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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Carroll County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2020, at 20.768%. Claiborne County had the lowest, at 3.27%. The median was 9.663% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.768Carroll County
Lowest3.27Claiborne County
Median9.66382 counties
Mississippi10.3History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 10.147 %Alcorn County: 7.086 %Amite County: 12.805 %Attala County: 8.256 %Benton County: 16.103 %Bolivar County: 12.055 %Calhoun County: 6.855 %Carroll County: 20.768 %Chickasaw County: 7.871 %Choctaw County: 9.967 %Claiborne County: 3.27 %Clarke County: 9.374 %Clay County: 10.024 %Coahoma County: 6.213 %Copiah County: 10.662 %Covington County: 15.044 %DeSoto County: 12.805 %Forrest County: 10.012 %Franklin County: 7.725 %George County: 9.514 %Greene County: 9.792 %Grenada County: 7.399 %Hancock County: 9.081 %Harrison County: 9.061 %Hinds County: 9.27 %Holmes County: 9.874 %Humphreys County: 7.544 %Issaquena County: 17.84 %Itawamba County: 11.663 %Jackson County: 9.921 %Jasper County: 6.194 %Jefferson County: 6.857 %Jefferson Davis County: 6.204 %Jones County: 7.246 %Kemper County: 4.666 %Lafayette County: 11.908 %Lamar County: 9.265 %Lauderdale County: 8.361 %Lawrence County: 6.019 %Leake County: 8.661 %Lee County: 10.72 %Leflore County: 10.844 %Lincoln County: 7.827 %Lowndes County: 9.533 %Madison County: 10.38 %Marion County: 11.565 %Marshall County: 16.867 %Monroe County: 10.25 %Montgomery County: 10.871 %Neshoba County: 16.269 %Newton County: 8.688 %Noxubee County: 7.112 %Oktibbeha County: 9.531 %Panola County: 7.946 %Pearl River County: 13.786 %Perry County: 7.516 %Pike County: 13.497 %Pontotoc County: 8.217 %Prentiss County: 12.764 %Quitman County: 16.585 %Rankin County: 13.519 %Scott County: 7.272 %Sharkey County: 10.697 %Simpson County: 8.529 %Smith County: 9.429 %Stone County: 12.054 %Sunflower County: 11.62 %Tallahatchie County: 8.243 %Tate County: 13.922 %Tippah County: 5.192 %Tishomingo County: 11.266 %Tunica County: 5.79 %Union County: 11.103 %Walthall County: 14.446 %Warren County: 8.406 %Washington County: 9.871 %Wayne County: 7.928 %Webster County: 9.239 %Wilkinson County: 10.78 %Winston County: 11.898 %Yalobusha County: 6.141 %Yazoo County: 13.567 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Carroll County: 20.768 %Carroll County20.768Issaquena County: 17.84 %Issaquena County17.84Marshall County: 16.867 %Marshall County16.867Quitman County: 16.585 %Quitman County16.585Neshoba County: 16.269 %Neshoba County16.269Benton County: 16.103 %Benton County16.103Covington County: 15.044 %Covington County15.044Walthall County: 14.446 %Walthall County14.446Tate County: 13.922 %Tate County13.922Pearl River County: 13.786 %Pearl River County13.786Yazoo County: 13.567 %Yazoo County13.567Rankin County: 13.519 %Rankin County13.519Pike County: 13.497 %Pike County13.497Amite County: 12.805 %Amite County12.805DeSoto County: 12.805 %DeSoto County12.805Prentiss County: 12.764 %Prentiss County12.764Bolivar County: 12.055 %Bolivar County12.055Stone County: 12.054 %Stone County12.054Lafayette County: 11.908 %Lafayette County11.908Winston County: 11.898 %Winston County11.898Itawamba County: 11.663 %Itawamba County11.663Sunflower County: 11.62 %Sunflower County11.62Marion County: 11.565 %Marion County11.565Tishomingo County: 11.266 %Tishomingo County11.266Union County: 11.103 %Union County11.103Montgomery County: 10.871 %Montgomery County10.871Leflore County: 10.844 %Leflore County10.844Wilkinson County: 10.78 %Wilkinson County10.78Lee County: 10.72 %Lee County10.72Sharkey County: 10.697 %Sharkey County10.697Copiah County: 10.662 %Copiah County10.662Madison County: 10.38 %Madison County10.38Monroe County: 10.25 %Monroe County10.25Adams County: 10.147 %Adams County10.147Clay County: 10.024 %Clay County10.024Forrest County: 10.012 %Forrest County10.012Choctaw County: 9.967 %Choctaw County9.967Jackson County: 9.921 %Jackson County9.921Holmes County: 9.874 %Holmes County9.874Washington County: 9.871 %Washington County9.871Carroll County: 20.768 %Carroll County20.768Issaquena County: 17.84 %Issaquena County17.84Marshall County: 16.867 %Marshall County16.867Quitman County: 16.585 %Quitman County16.585Neshoba County: 16.269 %Neshoba County16.269Benton County: 16.103 %Benton County16.103Covington County: 15.044 %Covington County15.044Walthall County: 14.446 %Walthall County14.446Tate County: 13.922 %Tate County13.922Pearl River County: 13.786 %Pearl River County13.786Yazoo County: 13.567 %Yazoo County13.567Rankin County: 13.519 %Rankin County13.519Pike County: 13.497 %Pike County13.497Amite County: 12.805 %Amite County12.805DeSoto County: 12.805 %DeSoto County12.805Prentiss County: 12.764 %Prentiss County12.764Bolivar County: 12.055 %Bolivar County12.055Stone County: 12.054 %Stone County12.054Lafayette County: 11.908 %Lafayette County11.908Winston County: 11.898 %Winston County11.898Itawamba County: 11.663 %Itawamba County11.663Sunflower County: 11.62 %Sunflower County11.62Marion County: 11.565 %Marion County11.565Tishomingo County: 11.266 %Tishomingo County11.266Union County: 11.103 %Union County11.103Montgomery County: 10.871 %Montgomery County10.871Leflore County: 10.844 %Leflore County10.844Wilkinson County: 10.78 %Wilkinson County10.78Lee County: 10.72 %Lee County10.72Sharkey County: 10.697 %Sharkey County10.697Copiah County: 10.662 %Copiah County10.662Madison County: 10.38 %Madison County10.38Monroe County: 10.25 %Monroe County10.25Adams County: 10.147 %Adams County10.147Clay County: 10.024 %Clay County10.024Forrest County: 10.012 %Forrest County10.012Choctaw County: 9.967 %Choctaw County9.967Jackson County: 9.921 %Jackson County9.921Holmes County: 9.874 %Holmes County9.874Washington County: 9.871 %Washington County9.871
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Carroll County20.768+4.98 pts
2Issaquena County17.84+12.21 pts
3Marshall County16.867-2.75 pts
4Quitman County16.585+6.27 pts
5Neshoba County16.269+9.18 pts
6Benton County16.103+10.34 pts
7Covington County15.044+8.37 pts
8Walthall County14.446+3.43 pts
9Tate County13.922+5.77 pts
10Pearl River County13.786+1.42 pts
11Yazoo County13.567+2.7 pts
12Rankin County13.519+3.84 pts
13Pike County13.497+7.61 pts
14Amite County12.805-1.02 pts
14DeSoto County12.805-1.23 pts
16Prentiss County12.764+1.8 pts
17Bolivar County12.055+3.12 pts
18Stone County12.054+1.18 pts
19Lafayette County11.908-3.46 pts
20Winston County11.898+2.96 pts
21Itawamba County11.663+4.5 pts
22Sunflower County11.62+1.12 pts
23Marion County11.565-3.37 pts
24Tishomingo County11.266-2.16 pts
25Union County11.103+4.49 pts
26Montgomery County10.871-0.53 pts
27Leflore County10.844-0.21 pts
28Wilkinson County10.78+3.74 pts
29Lee County10.72+2.2 pts
30Sharkey County10.697+2.43 pts
31Copiah County10.662-0.39 pts
32Madison County10.38-0.03 pts
33Monroe County10.25-1.04 pts
34Adams County10.147+0.48 pts
35Clay County10.024-1.43 pts
36Forrest County10.012-6.12 pts
37Choctaw County9.967-1.4 pts
38Jackson County9.921-0.11 pts
39Holmes County9.874-2.07 pts
40Washington County9.871+3.26 pts
41Greene County9.792-18.52 pts
42Lowndes County9.533-2.78 pts
43Oktibbeha County9.531-4.66 pts
44George County9.514-0.8 pts
45Smith County9.429+5.13 pts
46Clarke County9.374-3.17 pts
47Hinds County9.27-0.34 pts
48Lamar County9.265-2.59 pts
49Webster County9.239-1.94 pts
50Hancock County9.081+1.1 pts
51Harrison County9.061-1.07 pts
52Newton County8.688-5.67 pts
53Leake County8.661-8.45 pts
54Simpson County8.529-1.04 pts
55Warren County8.406-2.36 pts
56Lauderdale County8.361-2.26 pts
57Attala County8.256-9.71 pts
58Tallahatchie County8.243-3.89 pts
59Pontotoc County8.217-0.35 pts
60Panola County7.946-3.97 pts
61Wayne County7.928-0.66 pts
62Chickasaw County7.871+3 pts
63Lincoln County7.827-3.51 pts
64Franklin County7.725+0.07 pts
65Humphreys County7.544-3.79 pts
66Perry County7.516-0.57 pts
67Grenada County7.399-0.71 pts
68Scott County7.272+0.18 pts
69Jones County7.246-3.88 pts
70Noxubee County7.112-2.21 pts
71Alcorn County7.086-5.35 pts
72Jefferson County6.857-1.29 pts
73Calhoun County6.855-1.19 pts
74Coahoma County6.213-7.64 pts
75Jefferson Davis County6.204-14.26 pts
76Jasper County6.194-22.89 pts
77Yalobusha County6.141-8.71 pts
78Lawrence County6.019-1.09 pts
79Tunica County5.79+1.96 pts
80Tippah County5.192-10.14 pts
81Kemper County4.666-9.81 pts
82Claiborne County3.27+0.42 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Carroll County, with 20.768% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Claiborne County, with 3.27% in 2020.

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