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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Kemper County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2013, at 28.893%. Quitman County had the lowest, at 4.033%. The median was 10.258% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.864%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.893Kemper County
Lowest4.033Quitman County
Median10.25882 counties
Mississippi10.864History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 12.002 %Alcorn County: 11 %Amite County: 16.573 %Attala County: 6.479 %Benton County: 17.455 %Bolivar County: 9.105 %Calhoun County: 6.298 %Carroll County: 12.082 %Chickasaw County: 6.387 %Choctaw County: 19.104 %Claiborne County: 9.048 %Clarke County: 14.589 %Clay County: 7.807 %Coahoma County: 7.321 %Copiah County: 8.584 %Covington County: 8.336 %DeSoto County: 13.949 %Forrest County: 14.183 %Franklin County: 10.009 %George County: 15.03 %Greene County: 7.926 %Grenada County: 11.394 %Hancock County: 9.008 %Harrison County: 10.241 %Hinds County: 8.884 %Holmes County: 6.63 %Humphreys County: 8.62 %Issaquena County: 17 %Itawamba County: 12.194 %Jackson County: 9.893 %Jasper County: 5.343 %Jefferson County: 10.945 %Jefferson Davis County: 22.831 %Jones County: 8.972 %Kemper County: 28.893 %Lafayette County: 14.472 %Lamar County: 11.501 %Lauderdale County: 10.283 %Lawrence County: 9.966 %Leake County: 12.221 %Lee County: 10.303 %Leflore County: 11.273 %Lincoln County: 9.764 %Lowndes County: 10.517 %Madison County: 15.396 %Marion County: 10.275 %Marshall County: 13.674 %Monroe County: 10.219 %Montgomery County: 10.187 %Neshoba County: 10.311 %Newton County: 6.99 %Noxubee County: 8.958 %Oktibbeha County: 11.462 %Panola County: 9.176 %Pearl River County: 17.44 %Perry County: 7.554 %Pike County: 10.913 %Pontotoc County: 7.333 %Prentiss County: 8.361 %Quitman County: 4.033 %Rankin County: 11.162 %Scott County: 6.677 %Sharkey County: 7.722 %Simpson County: 11.29 %Smith County: 6.807 %Stone County: 10.307 %Sunflower County: 11.355 %Tallahatchie County: 8.301 %Tate County: 9.204 %Tippah County: 5.134 %Tishomingo County: 7.697 %Tunica County: 6.265 %Union County: 11.214 %Walthall County: 11.18 %Warren County: 12.426 %Washington County: 13.478 %Wayne County: 8.915 %Webster County: 13.487 %Wilkinson County: 8.708 %Winston County: 11.364 %Yalobusha County: 6.645 %Yazoo County: 11.093 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Kemper County: 28.893 %Kemper County28.893Jefferson Davis County: 22.831 %Jefferson Davis County22.831Choctaw County: 19.104 %Choctaw County19.104Benton County: 17.455 %Benton County17.455Pearl River County: 17.44 %Pearl River County17.44Issaquena County: 17 %Issaquena County17Amite County: 16.573 %Amite County16.573Madison County: 15.396 %Madison County15.396George County: 15.03 %George County15.03Clarke County: 14.589 %Clarke County14.589Lafayette County: 14.472 %Lafayette County14.472Forrest County: 14.183 %Forrest County14.183DeSoto County: 13.949 %DeSoto County13.949Marshall County: 13.674 %Marshall County13.674Webster County: 13.487 %Webster County13.487Washington County: 13.478 %Washington County13.478Warren County: 12.426 %Warren County12.426Leake County: 12.221 %Leake County12.221Itawamba County: 12.194 %Itawamba County12.194Carroll County: 12.082 %Carroll County12.082Adams County: 12.002 %Adams County12.002Lamar County: 11.501 %Lamar County11.501Oktibbeha County: 11.462 %Oktibbeha County11.462Grenada County: 11.394 %Grenada County11.394Winston County: 11.364 %Winston County11.364Sunflower County: 11.355 %Sunflower County11.355Simpson County: 11.29 %Simpson County11.29Leflore County: 11.273 %Leflore County11.273Union County: 11.214 %Union County11.214Walthall County: 11.18 %Walthall County11.18Rankin County: 11.162 %Rankin County11.162Yazoo County: 11.093 %Yazoo County11.093Alcorn County: 11 %Alcorn County11Jefferson County: 10.945 %Jefferson County10.945Pike County: 10.913 %Pike County10.913Lowndes County: 10.517 %Lowndes County10.517Neshoba County: 10.311 %Neshoba County10.311Stone County: 10.307 %Stone County10.307Lee County: 10.303 %Lee County10.303Lauderdale County: 10.283 %Lauderdale County10.283Kemper County: 28.893 %Kemper County28.893Jefferson Davis County: 22.831 %Jefferson Davis County22.831Choctaw County: 19.104 %Choctaw County19.104Benton County: 17.455 %Benton County17.455Pearl River County: 17.44 %Pearl River County17.44Issaquena County: 17 %Issaquena County17Amite County: 16.573 %Amite County16.573Madison County: 15.396 %Madison County15.396George County: 15.03 %George County15.03Clarke County: 14.589 %Clarke County14.589Lafayette County: 14.472 %Lafayette County14.472Forrest County: 14.183 %Forrest County14.183DeSoto County: 13.949 %DeSoto County13.949Marshall County: 13.674 %Marshall County13.674Webster County: 13.487 %Webster County13.487Washington County: 13.478 %Washington County13.478Warren County: 12.426 %Warren County12.426Leake County: 12.221 %Leake County12.221Itawamba County: 12.194 %Itawamba County12.194Carroll County: 12.082 %Carroll County12.082Adams County: 12.002 %Adams County12.002Lamar County: 11.501 %Lamar County11.501Oktibbeha County: 11.462 %Oktibbeha County11.462Grenada County: 11.394 %Grenada County11.394Winston County: 11.364 %Winston County11.364Sunflower County: 11.355 %Sunflower County11.355Simpson County: 11.29 %Simpson County11.29Leflore County: 11.273 %Leflore County11.273Union County: 11.214 %Union County11.214Walthall County: 11.18 %Walthall County11.18Rankin County: 11.162 %Rankin County11.162Yazoo County: 11.093 %Yazoo County11.093Alcorn County: 11 %Alcorn County11Jefferson County: 10.945 %Jefferson County10.945Pike County: 10.913 %Pike County10.913Lowndes County: 10.517 %Lowndes County10.517Neshoba County: 10.311 %Neshoba County10.311Stone County: 10.307 %Stone County10.307Lee County: 10.303 %Lee County10.303Lauderdale County: 10.283 %Lauderdale County10.283
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Kemper County28.893+8.13 pts
2Jefferson Davis County22.831+9.61 pts
3Choctaw County19.104+11.58 pts
4Benton County17.455+5.35 pts
5Pearl River County17.44+3.62 pts
6Issaquena County17+1.47 pts
7Amite County16.573+6.04 pts
8Madison County15.396+4.21 pts
9George County15.03+0.35 pts
10Clarke County14.589+0.76 pts
11Lafayette County14.472-0.9 pts
12Forrest County14.183+3.25 pts
13DeSoto County13.949-0.12 pts
14Marshall County13.674+3.32 pts
15Webster County13.487+2.86 pts
16Washington County13.478+2.93 pts
17Warren County12.426-0.36 pts
18Leake County12.221-2.5 pts
19Itawamba County12.194+1.95 pts
20Carroll County12.082-1.61 pts
21Adams County12.002-0.93 pts
22Lamar County11.501+0.39 pts
23Oktibbeha County11.462-2.5 pts
24Grenada County11.394+2.1 pts
25Winston County11.364-1.79 pts
26Sunflower County11.355+0.66 pts
27Simpson County11.29+2.08 pts
28Leflore County11.273+0.53 pts
29Union County11.214-18.41 pts
30Walthall County11.18-1.09 pts
31Rankin County11.162-0.8 pts
32Yazoo County11.093-2.71 pts
33Alcorn County11+0.23 pts
34Jefferson County10.945-1.16 pts
35Pike County10.913+1.93 pts
36Lowndes County10.517-0.87 pts
37Neshoba County10.311+3.65 pts
38Stone County10.307+1.1 pts
39Lee County10.303+0.15 pts
40Lauderdale County10.283-1.56 pts
41Marion County10.275-0.14 pts
42Harrison County10.241-1.05 pts
43Monroe County10.219-0.05 pts
44Montgomery County10.187+0.1 pts
45Franklin County10.009+4.35 pts
46Lawrence County9.966+0.01 pts
47Jackson County9.893+2.16 pts
48Lincoln County9.764-0.7 pts
49Tate County9.204-0.16 pts
50Panola County9.176+0.05 pts
51Bolivar County9.105-1.73 pts
52Claiborne County9.048+3.18 pts
53Hancock County9.008-10.75 pts
54Jones County8.972-0.86 pts
55Noxubee County8.958-2.63 pts
56Wayne County8.915-0.68 pts
57Hinds County8.884-0.01 pts
58Wilkinson County8.708+0.51 pts
59Humphreys County8.62-3.48 pts
60Copiah County8.584-0.3 pts
61Prentiss County8.361-4.73 pts
62Covington County8.336-0.65 pts
63Tallahatchie County8.301-5.39 pts
64Greene County7.926-7.09 pts
65Clay County7.807-3.73 pts
66Sharkey County7.722-7.19 pts
67Tishomingo County7.697-4.46 pts
68Perry County7.554-0.34 pts
69Pontotoc County7.333-5.52 pts
70Coahoma County7.321-0.93 pts
71Newton County6.99-7.27 pts
72Smith County6.807+0.53 pts
73Scott County6.677-0.84 pts
74Yalobusha County6.645-6.62 pts
75Holmes County6.63-4.71 pts
76Attala County6.479-10.43 pts
77Chickasaw County6.387-3.41 pts
78Calhoun County6.298-2.71 pts
79Tunica County6.265+1.45 pts
80Jasper County5.343-3.78 pts
81Tippah County5.134-3.01 pts
82Quitman County4.033-7.27 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Kemper County, with 28.893% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Quitman County, with 4.033% in 2013.

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