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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Claiborne County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2015, at 21.104%. Humphreys County had the lowest, at 4.344%. The median was 10.571% and the figure for Mississippi was 11.929%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.104Claiborne County
Lowest4.344Humphreys County
Median10.57182 counties
Mississippi11.929History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 10.433 %Alcorn County: 10.944 %Amite County: 8.455 %Attala County: 5.551 %Benton County: 5.439 %Bolivar County: 12.458 %Calhoun County: 9.072 %Carroll County: 13.672 %Chickasaw County: 6.83 %Choctaw County: 11.286 %Claiborne County: 21.104 %Clarke County: 14.735 %Clay County: 14.334 %Coahoma County: 7.103 %Copiah County: 11.602 %Covington County: 7.759 %DeSoto County: 14.296 %Forrest County: 12.809 %Franklin County: 10.776 %George County: 10.103 %Greene County: 12.813 %Grenada County: 10.755 %Hancock County: 13.179 %Harrison County: 11.043 %Hinds County: 9.509 %Holmes County: 14.253 %Humphreys County: 4.344 %Issaquena County: 8 %Itawamba County: 9.231 %Jackson County: 15.938 %Jasper County: 6.813 %Jefferson County: 6.09 %Jefferson Davis County: 8.967 %Jones County: 7.375 %Kemper County: 11.652 %Lafayette County: 15.43 %Lamar County: 13.27 %Lauderdale County: 8.661 %Lawrence County: 14.188 %Leake County: 7.226 %Lee County: 13.43 %Leflore County: 9.154 %Lincoln County: 13.013 %Lowndes County: 14.329 %Madison County: 17.853 %Marion County: 9.334 %Marshall County: 14.252 %Monroe County: 10.178 %Montgomery County: 13.23 %Neshoba County: 5.538 %Newton County: 19.275 %Noxubee County: 8.497 %Oktibbeha County: 15.791 %Panola County: 12.118 %Pearl River County: 15.453 %Perry County: 9.88 %Pike County: 10.235 %Pontotoc County: 7.634 %Prentiss County: 7.982 %Quitman County: 5.799 %Rankin County: 11.64 %Scott County: 5.808 %Sharkey County: 5.434 %Simpson County: 8.12 %Smith County: 12.249 %Stone County: 9.343 %Sunflower County: 10.708 %Tallahatchie County: 12.099 %Tate County: 7.754 %Tippah County: 6.701 %Tishomingo County: 16.723 %Tunica County: 6.509 %Union County: 7.469 %Walthall County: 13.067 %Warren County: 8.697 %Washington County: 11.515 %Wayne County: 8.168 %Webster County: 8.407 %Wilkinson County: 7.194 %Winston County: 13.21 %Yalobusha County: 13.934 %Yazoo County: 10.912 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Claiborne County: 21.104 %Claiborne County21.104Newton County: 19.275 %Newton County19.275Madison County: 17.853 %Madison County17.853Tishomingo County: 16.723 %Tishomingo County16.723Jackson County: 15.938 %Jackson County15.938Oktibbeha County: 15.791 %Oktibbeha County15.791Pearl River County: 15.453 %Pearl River County15.453Lafayette County: 15.43 %Lafayette County15.43Clarke County: 14.735 %Clarke County14.735Clay County: 14.334 %Clay County14.334Lowndes County: 14.329 %Lowndes County14.329DeSoto County: 14.296 %DeSoto County14.296Holmes County: 14.253 %Holmes County14.253Marshall County: 14.252 %Marshall County14.252Lawrence County: 14.188 %Lawrence County14.188Yalobusha County: 13.934 %Yalobusha County13.934Carroll County: 13.672 %Carroll County13.672Lee County: 13.43 %Lee County13.43Lamar County: 13.27 %Lamar County13.27Montgomery County: 13.23 %Montgomery County13.23Winston County: 13.21 %Winston County13.21Hancock County: 13.179 %Hancock County13.179Walthall County: 13.067 %Walthall County13.067Lincoln County: 13.013 %Lincoln County13.013Greene County: 12.813 %Greene County12.813Forrest County: 12.809 %Forrest County12.809Bolivar County: 12.458 %Bolivar County12.458Smith County: 12.249 %Smith County12.249Panola County: 12.118 %Panola County12.118Tallahatchie County: 12.099 %Tallahatchie County12.099Kemper County: 11.652 %Kemper County11.652Rankin County: 11.64 %Rankin County11.64Copiah County: 11.602 %Copiah County11.602Washington County: 11.515 %Washington County11.515Choctaw County: 11.286 %Choctaw County11.286Harrison County: 11.043 %Harrison County11.043Alcorn County: 10.944 %Alcorn County10.944Yazoo County: 10.912 %Yazoo County10.912Franklin County: 10.776 %Franklin County10.776Grenada County: 10.755 %Grenada County10.755Claiborne County: 21.104 %Claiborne County21.104Newton County: 19.275 %Newton County19.275Madison County: 17.853 %Madison County17.853Tishomingo County: 16.723 %Tishomingo County16.723Jackson County: 15.938 %Jackson County15.938Oktibbeha County: 15.791 %Oktibbeha County15.791Pearl River County: 15.453 %Pearl River County15.453Lafayette County: 15.43 %Lafayette County15.43Clarke County: 14.735 %Clarke County14.735Clay County: 14.334 %Clay County14.334Lowndes County: 14.329 %Lowndes County14.329DeSoto County: 14.296 %DeSoto County14.296Holmes County: 14.253 %Holmes County14.253Marshall County: 14.252 %Marshall County14.252Lawrence County: 14.188 %Lawrence County14.188Yalobusha County: 13.934 %Yalobusha County13.934Carroll County: 13.672 %Carroll County13.672Lee County: 13.43 %Lee County13.43Lamar County: 13.27 %Lamar County13.27Montgomery County: 13.23 %Montgomery County13.23Winston County: 13.21 %Winston County13.21Hancock County: 13.179 %Hancock County13.179Walthall County: 13.067 %Walthall County13.067Lincoln County: 13.013 %Lincoln County13.013Greene County: 12.813 %Greene County12.813Forrest County: 12.809 %Forrest County12.809Bolivar County: 12.458 %Bolivar County12.458Smith County: 12.249 %Smith County12.249Panola County: 12.118 %Panola County12.118Tallahatchie County: 12.099 %Tallahatchie County12.099Kemper County: 11.652 %Kemper County11.652Rankin County: 11.64 %Rankin County11.64Copiah County: 11.602 %Copiah County11.602Washington County: 11.515 %Washington County11.515Choctaw County: 11.286 %Choctaw County11.286Harrison County: 11.043 %Harrison County11.043Alcorn County: 10.944 %Alcorn County10.944Yazoo County: 10.912 %Yazoo County10.912Franklin County: 10.776 %Franklin County10.776Grenada County: 10.755 %Grenada County10.755
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Claiborne County21.104+12.61 pts
2Newton County19.275+10.58 pts
3Madison County17.853+5 pts
4Tishomingo County16.723+4.19 pts
5Jackson County15.938+6.62 pts
6Oktibbeha County15.791+4.02 pts
7Pearl River County15.453+4.46 pts
8Lafayette County15.43+3.3 pts
9Clarke County14.735+6.66 pts
10Clay County14.334+3.22 pts
11Lowndes County14.329+0.04 pts
12DeSoto County14.296-0.52 pts
13Holmes County14.253+6.7 pts
14Marshall County14.252+3.44 pts
15Lawrence County14.188+4.69 pts
16Yalobusha County13.934+6.1 pts
17Carroll County13.672-6.99 pts
18Lee County13.43+3.72 pts
19Lamar County13.27+3.56 pts
20Montgomery County13.23+3.58 pts
21Winston County13.21+5.03 pts
22Hancock County13.179+0.66 pts
23Walthall County13.067+4.07 pts
24Lincoln County13.013+2.83 pts
25Greene County12.813-13.26 pts
26Forrest County12.809+2.53 pts
27Bolivar County12.458+2.51 pts
28Smith County12.249+3.21 pts
29Panola County12.118+3.88 pts
30Tallahatchie County12.099-2.93 pts
31Kemper County11.652-2.15 pts
32Rankin County11.64-2.24 pts
33Copiah County11.602+4.21 pts
34Washington County11.515-0.42 pts
35Choctaw County11.286+1.57 pts
36Harrison County11.043+0.92 pts
37Alcorn County10.944+2.84 pts
38Yazoo County10.912-2.22 pts
39Franklin County10.776-1.08 pts
40Grenada County10.755-0.3 pts
41Sunflower County10.708-0.31 pts
42Adams County10.433+0.89 pts
43Pike County10.235+1.07 pts
44Monroe County10.178-1.07 pts
45George County10.103-2.16 pts
46Perry County9.88-0.46 pts
47Hinds County9.509+0.55 pts
48Stone County9.343-2.79 pts
49Marion County9.334-4.8 pts
50Itawamba County9.231-6.19 pts
51Leflore County9.154+0.14 pts
52Calhoun County9.072+2.6 pts
53Jefferson Davis County8.967-17.06 pts
54Warren County8.697+0.3 pts
55Lauderdale County8.661-2.07 pts
56Noxubee County8.497-1.45 pts
57Amite County8.455-2.54 pts
58Webster County8.407-1.96 pts
59Wayne County8.168-2.47 pts
60Simpson County8.12-1.7 pts
61Issaquena County8-5.93 pts
62Prentiss County7.982-1.97 pts
63Covington County7.759-0.98 pts
64Tate County7.754-1.28 pts
65Pontotoc County7.634-9.45 pts
66Union County7.469-1.7 pts
67Jones County7.375-3.12 pts
68Leake County7.226+2.85 pts
69Wilkinson County7.194+0.96 pts
70Coahoma County7.103-1.53 pts
71Chickasaw County6.83-1.8 pts
72Jasper County6.813+2 pts
73Tippah County6.701-4.83 pts
74Tunica County6.509+3.37 pts
75Jefferson County6.09-0.01 pts
76Scott County5.808-5.26 pts
77Quitman County5.799-5.54 pts
78Attala County5.551-4.11 pts
79Neshoba County5.538-10.75 pts
80Benton County5.439-5.56 pts
81Sharkey County5.434-3.1 pts
82Humphreys County4.344-2.35 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Claiborne County, with 21.104% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Humphreys County, with 4.344% in 2015.

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