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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Walthall County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2014, at 21.781%. Scott County had the lowest, at 4.656%. The median was 9.805% and the figure for Mississippi was 9.819%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.781Walthall County
Lowest4.656Scott County
Median9.80582 counties
Mississippi9.819History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 9.441 %Alcorn County: 8.627 %Amite County: 12.25 %Attala County: 10.408 %Benton County: 7.488 %Bolivar County: 10.174 %Calhoun County: 6.647 %Carroll County: 15.129 %Chickasaw County: 10.135 %Choctaw County: 6.965 %Claiborne County: 8.333 %Clarke County: 14.53 %Clay County: 13.562 %Coahoma County: 8.07 %Copiah County: 14.581 %Covington County: 7.496 %DeSoto County: 10.04 %Forrest County: 11.222 %Franklin County: 9.027 %George County: 10.22 %Greene County: 14.258 %Grenada County: 8.394 %Hancock County: 17.228 %Harrison County: 9.057 %Hinds County: 8.276 %Holmes County: 8.784 %Humphreys County: 7.462 %Issaquena County: 15.92 %Itawamba County: 9.87 %Jackson County: 8.987 %Jasper County: 14.453 %Jefferson County: 11.594 %Jefferson Davis County: 19.736 %Jones County: 6.649 %Kemper County: 16.922 %Lafayette County: 11.144 %Lamar County: 9.83 %Lauderdale County: 7.734 %Lawrence County: 13.245 %Leake County: 8.908 %Lee County: 13.247 %Leflore County: 7.986 %Lincoln County: 11.89 %Lowndes County: 13.639 %Madison County: 9.779 %Marion County: 7.351 %Marshall County: 7.654 %Monroe County: 12.747 %Montgomery County: 9.571 %Neshoba County: 6.979 %Newton County: 9.946 %Noxubee County: 14.206 %Oktibbeha County: 11.839 %Panola County: 9.665 %Pearl River County: 13.765 %Perry County: 8.411 %Pike County: 8.442 %Pontotoc County: 6.711 %Prentiss County: 12.025 %Quitman County: 7.938 %Rankin County: 9.165 %Scott County: 4.656 %Sharkey County: 8.005 %Simpson County: 6.613 %Smith County: 8.902 %Stone County: 6.824 %Sunflower County: 6.88 %Tallahatchie County: 4.869 %Tate County: 11.901 %Tippah County: 13.82 %Tishomingo County: 9.427 %Tunica County: 7.358 %Union County: 11.589 %Walthall County: 21.781 %Warren County: 9.354 %Washington County: 11.513 %Wayne County: 14.698 %Webster County: 19.142 %Wilkinson County: 11.152 %Winston County: 13.263 %Yalobusha County: 7.987 %Yazoo County: 11.474 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Walthall County: 21.781 %Walthall County21.781Jefferson Davis County: 19.736 %Jefferson Davis County19.736Webster County: 19.142 %Webster County19.142Hancock County: 17.228 %Hancock County17.228Kemper County: 16.922 %Kemper County16.922Issaquena County: 15.92 %Issaquena County15.92Carroll County: 15.129 %Carroll County15.129Wayne County: 14.698 %Wayne County14.698Copiah County: 14.581 %Copiah County14.581Clarke County: 14.53 %Clarke County14.53Jasper County: 14.453 %Jasper County14.453Greene County: 14.258 %Greene County14.258Noxubee County: 14.206 %Noxubee County14.206Tippah County: 13.82 %Tippah County13.82Pearl River County: 13.765 %Pearl River County13.765Lowndes County: 13.639 %Lowndes County13.639Clay County: 13.562 %Clay County13.562Winston County: 13.263 %Winston County13.263Lee County: 13.247 %Lee County13.247Lawrence County: 13.245 %Lawrence County13.245Monroe County: 12.747 %Monroe County12.747Amite County: 12.25 %Amite County12.25Prentiss County: 12.025 %Prentiss County12.025Tate County: 11.901 %Tate County11.901Lincoln County: 11.89 %Lincoln County11.89Oktibbeha County: 11.839 %Oktibbeha County11.839Jefferson County: 11.594 %Jefferson County11.594Union County: 11.589 %Union County11.589Washington County: 11.513 %Washington County11.513Yazoo County: 11.474 %Yazoo County11.474Forrest County: 11.222 %Forrest County11.222Wilkinson County: 11.152 %Wilkinson County11.152Lafayette County: 11.144 %Lafayette County11.144Attala County: 10.408 %Attala County10.408George County: 10.22 %George County10.22Bolivar County: 10.174 %Bolivar County10.174Chickasaw County: 10.135 %Chickasaw County10.135DeSoto County: 10.04 %DeSoto County10.04Newton County: 9.946 %Newton County9.946Itawamba County: 9.87 %Itawamba County9.87Walthall County: 21.781 %Walthall County21.781Jefferson Davis County: 19.736 %Jefferson Davis County19.736Webster County: 19.142 %Webster County19.142Hancock County: 17.228 %Hancock County17.228Kemper County: 16.922 %Kemper County16.922Issaquena County: 15.92 %Issaquena County15.92Carroll County: 15.129 %Carroll County15.129Wayne County: 14.698 %Wayne County14.698Copiah County: 14.581 %Copiah County14.581Clarke County: 14.53 %Clarke County14.53Jasper County: 14.453 %Jasper County14.453Greene County: 14.258 %Greene County14.258Noxubee County: 14.206 %Noxubee County14.206Tippah County: 13.82 %Tippah County13.82Pearl River County: 13.765 %Pearl River County13.765Lowndes County: 13.639 %Lowndes County13.639Clay County: 13.562 %Clay County13.562Winston County: 13.263 %Winston County13.263Lee County: 13.247 %Lee County13.247Lawrence County: 13.245 %Lawrence County13.245Monroe County: 12.747 %Monroe County12.747Amite County: 12.25 %Amite County12.25Prentiss County: 12.025 %Prentiss County12.025Tate County: 11.901 %Tate County11.901Lincoln County: 11.89 %Lincoln County11.89Oktibbeha County: 11.839 %Oktibbeha County11.839Jefferson County: 11.594 %Jefferson County11.594Union County: 11.589 %Union County11.589Washington County: 11.513 %Washington County11.513Yazoo County: 11.474 %Yazoo County11.474Forrest County: 11.222 %Forrest County11.222Wilkinson County: 11.152 %Wilkinson County11.152Lafayette County: 11.144 %Lafayette County11.144Attala County: 10.408 %Attala County10.408George County: 10.22 %George County10.22Bolivar County: 10.174 %Bolivar County10.174Chickasaw County: 10.135 %Chickasaw County10.135DeSoto County: 10.04 %DeSoto County10.04Newton County: 9.946 %Newton County9.946Itawamba County: 9.87 %Itawamba County9.87
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Walthall County21.781+5.96 pts
2Jefferson Davis County19.736+7.21 pts
3Webster County19.142+9.14 pts
4Hancock County17.228+5.96 pts
5Kemper County16.922+9.22 pts
6Issaquena County15.92+0.92 pts
7Carroll County15.129-0.86 pts
8Wayne County14.698+4.31 pts
9Copiah County14.581+3.34 pts
10Clarke County14.53+2.84 pts
11Jasper County14.453+7.75 pts
12Greene County14.258-1.46 pts
13Noxubee County14.206-2.01 pts
14Tippah County13.82+4.73 pts
15Pearl River County13.765+1.84 pts
16Lowndes County13.639-0.47 pts
17Clay County13.562+2.11 pts
18Winston County13.263+4.52 pts
19Lee County13.247+2.82 pts
20Lawrence County13.245+5.17 pts
21Monroe County12.747-4.04 pts
22Amite County12.25+2.72 pts
23Prentiss County12.025-4.98 pts
24Tate County11.901+2.87 pts
25Lincoln County11.89+3.43 pts
26Oktibbeha County11.839+0.6 pts
27Jefferson County11.594-5.89 pts
28Union County11.589+6.35 pts
29Washington County11.513+0.65 pts
30Yazoo County11.474-0.26 pts
31Forrest County11.222+1.73 pts
32Wilkinson County11.152+3.23 pts
33Lafayette County11.144+1.88 pts
34Attala County10.408-1.47 pts
35George County10.22-0.68 pts
36Bolivar County10.174+1.37 pts
37Chickasaw County10.135+0.75 pts
38DeSoto County10.04-2.57 pts
39Newton County9.946-8.49 pts
40Itawamba County9.87+1.03 pts
41Lamar County9.83-0.85 pts
42Madison County9.779-0 pts
43Panola County9.665-3.51 pts
44Montgomery County9.571+1.61 pts
45Adams County9.441-3.63 pts
46Tishomingo County9.427+0.91 pts
47Warren County9.354+0.05 pts
48Rankin County9.165-1.79 pts
49Harrison County9.057-0.88 pts
50Franklin County9.027-1.16 pts
51Jackson County8.987+1.6 pts
52Leake County8.908-1.28 pts
53Smith County8.902+1.76 pts
54Holmes County8.784-3.98 pts
55Alcorn County8.627-2.61 pts
56Pike County8.442-5 pts
57Perry County8.411-3.16 pts
58Grenada County8.394+1.39 pts
59Claiborne County8.333-27.2 pts
60Hinds County8.276-1.28 pts
61Coahoma County8.07-4.04 pts
62Sharkey County8.005-7.44 pts
63Yalobusha County7.987-3.67 pts
64Leflore County7.986-3.39 pts
65Quitman County7.938-4.16 pts
66Lauderdale County7.734-3.6 pts
67Marshall County7.654-2.14 pts
68Covington County7.496-1.28 pts
69Benton County7.488-6.25 pts
70Humphreys County7.462-13.2 pts
71Tunica County7.358+0.9 pts
72Marion County7.351-8.09 pts
73Neshoba County6.979-7.28 pts
74Choctaw County6.965-5.26 pts
75Sunflower County6.88-5.02 pts
76Stone County6.824-4.55 pts
77Pontotoc County6.711-4.23 pts
78Jones County6.649-2.81 pts
79Calhoun County6.647-2.29 pts
80Simpson County6.613-6.13 pts
81Tallahatchie County4.869-6.6 pts
82Scott County4.656-3.67 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Walthall County, with 21.781% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Scott County, with 4.656% in 2014.

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