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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Issaquena County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2012, at 33.79%. Jasper County had the lowest, at 5.858%. The median was 10.347% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.722%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.79Issaquena County
Lowest5.858Jasper County
Median10.34782 counties
Mississippi10.722History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 10.05 %Alcorn County: 9.366 %Amite County: 13.23 %Attala County: 13.373 %Benton County: 20.511 %Bolivar County: 9.311 %Calhoun County: 8.779 %Carroll County: 17.477 %Chickasaw County: 7.739 %Choctaw County: 10.729 %Claiborne County: 8.361 %Clarke County: 14.859 %Clay County: 8.229 %Coahoma County: 10.425 %Copiah County: 9.41 %Covington County: 7.816 %DeSoto County: 10.567 %Forrest County: 12.09 %Franklin County: 12.451 %George County: 8.325 %Greene County: 18.238 %Grenada County: 8.928 %Hancock County: 15.531 %Harrison County: 10.18 %Hinds County: 9.712 %Holmes County: 8.305 %Humphreys County: 20.152 %Issaquena County: 33.79 %Itawamba County: 6.294 %Jackson County: 16.654 %Jasper County: 5.858 %Jefferson County: 6.897 %Jefferson Davis County: 31.231 %Jones County: 9.537 %Kemper County: 6.483 %Lafayette County: 11.205 %Lamar County: 12.047 %Lauderdale County: 11.243 %Lawrence County: 10.87 %Leake County: 13.526 %Lee County: 10.551 %Leflore County: 9.858 %Lincoln County: 9.291 %Lowndes County: 11.286 %Madison County: 10.913 %Marion County: 13.047 %Marshall County: 10.724 %Monroe County: 9.387 %Montgomery County: 10.131 %Neshoba County: 8.994 %Newton County: 8.899 %Noxubee County: 14.114 %Oktibbeha County: 9.322 %Panola County: 14.313 %Pearl River County: 14.489 %Perry County: 11.093 %Pike County: 8.847 %Pontotoc County: 6.059 %Prentiss County: 8.938 %Quitman County: 8.713 %Rankin County: 10.987 %Scott County: 7.808 %Sharkey County: 8.772 %Simpson County: 12.517 %Smith County: 12.059 %Stone County: 13.572 %Sunflower County: 15.162 %Tallahatchie County: 15.283 %Tate County: 9.816 %Tippah County: 10.268 %Tishomingo County: 9.766 %Tunica County: 9.403 %Union County: 12.103 %Walthall County: 15.353 %Warren County: 6.806 %Washington County: 12.589 %Wayne County: 9.72 %Webster County: 11.136 %Wilkinson County: 9.604 %Winston County: 10.031 %Yalobusha County: 10.489 %Yazoo County: 10.084 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Issaquena County: 33.79 %Issaquena County33.79Jefferson Davis County: 31.231 %Jefferson Davis County31.231Benton County: 20.511 %Benton County20.511Humphreys County: 20.152 %Humphreys County20.152Greene County: 18.238 %Greene County18.238Carroll County: 17.477 %Carroll County17.477Jackson County: 16.654 %Jackson County16.654Hancock County: 15.531 %Hancock County15.531Walthall County: 15.353 %Walthall County15.353Tallahatchie County: 15.283 %Tallahatchie County15.283Sunflower County: 15.162 %Sunflower County15.162Clarke County: 14.859 %Clarke County14.859Pearl River County: 14.489 %Pearl River County14.489Panola County: 14.313 %Panola County14.313Noxubee County: 14.114 %Noxubee County14.114Stone County: 13.572 %Stone County13.572Leake County: 13.526 %Leake County13.526Attala County: 13.373 %Attala County13.373Amite County: 13.23 %Amite County13.23Marion County: 13.047 %Marion County13.047Washington County: 12.589 %Washington County12.589Simpson County: 12.517 %Simpson County12.517Franklin County: 12.451 %Franklin County12.451Union County: 12.103 %Union County12.103Forrest County: 12.09 %Forrest County12.09Smith County: 12.059 %Smith County12.059Lamar County: 12.047 %Lamar County12.047Lowndes County: 11.286 %Lowndes County11.286Lauderdale County: 11.243 %Lauderdale County11.243Lafayette County: 11.205 %Lafayette County11.205Webster County: 11.136 %Webster County11.136Perry County: 11.093 %Perry County11.093Rankin County: 10.987 %Rankin County10.987Madison County: 10.913 %Madison County10.913Lawrence County: 10.87 %Lawrence County10.87Choctaw County: 10.729 %Choctaw County10.729Marshall County: 10.724 %Marshall County10.724DeSoto County: 10.567 %DeSoto County10.567Lee County: 10.551 %Lee County10.551Yalobusha County: 10.489 %Yalobusha County10.489Issaquena County: 33.79 %Issaquena County33.79Jefferson Davis County: 31.231 %Jefferson Davis County31.231Benton County: 20.511 %Benton County20.511Humphreys County: 20.152 %Humphreys County20.152Greene County: 18.238 %Greene County18.238Carroll County: 17.477 %Carroll County17.477Jackson County: 16.654 %Jackson County16.654Hancock County: 15.531 %Hancock County15.531Walthall County: 15.353 %Walthall County15.353Tallahatchie County: 15.283 %Tallahatchie County15.283Sunflower County: 15.162 %Sunflower County15.162Clarke County: 14.859 %Clarke County14.859Pearl River County: 14.489 %Pearl River County14.489Panola County: 14.313 %Panola County14.313Noxubee County: 14.114 %Noxubee County14.114Stone County: 13.572 %Stone County13.572Leake County: 13.526 %Leake County13.526Attala County: 13.373 %Attala County13.373Amite County: 13.23 %Amite County13.23Marion County: 13.047 %Marion County13.047Washington County: 12.589 %Washington County12.589Simpson County: 12.517 %Simpson County12.517Franklin County: 12.451 %Franklin County12.451Union County: 12.103 %Union County12.103Forrest County: 12.09 %Forrest County12.09Smith County: 12.059 %Smith County12.059Lamar County: 12.047 %Lamar County12.047Lowndes County: 11.286 %Lowndes County11.286Lauderdale County: 11.243 %Lauderdale County11.243Lafayette County: 11.205 %Lafayette County11.205Webster County: 11.136 %Webster County11.136Perry County: 11.093 %Perry County11.093Rankin County: 10.987 %Rankin County10.987Madison County: 10.913 %Madison County10.913Lawrence County: 10.87 %Lawrence County10.87Choctaw County: 10.729 %Choctaw County10.729Marshall County: 10.724 %Marshall County10.724DeSoto County: 10.567 %DeSoto County10.567Lee County: 10.551 %Lee County10.551Yalobusha County: 10.489 %Yalobusha County10.489
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Issaquena County33.79+12.94 pts
2Jefferson Davis County31.231+13.77 pts
3Benton County20.511+16.64 pts
4Humphreys County20.152+9.76 pts
5Greene County18.238+5.4 pts
6Carroll County17.477-1.16 pts
7Jackson County16.654+6.46 pts
8Hancock County15.531-0.34 pts
9Walthall County15.353-1.31 pts
10Tallahatchie County15.283+7.7 pts
11Sunflower County15.162-1.33 pts
12Clarke County14.859+4.01 pts
13Pearl River County14.489+0.19 pts
14Panola County14.313+0.63 pts
15Noxubee County14.114+4.82 pts
16Stone County13.572+5.29 pts
17Leake County13.526+3.31 pts
18Attala County13.373-15.24 pts
19Amite County13.23-2.17 pts
20Marion County13.047+3.73 pts
21Washington County12.589-1.08 pts
22Simpson County12.517+3 pts
23Franklin County12.451+0.4 pts
24Union County12.103-6.47 pts
25Forrest County12.09-1.63 pts
26Smith County12.059+1.49 pts
27Lamar County12.047+2.37 pts
28Lowndes County11.286-0.77 pts
29Lauderdale County11.243-0.27 pts
30Lafayette County11.205+0.73 pts
31Webster County11.136-1.53 pts
32Perry County11.093+4.14 pts
33Rankin County10.987-0.81 pts
34Madison County10.913-0.45 pts
35Lawrence County10.87-4.24 pts
36Choctaw County10.729-11.57 pts
37Marshall County10.724-0.42 pts
38DeSoto County10.567+0.2 pts
39Lee County10.551+2.38 pts
40Yalobusha County10.489+3.4 pts
41Coahoma County10.425+1.63 pts
42Tippah County10.268+2.97 pts
43Harrison County10.18-0.36 pts
44Montgomery County10.131-6.52 pts
45Yazoo County10.084-0.51 pts
46Adams County10.05-0.02 pts
47Winston County10.031+1.25 pts
48Leflore County9.858+1.95 pts
49Tate County9.816-0.54 pts
50Tishomingo County9.766-5.28 pts
51Wayne County9.72+0.5 pts
52Hinds County9.712+0.13 pts
53Wilkinson County9.604-1.41 pts
54Jones County9.537+0.43 pts
55Copiah County9.41+0.37 pts
56Tunica County9.403-3.99 pts
57Monroe County9.387-0.39 pts
58Alcorn County9.366-2.15 pts
59Oktibbeha County9.322-2.56 pts
60Bolivar County9.311+1.27 pts
61Lincoln County9.291+1.26 pts
62Neshoba County8.994+3.83 pts
63Prentiss County8.938-1.83 pts
64Grenada County8.928-1.88 pts
65Newton County8.899+0.54 pts
66Pike County8.847-1.87 pts
67Calhoun County8.779+1.43 pts
68Sharkey County8.772-4.29 pts
69Quitman County8.713-4.51 pts
70Claiborne County8.361+2.44 pts
71George County8.325-1.42 pts
72Holmes County8.305-1.96 pts
73Clay County8.229-2.24 pts
74Covington County7.816-4.55 pts
75Scott County7.808+0.47 pts
76Chickasaw County7.739-2.52 pts
77Jefferson County6.897-0.09 pts
78Warren County6.806-7.62 pts
79Kemper County6.483-2.64 pts
80Itawamba County6.294-1.14 pts
81Pontotoc County6.059-1.74 pts
82Jasper County5.858-0.22 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.

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 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Issaquena County, with 33.79% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Jasper County, with 5.858% in 2012.

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