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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Quitman County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2017, at 40%. Chickasaw County had the lowest, at 5.31%. The median was 10.449% and the figure for Mississippi was 11.16%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40Quitman County
Lowest5.31Chickasaw County
Median10.44982 counties
Mississippi11.16History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 11.801 %Alcorn County: 7.993 %Amite County: 13.635 %Attala County: 8.831 %Benton County: 7.064 %Bolivar County: 10.366 %Calhoun County: 18.093 %Carroll County: 15.029 %Chickasaw County: 5.31 %Choctaw County: 10.273 %Claiborne County: 7.54 %Clarke County: 18.246 %Clay County: 11.52 %Coahoma County: 12.088 %Copiah County: 9.933 %Covington County: 6.313 %DeSoto County: 12.468 %Forrest County: 13.629 %Franklin County: 13.466 %George County: 14.02 %Greene County: 13.839 %Grenada County: 9.355 %Hancock County: 13.524 %Harrison County: 10.071 %Hinds County: 9.495 %Holmes County: 9.548 %Humphreys County: 7.598 %Issaquena County: 7.619 %Itawamba County: 6.99 %Jackson County: 11.275 %Jasper County: 7.698 %Jefferson County: 13.706 %Jefferson Davis County: 16.925 %Jones County: 10.21 %Kemper County: 14.857 %Lafayette County: 18.833 %Lamar County: 11.743 %Lauderdale County: 14.358 %Lawrence County: 15.101 %Leake County: 8.925 %Lee County: 9.667 %Leflore County: 12.261 %Lincoln County: 9.462 %Lowndes County: 13.152 %Madison County: 12.392 %Marion County: 10.484 %Marshall County: 8.556 %Monroe County: 9.36 %Montgomery County: 14.11 %Neshoba County: 6.376 %Newton County: 19.969 %Noxubee County: 9.409 %Oktibbeha County: 12.475 %Panola County: 9.138 %Pearl River County: 13.605 %Perry County: 7.857 %Pike County: 9.176 %Pontotoc County: 12.914 %Prentiss County: 17.182 %Quitman County: 40 %Rankin County: 10.448 %Scott County: 6.071 %Sharkey County: 19.193 %Simpson County: 10.095 %Smith County: 9.572 %Stone County: 10.396 %Sunflower County: 10.554 %Tallahatchie County: 12.907 %Tate County: 9.125 %Tippah County: 7.16 %Tishomingo County: 18.048 %Tunica County: 8.551 %Union County: 5.395 %Walthall County: 27.309 %Warren County: 10.45 %Washington County: 12.206 %Wayne County: 9.298 %Webster County: 9.544 %Wilkinson County: 7.318 %Winston County: 11.904 %Yalobusha County: 7.418 %Yazoo County: 11.961 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Quitman County: 40 %Quitman County40Walthall County: 27.309 %Walthall County27.309Newton County: 19.969 %Newton County19.969Sharkey County: 19.193 %Sharkey County19.193Lafayette County: 18.833 %Lafayette County18.833Clarke County: 18.246 %Clarke County18.246Calhoun County: 18.093 %Calhoun County18.093Tishomingo County: 18.048 %Tishomingo County18.048Prentiss County: 17.182 %Prentiss County17.182Jefferson Davis County: 16.925 %Jefferson Davis County16.925Lawrence County: 15.101 %Lawrence County15.101Carroll County: 15.029 %Carroll County15.029Kemper County: 14.857 %Kemper County14.857Lauderdale County: 14.358 %Lauderdale County14.358Montgomery County: 14.11 %Montgomery County14.11George County: 14.02 %George County14.02Greene County: 13.839 %Greene County13.839Jefferson County: 13.706 %Jefferson County13.706Amite County: 13.635 %Amite County13.635Forrest County: 13.629 %Forrest County13.629Pearl River County: 13.605 %Pearl River County13.605Hancock County: 13.524 %Hancock County13.524Franklin County: 13.466 %Franklin County13.466Lowndes County: 13.152 %Lowndes County13.152Pontotoc County: 12.914 %Pontotoc County12.914Tallahatchie County: 12.907 %Tallahatchie County12.907Oktibbeha County: 12.475 %Oktibbeha County12.475DeSoto County: 12.468 %DeSoto County12.468Madison County: 12.392 %Madison County12.392Leflore County: 12.261 %Leflore County12.261Washington County: 12.206 %Washington County12.206Coahoma County: 12.088 %Coahoma County12.088Yazoo County: 11.961 %Yazoo County11.961Winston County: 11.904 %Winston County11.904Adams County: 11.801 %Adams County11.801Lamar County: 11.743 %Lamar County11.743Clay County: 11.52 %Clay County11.52Jackson County: 11.275 %Jackson County11.275Sunflower County: 10.554 %Sunflower County10.554Marion County: 10.484 %Marion County10.484Quitman County: 40 %Quitman County40Walthall County: 27.309 %Walthall County27.309Newton County: 19.969 %Newton County19.969Sharkey County: 19.193 %Sharkey County19.193Lafayette County: 18.833 %Lafayette County18.833Clarke County: 18.246 %Clarke County18.246Calhoun County: 18.093 %Calhoun County18.093Tishomingo County: 18.048 %Tishomingo County18.048Prentiss County: 17.182 %Prentiss County17.182Jefferson Davis County: 16.925 %Jefferson Davis County16.925Lawrence County: 15.101 %Lawrence County15.101Carroll County: 15.029 %Carroll County15.029Kemper County: 14.857 %Kemper County14.857Lauderdale County: 14.358 %Lauderdale County14.358Montgomery County: 14.11 %Montgomery County14.11George County: 14.02 %George County14.02Greene County: 13.839 %Greene County13.839Jefferson County: 13.706 %Jefferson County13.706Amite County: 13.635 %Amite County13.635Forrest County: 13.629 %Forrest County13.629Pearl River County: 13.605 %Pearl River County13.605Hancock County: 13.524 %Hancock County13.524Franklin County: 13.466 %Franklin County13.466Lowndes County: 13.152 %Lowndes County13.152Pontotoc County: 12.914 %Pontotoc County12.914Tallahatchie County: 12.907 %Tallahatchie County12.907Oktibbeha County: 12.475 %Oktibbeha County12.475DeSoto County: 12.468 %DeSoto County12.468Madison County: 12.392 %Madison County12.392Leflore County: 12.261 %Leflore County12.261Washington County: 12.206 %Washington County12.206Coahoma County: 12.088 %Coahoma County12.088Yazoo County: 11.961 %Yazoo County11.961Winston County: 11.904 %Winston County11.904Adams County: 11.801 %Adams County11.801Lamar County: 11.743 %Lamar County11.743Clay County: 11.52 %Clay County11.52Jackson County: 11.275 %Jackson County11.275Sunflower County: 10.554 %Sunflower County10.554Marion County: 10.484 %Marion County10.484
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Quitman County40+26.18 pts
2Walthall County27.309+14.21 pts
3Newton County19.969+7.07 pts
4Sharkey County19.193+11.57 pts
5Lafayette County18.833+8.08 pts
6Clarke County18.246+8.66 pts
7Calhoun County18.093+7.71 pts
8Tishomingo County18.048+9.46 pts
9Prentiss County17.182+3.25 pts
10Jefferson Davis County16.925+7.45 pts
11Lawrence County15.101+4.63 pts
12Carroll County15.029+3.77 pts
13Kemper County14.857+9.26 pts
14Lauderdale County14.358+5.03 pts
15Montgomery County14.11+2.22 pts
16George County14.02+6.34 pts
17Greene County13.839+1.26 pts
18Jefferson County13.706+1.89 pts
19Amite County13.635+2.26 pts
20Forrest County13.629+3.17 pts
21Pearl River County13.605-0.8 pts
22Hancock County13.524-0.35 pts
23Franklin County13.466+0.19 pts
24Lowndes County13.152+3.08 pts
25Pontotoc County12.914+2.14 pts
26Tallahatchie County12.907-2.29 pts
27Oktibbeha County12.475+2.63 pts
28DeSoto County12.468+2.6 pts
29Madison County12.392+1.87 pts
30Leflore County12.261+4.25 pts
31Washington County12.206+2.45 pts
32Coahoma County12.088+2.32 pts
33Yazoo County11.961+2.02 pts
34Winston County11.904+4.1 pts
35Adams County11.801-3.68 pts
36Lamar County11.743+3.04 pts
37Clay County11.52+0.83 pts
38Jackson County11.275+3.32 pts
39Sunflower County10.554+1.34 pts
40Marion County10.484-0.12 pts
41Warren County10.45-5.94 pts
42Rankin County10.448+1.54 pts
43Stone County10.396+3.85 pts
44Bolivar County10.366+1.09 pts
45Choctaw County10.273-2.39 pts
46Jones County10.21-0.58 pts
47Simpson County10.095+1.52 pts
48Harrison County10.071+0.01 pts
49Copiah County9.933+3.33 pts
50Lee County9.667+1.22 pts
51Smith County9.572+3.75 pts
52Holmes County9.548-14.44 pts
53Webster County9.544-8.65 pts
54Hinds County9.495+0.04 pts
55Lincoln County9.462-1.19 pts
56Noxubee County9.409-2.24 pts
57Monroe County9.36+0.98 pts
58Grenada County9.355+2.12 pts
59Wayne County9.298-4.14 pts
60Pike County9.176-0.47 pts
61Panola County9.138-3.96 pts
62Tate County9.125+1.5 pts
63Leake County8.925-0.49 pts
64Attala County8.831-4.97 pts
65Marshall County8.556-1.53 pts
66Tunica County8.551+1.96 pts
67Alcorn County7.993-4.13 pts
68Perry County7.857+2.37 pts
69Jasper County7.698-2.91 pts
70Issaquena County7.619-0.5 pts
71Humphreys County7.598-1.41 pts
72Claiborne County7.54+1.28 pts
73Yalobusha County7.418-1.73 pts
74Wilkinson County7.318-4.77 pts
75Tippah County7.16+0.87 pts
76Benton County7.064+1.54 pts
77Itawamba County6.99+1.35 pts
78Neshoba County6.376-0.21 pts
79Covington County6.313-0.51 pts
80Scott County6.071-0.04 pts
81Union County5.395+0.36 pts
82Chickasaw County5.31-4.58 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Quitman County, with 40% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Chickasaw County, with 5.31% in 2017.

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