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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Amite County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2016, at 24.99%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 3.046%. The median was 10.703% and the figure for Mississippi was 11.685%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.99Amite County
Lowest3.046Issaquena County
Median10.70382 counties
Mississippi11.685History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 12.397 %Alcorn County: 13.05 %Amite County: 24.99 %Attala County: 10.883 %Benton County: 7.343 %Bolivar County: 8.635 %Calhoun County: 10.381 %Carroll County: 19.702 %Chickasaw County: 6.299 %Choctaw County: 12.21 %Claiborne County: 22.284 %Clarke County: 10.722 %Clay County: 15.116 %Coahoma County: 8.534 %Copiah County: 10.169 %Covington County: 9.485 %DeSoto County: 17.725 %Forrest County: 12.814 %Franklin County: 8.541 %George County: 12.911 %Greene County: 13.675 %Grenada County: 8.671 %Hancock County: 13.711 %Harrison County: 12.457 %Hinds County: 10.586 %Holmes County: 16.911 %Humphreys County: 10.473 %Issaquena County: 3.046 %Itawamba County: 9.419 %Jackson County: 10.762 %Jasper County: 8.495 %Jefferson County: 6.582 %Jefferson Davis County: 24.053 %Jones County: 8.721 %Kemper County: 10.377 %Lafayette County: 17.951 %Lamar County: 12.205 %Lauderdale County: 7.926 %Lawrence County: 11.581 %Leake County: 6.973 %Lee County: 10.683 %Leflore County: 7.812 %Lincoln County: 11.07 %Lowndes County: 13.106 %Madison County: 12.091 %Marion County: 16.698 %Marshall County: 10.682 %Monroe County: 9.955 %Montgomery County: 8.886 %Neshoba County: 5.392 %Newton County: 10.501 %Noxubee County: 14.093 %Oktibbeha County: 17.341 %Panola County: 8.382 %Pearl River County: 16.515 %Perry County: 8.865 %Pike County: 11.579 %Pontotoc County: 14.251 %Prentiss County: 12.17 %Quitman County: 15.242 %Rankin County: 11.706 %Scott County: 8.761 %Sharkey County: 10.167 %Simpson County: 7.656 %Smith County: 8.946 %Stone County: 12.82 %Sunflower County: 14.433 %Tallahatchie County: 8.314 %Tate County: 13.213 %Tippah County: 14.583 %Tishomingo County: 17.725 %Tunica County: 4.226 %Union County: 9.44 %Walthall County: 14.146 %Warren County: 7.363 %Washington County: 9.633 %Wayne County: 9.737 %Webster County: 12.298 %Wilkinson County: 5.545 %Winston County: 8.244 %Yalobusha County: 12.707 %Yazoo County: 10.074 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Amite County: 24.99 %Amite County24.99Jefferson Davis County: 24.053 %Jefferson Davis County24.053Claiborne County: 22.284 %Claiborne County22.284Carroll County: 19.702 %Carroll County19.702Lafayette County: 17.951 %Lafayette County17.951DeSoto County: 17.725 %DeSoto County17.725Tishomingo County: 17.725 %Tishomingo County17.725Oktibbeha County: 17.341 %Oktibbeha County17.341Holmes County: 16.911 %Holmes County16.911Marion County: 16.698 %Marion County16.698Pearl River County: 16.515 %Pearl River County16.515Quitman County: 15.242 %Quitman County15.242Clay County: 15.116 %Clay County15.116Tippah County: 14.583 %Tippah County14.583Sunflower County: 14.433 %Sunflower County14.433Pontotoc County: 14.251 %Pontotoc County14.251Walthall County: 14.146 %Walthall County14.146Noxubee County: 14.093 %Noxubee County14.093Hancock County: 13.711 %Hancock County13.711Greene County: 13.675 %Greene County13.675Tate County: 13.213 %Tate County13.213Lowndes County: 13.106 %Lowndes County13.106Alcorn County: 13.05 %Alcorn County13.05George County: 12.911 %George County12.911Stone County: 12.82 %Stone County12.82Forrest County: 12.814 %Forrest County12.814Yalobusha County: 12.707 %Yalobusha County12.707Harrison County: 12.457 %Harrison County12.457Adams County: 12.397 %Adams County12.397Webster County: 12.298 %Webster County12.298Choctaw County: 12.21 %Choctaw County12.21Lamar County: 12.205 %Lamar County12.205Prentiss County: 12.17 %Prentiss County12.17Madison County: 12.091 %Madison County12.091Rankin County: 11.706 %Rankin County11.706Lawrence County: 11.581 %Lawrence County11.581Pike County: 11.579 %Pike County11.579Lincoln County: 11.07 %Lincoln County11.07Attala County: 10.883 %Attala County10.883Jackson County: 10.762 %Jackson County10.762Amite County: 24.99 %Amite County24.99Jefferson Davis County: 24.053 %Jefferson Davis County24.053Claiborne County: 22.284 %Claiborne County22.284Carroll County: 19.702 %Carroll County19.702Lafayette County: 17.951 %Lafayette County17.951DeSoto County: 17.725 %DeSoto County17.725Tishomingo County: 17.725 %Tishomingo County17.725Oktibbeha County: 17.341 %Oktibbeha County17.341Holmes County: 16.911 %Holmes County16.911Marion County: 16.698 %Marion County16.698Pearl River County: 16.515 %Pearl River County16.515Quitman County: 15.242 %Quitman County15.242Clay County: 15.116 %Clay County15.116Tippah County: 14.583 %Tippah County14.583Sunflower County: 14.433 %Sunflower County14.433Pontotoc County: 14.251 %Pontotoc County14.251Walthall County: 14.146 %Walthall County14.146Noxubee County: 14.093 %Noxubee County14.093Hancock County: 13.711 %Hancock County13.711Greene County: 13.675 %Greene County13.675Tate County: 13.213 %Tate County13.213Lowndes County: 13.106 %Lowndes County13.106Alcorn County: 13.05 %Alcorn County13.05George County: 12.911 %George County12.911Stone County: 12.82 %Stone County12.82Forrest County: 12.814 %Forrest County12.814Yalobusha County: 12.707 %Yalobusha County12.707Harrison County: 12.457 %Harrison County12.457Adams County: 12.397 %Adams County12.397Webster County: 12.298 %Webster County12.298Choctaw County: 12.21 %Choctaw County12.21Lamar County: 12.205 %Lamar County12.205Prentiss County: 12.17 %Prentiss County12.17Madison County: 12.091 %Madison County12.091Rankin County: 11.706 %Rankin County11.706Lawrence County: 11.581 %Lawrence County11.581Pike County: 11.579 %Pike County11.579Lincoln County: 11.07 %Lincoln County11.07Attala County: 10.883 %Attala County10.883Jackson County: 10.762 %Jackson County10.762
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Amite County24.99+16.53 pts
2Jefferson Davis County24.053+15.09 pts
3Claiborne County22.284+1.18 pts
4Carroll County19.702+6.03 pts
5Lafayette County17.951+2.52 pts
6DeSoto County17.725+3.43 pts
6Tishomingo County17.725+1 pts
8Oktibbeha County17.341+1.55 pts
9Holmes County16.911+2.66 pts
10Marion County16.698+7.36 pts
11Pearl River County16.515+1.06 pts
12Quitman County15.242+9.44 pts
13Clay County15.116+0.78 pts
14Tippah County14.583+7.88 pts
15Sunflower County14.433+3.72 pts
16Pontotoc County14.251+6.62 pts
17Walthall County14.146+1.08 pts
18Noxubee County14.093+5.6 pts
19Hancock County13.711+0.53 pts
20Greene County13.675+0.86 pts
21Tate County13.213+5.46 pts
22Lowndes County13.106-1.22 pts
23Alcorn County13.05+2.11 pts
24George County12.911+2.81 pts
25Stone County12.82+3.48 pts
26Forrest County12.814+0.01 pts
27Yalobusha County12.707-1.23 pts
28Harrison County12.457+1.41 pts
29Adams County12.397+1.96 pts
30Webster County12.298+3.89 pts
31Choctaw County12.21+0.92 pts
32Lamar County12.205-1.06 pts
33Prentiss County12.17+4.19 pts
34Madison County12.091-5.76 pts
35Rankin County11.706+0.07 pts
36Lawrence County11.581-2.61 pts
37Pike County11.579+1.34 pts
38Lincoln County11.07-1.94 pts
39Attala County10.883+5.33 pts
40Jackson County10.762-5.18 pts
41Clarke County10.722-4.01 pts
42Lee County10.683-2.75 pts
43Marshall County10.682-3.57 pts
44Hinds County10.586+1.08 pts
45Newton County10.501-8.77 pts
46Humphreys County10.473+6.13 pts
47Calhoun County10.381+1.31 pts
48Kemper County10.377-1.27 pts
49Copiah County10.169-1.43 pts
50Sharkey County10.167+4.73 pts
51Yazoo County10.074-0.84 pts
52Monroe County9.955-0.22 pts
53Wayne County9.737+1.57 pts
54Washington County9.633-1.88 pts
55Covington County9.485+1.73 pts
56Union County9.44+1.97 pts
57Itawamba County9.419+0.19 pts
58Smith County8.946-3.3 pts
59Montgomery County8.886-4.34 pts
60Perry County8.865-1.02 pts
61Scott County8.761+2.95 pts
62Jones County8.721+1.35 pts
63Grenada County8.671-2.08 pts
64Bolivar County8.635-3.82 pts
65Franklin County8.541-2.23 pts
66Coahoma County8.534+1.43 pts
67Jasper County8.495+1.68 pts
68Panola County8.382-3.74 pts
69Tallahatchie County8.314-3.79 pts
70Winston County8.244-4.97 pts
71Lauderdale County7.926-0.73 pts
72Leflore County7.812-1.34 pts
73Simpson County7.656-0.46 pts
74Warren County7.363-1.33 pts
75Benton County7.343+1.9 pts
76Leake County6.973-0.25 pts
77Jefferson County6.582+0.49 pts
78Chickasaw County6.299-0.53 pts
79Wilkinson County5.545-1.65 pts
80Neshoba County5.392-0.15 pts
81Tunica County4.226-2.28 pts
82Issaquena County3.046-4.95 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Amite County, with 24.99% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Issaquena County, with 3.046% in 2016.

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