# Cities in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ridgeland, MS | 71.3 |
| 2 | Pearl, MS | 70.7 |
| 3 | Olive Branch, MS | 68.9 |
| 4 | Flowood, MS | 68.6 |
| 5 | Southaven, MS | 67.5 |
| 6 | D'Iberville, MS | 66.1 |
| 7 | Horn Lake, MS | 65.5 |
| 8 | Biloxi, MS | 65.2 |
| 9 | Hattiesburg, MS | 64.5 |
| 10 | Brandon, MS | 64.5 |
| 11 | Madison, MS | 63.9 |
| 12 | Gautier, MS | 63.8 |
| 13 | Starkville, MS | 63.5 |
| 14 | Ocean Springs, MS | 63.3 |
| 15 | Clinton, MS | 63.1 |
| 16 | Byram, MS | 62.8 |
| 17 | Hernando, MS | 62.5 |
| 18 | Tupelo, MS | 62.3 |
| 19 | Grenada, MS | 60.5 |
| 20 | Jackson, MS | 60.4 |
| 21 | Petal, MS | 60.4 |
| 22 | Long Beach, MS | 60.4 |
| 22 | Oxford, MS | 60.4 |
| 24 | Laurel, MS | 59.2 |
| 25 | Gulfport, MS | 58.9 |
| 26 | Pascagoula, MS | 58.4 |
| 27 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 57.6 |
| 28 | Vicksburg, MS | 56.5 |
| 29 | Picayune, MS | 55.7 |
| 30 | Corinth, MS | 55.3 |
| 31 | Meridian, MS | 54.7 |
| 32 | Clarksdale, MS | 54.1 |
| 33 | Columbus, MS | 53.3 |
| 34 | Greenwood, MS | 53.3 |
| 35 | Canton, MS | 53 |
| 36 | Greenville, MS | 51.2 |
| 37 | McComb, MS | 50.5 |
| 38 | Natchez, MS | 50.1 |
| 39 | Brookhaven, MS | 49.8 |
| 40 | Moss Point, MS | 49.6 |
| 41 | Cleveland, MS | 49.4 |