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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Jasper County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2019, at 29.079%. Claiborne County had the lowest, at 2.855%. The median was 10.817% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.867%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.079Jasper County
Lowest2.855Claiborne County
Median10.81782 counties
Mississippi10.867History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 9.664 %Alcorn County: 12.438 %Amite County: 13.82 %Attala County: 17.969 %Benton County: 5.759 %Bolivar County: 8.934 %Calhoun County: 8.049 %Carroll County: 15.785 %Chickasaw County: 4.867 %Choctaw County: 11.366 %Claiborne County: 2.855 %Clarke County: 12.545 %Clay County: 11.45 %Coahoma County: 13.85 %Copiah County: 11.05 %Covington County: 6.672 %DeSoto County: 14.038 %Forrest County: 16.132 %Franklin County: 7.653 %George County: 10.316 %Greene County: 28.317 %Grenada County: 8.112 %Hancock County: 7.979 %Harrison County: 10.131 %Hinds County: 9.606 %Holmes County: 11.94 %Humphreys County: 11.334 %Issaquena County: 5.634 %Itawamba County: 7.159 %Jackson County: 10.026 %Jasper County: 29.079 %Jefferson County: 8.148 %Jefferson Davis County: 20.466 %Jones County: 11.122 %Kemper County: 14.476 %Lafayette County: 15.366 %Lamar County: 11.857 %Lauderdale County: 10.626 %Lawrence County: 7.112 %Leake County: 17.114 %Lee County: 8.516 %Leflore County: 11.05 %Lincoln County: 11.341 %Lowndes County: 12.316 %Madison County: 10.415 %Marion County: 14.938 %Marshall County: 19.62 %Monroe County: 11.289 %Montgomery County: 11.401 %Neshoba County: 7.089 %Newton County: 14.359 %Noxubee County: 9.323 %Oktibbeha County: 14.194 %Panola County: 11.914 %Pearl River County: 12.368 %Perry County: 8.091 %Pike County: 5.886 %Pontotoc County: 8.571 %Prentiss County: 10.967 %Quitman County: 10.311 %Rankin County: 9.68 %Scott County: 7.088 %Sharkey County: 8.269 %Simpson County: 9.571 %Smith County: 4.298 %Stone County: 10.875 %Sunflower County: 10.502 %Tallahatchie County: 12.137 %Tate County: 8.156 %Tippah County: 15.329 %Tishomingo County: 13.424 %Tunica County: 3.834 %Union County: 6.61 %Walthall County: 11.02 %Warren County: 10.763 %Washington County: 6.615 %Wayne County: 8.59 %Webster County: 11.184 %Wilkinson County: 7.041 %Winston County: 8.936 %Yalobusha County: 14.846 %Yazoo County: 10.872 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Jasper County: 29.079 %Jasper County29.079Greene County: 28.317 %Greene County28.317Jefferson Davis County: 20.466 %Jefferson Davis County20.466Marshall County: 19.62 %Marshall County19.62Attala County: 17.969 %Attala County17.969Leake County: 17.114 %Leake County17.114Forrest County: 16.132 %Forrest County16.132Carroll County: 15.785 %Carroll County15.785Lafayette County: 15.366 %Lafayette County15.366Tippah County: 15.329 %Tippah County15.329Marion County: 14.938 %Marion County14.938Yalobusha County: 14.846 %Yalobusha County14.846Kemper County: 14.476 %Kemper County14.476Newton County: 14.359 %Newton County14.359Oktibbeha County: 14.194 %Oktibbeha County14.194DeSoto County: 14.038 %DeSoto County14.038Coahoma County: 13.85 %Coahoma County13.85Amite County: 13.82 %Amite County13.82Tishomingo County: 13.424 %Tishomingo County13.424Clarke County: 12.545 %Clarke County12.545Alcorn County: 12.438 %Alcorn County12.438Pearl River County: 12.368 %Pearl River County12.368Lowndes County: 12.316 %Lowndes County12.316Tallahatchie County: 12.137 %Tallahatchie County12.137Holmes County: 11.94 %Holmes County11.94Panola County: 11.914 %Panola County11.914Lamar County: 11.857 %Lamar County11.857Clay County: 11.45 %Clay County11.45Montgomery County: 11.401 %Montgomery County11.401Choctaw County: 11.366 %Choctaw County11.366Lincoln County: 11.341 %Lincoln County11.341Humphreys County: 11.334 %Humphreys County11.334Monroe County: 11.289 %Monroe County11.289Webster County: 11.184 %Webster County11.184Jones County: 11.122 %Jones County11.122Copiah County: 11.05 %Copiah County11.05Leflore County: 11.05 %Leflore County11.05Walthall County: 11.02 %Walthall County11.02Prentiss County: 10.967 %Prentiss County10.967Stone County: 10.875 %Stone County10.875Jasper County: 29.079 %Jasper County29.079Greene County: 28.317 %Greene County28.317Jefferson Davis County: 20.466 %Jefferson Davis County20.466Marshall County: 19.62 %Marshall County19.62Attala County: 17.969 %Attala County17.969Leake County: 17.114 %Leake County17.114Forrest County: 16.132 %Forrest County16.132Carroll County: 15.785 %Carroll County15.785Lafayette County: 15.366 %Lafayette County15.366Tippah County: 15.329 %Tippah County15.329Marion County: 14.938 %Marion County14.938Yalobusha County: 14.846 %Yalobusha County14.846Kemper County: 14.476 %Kemper County14.476Newton County: 14.359 %Newton County14.359Oktibbeha County: 14.194 %Oktibbeha County14.194DeSoto County: 14.038 %DeSoto County14.038Coahoma County: 13.85 %Coahoma County13.85Amite County: 13.82 %Amite County13.82Tishomingo County: 13.424 %Tishomingo County13.424Clarke County: 12.545 %Clarke County12.545Alcorn County: 12.438 %Alcorn County12.438Pearl River County: 12.368 %Pearl River County12.368Lowndes County: 12.316 %Lowndes County12.316Tallahatchie County: 12.137 %Tallahatchie County12.137Holmes County: 11.94 %Holmes County11.94Panola County: 11.914 %Panola County11.914Lamar County: 11.857 %Lamar County11.857Clay County: 11.45 %Clay County11.45Montgomery County: 11.401 %Montgomery County11.401Choctaw County: 11.366 %Choctaw County11.366Lincoln County: 11.341 %Lincoln County11.341Humphreys County: 11.334 %Humphreys County11.334Monroe County: 11.289 %Monroe County11.289Webster County: 11.184 %Webster County11.184Jones County: 11.122 %Jones County11.122Copiah County: 11.05 %Copiah County11.05Leflore County: 11.05 %Leflore County11.05Walthall County: 11.02 %Walthall County11.02Prentiss County: 10.967 %Prentiss County10.967Stone County: 10.875 %Stone County10.875
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Jasper County29.079+18.3 pts
2Greene County28.317+17.34 pts
3Jefferson Davis County20.466-42.58 pts
4Marshall County19.62+9.18 pts
5Attala County17.969+7.18 pts
6Leake County17.114+7.26 pts
7Forrest County16.132+2.62 pts
8Carroll County15.785+0.96 pts
9Lafayette County15.366+0.34 pts
10Tippah County15.329+5.93 pts
11Marion County14.938+2.71 pts
12Yalobusha County14.846+8.41 pts
13Kemper County14.476+6.28 pts
14Newton County14.359+6.88 pts
15Oktibbeha County14.194+2.18 pts
16DeSoto County14.038-0.28 pts
17Coahoma County13.85+5.68 pts
18Amite County13.82-6.61 pts
19Tishomingo County13.424-0.85 pts
20Clarke County12.545-3.01 pts
21Alcorn County12.438+3.07 pts
22Pearl River County12.368+1.47 pts
23Lowndes County12.316+1.75 pts
24Tallahatchie County12.137-0.48 pts
25Holmes County11.94-5.17 pts
26Panola County11.914-6.17 pts
27Lamar County11.857+0.09 pts
28Clay County11.45-0.43 pts
29Montgomery County11.401-2.64 pts
30Choctaw County11.366+2.89 pts
31Lincoln County11.341+1.58 pts
32Humphreys County11.334+1.95 pts
33Monroe County11.289-0.32 pts
34Webster County11.184+0.36 pts
35Jones County11.122+2.3 pts
36Copiah County11.05+2.56 pts
36Leflore County11.05+1.29 pts
38Walthall County11.02-8.36 pts
39Prentiss County10.967-1.56 pts
40Stone County10.875+0.01 pts
41Yazoo County10.872-2.67 pts
42Warren County10.763+1.65 pts
43Lauderdale County10.626-0.81 pts
44Sunflower County10.502+1.62 pts
45Madison County10.415-1.74 pts
46George County10.316-0.77 pts
47Quitman County10.311-6.85 pts
48Harrison County10.131+0.69 pts
49Jackson County10.026+0.71 pts
50Rankin County9.68-0.68 pts
51Adams County9.664-4.43 pts
52Hinds County9.606+0.45 pts
53Simpson County9.571-1.46 pts
54Noxubee County9.323+2.43 pts
55Winston County8.936-2.86 pts
56Bolivar County8.934+1.7 pts
57Wayne County8.59+0.57 pts
58Pontotoc County8.571-10.95 pts
59Lee County8.516-2.03 pts
60Sharkey County8.269+2 pts
61Tate County8.156-5.38 pts
62Jefferson County8.148-1.21 pts
63Grenada County8.112-8.26 pts
64Perry County8.091-3.05 pts
65Calhoun County8.049-4.05 pts
66Hancock County7.979-4.76 pts
67Franklin County7.653-3.01 pts
68Itawamba County7.159+1.05 pts
69Lawrence County7.112-9.25 pts
70Neshoba County7.089+0.08 pts
71Scott County7.088-0.91 pts
72Wilkinson County7.041-0.42 pts
73Covington County6.672-3.9 pts
74Washington County6.615-2.45 pts
75Union County6.61-3.46 pts
76Pike County5.886-4.42 pts
77Benton County5.759-5.07 pts
78Issaquena County5.634-4.98 pts
79Chickasaw County4.867-1.64 pts
80Smith County4.298-3.38 pts
81Tunica County3.834+1.48 pts
82Claiborne County2.855-7.67 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jasper County, with 29.079% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Claiborne County, with 2.855% in 2019.

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