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

Ridgeland, MS had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 41 cities in 2022, at 71.7%. Natchez, MS had the lowest, at 49.1%. The median was 60.4% and the figure for Mississippi was 57.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.7Ridgeland, MS
Lowest49.1Natchez, MS
Median60.441 cities
Mississippi57.2History

All cities, 2022

Ridgeland, MS: 71.7 %Ridgeland, MS71.7Flowood, MS: 71.4 %Flowood, MS71.4Olive Branch, MS: 69.3 %Olive Branch, MS69.3D'Iberville, MS: 68.9 %D'Iberville, MS68.9Pearl, MS: 68.8 %Pearl, MS68.8Byram, MS: 68.5 %Byram, MS68.5Southaven, MS: 67.8 %Southaven, MS67.8Horn Lake, MS: 66.7 %Horn Lake, MS66.7Biloxi, MS: 66.5 %Biloxi, MS66.5Madison, MS: 65.7 %Madison, MS65.7Tupelo, MS: 64 %Tupelo, MS64Brandon, MS: 63.9 %Brandon, MS63.9Gautier, MS: 63.7 %Gautier, MS63.7Hattiesburg, MS: 63.6 %Hattiesburg, MS63.6Hernando, MS: 63.2 %Hernando, MS63.2Petal, MS: 61.8 %Petal, MS61.8Ocean Springs, MS: 61.7 %Ocean Springs, MS61.7Clinton, MS: 61.3 %Clinton, MS61.3Starkville, MS: 61.3 %Starkville, MS61.3Jackson, MS: 60.6 %Jackson, MS60.6Long Beach, MS: 60.4 %Long Beach, MS60.4Oxford, MS: 60 %Oxford, MS60Gulfport, MS: 59.5 %Gulfport, MS59.5Grenada, MS: 58 %Grenada, MS58Greenwood, MS: 57.5 %Greenwood, MS57.5Bay St. Louis, MS: 56.3 %Bay St. Louis, MS56.3Picayune, MS: 55.9 %Picayune, MS55.9Vicksburg, MS: 55.7 %Vicksburg, MS55.7Canton, MS: 55.3 %Canton, MS55.3Pascagoula, MS: 54.6 %Pascagoula, MS54.6Meridian, MS: 53.9 %Meridian, MS53.9Columbus, MS: 53.2 %Columbus, MS53.2Corinth, MS: 53.1 %Corinth, MS53.1Moss Point, MS: 52.9 %Moss Point, MS52.9Laurel, MS: 52.7 %Laurel, MS52.7Clarksdale, MS: 52.5 %Clarksdale, MS52.5Cleveland, MS: 50.7 %Cleveland, MS50.7Greenville, MS: 50.6 %Greenville, MS50.6Brookhaven, MS: 50.4 %Brookhaven, MS50.4McComb, MS: 50.3 %McComb, MS50.3Natchez, MS: 49.1 %Natchez, MS49.1Ridgeland, MS: 71.7 %Ridgeland, MS71.7Flowood, MS: 71.4 %Flowood, MS71.4Olive Branch, MS: 69.3 %Olive Branch, MS69.3D'Iberville, MS: 68.9 %D'Iberville, MS68.9Pearl, MS: 68.8 %Pearl, MS68.8Byram, MS: 68.5 %Byram, MS68.5Southaven, MS: 67.8 %Southaven, MS67.8Horn Lake, MS: 66.7 %Horn Lake, MS66.7Biloxi, MS: 66.5 %Biloxi, MS66.5Madison, MS: 65.7 %Madison, MS65.7Tupelo, MS: 64 %Tupelo, MS64Brandon, MS: 63.9 %Brandon, MS63.9Gautier, MS: 63.7 %Gautier, MS63.7Hattiesburg, MS: 63.6 %Hattiesburg, MS63.6Hernando, MS: 63.2 %Hernando, MS63.2Petal, MS: 61.8 %Petal, MS61.8Ocean Springs, MS: 61.7 %Ocean Springs, MS61.7Clinton, MS: 61.3 %Clinton, MS61.3Starkville, MS: 61.3 %Starkville, MS61.3Jackson, MS: 60.6 %Jackson, MS60.6Long Beach, MS: 60.4 %Long Beach, MS60.4Oxford, MS: 60 %Oxford, MS60Gulfport, MS: 59.5 %Gulfport, MS59.5Grenada, MS: 58 %Grenada, MS58Greenwood, MS: 57.5 %Greenwood, MS57.5Bay St. Louis, MS: 56.3 %Bay St. Louis, MS56.3Picayune, MS: 55.9 %Picayune, MS55.9Vicksburg, MS: 55.7 %Vicksburg, MS55.7Canton, MS: 55.3 %Canton, MS55.3Pascagoula, MS: 54.6 %Pascagoula, MS54.6Meridian, MS: 53.9 %Meridian, MS53.9Columbus, MS: 53.2 %Columbus, MS53.2Corinth, MS: 53.1 %Corinth, MS53.1Moss Point, MS: 52.9 %Moss Point, MS52.9Laurel, MS: 52.7 %Laurel, MS52.7Clarksdale, MS: 52.5 %Clarksdale, MS52.5Cleveland, MS: 50.7 %Cleveland, MS50.7Greenville, MS: 50.6 %Greenville, MS50.6Brookhaven, MS: 50.4 %Brookhaven, MS50.4McComb, MS: 50.3 %McComb, MS50.3Natchez, MS: 49.1 %Natchez, MS49.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ridgeland, MS71.7-1.4 pts
2Flowood, MS71.4-0.3 pts
3Olive Branch, MS69.3+0.5 pts
4D'Iberville, MS68.9-4.9 pts
5Pearl, MS68.8-1.5 pts
6Byram, MS68.5-2.2 pts
7Southaven, MS67.8+0.3 pts
8Horn Lake, MS66.7-1.9 pts
9Biloxi, MS66.5-0.8 pts
10Madison, MS65.7-1 pts
11Tupelo, MS64+0.8 pts
12Brandon, MS63.9-0.8 pts
13Gautier, MS63.7-1.5 pts
14Hattiesburg, MS63.6+0.7 pts
15Hernando, MS63.2+1.1 pts
16Petal, MS61.8-1.7 pts
17Ocean Springs, MS61.7+1.9 pts
18Clinton, MS61.3-2.1 pts
19Starkville, MS61.3+2.2 pts
20Jackson, MS60.6-1.7 pts
21Long Beach, MS60.4-1.5 pts
22Oxford, MS60-1.7 pts
23Gulfport, MS59.5-0.9 pts
24Grenada, MS58-0.9 pts
25Greenwood, MS57.5+5.7 pts
26Bay St. Louis, MS56.3-2.1 pts
27Picayune, MS55.9+1.9 pts
28Vicksburg, MS55.7+1 pts
29Canton, MS55.3-1.9 pts
30Pascagoula, MS54.6-1.2 pts
31Meridian, MS53.9-1.1 pts
32Columbus, MS53.2+0.8 pts
33Corinth, MS53.1-1.6 pts
34Moss Point, MS52.9-2.9 pts
35Laurel, MS52.7-1 pts
36Clarksdale, MS52.5+2.9 pts
37Cleveland, MS50.7+6.3 pts
38Greenville, MS50.6-2.2 pts
39Brookhaven, MS50.4-1.6 pts
40McComb, MS50.3+0.4 pts
41Natchez, MS49.1-1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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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), Cities in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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): Cities in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Ridgeland, MS, with 71.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Natchez, MS, with 49.1% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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