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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Newton County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2021, at 27.981%. Neshoba County had the lowest, at 4.576%. The median was 10.327% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.762%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.981Newton County
Lowest4.576Neshoba County
Median10.32782 counties
Mississippi10.762History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 8.431 %Alcorn County: 12.014 %Amite County: 12.633 %Attala County: 7.807 %Benton County: 13.668 %Bolivar County: 7.824 %Calhoun County: 12.618 %Carroll County: 17.829 %Chickasaw County: 7.291 %Choctaw County: 14.952 %Claiborne County: 5.403 %Clarke County: 7.353 %Clay County: 12.703 %Coahoma County: 15.726 %Copiah County: 10.971 %Covington County: 10.327 %DeSoto County: 12.873 %Forrest County: 11.555 %Franklin County: 10.241 %George County: 14.633 %Greene County: 9.287 %Grenada County: 7.629 %Hancock County: 12.346 %Harrison County: 10.193 %Hinds County: 7.802 %Holmes County: 10.022 %Humphreys County: 6.973 %Issaquena County: 10.68 %Itawamba County: 10.326 %Jackson County: 12.877 %Jasper County: 4.981 %Jefferson County: 18.872 %Jefferson Davis County: 23.878 %Jones County: 10.738 %Kemper County: 14.509 %Lafayette County: 12.089 %Lamar County: 10.251 %Lauderdale County: 6.586 %Lawrence County: 11.573 %Leake County: 6.722 %Lee County: 11.413 %Leflore County: 8.119 %Lincoln County: 11.795 %Lowndes County: 10.26 %Madison County: 12.529 %Marion County: 15.524 %Marshall County: 14.443 %Monroe County: 13.676 %Montgomery County: 7.783 %Neshoba County: 4.576 %Newton County: 27.981 %Noxubee County: 13.829 %Oktibbeha County: 11.985 %Panola County: 15.691 %Pearl River County: 12.782 %Perry County: 8.582 %Pike County: 10.967 %Pontotoc County: 6.268 %Prentiss County: 15.46 %Quitman County: 26.819 %Rankin County: 10.176 %Scott County: 6.246 %Sharkey County: 7.542 %Simpson County: 15.499 %Smith County: 7.74 %Stone County: 10.296 %Sunflower County: 14.712 %Tallahatchie County: 6.408 %Tate County: 12.82 %Tippah County: 9.261 %Tishomingo County: 9.512 %Tunica County: 7.833 %Union County: 8.872 %Walthall County: 9.938 %Warren County: 8.893 %Washington County: 8.137 %Wayne County: 23.347 %Webster County: 16.223 %Wilkinson County: 8.448 %Winston County: 8.236 %Yalobusha County: 5.69 %Yazoo County: 6.624 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Newton County: 27.981 %Newton County27.981Quitman County: 26.819 %Quitman County26.819Jefferson Davis County: 23.878 %Jefferson Davis County23.878Wayne County: 23.347 %Wayne County23.347Jefferson County: 18.872 %Jefferson County18.872Carroll County: 17.829 %Carroll County17.829Webster County: 16.223 %Webster County16.223Coahoma County: 15.726 %Coahoma County15.726Panola County: 15.691 %Panola County15.691Marion County: 15.524 %Marion County15.524Simpson County: 15.499 %Simpson County15.499Prentiss County: 15.46 %Prentiss County15.46Choctaw County: 14.952 %Choctaw County14.952Sunflower County: 14.712 %Sunflower County14.712George County: 14.633 %George County14.633Kemper County: 14.509 %Kemper County14.509Marshall County: 14.443 %Marshall County14.443Noxubee County: 13.829 %Noxubee County13.829Monroe County: 13.676 %Monroe County13.676Benton County: 13.668 %Benton County13.668Jackson County: 12.877 %Jackson County12.877DeSoto County: 12.873 %DeSoto County12.873Tate County: 12.82 %Tate County12.82Pearl River County: 12.782 %Pearl River County12.782Clay County: 12.703 %Clay County12.703Amite County: 12.633 %Amite County12.633Calhoun County: 12.618 %Calhoun County12.618Madison County: 12.529 %Madison County12.529Hancock County: 12.346 %Hancock County12.346Lafayette County: 12.089 %Lafayette County12.089Alcorn County: 12.014 %Alcorn County12.014Oktibbeha County: 11.985 %Oktibbeha County11.985Lincoln County: 11.795 %Lincoln County11.795Lawrence County: 11.573 %Lawrence County11.573Forrest County: 11.555 %Forrest County11.555Lee County: 11.413 %Lee County11.413Copiah County: 10.971 %Copiah County10.971Pike County: 10.967 %Pike County10.967Jones County: 10.738 %Jones County10.738Issaquena County: 10.68 %Issaquena County10.68Newton County: 27.981 %Newton County27.981Quitman County: 26.819 %Quitman County26.819Jefferson Davis County: 23.878 %Jefferson Davis County23.878Wayne County: 23.347 %Wayne County23.347Jefferson County: 18.872 %Jefferson County18.872Carroll County: 17.829 %Carroll County17.829Webster County: 16.223 %Webster County16.223Coahoma County: 15.726 %Coahoma County15.726Panola County: 15.691 %Panola County15.691Marion County: 15.524 %Marion County15.524Simpson County: 15.499 %Simpson County15.499Prentiss County: 15.46 %Prentiss County15.46Choctaw County: 14.952 %Choctaw County14.952Sunflower County: 14.712 %Sunflower County14.712George County: 14.633 %George County14.633Kemper County: 14.509 %Kemper County14.509Marshall County: 14.443 %Marshall County14.443Noxubee County: 13.829 %Noxubee County13.829Monroe County: 13.676 %Monroe County13.676Benton County: 13.668 %Benton County13.668Jackson County: 12.877 %Jackson County12.877DeSoto County: 12.873 %DeSoto County12.873Tate County: 12.82 %Tate County12.82Pearl River County: 12.782 %Pearl River County12.782Clay County: 12.703 %Clay County12.703Amite County: 12.633 %Amite County12.633Calhoun County: 12.618 %Calhoun County12.618Madison County: 12.529 %Madison County12.529Hancock County: 12.346 %Hancock County12.346Lafayette County: 12.089 %Lafayette County12.089Alcorn County: 12.014 %Alcorn County12.014Oktibbeha County: 11.985 %Oktibbeha County11.985Lincoln County: 11.795 %Lincoln County11.795Lawrence County: 11.573 %Lawrence County11.573Forrest County: 11.555 %Forrest County11.555Lee County: 11.413 %Lee County11.413Copiah County: 10.971 %Copiah County10.971Pike County: 10.967 %Pike County10.967Jones County: 10.738 %Jones County10.738Issaquena County: 10.68 %Issaquena County10.68
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Newton County27.981+19.29 pts
2Quitman County26.819+10.23 pts
3Jefferson Davis County23.878+17.67 pts
4Wayne County23.347+15.42 pts
5Jefferson County18.872+12.02 pts
6Carroll County17.829-2.94 pts
7Webster County16.223+6.98 pts
8Coahoma County15.726+9.51 pts
9Panola County15.691+7.75 pts
10Marion County15.524+3.96 pts
11Simpson County15.499+6.97 pts
12Prentiss County15.46+2.7 pts
13Choctaw County14.952+4.98 pts
14Sunflower County14.712+3.09 pts
15George County14.633+5.12 pts
16Kemper County14.509+9.84 pts
17Marshall County14.443-2.42 pts
18Noxubee County13.829+6.72 pts
19Monroe County13.676+3.43 pts
20Benton County13.668-2.44 pts
21Jackson County12.877+2.96 pts
22DeSoto County12.873+0.07 pts
23Tate County12.82-1.1 pts
24Pearl River County12.782-1 pts
25Clay County12.703+2.68 pts
26Amite County12.633-0.17 pts
27Calhoun County12.618+5.76 pts
28Madison County12.529+2.15 pts
29Hancock County12.346+3.27 pts
30Lafayette County12.089+0.18 pts
31Alcorn County12.014+4.93 pts
32Oktibbeha County11.985+2.45 pts
33Lincoln County11.795+3.97 pts
34Lawrence County11.573+5.55 pts
35Forrest County11.555+1.54 pts
36Lee County11.413+0.69 pts
37Copiah County10.971+0.31 pts
38Pike County10.967-2.53 pts
39Jones County10.738+3.49 pts
40Issaquena County10.68-7.16 pts
41Covington County10.327-4.72 pts
42Itawamba County10.326-1.34 pts
43Stone County10.296-1.76 pts
44Lowndes County10.26+0.73 pts
45Lamar County10.251+0.99 pts
46Franklin County10.241+2.52 pts
47Harrison County10.193+1.13 pts
48Rankin County10.176-3.34 pts
49Holmes County10.022+0.15 pts
50Walthall County9.938-4.51 pts
51Tishomingo County9.512-1.75 pts
52Greene County9.287-0.5 pts
53Tippah County9.261+4.07 pts
54Warren County8.893+0.49 pts
55Union County8.872-2.23 pts
56Perry County8.582+1.07 pts
57Wilkinson County8.448-2.33 pts
58Adams County8.431-1.72 pts
59Winston County8.236-3.66 pts
60Washington County8.137-1.73 pts
61Leflore County8.119-2.72 pts
62Tunica County7.833+2.04 pts
63Bolivar County7.824-4.23 pts
64Attala County7.807-0.45 pts
65Hinds County7.802-1.47 pts
66Montgomery County7.783-3.09 pts
67Smith County7.74-1.69 pts
68Grenada County7.629+0.23 pts
69Sharkey County7.542-3.15 pts
70Clarke County7.353-2.02 pts
71Chickasaw County7.291-0.58 pts
72Humphreys County6.973-0.57 pts
73Leake County6.722-1.94 pts
74Yazoo County6.624-6.94 pts
75Lauderdale County6.586-1.78 pts
76Tallahatchie County6.408-1.83 pts
77Pontotoc County6.268-1.95 pts
78Scott County6.246-1.03 pts
79Yalobusha County5.69-0.45 pts
80Claiborne County5.403+2.13 pts
81Jasper County4.981-1.21 pts
82Neshoba County4.576-11.69 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Newton County, with 27.981% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Neshoba County, with 4.576% in 2021.

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