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Counties in Mississippi by job creation rate

Pontotoc County had the highest job creation rate of 82 counties in 2022, at 24.859%. Claiborne County had the lowest, at 4.34%. The median was 11.974% and the figure for Mississippi was 13.219%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.859Pontotoc County
Lowest4.34Claiborne County
Median11.97482 counties
Mississippi13.219History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 14.361 %Alcorn County: 10.287 %Amite County: 12.591 %Attala County: 15.062 %Benton County: 9.468 %Bolivar County: 10.142 %Calhoun County: 8.394 %Carroll County: 21.386 %Chickasaw County: 6.596 %Choctaw County: 12.369 %Claiborne County: 4.34 %Clarke County: 15.842 %Clay County: 10.576 %Coahoma County: 11.148 %Copiah County: 18.116 %Covington County: 8.8 %DeSoto County: 19.411 %Forrest County: 14.508 %Franklin County: 10.775 %George County: 14.661 %Greene County: 21.789 %Grenada County: 8.388 %Hancock County: 14.791 %Harrison County: 12.707 %Hinds County: 11.355 %Holmes County: 12.964 %Humphreys County: 10.949 %Issaquena County: 8.889 %Itawamba County: 10.956 %Jackson County: 11.995 %Jasper County: 8.655 %Jefferson County: 18.03 %Jefferson Davis County: 22.457 %Jones County: 10.02 %Kemper County: 8.022 %Lafayette County: 15.543 %Lamar County: 11.971 %Lauderdale County: 10.771 %Lawrence County: 11.172 %Leake County: 12.17 %Lee County: 12.242 %Leflore County: 9.703 %Lincoln County: 10.836 %Lowndes County: 10.771 %Madison County: 15.742 %Marion County: 13.821 %Marshall County: 17.108 %Monroe County: 16.205 %Montgomery County: 19.581 %Neshoba County: 6.609 %Newton County: 20.855 %Noxubee County: 10.545 %Oktibbeha County: 14.086 %Panola County: 14.879 %Pearl River County: 15.497 %Perry County: 10.463 %Pike County: 11.487 %Pontotoc County: 24.859 %Prentiss County: 9.721 %Quitman County: 19.632 %Rankin County: 12.781 %Scott County: 9.232 %Sharkey County: 9.985 %Simpson County: 10.572 %Smith County: 9.844 %Stone County: 13.852 %Sunflower County: 9.663 %Tallahatchie County: 8.384 %Tate County: 14.986 %Tippah County: 17.019 %Tishomingo County: 15.307 %Tunica County: 8.119 %Union County: 10.109 %Walthall County: 13.156 %Warren County: 10.352 %Washington County: 11.976 %Wayne County: 9.036 %Webster County: 15.947 %Wilkinson County: 10.985 %Winston County: 8.664 %Yalobusha County: 12.788 %Yazoo County: 12.241 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Pontotoc County: 24.859 %Pontotoc County24.859Jefferson Davis County: 22.457 %Jefferson Davis County22.457Greene County: 21.789 %Greene County21.789Carroll County: 21.386 %Carroll County21.386Newton County: 20.855 %Newton County20.855Quitman County: 19.632 %Quitman County19.632Montgomery County: 19.581 %Montgomery County19.581DeSoto County: 19.411 %DeSoto County19.411Copiah County: 18.116 %Copiah County18.116Jefferson County: 18.03 %Jefferson County18.03Marshall County: 17.108 %Marshall County17.108Tippah County: 17.019 %Tippah County17.019Monroe County: 16.205 %Monroe County16.205Webster County: 15.947 %Webster County15.947Clarke County: 15.842 %Clarke County15.842Madison County: 15.742 %Madison County15.742Lafayette County: 15.543 %Lafayette County15.543Pearl River County: 15.497 %Pearl River County15.497Tishomingo County: 15.307 %Tishomingo County15.307Attala County: 15.062 %Attala County15.062Tate County: 14.986 %Tate County14.986Panola County: 14.879 %Panola County14.879Hancock County: 14.791 %Hancock County14.791George County: 14.661 %George County14.661Forrest County: 14.508 %Forrest County14.508Adams County: 14.361 %Adams County14.361Oktibbeha County: 14.086 %Oktibbeha County14.086Stone County: 13.852 %Stone County13.852Marion County: 13.821 %Marion County13.821Walthall County: 13.156 %Walthall County13.156Holmes County: 12.964 %Holmes County12.964Yalobusha County: 12.788 %Yalobusha County12.788Rankin County: 12.781 %Rankin County12.781Harrison County: 12.707 %Harrison County12.707Amite County: 12.591 %Amite County12.591Choctaw County: 12.369 %Choctaw County12.369Lee County: 12.242 %Lee County12.242Yazoo County: 12.241 %Yazoo County12.241Leake County: 12.17 %Leake County12.17Jackson County: 11.995 %Jackson County11.995Pontotoc County: 24.859 %Pontotoc County24.859Jefferson Davis County: 22.457 %Jefferson Davis County22.457Greene County: 21.789 %Greene County21.789Carroll County: 21.386 %Carroll County21.386Newton County: 20.855 %Newton County20.855Quitman County: 19.632 %Quitman County19.632Montgomery County: 19.581 %Montgomery County19.581DeSoto County: 19.411 %DeSoto County19.411Copiah County: 18.116 %Copiah County18.116Jefferson County: 18.03 %Jefferson County18.03Marshall County: 17.108 %Marshall County17.108Tippah County: 17.019 %Tippah County17.019Monroe County: 16.205 %Monroe County16.205Webster County: 15.947 %Webster County15.947Clarke County: 15.842 %Clarke County15.842Madison County: 15.742 %Madison County15.742Lafayette County: 15.543 %Lafayette County15.543Pearl River County: 15.497 %Pearl River County15.497Tishomingo County: 15.307 %Tishomingo County15.307Attala County: 15.062 %Attala County15.062Tate County: 14.986 %Tate County14.986Panola County: 14.879 %Panola County14.879Hancock County: 14.791 %Hancock County14.791George County: 14.661 %George County14.661Forrest County: 14.508 %Forrest County14.508Adams County: 14.361 %Adams County14.361Oktibbeha County: 14.086 %Oktibbeha County14.086Stone County: 13.852 %Stone County13.852Marion County: 13.821 %Marion County13.821Walthall County: 13.156 %Walthall County13.156Holmes County: 12.964 %Holmes County12.964Yalobusha County: 12.788 %Yalobusha County12.788Rankin County: 12.781 %Rankin County12.781Harrison County: 12.707 %Harrison County12.707Amite County: 12.591 %Amite County12.591Choctaw County: 12.369 %Choctaw County12.369Lee County: 12.242 %Lee County12.242Yazoo County: 12.241 %Yazoo County12.241Leake County: 12.17 %Leake County12.17Jackson County: 11.995 %Jackson County11.995
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pontotoc County24.859+18.59 pts
2Jefferson Davis County22.457-1.42 pts
3Greene County21.789+12.5 pts
4Carroll County21.386+3.56 pts
5Newton County20.855-7.13 pts
6Quitman County19.632-7.19 pts
7Montgomery County19.581+11.8 pts
8DeSoto County19.411+6.54 pts
9Copiah County18.116+7.14 pts
10Jefferson County18.03-0.84 pts
11Marshall County17.108+2.67 pts
12Tippah County17.019+7.76 pts
13Monroe County16.205+2.53 pts
14Webster County15.947-0.28 pts
15Clarke County15.842+8.49 pts
16Madison County15.742+3.21 pts
17Lafayette County15.543+3.45 pts
18Pearl River County15.497+2.71 pts
19Tishomingo County15.307+5.79 pts
20Attala County15.062+7.25 pts
21Tate County14.986+2.17 pts
22Panola County14.879-0.81 pts
23Hancock County14.791+2.45 pts
24George County14.661+0.03 pts
25Forrest County14.508+2.95 pts
26Adams County14.361+5.93 pts
27Oktibbeha County14.086+2.1 pts
28Stone County13.852+3.56 pts
29Marion County13.821-1.7 pts
30Walthall County13.156+3.22 pts
31Holmes County12.964+2.94 pts
32Yalobusha County12.788+7.1 pts
33Rankin County12.781+2.61 pts
34Harrison County12.707+2.51 pts
35Amite County12.591-0.04 pts
36Choctaw County12.369-2.58 pts
37Lee County12.242+0.83 pts
38Yazoo County12.241+5.62 pts
39Leake County12.17+5.45 pts
40Jackson County11.995-0.88 pts
41Washington County11.976+3.84 pts
42Lamar County11.971+1.72 pts
43Pike County11.487+0.52 pts
44Hinds County11.355+3.55 pts
45Lawrence County11.172-0.4 pts
46Coahoma County11.148-4.58 pts
47Wilkinson County10.985+2.54 pts
48Itawamba County10.956+0.63 pts
49Humphreys County10.949+3.98 pts
50Lincoln County10.836-0.96 pts
51Franklin County10.775+0.53 pts
52Lauderdale County10.771+4.19 pts
52Lowndes County10.771+0.51 pts
54Clay County10.576-2.13 pts
55Simpson County10.572-4.93 pts
56Noxubee County10.545-3.28 pts
57Perry County10.463+1.88 pts
58Warren County10.352+1.46 pts
59Alcorn County10.287-1.73 pts
60Bolivar County10.142+2.32 pts
61Union County10.109+1.24 pts
62Jones County10.02-0.72 pts
63Sharkey County9.985+2.44 pts
64Smith County9.844+2.1 pts
65Prentiss County9.721-5.74 pts
66Leflore County9.703+1.58 pts
67Sunflower County9.663-5.05 pts
68Benton County9.468-4.2 pts
69Scott County9.232+2.99 pts
70Wayne County9.036-14.31 pts
71Issaquena County8.889-1.79 pts
72Covington County8.8-1.53 pts
73Winston County8.664+0.43 pts
74Jasper County8.655+3.67 pts
75Calhoun County8.394-4.22 pts
76Grenada County8.388+0.76 pts
77Tallahatchie County8.384+1.98 pts
78Tunica County8.119+0.29 pts
79Kemper County8.022-6.49 pts
80Neshoba County6.609+2.03 pts
81Chickasaw County6.596-0.7 pts
82Claiborne County4.34-1.06 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pontotoc County, with 24.859% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Claiborne County, with 4.34% in 2022.

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