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

DeSoto County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 82 counties in 2024, at 67.2%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 21.5%. The median was 53.9% and the figure for Mississippi was 57.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.2DeSoto County
Lowest21.5Issaquena County
Median53.982 counties
Mississippi57.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 47.3 %Alcorn County: 56.2 %Amite County: 40.9 %Attala County: 59 %Benton County: 54.3 %Bolivar County: 49.2 %Calhoun County: 53.2 %Carroll County: 48.7 %Chickasaw County: 52.4 %Choctaw County: 51.8 %Claiborne County: 38.6 %Clarke County: 51.9 %Clay County: 55.2 %Coahoma County: 54.2 %Copiah County: 50.5 %Covington County: 53.2 %DeSoto County: 67.2 %Forrest County: 62.6 %Franklin County: 47.9 %George County: 51.5 %Greene County: 35.5 %Grenada County: 57.1 %Hancock County: 57.6 %Harrison County: 60.5 %Hinds County: 59.6 %Holmes County: 44.8 %Humphreys County: 50.4 %Issaquena County: 21.5 %Itawamba County: 58.2 %Jackson County: 60.3 %Jasper County: 52.6 %Jefferson County: 43.2 %Jefferson Davis County: 53.5 %Jones County: 55.6 %Kemper County: 52.4 %Lafayette County: 55.1 %Lamar County: 64.2 %Lauderdale County: 56.3 %Lawrence County: 48.6 %Leake County: 51.9 %Lee County: 62.3 %Leflore County: 54.6 %Lincoln County: 52.5 %Lowndes County: 57.3 %Madison County: 64.7 %Marion County: 54.1 %Marshall County: 54.7 %Monroe County: 54.8 %Montgomery County: 51.1 %Neshoba County: 57.1 %Newton County: 50.7 %Noxubee County: 48.1 %Oktibbeha County: 57 %Panola County: 52.3 %Pearl River County: 56.1 %Perry County: 49.9 %Pike County: 51.5 %Pontotoc County: 58.8 %Prentiss County: 54.4 %Quitman County: 53.9 %Rankin County: 63.9 %Scott County: 54.7 %Sharkey County: 55.2 %Simpson County: 53.9 %Smith County: 50.5 %Stone County: 51.4 %Sunflower County: 50.6 %Tallahatchie County: 50.7 %Tate County: 58.4 %Tippah County: 59.3 %Tishomingo County: 54.5 %Tunica County: 60.9 %Union County: 55.6 %Walthall County: 50.1 %Warren County: 58.5 %Washington County: 52.6 %Wayne County: 54.7 %Webster County: 56.8 %Wilkinson County: 39.2 %Winston County: 50.7 %Yalobusha County: 52.8 %Yazoo County: 42.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

DeSoto County: 67.2 %DeSoto County67.2Madison County: 64.7 %Madison County64.7Lamar County: 64.2 %Lamar County64.2Rankin County: 63.9 %Rankin County63.9Forrest County: 62.6 %Forrest County62.6Lee County: 62.3 %Lee County62.3Tunica County: 60.9 %Tunica County60.9Harrison County: 60.5 %Harrison County60.5Jackson County: 60.3 %Jackson County60.3Hinds County: 59.6 %Hinds County59.6Tippah County: 59.3 %Tippah County59.3Attala County: 59 %Attala County59Pontotoc County: 58.8 %Pontotoc County58.8Warren County: 58.5 %Warren County58.5Tate County: 58.4 %Tate County58.4Itawamba County: 58.2 %Itawamba County58.2Hancock County: 57.6 %Hancock County57.6Lowndes County: 57.3 %Lowndes County57.3Grenada County: 57.1 %Grenada County57.1Neshoba County: 57.1 %Neshoba County57.1Oktibbeha County: 57 %Oktibbeha County57Webster County: 56.8 %Webster County56.8Lauderdale County: 56.3 %Lauderdale County56.3Alcorn County: 56.2 %Alcorn County56.2Pearl River County: 56.1 %Pearl River County56.1Union County: 55.6 %Union County55.6Jones County: 55.6 %Jones County55.6Clay County: 55.2 %Clay County55.2Sharkey County: 55.2 %Sharkey County55.2Lafayette County: 55.1 %Lafayette County55.1Monroe County: 54.8 %Monroe County54.8Marshall County: 54.7 %Marshall County54.7Scott County: 54.7 %Scott County54.7Wayne County: 54.7 %Wayne County54.7Leflore County: 54.6 %Leflore County54.6Tishomingo County: 54.5 %Tishomingo County54.5Prentiss County: 54.4 %Prentiss County54.4Benton County: 54.3 %Benton County54.3Coahoma County: 54.2 %Coahoma County54.2Marion County: 54.1 %Marion County54.1DeSoto County: 67.2 %DeSoto County67.2Madison County: 64.7 %Madison County64.7Lamar County: 64.2 %Lamar County64.2Rankin County: 63.9 %Rankin County63.9Forrest County: 62.6 %Forrest County62.6Lee County: 62.3 %Lee County62.3Tunica County: 60.9 %Tunica County60.9Harrison County: 60.5 %Harrison County60.5Jackson County: 60.3 %Jackson County60.3Hinds County: 59.6 %Hinds County59.6Tippah County: 59.3 %Tippah County59.3Attala County: 59 %Attala County59Pontotoc County: 58.8 %Pontotoc County58.8Warren County: 58.5 %Warren County58.5Tate County: 58.4 %Tate County58.4Itawamba County: 58.2 %Itawamba County58.2Hancock County: 57.6 %Hancock County57.6Lowndes County: 57.3 %Lowndes County57.3Grenada County: 57.1 %Grenada County57.1Neshoba County: 57.1 %Neshoba County57.1Oktibbeha County: 57 %Oktibbeha County57Webster County: 56.8 %Webster County56.8Lauderdale County: 56.3 %Lauderdale County56.3Alcorn County: 56.2 %Alcorn County56.2Pearl River County: 56.1 %Pearl River County56.1Union County: 55.6 %Union County55.6Jones County: 55.6 %Jones County55.6Clay County: 55.2 %Clay County55.2Sharkey County: 55.2 %Sharkey County55.2Lafayette County: 55.1 %Lafayette County55.1Monroe County: 54.8 %Monroe County54.8Marshall County: 54.7 %Marshall County54.7Scott County: 54.7 %Scott County54.7Wayne County: 54.7 %Wayne County54.7Leflore County: 54.6 %Leflore County54.6Tishomingo County: 54.5 %Tishomingo County54.5Prentiss County: 54.4 %Prentiss County54.4Benton County: 54.3 %Benton County54.3Coahoma County: 54.2 %Coahoma County54.2Marion County: 54.1 %Marion County54.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1DeSoto County67.2+0.2 pts
2Madison County64.7-0.8 pts
3Lamar County64.2+0.7 pts
4Rankin County63.9+0.6 pts
5Forrest County62.6-0.5 pts
6Lee County62.3-0.3 pts
7Tunica County60.9-0 pts
8Harrison County60.5-0.4 pts
9Jackson County60.3+0.2 pts
10Hinds County59.6-0.6 pts
11Tippah County59.3+1 pts
12Attala County59+2 pts
13Pontotoc County58.8-0.7 pts
14Warren County58.5+1.1 pts
15Tate County58.4+1.9 pts
16Itawamba County58.2-0.6 pts
17Hancock County57.6-1.9 pts
18Lowndes County57.3-0.5 pts
19Grenada County57.1+1.5 pts
20Neshoba County57.1+0.3 pts
21Oktibbeha County57+2.2 pts
22Webster County56.8-1.9 pts
23Lauderdale County56.3+0.1 pts
24Alcorn County56.2+1 pts
25Pearl River County56.1+1 pts
26Union County55.6-1.5 pts
27Jones County55.60 pts
28Clay County55.2+3.9 pts
29Sharkey County55.2-0.6 pts
30Lafayette County55.10 pts
31Monroe County54.8+0.1 pts
32Marshall County54.7+2.5 pts
33Scott County54.7-0.1 pts
34Wayne County54.7+1.3 pts
35Leflore County54.6-0.7 pts
36Tishomingo County54.5+1.8 pts
37Prentiss County54.4-1.4 pts
38Benton County54.3+1.7 pts
39Coahoma County54.2+1.3 pts
40Marion County54.10 pts
41Quitman County53.9+1.6 pts
42Simpson County53.9+1.2 pts
43Jefferson Davis County53.5+1.2 pts
44Covington County53.2-3.5 pts
45Calhoun County53.2-1 pts
46Yalobusha County52.8+1.2 pts
47Washington County52.6+0.2 pts
48Jasper County52.6+2.5 pts
49Lincoln County52.5-0.5 pts
50Kemper County52.4+1.9 pts
51Chickasaw County52.4-0.7 pts
52Panola County52.3+0.7 pts
53Clarke County51.9+0.1 pts
54Leake County51.9-0.9 pts
55Choctaw County51.8+1.3 pts
56George County51.5+1.9 pts
57Pike County51.5-0.9 pts
58Stone County51.4-0.5 pts
59Montgomery County51.1-0.1 pts
60Winston County50.7-0.3 pts
61Newton County50.7-0.6 pts
62Tallahatchie County50.7-1.7 pts
63Sunflower County50.6+2.4 pts
64Copiah County50.5+0.1 pts
65Smith County50.5+3.6 pts
66Humphreys County50.4-1.7 pts
67Walthall County50.1+0.9 pts
68Perry County49.90 pts
69Bolivar County49.2-0.8 pts
70Carroll County48.7+4.1 pts
71Lawrence County48.6-0.8 pts
72Noxubee County48.1-2.7 pts
73Franklin County47.9+2.7 pts
74Adams County47.3+1.8 pts
75Holmes County44.8+0.1 pts
76Jefferson County43.2+3 pts
77Yazoo County42.4-0.8 pts
78Amite County40.9+0.9 pts
79Wilkinson County39.2+1.9 pts
80Claiborne County38.6+0.6 pts
81Greene County35.5+3.3 pts
82Issaquena County21.5+3 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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, Counties in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-counties. 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. Counties in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-counties.

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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, Counties in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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: Counties in Mississippi by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-counties. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

DeSoto County, with 67.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 21.5% in 2024.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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