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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Issaquena County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2021, at 27.184%. Scott County had the lowest, at 4.445%. The median was 12.269% and the figure for Mississippi was 12.815%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.184Issaquena County
Lowest4.445Scott County
Median12.26982 counties
Mississippi12.815History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 18.34 %Alcorn County: 17.317 %Amite County: 18.484 %Attala County: 9.223 %Benton County: 11.725 %Bolivar County: 16.774 %Calhoun County: 7.36 %Carroll County: 15.534 %Chickasaw County: 6.566 %Choctaw County: 10.039 %Claiborne County: 11.618 %Clarke County: 18.943 %Clay County: 9.07 %Coahoma County: 20.453 %Copiah County: 10.042 %Covington County: 5.737 %DeSoto County: 14.316 %Forrest County: 14.552 %Franklin County: 13.589 %George County: 11.798 %Greene County: 10.043 %Grenada County: 10.929 %Hancock County: 14.415 %Harrison County: 14.676 %Hinds County: 12.604 %Holmes County: 24.636 %Humphreys County: 23.786 %Issaquena County: 27.184 %Itawamba County: 9.441 %Jackson County: 9.814 %Jasper County: 6.392 %Jefferson County: 16.537 %Jefferson Davis County: 16.935 %Jones County: 10.243 %Kemper County: 8.182 %Lafayette County: 13.084 %Lamar County: 13.318 %Lauderdale County: 12.15 %Lawrence County: 9.635 %Leake County: 8.108 %Lee County: 11.289 %Leflore County: 13.2 %Lincoln County: 10.027 %Lowndes County: 12.463 %Madison County: 13.901 %Marion County: 10.798 %Marshall County: 14.348 %Monroe County: 8.832 %Montgomery County: 11.78 %Neshoba County: 12.223 %Newton County: 10.947 %Noxubee County: 9.771 %Oktibbeha County: 19.215 %Panola County: 8.205 %Pearl River County: 11.902 %Perry County: 8.939 %Pike County: 10.05 %Pontotoc County: 18.778 %Prentiss County: 12.736 %Quitman County: 9.991 %Rankin County: 10.919 %Scott County: 4.445 %Sharkey County: 13.343 %Simpson County: 15.015 %Smith County: 6.042 %Stone County: 11.091 %Sunflower County: 12.314 %Tallahatchie County: 16.882 %Tate County: 17.834 %Tippah County: 8.443 %Tishomingo County: 11.195 %Tunica County: 25.322 %Union County: 14.102 %Walthall County: 14.803 %Warren County: 16.247 %Washington County: 14.116 %Wayne County: 10.628 %Webster County: 14.162 %Wilkinson County: 10.967 %Winston County: 12.53 %Yalobusha County: 16.754 %Yazoo County: 14.898 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Issaquena County: 27.184 %Issaquena County27.184Tunica County: 25.322 %Tunica County25.322Holmes County: 24.636 %Holmes County24.636Humphreys County: 23.786 %Humphreys County23.786Coahoma County: 20.453 %Coahoma County20.453Oktibbeha County: 19.215 %Oktibbeha County19.215Clarke County: 18.943 %Clarke County18.943Pontotoc County: 18.778 %Pontotoc County18.778Amite County: 18.484 %Amite County18.484Adams County: 18.34 %Adams County18.34Tate County: 17.834 %Tate County17.834Alcorn County: 17.317 %Alcorn County17.317Jefferson Davis County: 16.935 %Jefferson Davis County16.935Tallahatchie County: 16.882 %Tallahatchie County16.882Bolivar County: 16.774 %Bolivar County16.774Yalobusha County: 16.754 %Yalobusha County16.754Jefferson County: 16.537 %Jefferson County16.537Warren County: 16.247 %Warren County16.247Carroll County: 15.534 %Carroll County15.534Simpson County: 15.015 %Simpson County15.015Yazoo County: 14.898 %Yazoo County14.898Walthall County: 14.803 %Walthall County14.803Harrison County: 14.676 %Harrison County14.676Forrest County: 14.552 %Forrest County14.552Hancock County: 14.415 %Hancock County14.415Marshall County: 14.348 %Marshall County14.348DeSoto County: 14.316 %DeSoto County14.316Webster County: 14.162 %Webster County14.162Washington County: 14.116 %Washington County14.116Union County: 14.102 %Union County14.102Madison County: 13.901 %Madison County13.901Franklin County: 13.589 %Franklin County13.589Sharkey County: 13.343 %Sharkey County13.343Lamar County: 13.318 %Lamar County13.318Leflore County: 13.2 %Leflore County13.2Lafayette County: 13.084 %Lafayette County13.084Prentiss County: 12.736 %Prentiss County12.736Hinds County: 12.604 %Hinds County12.604Winston County: 12.53 %Winston County12.53Lowndes County: 12.463 %Lowndes County12.463Issaquena County: 27.184 %Issaquena County27.184Tunica County: 25.322 %Tunica County25.322Holmes County: 24.636 %Holmes County24.636Humphreys County: 23.786 %Humphreys County23.786Coahoma County: 20.453 %Coahoma County20.453Oktibbeha County: 19.215 %Oktibbeha County19.215Clarke County: 18.943 %Clarke County18.943Pontotoc County: 18.778 %Pontotoc County18.778Amite County: 18.484 %Amite County18.484Adams County: 18.34 %Adams County18.34Tate County: 17.834 %Tate County17.834Alcorn County: 17.317 %Alcorn County17.317Jefferson Davis County: 16.935 %Jefferson Davis County16.935Tallahatchie County: 16.882 %Tallahatchie County16.882Bolivar County: 16.774 %Bolivar County16.774Yalobusha County: 16.754 %Yalobusha County16.754Jefferson County: 16.537 %Jefferson County16.537Warren County: 16.247 %Warren County16.247Carroll County: 15.534 %Carroll County15.534Simpson County: 15.015 %Simpson County15.015Yazoo County: 14.898 %Yazoo County14.898Walthall County: 14.803 %Walthall County14.803Harrison County: 14.676 %Harrison County14.676Forrest County: 14.552 %Forrest County14.552Hancock County: 14.415 %Hancock County14.415Marshall County: 14.348 %Marshall County14.348DeSoto County: 14.316 %DeSoto County14.316Webster County: 14.162 %Webster County14.162Washington County: 14.116 %Washington County14.116Union County: 14.102 %Union County14.102Madison County: 13.901 %Madison County13.901Franklin County: 13.589 %Franklin County13.589Sharkey County: 13.343 %Sharkey County13.343Lamar County: 13.318 %Lamar County13.318Leflore County: 13.2 %Leflore County13.2Lafayette County: 13.084 %Lafayette County13.084Prentiss County: 12.736 %Prentiss County12.736Hinds County: 12.604 %Hinds County12.604Winston County: 12.53 %Winston County12.53Lowndes County: 12.463 %Lowndes County12.463
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Issaquena County27.184+19.67 pts
2Tunica County25.322+20.24 pts
3Holmes County24.636+3.71 pts
4Humphreys County23.786+12.74 pts
5Coahoma County20.453+1.85 pts
6Oktibbeha County19.215+8.89 pts
7Clarke County18.943+7.2 pts
8Pontotoc County18.778+12.38 pts
9Amite County18.484+8.19 pts
10Adams County18.34+7.1 pts
11Tate County17.834+8.48 pts
12Alcorn County17.317+2.11 pts
13Jefferson Davis County16.935-64.72 pts
14Tallahatchie County16.882+8.29 pts
15Bolivar County16.774+7.2 pts
16Yalobusha County16.754+3.03 pts
17Jefferson County16.537+1.49 pts
18Warren County16.247+5.66 pts
19Carroll County15.534-10.64 pts
20Simpson County15.015+4.96 pts
21Yazoo County14.898+3.23 pts
22Walthall County14.803+3.37 pts
23Harrison County14.676+4.76 pts
24Forrest County14.552+3.02 pts
25Hancock County14.415-0.14 pts
26Marshall County14.348+1.94 pts
27DeSoto County14.316+3.41 pts
28Webster County14.162-6.16 pts
29Washington County14.116+4.08 pts
30Union County14.102+5.98 pts
31Madison County13.901+1.54 pts
32Franklin County13.589+3.48 pts
33Sharkey County13.343+2.08 pts
34Lamar County13.318+4.92 pts
35Leflore County13.2-0.41 pts
36Lafayette County13.084+0.42 pts
37Prentiss County12.736+2.98 pts
38Hinds County12.604+2.44 pts
39Winston County12.53+4.72 pts
40Lowndes County12.463+1.74 pts
41Sunflower County12.314+3.55 pts
42Neshoba County12.223+5.58 pts
43Lauderdale County12.15+3.61 pts
44Pearl River County11.902-0.28 pts
45George County11.798-1.66 pts
46Montgomery County11.78-4.4 pts
47Benton County11.725+2.38 pts
48Claiborne County11.618+6.51 pts
49Lee County11.289+1.03 pts
50Tishomingo County11.195-1.24 pts
51Stone County11.091+1.05 pts
52Wilkinson County10.967+0.27 pts
53Newton County10.947-1.59 pts
54Grenada County10.929+3.03 pts
55Rankin County10.919+1.17 pts
56Marion County10.798-1.17 pts
57Wayne County10.628+1.59 pts
58Jones County10.243-1.77 pts
59Pike County10.05+2.29 pts
60Greene County10.043-6 pts
61Copiah County10.042-9.95 pts
62Choctaw County10.039-1.81 pts
63Lincoln County10.027-0.18 pts
64Quitman County9.991-4.06 pts
65Jackson County9.814-0.69 pts
66Noxubee County9.771+2.37 pts
67Lawrence County9.635+0.28 pts
68Itawamba County9.441-1.29 pts
69Attala County9.223-0.36 pts
70Clay County9.07-0.78 pts
71Perry County8.939+1.6 pts
72Monroe County8.832-5.61 pts
73Tippah County8.443-1.5 pts
74Panola County8.205-6.06 pts
75Kemper County8.182-12.01 pts
76Leake County8.108+2.3 pts
77Calhoun County7.36-8.13 pts
78Chickasaw County6.566-1.14 pts
79Jasper County6.392-19.54 pts
80Smith County6.042-0.72 pts
81Covington County5.737-1.61 pts
82Scott County4.445-1.69 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Issaquena County, with 27.184% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Scott County, with 4.445% in 2021.

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