River County13.817Yazoo County: 13.798 %Yazoo County13.798Carroll County: 13.694 %Carroll County13.694Tallahatchie County: 13.691 %Tallahatchie County13.691Yalobusha County: 13.263 %Yalobusha County13.263Jefferson Davis County: 13.223 %Jefferson Davis County13.223Winston County: 13.154 %Winston County13.154Prentiss County: 13.091 %Prentiss County13.091Adams County: 12.932 %Adams County12.932Pontotoc County: 12.848 %Pontotoc County12.848Warren County: 12.783 %Warren County12.783Walthall County: 12.266 %Walthall County12.266Tishomingo County: 12.158 %Tishomingo County12.158Jefferson County: 12.104 %Jefferson County12.104Benton County: 12.102 %Benton County12.102Humphreys County: 12.1 %Humphreys County12.1Rankin County: 11.965 %Rankin County11.965Lauderdale County: 11.841 %Lauderdale County11.841Noxubee County: 11.593 %Noxubee County11.593Clay County: 11.535 %Clay County11.535Lowndes County: 11.386 %Lowndes County11.386Holmes County: 11.342 %Holmes County11.342Quitman County: 11.3 %Quitman County11.3Harrison County: 11.287 %Harrison County11.287Madison County: 11.189 %Madison County11.189Lamar County: 11.112 %Lamar County11.112
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Union County29.625+18.18 pts
2Kemper County20.763+10.03 pts
3Hancock County19.754+7.91 pts
4Attala County16.908+6.17 pts
5Issaquena County15.525+6.26 pts
6Lafayette County15.375+0.9 pts
7Greene County15.012-5.5 pts
8Sharkey County14.912+3.64 pts
9Leake County14.717+8.85 pts
10George County14.681+3.28 pts
11Newton County14.259+5.9 pts
12DeSoto County14.064+0.22 pts
13Oktibbeha County13.965+2.52 pts
14Clarke County13.834+2.13 pts
15Pearl River County13.817-0.33 pts
16Yazoo County13.798+2.29 pts
17Carroll County13.694-1.29 pts
18Tallahatchie County13.691+4.79 pts
19Yalobusha County13.263+2.26 pts
20Jefferson Davis County13.223+2.08 pts
21Winston County13.154+0.17 pts
22Prentiss County13.091+3.88 pts
23Adams County12.932+3.53 pts
24Pontotoc County12.848+3.89 pts
25Warren County12.783+5.84 pts
26Walthall County12.266-2.52 pts
27Tishomingo County12.158+0.03 pts
28Jefferson County12.104+0.51 pts
29Benton County12.102-1.66 pts
30Humphreys County12.1+5.65 pts
31Rankin County11.965+0.03 pts
32Lauderdale County11.841+0.73 pts
33Noxubee County11.593-0.68 pts
34Clay County11.535+0.92 pts
35Lowndes County11.386-0.85 pts
36Holmes County11.342+0.21 pts
37Quitman County11.3+4.29 pts
38Harrison County11.287+0.79 pts
39Madison County11.189-2.83 pts
40Lamar County11.112-4.11 pts
41Forrest County10.928-0.49 pts
42Bolivar County10.838+1.02 pts
43Alcorn County10.765-4.41 pts
44Leflore County10.746-0.54 pts
45Sunflower County10.693-1.82 pts
46Webster County10.632-1.4 pts
47Washington County10.552-0.83 pts
48Amite County10.535-6.74 pts
49Lincoln County10.465-2.77 pts
50Marion County10.42-4.17 pts
51Marshall County10.354+1.89 pts
52Monroe County10.272-4.87 pts
53Itawamba County10.248-0.85 pts
54Lee County10.149-1.6 pts
55Montgomery County10.089-0.06 pts
56Lawrence County9.954-2.41 pts
57Jones County9.834+0.55 pts
58Chickasaw County9.794-4.45 pts
59Wayne County9.593-2.77 pts
60Tate County9.365-0.3 pts
61Grenada County9.291-3.98 pts
62Simpson County9.206-2.97 pts
63Stone County9.203-0.7 pts
64Jasper County9.124-5.46 pts
65Panola County9.122-5.11 pts
66Calhoun County9.013+1.33 pts
67Covington County8.988-0.11 pts
68Pike County8.985+0.29 pts
69Hinds County8.899-7.74 pts
70Copiah County8.884-2.07 pts
71Coahoma County8.249-0.59 pts
72Wilkinson County8.202+2.39 pts
73Tippah County8.147-8.72 pts
74Perry County7.896-1.71 pts
75Jackson County7.734+0.18 pts
76Choctaw County7.519-13.81 pts
77Scott County7.517+0.01 pts
78Neshoba County6.659-8.67 pts
79Smith County6.282-2.2 pts
80Claiborne County5.865-36.71 pts
81Franklin County5.66-6.99 pts
82Tunica County4.817+2.94 pts

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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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Union County, with 29.625% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Tunica County, with 4.817% in 2012.

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