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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Greene County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2014, at 26.076%. Tunica County had the lowest, at 3.135%. The median was 10.153% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.971%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.076Greene County
Lowest3.135Tunica County
Median10.15382 counties
Mississippi10.971History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 9.542 %Alcorn County: 8.106 %Amite County: 10.993 %Attala County: 9.658 %Benton County: 10.998 %Bolivar County: 9.953 %Calhoun County: 6.475 %Carroll County: 20.664 %Chickasaw County: 8.63 %Choctaw County: 9.716 %Claiborne County: 8.493 %Clarke County: 8.077 %Clay County: 11.114 %Coahoma County: 8.629 %Copiah County: 7.396 %Covington County: 8.741 %DeSoto County: 14.813 %Forrest County: 10.279 %Franklin County: 11.858 %George County: 12.265 %Greene County: 26.076 %Grenada County: 11.058 %Hancock County: 12.515 %Harrison County: 10.119 %Hinds County: 8.96 %Holmes County: 7.556 %Humphreys County: 6.699 %Issaquena County: 13.93 %Itawamba County: 15.421 %Jackson County: 9.316 %Jasper County: 4.818 %Jefferson County: 6.102 %Jefferson Davis County: 26.031 %Jones County: 10.492 %Kemper County: 13.8 %Lafayette County: 12.131 %Lamar County: 9.707 %Lauderdale County: 10.726 %Lawrence County: 9.502 %Leake County: 4.373 %Lee County: 9.713 %Leflore County: 9.018 %Lincoln County: 10.186 %Lowndes County: 14.291 %Madison County: 12.855 %Marion County: 14.13 %Marshall County: 10.809 %Monroe County: 11.245 %Montgomery County: 9.654 %Neshoba County: 16.284 %Newton County: 8.692 %Noxubee County: 9.944 %Oktibbeha County: 11.768 %Panola County: 8.239 %Pearl River County: 10.993 %Perry County: 10.341 %Pike County: 9.167 %Pontotoc County: 17.082 %Prentiss County: 9.95 %Quitman County: 11.339 %Rankin County: 13.882 %Scott County: 11.065 %Sharkey County: 8.53 %Simpson County: 9.821 %Smith County: 9.044 %Stone County: 12.132 %Sunflower County: 11.017 %Tallahatchie County: 15.03 %Tate County: 9.033 %Tippah County: 11.527 %Tishomingo County: 12.537 %Tunica County: 3.135 %Union County: 9.167 %Walthall County: 9 %Warren County: 8.394 %Washington County: 11.938 %Wayne County: 10.634 %Webster County: 10.371 %Wilkinson County: 6.236 %Winston County: 8.182 %Yalobusha County: 7.83 %Yazoo County: 13.129 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Greene County: 26.076 %Greene County26.076Jefferson Davis County: 26.031 %Jefferson Davis County26.031Carroll County: 20.664 %Carroll County20.664Pontotoc County: 17.082 %Pontotoc County17.082Neshoba County: 16.284 %Neshoba County16.284Itawamba County: 15.421 %Itawamba County15.421Tallahatchie County: 15.03 %Tallahatchie County15.03DeSoto County: 14.813 %DeSoto County14.813Lowndes County: 14.291 %Lowndes County14.291Marion County: 14.13 %Marion County14.13Issaquena County: 13.93 %Issaquena County13.93Rankin County: 13.882 %Rankin County13.882Kemper County: 13.8 %Kemper County13.8Yazoo County: 13.129 %Yazoo County13.129Madison County: 12.855 %Madison County12.855Tishomingo County: 12.537 %Tishomingo County12.537Hancock County: 12.515 %Hancock County12.515George County: 12.265 %George County12.265Stone County: 12.132 %Stone County12.132Lafayette County: 12.131 %Lafayette County12.131Washington County: 11.938 %Washington County11.938Franklin County: 11.858 %Franklin County11.858Oktibbeha County: 11.768 %Oktibbeha County11.768Tippah County: 11.527 %Tippah County11.527Quitman County: 11.339 %Quitman County11.339Monroe County: 11.245 %Monroe County11.245Clay County: 11.114 %Clay County11.114Scott County: 11.065 %Scott County11.065Grenada County: 11.058 %Grenada County11.058Sunflower County: 11.017 %Sunflower County11.017Benton County: 10.998 %Benton County10.998Amite County: 10.993 %Amite County10.993Pearl River County: 10.993 %Pearl River County10.993Marshall County: 10.809 %Marshall County10.809Lauderdale County: 10.726 %Lauderdale County10.726Wayne County: 10.634 %Wayne County10.634Jones County: 10.492 %Jones County10.492Webster County: 10.371 %Webster County10.371Perry County: 10.341 %Perry County10.341Forrest County: 10.279 %Forrest County10.279Greene County: 26.076 %Greene County26.076Jefferson Davis County: 26.031 %Jefferson Davis County26.031Carroll County: 20.664 %Carroll County20.664Pontotoc County: 17.082 %Pontotoc County17.082Neshoba County: 16.284 %Neshoba County16.284Itawamba County: 15.421 %Itawamba County15.421Tallahatchie County: 15.03 %Tallahatchie County15.03DeSoto County: 14.813 %DeSoto County14.813Lowndes County: 14.291 %Lowndes County14.291Marion County: 14.13 %Marion County14.13Issaquena County: 13.93 %Issaquena County13.93Rankin County: 13.882 %Rankin County13.882Kemper County: 13.8 %Kemper County13.8Yazoo County: 13.129 %Yazoo County13.129Madison County: 12.855 %Madison County12.855Tishomingo County: 12.537 %Tishomingo County12.537Hancock County: 12.515 %Hancock County12.515George County: 12.265 %George County12.265Stone County: 12.132 %Stone County12.132Lafayette County: 12.131 %Lafayette County12.131Washington County: 11.938 %Washington County11.938Franklin County: 11.858 %Franklin County11.858Oktibbeha County: 11.768 %Oktibbeha County11.768Tippah County: 11.527 %Tippah County11.527Quitman County: 11.339 %Quitman County11.339Monroe County: 11.245 %Monroe County11.245Clay County: 11.114 %Clay County11.114Scott County: 11.065 %Scott County11.065Grenada County: 11.058 %Grenada County11.058Sunflower County: 11.017 %Sunflower County11.017Benton County: 10.998 %Benton County10.998Amite County: 10.993 %Amite County10.993Pearl River County: 10.993 %Pearl River County10.993Marshall County: 10.809 %Marshall County10.809Lauderdale County: 10.726 %Lauderdale County10.726Wayne County: 10.634 %Wayne County10.634Jones County: 10.492 %Jones County10.492Webster County: 10.371 %Webster County10.371Perry County: 10.341 %Perry County10.341Forrest County: 10.279 %Forrest County10.279
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Greene County26.076+18.15 pts
2Jefferson Davis County26.031+3.2 pts
3Carroll County20.664+8.58 pts
4Pontotoc County17.082+9.75 pts
5Neshoba County16.284+5.97 pts
6Itawamba County15.421+3.23 pts
7Tallahatchie County15.03+6.73 pts
8DeSoto County14.813+0.86 pts
9Lowndes County14.291+3.77 pts
10Marion County14.13+3.86 pts
11Issaquena County13.93-3.07 pts
12Rankin County13.882+2.72 pts
13Kemper County13.8-15.09 pts
14Yazoo County13.129+2.04 pts
15Madison County12.855-2.54 pts
16Tishomingo County12.537+4.84 pts
17Hancock County12.515+3.51 pts
18George County12.265-2.76 pts
19Stone County12.132+1.82 pts
20Lafayette County12.131-2.34 pts
21Washington County11.938-1.54 pts
22Franklin County11.858+1.85 pts
23Oktibbeha County11.768+0.31 pts
24Tippah County11.527+6.39 pts
25Quitman County11.339+7.31 pts
26Monroe County11.245+1.03 pts
27Clay County11.114+3.31 pts
28Scott County11.065+4.39 pts
29Grenada County11.058-0.34 pts
30Sunflower County11.017-0.34 pts
31Benton County10.998-6.46 pts
32Amite County10.993-5.58 pts
32Pearl River County10.993-6.45 pts
34Marshall County10.809-2.87 pts
35Lauderdale County10.726+0.44 pts
36Wayne County10.634+1.72 pts
37Jones County10.492+1.52 pts
38Webster County10.371-3.12 pts
39Perry County10.341+2.79 pts
40Forrest County10.279-3.9 pts
41Lincoln County10.186+0.42 pts
42Harrison County10.119-0.12 pts
43Bolivar County9.953+0.85 pts
44Prentiss County9.95+1.59 pts
45Noxubee County9.944+0.99 pts
46Simpson County9.821-1.47 pts
47Choctaw County9.716-9.39 pts
48Lee County9.713-0.59 pts
49Lamar County9.707-1.79 pts
50Attala County9.658+3.18 pts
51Montgomery County9.654-0.53 pts
52Adams County9.542-2.46 pts
53Lawrence County9.502-0.46 pts
54Jackson County9.316-0.58 pts
55Pike County9.167-1.75 pts
55Union County9.167-2.05 pts
57Smith County9.044+2.24 pts
58Tate County9.033-0.17 pts
59Leflore County9.018-2.25 pts
60Walthall County9-2.18 pts
61Hinds County8.96+0.08 pts
62Covington County8.741+0.4 pts
63Newton County8.692+1.7 pts
64Chickasaw County8.63+2.24 pts
65Coahoma County8.629+1.31 pts
66Sharkey County8.53+0.81 pts
67Claiborne County8.493-0.55 pts
68Warren County8.394-4.03 pts
69Panola County8.239-0.94 pts
70Winston County8.182-3.18 pts
71Alcorn County8.106-2.89 pts
72Clarke County8.077-6.51 pts
73Yalobusha County7.83+1.19 pts
74Holmes County7.556+0.93 pts
75Copiah County7.396-1.19 pts
76Humphreys County6.699-1.92 pts
77Calhoun County6.475+0.18 pts
78Wilkinson County6.236-2.47 pts
79Jefferson County6.102-4.84 pts
80Jasper County4.818-0.53 pts
81Leake County4.373-7.85 pts
82Tunica County3.135-3.13 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Greene County, with 26.076% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Tunica County, with 3.135% in 2014.

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