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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Quitman County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2022, at 34.706%. Smith County had the lowest, at 5.945%. The median was 11.063% and the figure for Mississippi was 12.18%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.706Quitman County
Lowest5.945Smith County
Median11.06382 counties
Mississippi12.18History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 12.636 %Alcorn County: 15.153 %Amite County: 15.22 %Attala County: 8.514 %Benton County: 17.084 %Bolivar County: 10.206 %Calhoun County: 9.507 %Carroll County: 17.793 %Chickasaw County: 13.323 %Choctaw County: 7.367 %Claiborne County: 8.781 %Clarke County: 9.295 %Clay County: 9.256 %Coahoma County: 13.704 %Copiah County: 11.329 %Covington County: 6.84 %DeSoto County: 13.238 %Forrest County: 11.58 %Franklin County: 12.286 %George County: 10.579 %Greene County: 6.897 %Grenada County: 15.301 %Hancock County: 13.457 %Harrison County: 12.267 %Hinds County: 16.514 %Holmes County: 14.47 %Humphreys County: 10.523 %Issaquena County: 20 %Itawamba County: 9.725 %Jackson County: 13.571 %Jasper County: 6.563 %Jefferson County: 11.71 %Jefferson Davis County: 10.359 %Jones County: 9.33 %Kemper County: 26.071 %Lafayette County: 12.132 %Lamar County: 9.809 %Lauderdale County: 11.193 %Lawrence County: 10.899 %Leake County: 18.422 %Lee County: 10.285 %Leflore County: 10.773 %Lincoln County: 10.836 %Lowndes County: 14.934 %Madison County: 12.637 %Marion County: 8.1 %Marshall County: 20.218 %Monroe County: 8.615 %Montgomery County: 10.245 %Neshoba County: 7.397 %Newton County: 15.296 %Noxubee County: 18.934 %Oktibbeha County: 12.399 %Panola County: 16.735 %Pearl River County: 8.738 %Perry County: 13.47 %Pike County: 14.77 %Pontotoc County: 6.096 %Prentiss County: 12.003 %Quitman County: 34.706 %Rankin County: 10.616 %Scott County: 14.113 %Sharkey County: 12.405 %Simpson County: 8.134 %Smith County: 5.945 %Stone County: 9.544 %Sunflower County: 10.038 %Tallahatchie County: 15.01 %Tate County: 10.946 %Tippah County: 6.706 %Tishomingo County: 11.145 %Tunica County: 8.716 %Union County: 8.219 %Walthall County: 13.687 %Warren County: 9.301 %Washington County: 10.98 %Wayne County: 15.025 %Webster County: 8.635 %Wilkinson County: 6.866 %Winston County: 8.686 %Yalobusha County: 9.824 %Yazoo County: 11.877 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Quitman County: 34.706 %Quitman County34.706Kemper County: 26.071 %Kemper County26.071Marshall County: 20.218 %Marshall County20.218Issaquena County: 20 %Issaquena County20Noxubee County: 18.934 %Noxubee County18.934Leake County: 18.422 %Leake County18.422Carroll County: 17.793 %Carroll County17.793Benton County: 17.084 %Benton County17.084Panola County: 16.735 %Panola County16.735Hinds County: 16.514 %Hinds County16.514Grenada County: 15.301 %Grenada County15.301Newton County: 15.296 %Newton County15.296Amite County: 15.22 %Amite County15.22Alcorn County: 15.153 %Alcorn County15.153Wayne County: 15.025 %Wayne County15.025Tallahatchie County: 15.01 %Tallahatchie County15.01Lowndes County: 14.934 %Lowndes County14.934Pike County: 14.77 %Pike County14.77Holmes County: 14.47 %Holmes County14.47Scott County: 14.113 %Scott County14.113Coahoma County: 13.704 %Coahoma County13.704Walthall County: 13.687 %Walthall County13.687Jackson County: 13.571 %Jackson County13.571Perry County: 13.47 %Perry County13.47Hancock County: 13.457 %Hancock County13.457Chickasaw County: 13.323 %Chickasaw County13.323DeSoto County: 13.238 %DeSoto County13.238Madison County: 12.637 %Madison County12.637Adams County: 12.636 %Adams County12.636Sharkey County: 12.405 %Sharkey County12.405Oktibbeha County: 12.399 %Oktibbeha County12.399Franklin County: 12.286 %Franklin County12.286Harrison County: 12.267 %Harrison County12.267Lafayette County: 12.132 %Lafayette County12.132Prentiss County: 12.003 %Prentiss County12.003Yazoo County: 11.877 %Yazoo County11.877Jefferson County: 11.71 %Jefferson County11.71Forrest County: 11.58 %Forrest County11.58Copiah County: 11.329 %Copiah County11.329Lauderdale County: 11.193 %Lauderdale County11.193Quitman County: 34.706 %Quitman County34.706Kemper County: 26.071 %Kemper County26.071Marshall County: 20.218 %Marshall County20.218Issaquena County: 20 %Issaquena County20Noxubee County: 18.934 %Noxubee County18.934Leake County: 18.422 %Leake County18.422Carroll County: 17.793 %Carroll County17.793Benton County: 17.084 %Benton County17.084Panola County: 16.735 %Panola County16.735Hinds County: 16.514 %Hinds County16.514Grenada County: 15.301 %Grenada County15.301Newton County: 15.296 %Newton County15.296Amite County: 15.22 %Amite County15.22Alcorn County: 15.153 %Alcorn County15.153Wayne County: 15.025 %Wayne County15.025Tallahatchie County: 15.01 %Tallahatchie County15.01Lowndes County: 14.934 %Lowndes County14.934Pike County: 14.77 %Pike County14.77Holmes County: 14.47 %Holmes County14.47Scott County: 14.113 %Scott County14.113Coahoma County: 13.704 %Coahoma County13.704Walthall County: 13.687 %Walthall County13.687Jackson County: 13.571 %Jackson County13.571Perry County: 13.47 %Perry County13.47Hancock County: 13.457 %Hancock County13.457Chickasaw County: 13.323 %Chickasaw County13.323DeSoto County: 13.238 %DeSoto County13.238Madison County: 12.637 %Madison County12.637Adams County: 12.636 %Adams County12.636Sharkey County: 12.405 %Sharkey County12.405Oktibbeha County: 12.399 %Oktibbeha County12.399Franklin County: 12.286 %Franklin County12.286Harrison County: 12.267 %Harrison County12.267Lafayette County: 12.132 %Lafayette County12.132Prentiss County: 12.003 %Prentiss County12.003Yazoo County: 11.877 %Yazoo County11.877Jefferson County: 11.71 %Jefferson County11.71Forrest County: 11.58 %Forrest County11.58Copiah County: 11.329 %Copiah County11.329Lauderdale County: 11.193 %Lauderdale County11.193
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Quitman County34.706+24.72 pts
2Kemper County26.071+17.89 pts
3Marshall County20.218+5.87 pts
4Issaquena County20-7.18 pts
5Noxubee County18.934+9.16 pts
6Leake County18.422+10.31 pts
7Carroll County17.793+2.26 pts
8Benton County17.084+5.36 pts
9Panola County16.735+8.53 pts
10Hinds County16.514+3.91 pts
11Grenada County15.301+4.37 pts
12Newton County15.296+4.35 pts
13Amite County15.22-3.26 pts
14Alcorn County15.153-2.16 pts
15Wayne County15.025+4.4 pts
16Tallahatchie County15.01-1.87 pts
17Lowndes County14.934+2.47 pts
18Pike County14.77+4.72 pts
19Holmes County14.47-10.17 pts
20Scott County14.113+9.67 pts
21Coahoma County13.704-6.75 pts
22Walthall County13.687-1.12 pts
23Jackson County13.571+3.76 pts
24Perry County13.47+4.53 pts
25Hancock County13.457-0.96 pts
26Chickasaw County13.323+6.76 pts
27DeSoto County13.238-1.08 pts
28Madison County12.637-1.26 pts
29Adams County12.636-5.7 pts
30Sharkey County12.405-0.94 pts
31Oktibbeha County12.399-6.82 pts
32Franklin County12.286-1.3 pts
33Harrison County12.267-2.41 pts
34Lafayette County12.132-0.95 pts
35Prentiss County12.003-0.73 pts
36Yazoo County11.877-3.02 pts
37Jefferson County11.71-4.83 pts
38Forrest County11.58-2.97 pts
39Copiah County11.329+1.29 pts
40Lauderdale County11.193-0.96 pts
41Tishomingo County11.145-0.05 pts
42Washington County10.98-3.14 pts
43Tate County10.946-6.89 pts
44Lawrence County10.899+1.26 pts
45Lincoln County10.836+0.81 pts
46Leflore County10.773-2.43 pts
47Rankin County10.616-0.3 pts
48George County10.579-1.22 pts
49Humphreys County10.523-13.26 pts
50Jefferson Davis County10.359-6.58 pts
51Lee County10.285-1 pts
52Montgomery County10.245-1.54 pts
53Bolivar County10.206-6.57 pts
54Sunflower County10.038-2.28 pts
55Yalobusha County9.824-6.93 pts
56Lamar County9.809-3.51 pts
57Itawamba County9.725+0.28 pts
58Stone County9.544-1.55 pts
59Calhoun County9.507+2.15 pts
60Jones County9.33-0.91 pts
61Warren County9.301-6.95 pts
62Clarke County9.295-9.65 pts
63Clay County9.256+0.19 pts
64Claiborne County8.781-2.84 pts
65Pearl River County8.738-3.16 pts
66Tunica County8.716-16.61 pts
67Winston County8.686-3.84 pts
68Webster County8.635-5.53 pts
69Monroe County8.615-0.22 pts
70Attala County8.514-0.71 pts
71Union County8.219-5.88 pts
72Simpson County8.134-6.88 pts
73Marion County8.1-2.7 pts
74Neshoba County7.397-4.83 pts
75Choctaw County7.367-2.67 pts
76Greene County6.897-3.15 pts
77Wilkinson County6.866-4.1 pts
78Covington County6.84+1.1 pts
79Tippah County6.706-1.74 pts
80Jasper County6.563+0.17 pts
81Pontotoc County6.096-12.68 pts
82Smith County5.945-0.1 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Quitman County, with 34.706% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Smith County, with 5.945% in 2022.

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