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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 2023, at 72.2%. Natchez, MS had the lowest, at 49.3%. The median was 60.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 57.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.2Ridgeland, MS
Lowest49.3Natchez, MS
Median60.641 cities
Mississippi57.2History

All cities, 2023

Ridgeland, MS: 72.2 %Ridgeland, MS72.2Flowood, MS: 71.4 %Flowood, MS71.4Byram, MS: 70.1 %Byram, MS70.1D'Iberville, MS: 68.9 %D'Iberville, MS68.9Olive Branch, MS: 68.9 %Olive Branch, MS68.9Pearl, MS: 68.7 %Pearl, MS68.7Southaven, MS: 68 %Southaven, MS68Biloxi, MS: 66.1 %Biloxi, MS66.1Horn Lake, MS: 65.8 %Horn Lake, MS65.8Madison, MS: 65.3 %Madison, MS65.3Gautier, MS: 65.1 %Gautier, MS65.1Hattiesburg, MS: 64.7 %Hattiesburg, MS64.7Ocean Springs, MS: 63.6 %Ocean Springs, MS63.6Tupelo, MS: 63.6 %Tupelo, MS63.6Clinton, MS: 62.5 %Clinton, MS62.5Brandon, MS: 62 %Brandon, MS62Long Beach, MS: 61.7 %Long Beach, MS61.7Petal, MS: 61 %Petal, MS61Hernando, MS: 60.9 %Hernando, MS60.9Starkville, MS: 60.7 %Starkville, MS60.7Jackson, MS: 60.6 %Jackson, MS60.6Bay St. Louis, MS: 60.2 %Bay St. Louis, MS60.2Oxford, MS: 58.9 %Oxford, MS58.9Gulfport, MS: 58.9 %Gulfport, MS58.9Grenada, MS: 56.6 %Grenada, MS56.6Picayune, MS: 56.3 %Picayune, MS56.3Pascagoula, MS: 56.2 %Pascagoula, MS56.2Greenwood, MS: 56 %Greenwood, MS56Laurel, MS: 55.7 %Laurel, MS55.7Meridian, MS: 55.4 %Meridian, MS55.4Vicksburg, MS: 55.1 %Vicksburg, MS55.1Canton, MS: 54.8 %Canton, MS54.8Columbus, MS: 53.4 %Columbus, MS53.4Cleveland, MS: 53.3 %Cleveland, MS53.3Moss Point, MS: 52.4 %Moss Point, MS52.4Clarksdale, MS: 52.3 %Clarksdale, MS52.3Corinth, MS: 52 %Corinth, MS52McComb, MS: 51.8 %McComb, MS51.8Brookhaven, MS: 51.3 %Brookhaven, MS51.3Greenville, MS: 49.9 %Greenville, MS49.9Natchez, MS: 49.3 %Natchez, MS49.3Ridgeland, MS: 72.2 %Ridgeland, MS72.2Flowood, MS: 71.4 %Flowood, MS71.4Byram, MS: 70.1 %Byram, MS70.1D'Iberville, MS: 68.9 %D'Iberville, MS68.9Olive Branch, MS: 68.9 %Olive Branch, MS68.9Pearl, MS: 68.7 %Pearl, MS68.7Southaven, MS: 68 %Southaven, MS68Biloxi, MS: 66.1 %Biloxi, MS66.1Horn Lake, MS: 65.8 %Horn Lake, MS65.8Madison, MS: 65.3 %Madison, MS65.3Gautier, MS: 65.1 %Gautier, MS65.1Hattiesburg, MS: 64.7 %Hattiesburg, MS64.7Ocean Springs, MS: 63.6 %Ocean Springs, MS63.6Tupelo, MS: 63.6 %Tupelo, MS63.6Clinton, MS: 62.5 %Clinton, MS62.5Brandon, MS: 62 %Brandon, MS62Long Beach, MS: 61.7 %Long Beach, MS61.7Petal, MS: 61 %Petal, MS61Hernando, MS: 60.9 %Hernando, MS60.9Starkville, MS: 60.7 %Starkville, MS60.7Jackson, MS: 60.6 %Jackson, MS60.6Bay St. Louis, MS: 60.2 %Bay St. Louis, MS60.2Oxford, MS: 58.9 %Oxford, MS58.9Gulfport, MS: 58.9 %Gulfport, MS58.9Grenada, MS: 56.6 %Grenada, MS56.6Picayune, MS: 56.3 %Picayune, MS56.3Pascagoula, MS: 56.2 %Pascagoula, MS56.2Greenwood, MS: 56 %Greenwood, MS56Laurel, MS: 55.7 %Laurel, MS55.7Meridian, MS: 55.4 %Meridian, MS55.4Vicksburg, MS: 55.1 %Vicksburg, MS55.1Canton, MS: 54.8 %Canton, MS54.8Columbus, MS: 53.4 %Columbus, MS53.4Cleveland, MS: 53.3 %Cleveland, MS53.3Moss Point, MS: 52.4 %Moss Point, MS52.4Clarksdale, MS: 52.3 %Clarksdale, MS52.3Corinth, MS: 52 %Corinth, MS52McComb, MS: 51.8 %McComb, MS51.8Brookhaven, MS: 51.3 %Brookhaven, MS51.3Greenville, MS: 49.9 %Greenville, MS49.9Natchez, MS: 49.3 %Natchez, MS49.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ridgeland, MS72.2+0.5 pts
2Flowood, MS71.4-0 pts
3Byram, MS70.1+1.6 pts
4D'Iberville, MS68.90 pts
5Olive Branch, MS68.9-0.4 pts
6Pearl, MS68.7-0.1 pts
7Southaven, MS68+0.2 pts
8Biloxi, MS66.1-0.4 pts
9Horn Lake, MS65.8-0.9 pts
10Madison, MS65.3-0.4 pts
11Gautier, MS65.1+1.4 pts
12Hattiesburg, MS64.7+1.1 pts
13Ocean Springs, MS63.6+2 pts
13Tupelo, MS63.6-0.4 pts
15Clinton, MS62.5+1.1 pts
16Brandon, MS62-1.9 pts
17Long Beach, MS61.7+1.3 pts
18Petal, MS61-0.8 pts
19Hernando, MS60.9-2.3 pts
20Starkville, MS60.7-0.6 pts
21Jackson, MS60.6-0 pts
22Bay St. Louis, MS60.2+3.9 pts
23Oxford, MS58.9-1.1 pts
24Gulfport, MS58.9-0.7 pts
25Grenada, MS56.6-1.4 pts
26Picayune, MS56.3+0.4 pts
27Pascagoula, MS56.2+1.6 pts
28Greenwood, MS56-1.5 pts
29Laurel, MS55.7+3.1 pts
30Meridian, MS55.4+1.5 pts
31Vicksburg, MS55.1-0.6 pts
32Canton, MS54.8-0.5 pts
33Columbus, MS53.4+0.3 pts
34Cleveland, MS53.3+2.6 pts
35Moss Point, MS52.4-0.5 pts
36Clarksdale, MS52.3-0.1 pts
37Corinth, MS52-1 pts
38McComb, MS51.8+1.6 pts
39Brookhaven, MS51.3+0.9 pts
40Greenville, MS49.9-0.8 pts
41Natchez, MS49.3+0.2 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 72.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Natchez, MS, with 49.3% in 2023.

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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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