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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Claiborne County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2013, at 35.537%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.244%. The median was 11.237% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.516%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.537Claiborne County
Lowest5.244Union County
Median11.23782 counties
Mississippi10.516History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 13.071 %Alcorn County: 11.234 %Amite County: 9.528 %Attala County: 11.878 %Benton County: 13.737 %Bolivar County: 8.803 %Calhoun County: 8.939 %Carroll County: 15.985 %Chickasaw County: 9.385 %Choctaw County: 12.223 %Claiborne County: 35.537 %Clarke County: 11.688 %Clay County: 11.448 %Coahoma County: 12.115 %Copiah County: 11.239 %Covington County: 8.778 %DeSoto County: 12.614 %Forrest County: 9.493 %Franklin County: 10.189 %George County: 10.904 %Greene County: 15.72 %Grenada County: 7.004 %Hancock County: 11.268 %Harrison County: 9.937 %Hinds County: 9.559 %Holmes County: 12.761 %Humphreys County: 20.658 %Issaquena County: 15 %Itawamba County: 8.836 %Jackson County: 7.387 %Jasper County: 6.706 %Jefferson County: 17.484 %Jefferson Davis County: 12.529 %Jones County: 9.461 %Kemper County: 7.7 %Lafayette County: 9.259 %Lamar County: 10.684 %Lauderdale County: 11.337 %Lawrence County: 8.076 %Leake County: 10.187 %Lee County: 10.427 %Leflore County: 11.378 %Lincoln County: 8.459 %Lowndes County: 14.109 %Madison County: 9.783 %Marion County: 15.445 %Marshall County: 9.796 %Monroe County: 16.786 %Montgomery County: 7.965 %Neshoba County: 14.256 %Newton County: 18.441 %Noxubee County: 16.218 %Oktibbeha County: 11.239 %Panola County: 13.179 %Pearl River County: 11.926 %Perry County: 11.569 %Pike County: 13.447 %Pontotoc County: 10.937 %Prentiss County: 17.009 %Quitman County: 12.1 %Rankin County: 10.956 %Scott County: 8.328 %Sharkey County: 15.443 %Simpson County: 12.742 %Smith County: 7.138 %Stone County: 11.375 %Sunflower County: 11.899 %Tallahatchie County: 11.469 %Tate County: 9.028 %Tippah County: 9.087 %Tishomingo County: 8.52 %Tunica County: 6.459 %Union County: 5.244 %Walthall County: 15.825 %Warren County: 9.306 %Washington County: 10.867 %Wayne County: 10.39 %Webster County: 10.006 %Wilkinson County: 7.917 %Winston County: 8.742 %Yalobusha County: 11.653 %Yazoo County: 11.735 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Claiborne County: 35.537 %Claiborne County35.537Humphreys County: 20.658 %Humphreys County20.658Newton County: 18.441 %Newton County18.441Jefferson County: 17.484 %Jefferson County17.484Prentiss County: 17.009 %Prentiss County17.009Monroe County: 16.786 %Monroe County16.786Noxubee County: 16.218 %Noxubee County16.218Carroll County: 15.985 %Carroll County15.985Walthall County: 15.825 %Walthall County15.825Greene County: 15.72 %Greene County15.72Marion County: 15.445 %Marion County15.445Sharkey County: 15.443 %Sharkey County15.443Issaquena County: 15 %Issaquena County15Neshoba County: 14.256 %Neshoba County14.256Lowndes County: 14.109 %Lowndes County14.109Benton County: 13.737 %Benton County13.737Pike County: 13.447 %Pike County13.447Panola County: 13.179 %Panola County13.179Adams County: 13.071 %Adams County13.071Holmes County: 12.761 %Holmes County12.761Simpson County: 12.742 %Simpson County12.742DeSoto County: 12.614 %DeSoto County12.614Jefferson Davis County: 12.529 %Jefferson Davis County12.529Choctaw County: 12.223 %Choctaw County12.223Coahoma County: 12.115 %Coahoma County12.115Quitman County: 12.1 %Quitman County12.1Pearl River County: 11.926 %Pearl River County11.926Sunflower County: 11.899 %Sunflower County11.899Attala County: 11.878 %Attala County11.878Yazoo County: 11.735 %Yazoo County11.735Clarke County: 11.688 %Clarke County11.688Yalobusha County: 11.653 %Yalobusha County11.653Perry County: 11.569 %Perry County11.569Tallahatchie County: 11.469 %Tallahatchie County11.469Clay County: 11.448 %Clay County11.448Leflore County: 11.378 %Leflore County11.378Stone County: 11.375 %Stone County11.375Lauderdale County: 11.337 %Lauderdale County11.337Hancock County: 11.268 %Hancock County11.268Copiah County: 11.239 %Copiah County11.239Claiborne County: 35.537 %Claiborne County35.537Humphreys County: 20.658 %Humphreys County20.658Newton County: 18.441 %Newton County18.441Jefferson County: 17.484 %Jefferson County17.484Prentiss County: 17.009 %Prentiss County17.009Monroe County: 16.786 %Monroe County16.786Noxubee County: 16.218 %Noxubee County16.218Carroll County: 15.985 %Carroll County15.985Walthall County: 15.825 %Walthall County15.825Greene County: 15.72 %Greene County15.72Marion County: 15.445 %Marion County15.445Sharkey County: 15.443 %Sharkey County15.443Issaquena County: 15 %Issaquena County15Neshoba County: 14.256 %Neshoba County14.256Lowndes County: 14.109 %Lowndes County14.109Benton County: 13.737 %Benton County13.737Pike County: 13.447 %Pike County13.447Panola County: 13.179 %Panola County13.179Adams County: 13.071 %Adams County13.071Holmes County: 12.761 %Holmes County12.761Simpson County: 12.742 %Simpson County12.742DeSoto County: 12.614 %DeSoto County12.614Jefferson Davis County: 12.529 %Jefferson Davis County12.529Choctaw County: 12.223 %Choctaw County12.223Coahoma County: 12.115 %Coahoma County12.115Quitman County: 12.1 %Quitman County12.1Pearl River County: 11.926 %Pearl River County11.926Sunflower County: 11.899 %Sunflower County11.899Attala County: 11.878 %Attala County11.878Yazoo County: 11.735 %Yazoo County11.735Clarke County: 11.688 %Clarke County11.688Yalobusha County: 11.653 %Yalobusha County11.653Perry County: 11.569 %Perry County11.569Tallahatchie County: 11.469 %Tallahatchie County11.469Clay County: 11.448 %Clay County11.448Leflore County: 11.378 %Leflore County11.378Stone County: 11.375 %Stone County11.375Lauderdale County: 11.337 %Lauderdale County11.337Hancock County: 11.268 %Hancock County11.268Copiah County: 11.239 %Copiah County11.239
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Claiborne County35.537+27.18 pts
2Humphreys County20.658+0.51 pts
3Newton County18.441+9.54 pts
4Jefferson County17.484+10.59 pts
5Prentiss County17.009+8.07 pts
6Monroe County16.786+7.4 pts
7Noxubee County16.218+2.1 pts
8Carroll County15.985-1.49 pts
9Walthall County15.825+0.47 pts
10Greene County15.72-2.52 pts
11Marion County15.445+2.4 pts
12Sharkey County15.443+6.67 pts
13Issaquena County15-18.79 pts
14Neshoba County14.256+5.26 pts
15Lowndes County14.109+2.82 pts
16Benton County13.737-6.77 pts
17Pike County13.447+4.6 pts
18Panola County13.179-1.13 pts
19Adams County13.071+3.02 pts
20Holmes County12.761+4.46 pts
21Simpson County12.742+0.23 pts
22DeSoto County12.614+2.05 pts
23Jefferson Davis County12.529-18.7 pts
24Choctaw County12.223+1.49 pts
25Coahoma County12.115+1.69 pts
26Quitman County12.1+3.39 pts
27Pearl River County11.926-2.56 pts
28Sunflower County11.899-3.26 pts
29Attala County11.878-1.49 pts
30Yazoo County11.735+1.65 pts
31Clarke County11.688-3.17 pts
32Yalobusha County11.653+1.16 pts
33Perry County11.569+0.48 pts
34Tallahatchie County11.469-3.81 pts
35Clay County11.448+3.22 pts
36Leflore County11.378+1.52 pts
37Stone County11.375-2.2 pts
38Lauderdale County11.337+0.09 pts
39Hancock County11.268-4.26 pts
40Copiah County11.239+1.83 pts
40Oktibbeha County11.239+1.92 pts
42Alcorn County11.234+1.87 pts
43Rankin County10.956-0.03 pts
44Pontotoc County10.937+4.88 pts
45George County10.904+2.58 pts
46Washington County10.867-1.72 pts
47Lamar County10.684-1.36 pts
48Lee County10.427-0.12 pts
49Wayne County10.39+0.67 pts
50Franklin County10.189-2.26 pts
51Leake County10.187-3.34 pts
52Webster County10.006-1.13 pts
53Harrison County9.937-0.24 pts
54Marshall County9.796-0.93 pts
55Madison County9.783-1.13 pts
56Hinds County9.559-0.15 pts
57Amite County9.528-3.7 pts
58Forrest County9.493-2.6 pts
59Jones County9.461-0.08 pts
60Chickasaw County9.385+1.65 pts
61Warren County9.306+2.5 pts
62Lafayette County9.259-1.95 pts
63Tippah County9.087-1.18 pts
64Tate County9.028-0.79 pts
65Calhoun County8.939+0.16 pts
66Itawamba County8.836+2.54 pts
67Bolivar County8.803-0.51 pts
68Covington County8.778+0.96 pts
69Winston County8.742-1.29 pts
70Tishomingo County8.52-1.25 pts
71Lincoln County8.459-0.83 pts
72Scott County8.328+0.52 pts
73Lawrence County8.076-2.79 pts
74Montgomery County7.965-2.17 pts
75Wilkinson County7.917-1.69 pts
76Kemper County7.7+1.22 pts
77Jackson County7.387-9.27 pts
78Smith County7.138-4.92 pts
79Grenada County7.004-1.92 pts
80Jasper County6.706+0.85 pts
81Tunica County6.459-2.94 pts
82Union County5.244-6.86 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Claiborne County, with 35.537% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 5.244% in 2013.

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