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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2023

Calhoun County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2023, at 38.951%. Wilkinson County had the lowest, at 5.027%. The median was 10.697% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.768%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.951Calhoun County
Lowest5.027Wilkinson County
Median10.69782 counties
Mississippi10.768History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 12.512 %Alcorn County: 11.06 %Amite County: 11.745 %Attala County: 8.552 %Benton County: 6.585 %Bolivar County: 14.054 %Calhoun County: 38.951 %Carroll County: 16.283 %Chickasaw County: 12.875 %Choctaw County: 9.508 %Claiborne County: 13.743 %Clarke County: 7.807 %Clay County: 8.462 %Coahoma County: 12.447 %Copiah County: 15.438 %Covington County: 8.27 %DeSoto County: 12.74 %Forrest County: 10.813 %Franklin County: 6.771 %George County: 10.206 %Greene County: 17.522 %Grenada County: 9.41 %Hancock County: 11.326 %Harrison County: 8.738 %Hinds County: 10.582 %Holmes County: 11.53 %Humphreys County: 5.994 %Issaquena County: 15.476 %Itawamba County: 12.393 %Jackson County: 11.144 %Jasper County: 10.297 %Jefferson County: 12.319 %Jefferson Davis County: 9.553 %Jones County: 7.312 %Kemper County: 13.839 %Lafayette County: 10.907 %Lamar County: 8.782 %Lauderdale County: 11.347 %Lawrence County: 7.67 %Leake County: 7.278 %Lee County: 11.635 %Leflore County: 14.161 %Lincoln County: 8.089 %Lowndes County: 9.52 %Madison County: 10.779 %Marion County: 5.245 %Marshall County: 12.66 %Monroe County: 10.924 %Montgomery County: 8.549 %Neshoba County: 5.826 %Newton County: 10.342 %Noxubee County: 11.887 %Oktibbeha County: 13.648 %Panola County: 11.612 %Pearl River County: 10.241 %Perry County: 23.007 %Pike County: 8.623 %Pontotoc County: 16.281 %Prentiss County: 17.057 %Quitman County: 12.381 %Rankin County: 11.732 %Scott County: 6.286 %Sharkey County: 9.612 %Simpson County: 7.718 %Smith County: 10.29 %Stone County: 9.815 %Sunflower County: 7.473 %Tallahatchie County: 13.056 %Tate County: 13.887 %Tippah County: 11.285 %Tishomingo County: 11.75 %Tunica County: 5.903 %Union County: 9.561 %Walthall County: 9.063 %Warren County: 10.614 %Washington County: 13.107 %Wayne County: 6.342 %Webster County: 12.496 %Wilkinson County: 5.027 %Winston County: 6.703 %Yalobusha County: 9.611 %Yazoo County: 8.016 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Calhoun County: 38.951 %Calhoun County38.951Perry County: 23.007 %Perry County23.007Greene County: 17.522 %Greene County17.522Prentiss County: 17.057 %Prentiss County17.057Carroll County: 16.283 %Carroll County16.283Pontotoc County: 16.281 %Pontotoc County16.281Issaquena County: 15.476 %Issaquena County15.476Copiah County: 15.438 %Copiah County15.438Leflore County: 14.161 %Leflore County14.161Bolivar County: 14.054 %Bolivar County14.054Tate County: 13.887 %Tate County13.887Kemper County: 13.839 %Kemper County13.839Claiborne County: 13.743 %Claiborne County13.743Oktibbeha County: 13.648 %Oktibbeha County13.648Washington County: 13.107 %Washington County13.107Tallahatchie County: 13.056 %Tallahatchie County13.056Chickasaw County: 12.875 %Chickasaw County12.875DeSoto County: 12.74 %DeSoto County12.74Marshall County: 12.66 %Marshall County12.66Adams County: 12.512 %Adams County12.512Webster County: 12.496 %Webster County12.496Coahoma County: 12.447 %Coahoma County12.447Itawamba County: 12.393 %Itawamba County12.393Quitman County: 12.381 %Quitman County12.381Jefferson County: 12.319 %Jefferson County12.319Noxubee County: 11.887 %Noxubee County11.887Tishomingo County: 11.75 %Tishomingo County11.75Amite County: 11.745 %Amite County11.745Rankin County: 11.732 %Rankin County11.732Lee County: 11.635 %Lee County11.635Panola County: 11.612 %Panola County11.612Holmes County: 11.53 %Holmes County11.53Lauderdale County: 11.347 %Lauderdale County11.347Hancock County: 11.326 %Hancock County11.326Tippah County: 11.285 %Tippah County11.285Jackson County: 11.144 %Jackson County11.144Alcorn County: 11.06 %Alcorn County11.06Monroe County: 10.924 %Monroe County10.924Lafayette County: 10.907 %Lafayette County10.907Forrest County: 10.813 %Forrest County10.813Calhoun County: 38.951 %Calhoun County38.951Perry County: 23.007 %Perry County23.007Greene County: 17.522 %Greene County17.522Prentiss County: 17.057 %Prentiss County17.057Carroll County: 16.283 %Carroll County16.283Pontotoc County: 16.281 %Pontotoc County16.281Issaquena County: 15.476 %Issaquena County15.476Copiah County: 15.438 %Copiah County15.438Leflore County: 14.161 %Leflore County14.161Bolivar County: 14.054 %Bolivar County14.054Tate County: 13.887 %Tate County13.887Kemper County: 13.839 %Kemper County13.839Claiborne County: 13.743 %Claiborne County13.743Oktibbeha County: 13.648 %Oktibbeha County13.648Washington County: 13.107 %Washington County13.107Tallahatchie County: 13.056 %Tallahatchie County13.056Chickasaw County: 12.875 %Chickasaw County12.875DeSoto County: 12.74 %DeSoto County12.74Marshall County: 12.66 %Marshall County12.66Adams County: 12.512 %Adams County12.512Webster County: 12.496 %Webster County12.496Coahoma County: 12.447 %Coahoma County12.447Itawamba County: 12.393 %Itawamba County12.393Quitman County: 12.381 %Quitman County12.381Jefferson County: 12.319 %Jefferson County12.319Noxubee County: 11.887 %Noxubee County11.887Tishomingo County: 11.75 %Tishomingo County11.75Amite County: 11.745 %Amite County11.745Rankin County: 11.732 %Rankin County11.732Lee County: 11.635 %Lee County11.635Panola County: 11.612 %Panola County11.612Holmes County: 11.53 %Holmes County11.53Lauderdale County: 11.347 %Lauderdale County11.347Hancock County: 11.326 %Hancock County11.326Tippah County: 11.285 %Tippah County11.285Jackson County: 11.144 %Jackson County11.144Alcorn County: 11.06 %Alcorn County11.06Monroe County: 10.924 %Monroe County10.924Lafayette County: 10.907 %Lafayette County10.907Forrest County: 10.813 %Forrest County10.813
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Calhoun County38.951+29.44 pts
2Perry County23.007+9.54 pts
3Greene County17.522+10.62 pts
4Prentiss County17.057+5.05 pts
5Carroll County16.283-1.51 pts
6Pontotoc County16.281+10.18 pts
7Issaquena County15.476-4.52 pts
8Copiah County15.438+4.11 pts
9Leflore County14.161+3.39 pts
10Bolivar County14.054+3.85 pts
11Tate County13.887+2.94 pts
12Kemper County13.839-12.23 pts
13Claiborne County13.743+4.96 pts
14Oktibbeha County13.648+1.25 pts
15Washington County13.107+2.13 pts
16Tallahatchie County13.056-1.95 pts
17Chickasaw County12.875-0.45 pts
18DeSoto County12.74-0.5 pts
19Marshall County12.66-7.56 pts
20Adams County12.512-0.12 pts
21Webster County12.496+3.86 pts
22Coahoma County12.447-1.26 pts
23Itawamba County12.393+2.67 pts
24Quitman County12.381-22.33 pts
25Jefferson County12.319+0.61 pts
26Noxubee County11.887-7.05 pts
27Tishomingo County11.75+0.61 pts
28Amite County11.745-3.48 pts
29Rankin County11.732+1.12 pts
30Lee County11.635+1.35 pts
31Panola County11.612-5.12 pts
32Holmes County11.53-2.94 pts
33Lauderdale County11.347+0.15 pts
34Hancock County11.326-2.13 pts
35Tippah County11.285+4.58 pts
36Jackson County11.144-2.43 pts
37Alcorn County11.06-4.09 pts
38Monroe County10.924+2.31 pts
39Lafayette County10.907-1.22 pts
40Forrest County10.813-0.77 pts
41Madison County10.779-1.86 pts
42Warren County10.614+1.31 pts
43Hinds County10.582-5.93 pts
44Newton County10.342-4.95 pts
45Jasper County10.297+3.73 pts
46Smith County10.29+4.34 pts
47Pearl River County10.241+1.5 pts
48George County10.206-0.37 pts
49Stone County9.815+0.27 pts
50Sharkey County9.612-2.79 pts
51Yalobusha County9.611-0.21 pts
52Union County9.561+1.34 pts
53Jefferson Davis County9.553-0.81 pts
54Lowndes County9.52-5.41 pts
55Choctaw County9.508+2.14 pts
56Grenada County9.41-5.89 pts
57Walthall County9.063-4.62 pts
58Lamar County8.782-1.03 pts
59Harrison County8.738-3.53 pts
60Pike County8.623-6.15 pts
61Attala County8.552+0.04 pts
62Montgomery County8.549-1.7 pts
63Clay County8.462-0.79 pts
64Covington County8.27+1.43 pts
65Lincoln County8.089-2.75 pts
66Yazoo County8.016-3.86 pts
67Clarke County7.807-1.49 pts
68Simpson County7.718-0.42 pts
69Lawrence County7.67-3.23 pts
70Sunflower County7.473-2.57 pts
71Jones County7.312-2.02 pts
72Leake County7.278-11.14 pts
73Franklin County6.771-5.51 pts
74Winston County6.703-1.98 pts
75Benton County6.585-10.5 pts
76Wayne County6.342-8.68 pts
77Scott County6.286-7.83 pts
78Humphreys County5.994-4.53 pts
79Tunica County5.903-2.81 pts
80Neshoba County5.826-1.57 pts
81Marion County5.245-2.85 pts
82Wilkinson County5.027-1.84 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/mississippi-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/mississippi-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Calhoun County, with 38.951% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Wilkinson County, with 5.027% in 2023.

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