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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Jefferson Davis County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2018, at 63.048%. Tunica County had the lowest, at 2.349%. The median was 10.723% and the figure for Mississippi was 11.09%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.048Jefferson Davis County
Lowest2.349Tunica County
Median10.72382 counties
Mississippi11.09History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 14.09 %Alcorn County: 9.368 %Amite County: 20.426 %Attala County: 10.785 %Benton County: 10.826 %Bolivar County: 7.237 %Calhoun County: 12.104 %Carroll County: 14.821 %Chickasaw County: 6.511 %Choctaw County: 8.479 %Claiborne County: 10.524 %Clarke County: 15.556 %Clay County: 11.876 %Coahoma County: 8.166 %Copiah County: 8.486 %Covington County: 10.567 %DeSoto County: 14.317 %Forrest County: 13.51 %Franklin County: 10.668 %George County: 11.088 %Greene County: 10.976 %Grenada County: 16.37 %Hancock County: 12.738 %Harrison County: 9.441 %Hinds County: 9.157 %Holmes County: 17.107 %Humphreys County: 9.386 %Issaquena County: 10.619 %Itawamba County: 6.113 %Jackson County: 9.318 %Jasper County: 10.777 %Jefferson County: 9.363 %Jefferson Davis County: 63.048 %Jones County: 8.819 %Kemper County: 8.194 %Lafayette County: 15.029 %Lamar County: 11.771 %Lauderdale County: 11.44 %Lawrence County: 16.366 %Leake County: 9.852 %Lee County: 10.545 %Leflore County: 9.764 %Lincoln County: 9.758 %Lowndes County: 10.567 %Madison County: 12.153 %Marion County: 12.232 %Marshall County: 10.437 %Monroe County: 11.605 %Montgomery County: 14.041 %Neshoba County: 7.012 %Newton County: 7.48 %Noxubee County: 6.893 %Oktibbeha County: 12.011 %Panola County: 18.086 %Pearl River County: 10.901 %Perry County: 11.145 %Pike County: 10.308 %Pontotoc County: 19.522 %Prentiss County: 12.532 %Quitman County: 17.159 %Rankin County: 10.359 %Scott County: 7.996 %Sharkey County: 6.271 %Simpson County: 11.031 %Smith County: 7.679 %Stone County: 10.869 %Sunflower County: 8.881 %Tallahatchie County: 12.614 %Tate County: 13.536 %Tippah County: 9.4 %Tishomingo County: 14.277 %Tunica County: 2.349 %Union County: 10.066 %Walthall County: 19.383 %Warren County: 9.11 %Washington County: 9.061 %Wayne County: 8.023 %Webster County: 10.828 %Wilkinson County: 7.466 %Winston County: 11.792 %Yalobusha County: 6.439 %Yazoo County: 13.543 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jefferson Davis County: 63.048 %Jefferson Davis County63.048Amite County: 20.426 %Amite County20.426Pontotoc County: 19.522 %Pontotoc County19.522Walthall County: 19.383 %Walthall County19.383Panola County: 18.086 %Panola County18.086Quitman County: 17.159 %Quitman County17.159Holmes County: 17.107 %Holmes County17.107Grenada County: 16.37 %Grenada County16.37Lawrence County: 16.366 %Lawrence County16.366Clarke County: 15.556 %Clarke County15.556Lafayette County: 15.029 %Lafayette County15.029Carroll County: 14.821 %Carroll County14.821DeSoto County: 14.317 %DeSoto County14.317Tishomingo County: 14.277 %Tishomingo County14.277Adams County: 14.09 %Adams County14.09Montgomery County: 14.041 %Montgomery County14.041Yazoo County: 13.543 %Yazoo County13.543Tate County: 13.536 %Tate County13.536Forrest County: 13.51 %Forrest County13.51Hancock County: 12.738 %Hancock County12.738Tallahatchie County: 12.614 %Tallahatchie County12.614Prentiss County: 12.532 %Prentiss County12.532Marion County: 12.232 %Marion County12.232Madison County: 12.153 %Madison County12.153Calhoun County: 12.104 %Calhoun County12.104Oktibbeha County: 12.011 %Oktibbeha County12.011Clay County: 11.876 %Clay County11.876Winston County: 11.792 %Winston County11.792Lamar County: 11.771 %Lamar County11.771Monroe County: 11.605 %Monroe County11.605Lauderdale County: 11.44 %Lauderdale County11.44Perry County: 11.145 %Perry County11.145George County: 11.088 %George County11.088Simpson County: 11.031 %Simpson County11.031Greene County: 10.976 %Greene County10.976Pearl River County: 10.901 %Pearl River County10.901Stone County: 10.869 %Stone County10.869Webster County: 10.828 %Webster County10.828Benton County: 10.826 %Benton County10.826Attala County: 10.785 %Attala County10.785Jefferson Davis County: 63.048 %Jefferson Davis County63.048Amite County: 20.426 %Amite County20.426Pontotoc County: 19.522 %Pontotoc County19.522Walthall County: 19.383 %Walthall County19.383Panola County: 18.086 %Panola County18.086Quitman County: 17.159 %Quitman County17.159Holmes County: 17.107 %Holmes County17.107Grenada County: 16.37 %Grenada County16.37Lawrence County: 16.366 %Lawrence County16.366Clarke County: 15.556 %Clarke County15.556Lafayette County: 15.029 %Lafayette County15.029Carroll County: 14.821 %Carroll County14.821DeSoto County: 14.317 %DeSoto County14.317Tishomingo County: 14.277 %Tishomingo County14.277Adams County: 14.09 %Adams County14.09Montgomery County: 14.041 %Montgomery County14.041Yazoo County: 13.543 %Yazoo County13.543Tate County: 13.536 %Tate County13.536Forrest County: 13.51 %Forrest County13.51Hancock County: 12.738 %Hancock County12.738Tallahatchie County: 12.614 %Tallahatchie County12.614Prentiss County: 12.532 %Prentiss County12.532Marion County: 12.232 %Marion County12.232Madison County: 12.153 %Madison County12.153Calhoun County: 12.104 %Calhoun County12.104Oktibbeha County: 12.011 %Oktibbeha County12.011Clay County: 11.876 %Clay County11.876Winston County: 11.792 %Winston County11.792Lamar County: 11.771 %Lamar County11.771Monroe County: 11.605 %Monroe County11.605Lauderdale County: 11.44 %Lauderdale County11.44Perry County: 11.145 %Perry County11.145George County: 11.088 %George County11.088Simpson County: 11.031 %Simpson County11.031Greene County: 10.976 %Greene County10.976Pearl River County: 10.901 %Pearl River County10.901Stone County: 10.869 %Stone County10.869Webster County: 10.828 %Webster County10.828Benton County: 10.826 %Benton County10.826Attala County: 10.785 %Attala County10.785
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jefferson Davis County63.048+54.07 pts
2Amite County20.426+8.47 pts
3Pontotoc County19.522+9.24 pts
4Walthall County19.383+7.6 pts
5Panola County18.086+6.83 pts
6Quitman County17.159+3.33 pts
7Holmes County17.107+5.62 pts
8Grenada County16.37+7.95 pts
9Lawrence County16.366+6.54 pts
10Clarke County15.556+7.16 pts
11Lafayette County15.029-1.47 pts
12Carroll County14.821+3.92 pts
13DeSoto County14.317-0.56 pts
14Tishomingo County14.277+2.14 pts
15Adams County14.09+0.62 pts
16Montgomery County14.041+7.58 pts
17Yazoo County13.543-5.19 pts
18Tate County13.536+3.9 pts
19Forrest County13.51+0.12 pts
20Hancock County12.738+2.81 pts
21Tallahatchie County12.614+2.18 pts
22Prentiss County12.532+0.14 pts
23Marion County12.232+2.3 pts
24Madison County12.153-2.02 pts
25Calhoun County12.104+2.5 pts
26Oktibbeha County12.011+1.52 pts
27Clay County11.876-0.76 pts
28Winston County11.792-1.31 pts
29Lamar County11.771+0.28 pts
30Monroe County11.605+0.59 pts
31Lauderdale County11.44-1.73 pts
32Perry County11.145+3.92 pts
33George County11.088+0.99 pts
34Simpson County11.031+3.57 pts
35Greene County10.976-3.58 pts
36Pearl River County10.901-1.94 pts
37Stone County10.869+2.54 pts
38Webster County10.828-11.79 pts
39Benton County10.826+0.3 pts
40Attala County10.785+1.19 pts
41Jasper County10.777-3.58 pts
42Franklin County10.668+6.06 pts
43Issaquena County10.619-13.19 pts
44Covington County10.567-1.25 pts
44Lowndes County10.567-0.98 pts
46Lee County10.545-1.06 pts
47Claiborne County10.524-1.02 pts
48Marshall County10.437-7.23 pts
49Rankin County10.359-0.13 pts
50Pike County10.308+0.95 pts
51Union County10.066-4.36 pts
52Leake County9.852+2.5 pts
53Leflore County9.764-0.37 pts
54Lincoln County9.758-0.02 pts
55Harrison County9.441-2.01 pts
56Tippah County9.4-1.3 pts
57Humphreys County9.386-0.32 pts
58Alcorn County9.368-2.49 pts
59Jefferson County9.363+3.41 pts
60Jackson County9.318+1.32 pts
61Hinds County9.157-1.59 pts
62Warren County9.11+0.17 pts
63Washington County9.061-0.76 pts
64Sunflower County8.881-5.77 pts
65Jones County8.819-1.44 pts
66Copiah County8.486-1.05 pts
67Choctaw County8.479+0.24 pts
68Kemper County8.194-3.2 pts
69Coahoma County8.166-2.09 pts
70Wayne County8.023-3.26 pts
71Scott County7.996-2.09 pts
72Smith County7.679-3.96 pts
73Newton County7.48-5.08 pts
74Wilkinson County7.466-5.67 pts
75Bolivar County7.237-4.79 pts
76Neshoba County7.012+1.78 pts
77Noxubee County6.893-4.19 pts
78Chickasaw County6.511-8.51 pts
79Yalobusha County6.439-0.79 pts
80Sharkey County6.271-15.3 pts
81Itawamba County6.113-3.83 pts
82Tunica County2.349-2.33 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jefferson Davis County, with 63.048% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Tunica County, with 2.349% in 2018.

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