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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Kemper County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2018, at 22.408%. Chickasaw County had the lowest, at 4.346%. The median was 10.62% and the figure for Mississippi was 10.785%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.408Kemper County
Lowest4.346Chickasaw County
Median10.6282 counties
Mississippi10.785History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 13.666 %Alcorn County: 9.424 %Amite County: 7.29 %Attala County: 18.448 %Benton County: 7.265 %Bolivar County: 12.77 %Calhoun County: 7.14 %Carroll County: 11.99 %Chickasaw County: 4.346 %Choctaw County: 8.256 %Claiborne County: 13.586 %Clarke County: 12.19 %Clay County: 12.077 %Coahoma County: 12.876 %Copiah County: 8.486 %Covington County: 10.543 %DeSoto County: 11.461 %Forrest County: 10.018 %Franklin County: 6.586 %George County: 10.138 %Greene County: 14.024 %Grenada County: 4.692 %Hancock County: 9.969 %Harrison County: 10.123 %Hinds County: 10.372 %Holmes County: 6.147 %Humphreys County: 21.263 %Issaquena County: 11.504 %Itawamba County: 11.598 %Jackson County: 10.221 %Jasper County: 12.244 %Jefferson County: 9.176 %Jefferson Davis County: 5.6 %Jones County: 10.06 %Kemper County: 22.408 %Lafayette County: 12.316 %Lamar County: 12.53 %Lauderdale County: 14.685 %Lawrence County: 7.212 %Leake County: 10.509 %Lee County: 9.805 %Leflore County: 13.145 %Lincoln County: 7.362 %Lowndes County: 13.635 %Madison County: 9.828 %Marion County: 11.726 %Marshall County: 14.846 %Monroe County: 11.719 %Montgomery County: 21.084 %Neshoba County: 8.265 %Newton County: 12.487 %Noxubee County: 11.41 %Oktibbeha County: 10.622 %Panola County: 11.117 %Pearl River County: 12.424 %Perry County: 6.527 %Pike County: 10.599 %Pontotoc County: 6.496 %Prentiss County: 13.253 %Quitman County: 15.443 %Rankin County: 10.513 %Scott County: 8.961 %Sharkey County: 12.134 %Simpson County: 15.226 %Smith County: 13.157 %Stone County: 7.301 %Sunflower County: 10.107 %Tallahatchie County: 21.918 %Tate County: 9.643 %Tippah County: 7.082 %Tishomingo County: 11.901 %Tunica County: 11.557 %Union County: 5.639 %Walthall County: 17.138 %Warren County: 11.737 %Washington County: 12.662 %Wayne County: 8.881 %Webster County: 9.088 %Wilkinson County: 13.198 %Winston County: 7.89 %Yalobusha County: 7.333 %Yazoo County: 10.617 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Kemper County: 22.408 %Kemper County22.408Tallahatchie County: 21.918 %Tallahatchie County21.918Humphreys County: 21.263 %Humphreys County21.263Montgomery County: 21.084 %Montgomery County21.084Attala County: 18.448 %Attala County18.448Walthall County: 17.138 %Walthall County17.138Quitman County: 15.443 %Quitman County15.443Simpson County: 15.226 %Simpson County15.226Marshall County: 14.846 %Marshall County14.846Lauderdale County: 14.685 %Lauderdale County14.685Greene County: 14.024 %Greene County14.024Adams County: 13.666 %Adams County13.666Lowndes County: 13.635 %Lowndes County13.635Claiborne County: 13.586 %Claiborne County13.586Prentiss County: 13.253 %Prentiss County13.253Wilkinson County: 13.198 %Wilkinson County13.198Smith County: 13.157 %Smith County13.157Leflore County: 13.145 %Leflore County13.145Coahoma County: 12.876 %Coahoma County12.876Bolivar County: 12.77 %Bolivar County12.77Washington County: 12.662 %Washington County12.662Lamar County: 12.53 %Lamar County12.53Newton County: 12.487 %Newton County12.487Pearl River County: 12.424 %Pearl River County12.424Lafayette County: 12.316 %Lafayette County12.316Jasper County: 12.244 %Jasper County12.244Clarke County: 12.19 %Clarke County12.19Sharkey County: 12.134 %Sharkey County12.134Clay County: 12.077 %Clay County12.077Carroll County: 11.99 %Carroll County11.99Tishomingo County: 11.901 %Tishomingo County11.901Warren County: 11.737 %Warren County11.737Marion County: 11.726 %Marion County11.726Monroe County: 11.719 %Monroe County11.719Itawamba County: 11.598 %Itawamba County11.598Tunica County: 11.557 %Tunica County11.557Issaquena County: 11.504 %Issaquena County11.504DeSoto County: 11.461 %DeSoto County11.461Noxubee County: 11.41 %Noxubee County11.41Panola County: 11.117 %Panola County11.117Kemper County: 22.408 %Kemper County22.408Tallahatchie County: 21.918 %Tallahatchie County21.918Humphreys County: 21.263 %Humphreys County21.263Montgomery County: 21.084 %Montgomery County21.084Attala County: 18.448 %Attala County18.448Walthall County: 17.138 %Walthall County17.138Quitman County: 15.443 %Quitman County15.443Simpson County: 15.226 %Simpson County15.226Marshall County: 14.846 %Marshall County14.846Lauderdale County: 14.685 %Lauderdale County14.685Greene County: 14.024 %Greene County14.024Adams County: 13.666 %Adams County13.666Lowndes County: 13.635 %Lowndes County13.635Claiborne County: 13.586 %Claiborne County13.586Prentiss County: 13.253 %Prentiss County13.253Wilkinson County: 13.198 %Wilkinson County13.198Smith County: 13.157 %Smith County13.157Leflore County: 13.145 %Leflore County13.145Coahoma County: 12.876 %Coahoma County12.876Bolivar County: 12.77 %Bolivar County12.77Washington County: 12.662 %Washington County12.662Lamar County: 12.53 %Lamar County12.53Newton County: 12.487 %Newton County12.487Pearl River County: 12.424 %Pearl River County12.424Lafayette County: 12.316 %Lafayette County12.316Jasper County: 12.244 %Jasper County12.244Clarke County: 12.19 %Clarke County12.19Sharkey County: 12.134 %Sharkey County12.134Clay County: 12.077 %Clay County12.077Carroll County: 11.99 %Carroll County11.99Tishomingo County: 11.901 %Tishomingo County11.901Warren County: 11.737 %Warren County11.737Marion County: 11.726 %Marion County11.726Monroe County: 11.719 %Monroe County11.719Itawamba County: 11.598 %Itawamba County11.598Tunica County: 11.557 %Tunica County11.557Issaquena County: 11.504 %Issaquena County11.504DeSoto County: 11.461 %DeSoto County11.461Noxubee County: 11.41 %Noxubee County11.41Panola County: 11.117 %Panola County11.117
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Kemper County22.408+7.55 pts
2Tallahatchie County21.918+9.01 pts
3Humphreys County21.263+13.67 pts
4Montgomery County21.084+6.97 pts
5Attala County18.448+9.62 pts
6Walthall County17.138-10.17 pts
7Quitman County15.443-24.56 pts
8Simpson County15.226+5.13 pts
9Marshall County14.846+6.29 pts
10Lauderdale County14.685+0.33 pts
11Greene County14.024+0.18 pts
12Adams County13.666+1.87 pts
13Lowndes County13.635+0.48 pts
14Claiborne County13.586+6.05 pts
15Prentiss County13.253-3.93 pts
16Wilkinson County13.198+5.88 pts
17Smith County13.157+3.59 pts
18Leflore County13.145+0.88 pts
19Coahoma County12.876+0.79 pts
20Bolivar County12.77+2.4 pts
21Washington County12.662+0.46 pts
22Lamar County12.53+0.79 pts
23Newton County12.487-7.48 pts
24Pearl River County12.424-1.18 pts
25Lafayette County12.316-6.52 pts
26Jasper County12.244+4.55 pts
27Clarke County12.19-6.06 pts
28Sharkey County12.134-7.06 pts
29Clay County12.077+0.56 pts
30Carroll County11.99-3.04 pts
31Tishomingo County11.901-6.15 pts
32Warren County11.737+1.29 pts
33Marion County11.726+1.24 pts
34Monroe County11.719+2.36 pts
35Itawamba County11.598+4.61 pts
36Tunica County11.557+3.01 pts
37Issaquena County11.504+3.88 pts
38DeSoto County11.461-1.01 pts
39Noxubee County11.41+2 pts
40Panola County11.117+1.98 pts
41Oktibbeha County10.622-1.85 pts
42Yazoo County10.617-1.34 pts
43Pike County10.599+1.42 pts
44Covington County10.543+4.23 pts
45Rankin County10.513+0.06 pts
46Leake County10.509+1.58 pts
47Hinds County10.372+0.88 pts
48Jackson County10.221-1.05 pts
49George County10.138-3.88 pts
50Harrison County10.123+0.05 pts
51Sunflower County10.107-0.45 pts
52Jones County10.06-0.15 pts
53Forrest County10.018-3.61 pts
54Hancock County9.969-3.55 pts
55Madison County9.828-2.56 pts
56Lee County9.805+0.14 pts
57Tate County9.643+0.52 pts
58Alcorn County9.424+1.43 pts
59Jefferson County9.176-4.53 pts
60Webster County9.088-0.46 pts
61Scott County8.961+2.89 pts
62Wayne County8.881-0.42 pts
63Copiah County8.486-1.45 pts
64Neshoba County8.265+1.89 pts
65Choctaw County8.256-2.02 pts
66Winston County7.89-4.01 pts
67Lincoln County7.362-2.1 pts
68Yalobusha County7.333-0.08 pts
69Stone County7.301-3.1 pts
70Amite County7.29-6.34 pts
71Benton County7.265+0.2 pts
72Lawrence County7.212-7.89 pts
73Calhoun County7.14-10.95 pts
74Tippah County7.082-0.08 pts
75Franklin County6.586-6.88 pts
76Perry County6.527-1.33 pts
77Pontotoc County6.496-6.42 pts
78Holmes County6.147-3.4 pts
79Union County5.639+0.24 pts
80Jefferson Davis County5.6-11.33 pts
81Grenada County4.692-4.66 pts
82Chickasaw County4.346-0.96 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Kemper County, with 22.408% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Chickasaw County, with 4.346% in 2018.

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