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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Tunica County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2015, at 26.752%. Perry County had the lowest, at 4.606%. The median was 10.072% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.469%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.752Tunica County
Lowest4.606Perry County
Median10.07282 counties
Mississippi10.469History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 11.118 %Alcorn County: 8.094 %Amite County: 13.577 %Attala County: 12.7 %Benton County: 4.902 %Bolivar County: 9.698 %Calhoun County: 13.291 %Carroll County: 11.043 %Chickasaw County: 6.619 %Choctaw County: 18.723 %Claiborne County: 22.355 %Clarke County: 10.401 %Clay County: 8.466 %Coahoma County: 11.565 %Copiah County: 9.325 %Covington County: 8.949 %DeSoto County: 10.141 %Forrest County: 14.13 %Franklin County: 5.431 %George County: 7.763 %Greene County: 14.155 %Grenada County: 11.441 %Hancock County: 11.54 %Harrison County: 11.278 %Hinds County: 9.342 %Holmes County: 5.829 %Humphreys County: 8.466 %Issaquena County: 7 %Itawamba County: 8.476 %Jackson County: 9.618 %Jasper County: 12.257 %Jefferson County: 10.577 %Jefferson Davis County: 17.933 %Jones County: 6.99 %Kemper County: 20.457 %Lafayette County: 7.858 %Lamar County: 9.872 %Lauderdale County: 11.313 %Lawrence County: 8.982 %Leake County: 13.123 %Lee County: 8.735 %Leflore County: 10.105 %Lincoln County: 7.73 %Lowndes County: 10.217 %Madison County: 11.757 %Marion County: 10.167 %Marshall County: 10.924 %Monroe County: 13.951 %Montgomery County: 9.106 %Neshoba County: 14.139 %Newton County: 10.071 %Noxubee County: 10.184 %Oktibbeha County: 9.907 %Panola County: 10.634 %Pearl River County: 11.743 %Perry County: 4.606 %Pike County: 8.498 %Pontotoc County: 7.119 %Prentiss County: 9.713 %Quitman County: 9.76 %Rankin County: 9.135 %Scott County: 5.326 %Sharkey County: 10.073 %Simpson County: 10.875 %Smith County: 18.01 %Stone County: 6.955 %Sunflower County: 11.002 %Tallahatchie County: 9.41 %Tate County: 12.354 %Tippah County: 9.104 %Tishomingo County: 8.982 %Tunica County: 26.752 %Union County: 7.458 %Walthall County: 11.243 %Warren County: 11.032 %Washington County: 11.273 %Wayne County: 8.213 %Webster County: 13.192 %Wilkinson County: 6.669 %Winston County: 8.545 %Yalobusha County: 5.684 %Yazoo County: 7.828 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Tunica County: 26.752 %Tunica County26.752Claiborne County: 22.355 %Claiborne County22.355Kemper County: 20.457 %Kemper County20.457Choctaw County: 18.723 %Choctaw County18.723Smith County: 18.01 %Smith County18.01Jefferson Davis County: 17.933 %Jefferson Davis County17.933Greene County: 14.155 %Greene County14.155Neshoba County: 14.139 %Neshoba County14.139Forrest County: 14.13 %Forrest County14.13Monroe County: 13.951 %Monroe County13.951Amite County: 13.577 %Amite County13.577Calhoun County: 13.291 %Calhoun County13.291Webster County: 13.192 %Webster County13.192Leake County: 13.123 %Leake County13.123Attala County: 12.7 %Attala County12.7Tate County: 12.354 %Tate County12.354Jasper County: 12.257 %Jasper County12.257Madison County: 11.757 %Madison County11.757Pearl River County: 11.743 %Pearl River County11.743Coahoma County: 11.565 %Coahoma County11.565Hancock County: 11.54 %Hancock County11.54Grenada County: 11.441 %Grenada County11.441Lauderdale County: 11.313 %Lauderdale County11.313Harrison County: 11.278 %Harrison County11.278Washington County: 11.273 %Washington County11.273Walthall County: 11.243 %Walthall County11.243Adams County: 11.118 %Adams County11.118Carroll County: 11.043 %Carroll County11.043Warren County: 11.032 %Warren County11.032Sunflower County: 11.002 %Sunflower County11.002Marshall County: 10.924 %Marshall County10.924Simpson County: 10.875 %Simpson County10.875Panola County: 10.634 %Panola County10.634Jefferson County: 10.577 %Jefferson County10.577Clarke County: 10.401 %Clarke County10.401Lowndes County: 10.217 %Lowndes County10.217Noxubee County: 10.184 %Noxubee County10.184Marion County: 10.167 %Marion County10.167DeSoto County: 10.141 %DeSoto County10.141Leflore County: 10.105 %Leflore County10.105Tunica County: 26.752 %Tunica County26.752Claiborne County: 22.355 %Claiborne County22.355Kemper County: 20.457 %Kemper County20.457Choctaw County: 18.723 %Choctaw County18.723Smith County: 18.01 %Smith County18.01Jefferson Davis County: 17.933 %Jefferson Davis County17.933Greene County: 14.155 %Greene County14.155Neshoba County: 14.139 %Neshoba County14.139Forrest County: 14.13 %Forrest County14.13Monroe County: 13.951 %Monroe County13.951Amite County: 13.577 %Amite County13.577Calhoun County: 13.291 %Calhoun County13.291Webster County: 13.192 %Webster County13.192Leake County: 13.123 %Leake County13.123Attala County: 12.7 %Attala County12.7Tate County: 12.354 %Tate County12.354Jasper County: 12.257 %Jasper County12.257Madison County: 11.757 %Madison County11.757Pearl River County: 11.743 %Pearl River County11.743Coahoma County: 11.565 %Coahoma County11.565Hancock County: 11.54 %Hancock County11.54Grenada County: 11.441 %Grenada County11.441Lauderdale County: 11.313 %Lauderdale County11.313Harrison County: 11.278 %Harrison County11.278Washington County: 11.273 %Washington County11.273Walthall County: 11.243 %Walthall County11.243Adams County: 11.118 %Adams County11.118Carroll County: 11.043 %Carroll County11.043Warren County: 11.032 %Warren County11.032Sunflower County: 11.002 %Sunflower County11.002Marshall County: 10.924 %Marshall County10.924Simpson County: 10.875 %Simpson County10.875Panola County: 10.634 %Panola County10.634Jefferson County: 10.577 %Jefferson County10.577Clarke County: 10.401 %Clarke County10.401Lowndes County: 10.217 %Lowndes County10.217Noxubee County: 10.184 %Noxubee County10.184Marion County: 10.167 %Marion County10.167DeSoto County: 10.141 %DeSoto County10.141Leflore County: 10.105 %Leflore County10.105
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Tunica County26.752+19.39 pts
2Claiborne County22.355+14.02 pts
3Kemper County20.457+3.54 pts
4Choctaw County18.723+11.76 pts
5Smith County18.01+9.11 pts
6Jefferson Davis County17.933-1.8 pts
7Greene County14.155-0.1 pts
8Neshoba County14.139+7.16 pts
9Forrest County14.13+2.91 pts
10Monroe County13.951+1.2 pts
11Amite County13.577+1.33 pts
12Calhoun County13.291+6.64 pts
13Webster County13.192-5.95 pts
14Leake County13.123+4.21 pts
15Attala County12.7+2.29 pts
16Tate County12.354+0.45 pts
17Jasper County12.257-2.2 pts
18Madison County11.757+1.98 pts
19Pearl River County11.743-2.02 pts
20Coahoma County11.565+3.49 pts
21Hancock County11.54-5.69 pts
22Grenada County11.441+3.05 pts
23Lauderdale County11.313+3.58 pts
24Harrison County11.278+2.22 pts
25Washington County11.273-0.24 pts
26Walthall County11.243-10.54 pts
27Adams County11.118+1.68 pts
28Carroll County11.043-4.09 pts
29Warren County11.032+1.68 pts
30Sunflower County11.002+4.12 pts
31Marshall County10.924+3.27 pts
32Simpson County10.875+4.26 pts
33Panola County10.634+0.97 pts
34Jefferson County10.577-1.02 pts
35Clarke County10.401-4.13 pts
36Lowndes County10.217-3.42 pts
37Noxubee County10.184-4.02 pts
38Marion County10.167+2.82 pts
39DeSoto County10.141+0.1 pts
40Leflore County10.105+2.12 pts
41Sharkey County10.073+2.07 pts
42Newton County10.071+0.13 pts
43Oktibbeha County9.907-1.93 pts
44Lamar County9.872+0.04 pts
45Quitman County9.76+1.82 pts
46Prentiss County9.713-2.31 pts
47Bolivar County9.698-0.48 pts
48Jackson County9.618+0.63 pts
49Tallahatchie County9.41+4.54 pts
50Hinds County9.342+1.07 pts
51Copiah County9.325-5.26 pts
52Rankin County9.135-0.03 pts
53Montgomery County9.106-0.46 pts
54Tippah County9.104-4.72 pts
55Lawrence County8.982-4.26 pts
55Tishomingo County8.982-0.45 pts
57Covington County8.949+1.45 pts
58Lee County8.735-4.51 pts
59Winston County8.545-4.72 pts
60Pike County8.498+0.06 pts
61Itawamba County8.476-1.39 pts
62Clay County8.466-5.1 pts
62Humphreys County8.466+1 pts
64Wayne County8.213-6.49 pts
65Alcorn County8.094-0.53 pts
66Lafayette County7.858-3.29 pts
67Yazoo County7.828-3.65 pts
68George County7.763-2.46 pts
69Lincoln County7.73-4.16 pts
70Union County7.458-4.13 pts
71Pontotoc County7.119+0.41 pts
72Issaquena County7-8.92 pts
73Jones County6.99+0.34 pts
74Stone County6.955+0.13 pts
75Wilkinson County6.669-4.48 pts
76Chickasaw County6.619-3.52 pts
77Holmes County5.829-2.96 pts
78Yalobusha County5.684-2.3 pts
79Franklin County5.431-3.6 pts
80Scott County5.326+0.67 pts
81Benton County4.902-2.59 pts
82Perry County4.606-3.8 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.

How to cite

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Tunica County, with 26.752% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Perry County, with 4.606% in 2015.

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