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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Issaquena County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2017, at 23.81%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 4.609%. The median was 10.96% and the figure for Mississippi was 11.572%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.81Issaquena County
Lowest4.609Franklin County
Median10.9682 counties
Mississippi11.572History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 13.469 %Alcorn County: 11.862 %Amite County: 11.958 %Attala County: 9.596 %Benton County: 10.522 %Bolivar County: 12.027 %Calhoun County: 9.607 %Carroll County: 10.9 %Chickasaw County: 15.025 %Choctaw County: 8.237 %Claiborne County: 11.54 %Clarke County: 8.397 %Clay County: 12.638 %Coahoma County: 10.259 %Copiah County: 9.535 %Covington County: 11.815 %DeSoto County: 14.882 %Forrest County: 13.386 %Franklin County: 4.609 %George County: 10.101 %Greene County: 14.561 %Grenada County: 8.416 %Hancock County: 9.923 %Harrison County: 11.452 %Hinds County: 10.744 %Holmes County: 11.485 %Humphreys County: 9.706 %Issaquena County: 23.81 %Itawamba County: 9.945 %Jackson County: 7.999 %Jasper County: 14.354 %Jefferson County: 5.951 %Jefferson Davis County: 8.979 %Jones County: 10.255 %Kemper County: 11.392 %Lafayette County: 16.497 %Lamar County: 11.495 %Lauderdale County: 13.169 %Lawrence County: 9.821 %Leake County: 7.349 %Lee County: 11.609 %Leflore County: 10.13 %Lincoln County: 9.779 %Lowndes County: 11.545 %Madison County: 14.172 %Marion County: 9.936 %Marshall County: 17.663 %Monroe County: 11.02 %Montgomery County: 6.46 %Neshoba County: 5.229 %Newton County: 12.562 %Noxubee County: 11.08 %Oktibbeha County: 10.495 %Panola County: 11.254 %Pearl River County: 12.839 %Perry County: 7.228 %Pike County: 9.357 %Pontotoc County: 10.282 %Prentiss County: 12.391 %Quitman County: 13.827 %Rankin County: 10.486 %Scott County: 10.089 %Sharkey County: 21.575 %Simpson County: 7.458 %Smith County: 11.64 %Stone County: 8.324 %Sunflower County: 14.647 %Tallahatchie County: 10.433 %Tate County: 9.637 %Tippah County: 10.703 %Tishomingo County: 12.141 %Tunica County: 4.676 %Union County: 14.431 %Walthall County: 11.78 %Warren County: 8.936 %Washington County: 9.823 %Wayne County: 11.284 %Webster County: 22.614 %Wilkinson County: 13.139 %Winston County: 13.104 %Yalobusha County: 7.231 %Yazoo County: 18.732 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Issaquena County: 23.81 %Issaquena County23.81Webster County: 22.614 %Webster County22.614Sharkey County: 21.575 %Sharkey County21.575Yazoo County: 18.732 %Yazoo County18.732Marshall County: 17.663 %Marshall County17.663Lafayette County: 16.497 %Lafayette County16.497Chickasaw County: 15.025 %Chickasaw County15.025DeSoto County: 14.882 %DeSoto County14.882Sunflower County: 14.647 %Sunflower County14.647Greene County: 14.561 %Greene County14.561Union County: 14.431 %Union County14.431Jasper County: 14.354 %Jasper County14.354Madison County: 14.172 %Madison County14.172Quitman County: 13.827 %Quitman County13.827Adams County: 13.469 %Adams County13.469Forrest County: 13.386 %Forrest County13.386Lauderdale County: 13.169 %Lauderdale County13.169Wilkinson County: 13.139 %Wilkinson County13.139Winston County: 13.104 %Winston County13.104Pearl River County: 12.839 %Pearl River County12.839Clay County: 12.638 %Clay County12.638Newton County: 12.562 %Newton County12.562Prentiss County: 12.391 %Prentiss County12.391Tishomingo County: 12.141 %Tishomingo County12.141Bolivar County: 12.027 %Bolivar County12.027Amite County: 11.958 %Amite County11.958Alcorn County: 11.862 %Alcorn County11.862Covington County: 11.815 %Covington County11.815Walthall County: 11.78 %Walthall County11.78Smith County: 11.64 %Smith County11.64Lee County: 11.609 %Lee County11.609Lowndes County: 11.545 %Lowndes County11.545Claiborne County: 11.54 %Claiborne County11.54Lamar County: 11.495 %Lamar County11.495Holmes County: 11.485 %Holmes County11.485Harrison County: 11.452 %Harrison County11.452Kemper County: 11.392 %Kemper County11.392Wayne County: 11.284 %Wayne County11.284Panola County: 11.254 %Panola County11.254Noxubee County: 11.08 %Noxubee County11.08Issaquena County: 23.81 %Issaquena County23.81Webster County: 22.614 %Webster County22.614Sharkey County: 21.575 %Sharkey County21.575Yazoo County: 18.732 %Yazoo County18.732Marshall County: 17.663 %Marshall County17.663Lafayette County: 16.497 %Lafayette County16.497Chickasaw County: 15.025 %Chickasaw County15.025DeSoto County: 14.882 %DeSoto County14.882Sunflower County: 14.647 %Sunflower County14.647Greene County: 14.561 %Greene County14.561Union County: 14.431 %Union County14.431Jasper County: 14.354 %Jasper County14.354Madison County: 14.172 %Madison County14.172Quitman County: 13.827 %Quitman County13.827Adams County: 13.469 %Adams County13.469Forrest County: 13.386 %Forrest County13.386Lauderdale County: 13.169 %Lauderdale County13.169Wilkinson County: 13.139 %Wilkinson County13.139Winston County: 13.104 %Winston County13.104Pearl River County: 12.839 %Pearl River County12.839Clay County: 12.638 %Clay County12.638Newton County: 12.562 %Newton County12.562Prentiss County: 12.391 %Prentiss County12.391Tishomingo County: 12.141 %Tishomingo County12.141Bolivar County: 12.027 %Bolivar County12.027Amite County: 11.958 %Amite County11.958Alcorn County: 11.862 %Alcorn County11.862Covington County: 11.815 %Covington County11.815Walthall County: 11.78 %Walthall County11.78Smith County: 11.64 %Smith County11.64Lee County: 11.609 %Lee County11.609Lowndes County: 11.545 %Lowndes County11.545Claiborne County: 11.54 %Claiborne County11.54Lamar County: 11.495 %Lamar County11.495Holmes County: 11.485 %Holmes County11.485Harrison County: 11.452 %Harrison County11.452Kemper County: 11.392 %Kemper County11.392Wayne County: 11.284 %Wayne County11.284Panola County: 11.254 %Panola County11.254Noxubee County: 11.08 %Noxubee County11.08
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Issaquena County23.81+20.76 pts
2Webster County22.614+10.32 pts
3Sharkey County21.575+11.41 pts
4Yazoo County18.732+8.66 pts
5Marshall County17.663+6.98 pts
6Lafayette County16.497-1.45 pts
7Chickasaw County15.025+8.73 pts
8DeSoto County14.882-2.84 pts
9Sunflower County14.647+0.21 pts
10Greene County14.561+0.89 pts
11Union County14.431+4.99 pts
12Jasper County14.354+5.86 pts
13Madison County14.172+2.08 pts
14Quitman County13.827-1.42 pts
15Adams County13.469+1.07 pts
16Forrest County13.386+0.57 pts
17Lauderdale County13.169+5.24 pts
18Wilkinson County13.139+7.59 pts
19Winston County13.104+4.86 pts
20Pearl River County12.839-3.68 pts
21Clay County12.638-2.48 pts
22Newton County12.562+2.06 pts
23Prentiss County12.391+0.22 pts
24Tishomingo County12.141-5.58 pts
25Bolivar County12.027+3.39 pts
26Amite County11.958-13.03 pts
27Alcorn County11.862-1.19 pts
28Covington County11.815+2.33 pts
29Walthall County11.78-2.37 pts
30Smith County11.64+2.69 pts
31Lee County11.609+0.93 pts
32Lowndes County11.545-1.56 pts
33Claiborne County11.54-10.74 pts
34Lamar County11.495-0.71 pts
35Holmes County11.485-5.43 pts
36Harrison County11.452-1.01 pts
37Kemper County11.392+1.01 pts
38Wayne County11.284+1.55 pts
39Panola County11.254+2.87 pts
40Noxubee County11.08-3.01 pts
41Monroe County11.02+1.06 pts
42Carroll County10.9-8.8 pts
43Hinds County10.744+0.16 pts
44Tippah County10.703-3.88 pts
45Benton County10.522+3.18 pts
46Oktibbeha County10.495-6.85 pts
47Rankin County10.486-1.22 pts
48Tallahatchie County10.433+2.12 pts
49Pontotoc County10.282-3.97 pts
50Coahoma County10.259+1.72 pts
51Jones County10.255+1.53 pts
52Leflore County10.13+2.32 pts
53George County10.101-2.81 pts
54Scott County10.089+1.33 pts
55Itawamba County9.945+0.53 pts
56Marion County9.936-6.76 pts
57Hancock County9.923-3.79 pts
58Washington County9.823+0.19 pts
59Lawrence County9.821-1.76 pts
60Lincoln County9.779-1.29 pts
61Humphreys County9.706-0.77 pts
62Tate County9.637-3.58 pts
63Calhoun County9.607-0.77 pts
64Attala County9.596-1.29 pts
65Copiah County9.535-0.63 pts
66Pike County9.357-2.22 pts
67Jefferson Davis County8.979-15.07 pts
68Warren County8.936+1.57 pts
69Grenada County8.416-0.25 pts
70Clarke County8.397-2.32 pts
71Stone County8.324-4.5 pts
72Choctaw County8.237-3.97 pts
73Jackson County7.999-2.76 pts
74Simpson County7.458-0.2 pts
75Leake County7.349+0.38 pts
76Yalobusha County7.231-5.48 pts
77Perry County7.228-1.64 pts
78Montgomery County6.46-2.43 pts
79Jefferson County5.951-0.63 pts
80Neshoba County5.229-0.16 pts
81Tunica County4.676+0.45 pts
82Franklin County4.609-3.93 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Issaquena County, with 23.81% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Franklin County, with 4.609% in 2017.

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