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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Holmes County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2016, at 23.991%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.031%. The median was 9.855% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.138%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.991Holmes County
Lowest5.031Union County
Median9.85582 counties
Mississippi10.138History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 15.485 %Alcorn County: 12.122 %Amite County: 11.373 %Attala County: 13.798 %Benton County: 5.526 %Bolivar County: 9.278 %Calhoun County: 10.381 %Carroll County: 11.258 %Chickasaw County: 9.887 %Choctaw County: 12.665 %Claiborne County: 6.258 %Clarke County: 9.582 %Clay County: 10.686 %Coahoma County: 9.769 %Copiah County: 6.603 %Covington County: 6.819 %DeSoto County: 9.869 %Forrest County: 10.46 %Franklin County: 13.277 %George County: 7.681 %Greene County: 12.576 %Grenada County: 7.232 %Hancock County: 13.872 %Harrison County: 10.065 %Hinds County: 9.454 %Holmes County: 23.991 %Humphreys County: 9.009 %Issaquena County: 8.122 %Itawamba County: 5.643 %Jackson County: 7.953 %Jasper County: 10.611 %Jefferson County: 11.814 %Jefferson Davis County: 9.473 %Jones County: 10.791 %Kemper County: 5.593 %Lafayette County: 10.754 %Lamar County: 8.707 %Lauderdale County: 9.331 %Lawrence County: 10.468 %Leake County: 9.417 %Lee County: 8.443 %Leflore County: 8.013 %Lincoln County: 10.655 %Lowndes County: 10.076 %Madison County: 10.524 %Marion County: 10.6 %Marshall County: 10.087 %Monroe County: 8.376 %Montgomery County: 11.889 %Neshoba County: 6.584 %Newton County: 12.897 %Noxubee County: 11.65 %Oktibbeha County: 9.841 %Panola County: 13.093 %Pearl River County: 14.403 %Perry County: 5.485 %Pike County: 9.65 %Pontotoc County: 10.777 %Prentiss County: 13.934 %Quitman County: 13.818 %Rankin County: 8.904 %Scott County: 6.112 %Sharkey County: 7.625 %Simpson County: 8.576 %Smith County: 5.818 %Stone County: 6.542 %Sunflower County: 9.214 %Tallahatchie County: 15.2 %Tate County: 7.625 %Tippah County: 6.295 %Tishomingo County: 8.583 %Tunica County: 6.593 %Union County: 5.031 %Walthall County: 13.097 %Warren County: 16.388 %Washington County: 9.755 %Wayne County: 13.434 %Webster County: 18.195 %Wilkinson County: 12.091 %Winston County: 7.804 %Yalobusha County: 9.151 %Yazoo County: 9.946 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Holmes County: 23.991 %Holmes County23.991Webster County: 18.195 %Webster County18.195Warren County: 16.388 %Warren County16.388Adams County: 15.485 %Adams County15.485Tallahatchie County: 15.2 %Tallahatchie County15.2Pearl River County: 14.403 %Pearl River County14.403Prentiss County: 13.934 %Prentiss County13.934Hancock County: 13.872 %Hancock County13.872Quitman County: 13.818 %Quitman County13.818Attala County: 13.798 %Attala County13.798Wayne County: 13.434 %Wayne County13.434Franklin County: 13.277 %Franklin County13.277Walthall County: 13.097 %Walthall County13.097Panola County: 13.093 %Panola County13.093Newton County: 12.897 %Newton County12.897Choctaw County: 12.665 %Choctaw County12.665Greene County: 12.576 %Greene County12.576Alcorn County: 12.122 %Alcorn County12.122Wilkinson County: 12.091 %Wilkinson County12.091Montgomery County: 11.889 %Montgomery County11.889Jefferson County: 11.814 %Jefferson County11.814Noxubee County: 11.65 %Noxubee County11.65Amite County: 11.373 %Amite County11.373Carroll County: 11.258 %Carroll County11.258Jones County: 10.791 %Jones County10.791Pontotoc County: 10.777 %Pontotoc County10.777Lafayette County: 10.754 %Lafayette County10.754Clay County: 10.686 %Clay County10.686Lincoln County: 10.655 %Lincoln County10.655Jasper County: 10.611 %Jasper County10.611Marion County: 10.6 %Marion County10.6Madison County: 10.524 %Madison County10.524Lawrence County: 10.468 %Lawrence County10.468Forrest County: 10.46 %Forrest County10.46Calhoun County: 10.381 %Calhoun County10.381Marshall County: 10.087 %Marshall County10.087Lowndes County: 10.076 %Lowndes County10.076Harrison County: 10.065 %Harrison County10.065Yazoo County: 9.946 %Yazoo County9.946Chickasaw County: 9.887 %Chickasaw County9.887Holmes County: 23.991 %Holmes County23.991Webster County: 18.195 %Webster County18.195Warren County: 16.388 %Warren County16.388Adams County: 15.485 %Adams County15.485Tallahatchie County: 15.2 %Tallahatchie County15.2Pearl River County: 14.403 %Pearl River County14.403Prentiss County: 13.934 %Prentiss County13.934Hancock County: 13.872 %Hancock County13.872Quitman County: 13.818 %Quitman County13.818Attala County: 13.798 %Attala County13.798Wayne County: 13.434 %Wayne County13.434Franklin County: 13.277 %Franklin County13.277Walthall County: 13.097 %Walthall County13.097Panola County: 13.093 %Panola County13.093Newton County: 12.897 %Newton County12.897Choctaw County: 12.665 %Choctaw County12.665Greene County: 12.576 %Greene County12.576Alcorn County: 12.122 %Alcorn County12.122Wilkinson County: 12.091 %Wilkinson County12.091Montgomery County: 11.889 %Montgomery County11.889Jefferson County: 11.814 %Jefferson County11.814Noxubee County: 11.65 %Noxubee County11.65Amite County: 11.373 %Amite County11.373Carroll County: 11.258 %Carroll County11.258Jones County: 10.791 %Jones County10.791Pontotoc County: 10.777 %Pontotoc County10.777Lafayette County: 10.754 %Lafayette County10.754Clay County: 10.686 %Clay County10.686Lincoln County: 10.655 %Lincoln County10.655Jasper County: 10.611 %Jasper County10.611Marion County: 10.6 %Marion County10.6Madison County: 10.524 %Madison County10.524Lawrence County: 10.468 %Lawrence County10.468Forrest County: 10.46 %Forrest County10.46Calhoun County: 10.381 %Calhoun County10.381Marshall County: 10.087 %Marshall County10.087Lowndes County: 10.076 %Lowndes County10.076Harrison County: 10.065 %Harrison County10.065Yazoo County: 9.946 %Yazoo County9.946Chickasaw County: 9.887 %Chickasaw County9.887
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Holmes County23.991+18.16 pts
2Webster County18.195+5 pts
3Warren County16.388+5.36 pts
4Adams County15.485+4.37 pts
5Tallahatchie County15.2+5.79 pts
6Pearl River County14.403+2.66 pts
7Prentiss County13.934+4.22 pts
8Hancock County13.872+2.33 pts
9Quitman County13.818+4.06 pts
10Attala County13.798+1.1 pts
11Wayne County13.434+5.22 pts
12Franklin County13.277+7.85 pts
13Walthall County13.097+1.85 pts
14Panola County13.093+2.46 pts
15Newton County12.897+2.83 pts
16Choctaw County12.665-6.06 pts
17Greene County12.576-1.58 pts
18Alcorn County12.122+4.03 pts
19Wilkinson County12.091+5.42 pts
20Montgomery County11.889+2.78 pts
21Jefferson County11.814+1.24 pts
22Noxubee County11.65+1.47 pts
23Amite County11.373-2.2 pts
24Carroll County11.258+0.21 pts
25Jones County10.791+3.8 pts
26Pontotoc County10.777+3.66 pts
27Lafayette County10.754+2.9 pts
28Clay County10.686+2.22 pts
29Lincoln County10.655+2.92 pts
30Jasper County10.611-1.65 pts
31Marion County10.6+0.43 pts
32Madison County10.524-1.23 pts
33Lawrence County10.468+1.49 pts
34Forrest County10.46-3.67 pts
35Calhoun County10.381-2.91 pts
36Marshall County10.087-0.84 pts
37Lowndes County10.076-0.14 pts
38Harrison County10.065-1.21 pts
39Yazoo County9.946+2.12 pts
40Chickasaw County9.887+3.27 pts
41DeSoto County9.869-0.27 pts
42Oktibbeha County9.841-0.07 pts
43Coahoma County9.769-1.8 pts
44Washington County9.755-1.52 pts
45Pike County9.65+1.15 pts
46Clarke County9.582-0.82 pts
47Jefferson Davis County9.473-8.46 pts
48Hinds County9.454+0.11 pts
49Leake County9.417-3.71 pts
50Lauderdale County9.331-1.98 pts
51Bolivar County9.278-0.42 pts
52Sunflower County9.214-1.79 pts
53Yalobusha County9.151+3.47 pts
54Humphreys County9.009+0.54 pts
55Rankin County8.904-0.23 pts
56Lamar County8.707-1.16 pts
57Tishomingo County8.583-0.4 pts
58Simpson County8.576-2.3 pts
59Lee County8.443-0.29 pts
60Monroe County8.376-5.58 pts
61Issaquena County8.122+1.12 pts
62Leflore County8.013-2.09 pts
63Jackson County7.953-1.67 pts
64Winston County7.804-0.74 pts
65George County7.681-0.08 pts
66Sharkey County7.625-2.45 pts
66Tate County7.625-4.73 pts
68Grenada County7.232-4.21 pts
69Covington County6.819-2.13 pts
70Copiah County6.603-2.72 pts
71Tunica County6.593-20.16 pts
72Neshoba County6.584-7.55 pts
73Stone County6.542-0.41 pts
74Tippah County6.295-2.81 pts
75Claiborne County6.258-16.1 pts
76Scott County6.112+0.79 pts
77Smith County5.818-12.19 pts
78Itawamba County5.643-2.83 pts
79Kemper County5.593-14.86 pts
80Benton County5.526+0.62 pts
81Perry County5.485+0.88 pts
82Union County5.031-2.43 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Holmes County, with 23.991% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 5.031% in 2016.

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