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

DeSoto County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 82 counties in 2021, at 67.7%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 19.3%. The median was 52.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 57.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.7DeSoto County
Lowest19.3Issaquena County
Median52.782 counties
Mississippi57.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 47.4 %Alcorn County: 55.9 %Amite County: 39.8 %Attala County: 54.6 %Benton County: 52.9 %Bolivar County: 47.2 %Calhoun County: 53.3 %Carroll County: 44.4 %Chickasaw County: 51.6 %Choctaw County: 51.4 %Claiborne County: 39.1 %Clarke County: 53.9 %Clay County: 52.1 %Coahoma County: 50.4 %Copiah County: 51.3 %Covington County: 55.8 %DeSoto County: 67.7 %Forrest County: 62.3 %Franklin County: 44.4 %George County: 50.1 %Greene County: 31.8 %Grenada County: 54 %Hancock County: 57.7 %Harrison County: 62.6 %Hinds County: 61.3 %Holmes County: 43.4 %Humphreys County: 50.9 %Issaquena County: 19.3 %Itawamba County: 56.5 %Jackson County: 59.9 %Jasper County: 51.3 %Jefferson County: 42.2 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.3 %Jones County: 55.1 %Kemper County: 52.2 %Lafayette County: 58.6 %Lamar County: 64 %Lauderdale County: 55.4 %Lawrence County: 51 %Leake County: 52.5 %Lee County: 63.1 %Leflore County: 52.2 %Lincoln County: 52.1 %Lowndes County: 58.8 %Madison County: 66.5 %Marion County: 48.7 %Marshall County: 53.3 %Monroe County: 53.2 %Montgomery County: 49.2 %Neshoba County: 55.5 %Newton County: 52.9 %Noxubee County: 51 %Oktibbeha County: 55.8 %Panola County: 49.2 %Pearl River County: 54.2 %Perry County: 48.3 %Pike County: 50.5 %Pontotoc County: 59.9 %Prentiss County: 55.2 %Quitman County: 48.5 %Rankin County: 64.5 %Scott County: 56.9 %Sharkey County: 56 %Simpson County: 51.8 %Smith County: 49.1 %Stone County: 52.1 %Sunflower County: 45.3 %Tallahatchie County: 50.5 %Tate County: 57.3 %Tippah County: 55.7 %Tishomingo County: 50.6 %Tunica County: 63.5 %Union County: 60.2 %Walthall County: 50.3 %Warren County: 58.1 %Washington County: 54.5 %Wayne County: 54.8 %Webster County: 55.1 %Wilkinson County: 44.4 %Winston County: 50.3 %Yalobusha County: 54.9 %Yazoo County: 42.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

DeSoto County: 67.7 %DeSoto County67.7Madison County: 66.5 %Madison County66.5Rankin County: 64.5 %Rankin County64.5Lamar County: 64 %Lamar County64Tunica County: 63.5 %Tunica County63.5Lee County: 63.1 %Lee County63.1Harrison County: 62.6 %Harrison County62.6Forrest County: 62.3 %Forrest County62.3Hinds County: 61.3 %Hinds County61.3Union County: 60.2 %Union County60.2Pontotoc County: 59.9 %Pontotoc County59.9Jackson County: 59.9 %Jackson County59.9Lowndes County: 58.8 %Lowndes County58.8Lafayette County: 58.6 %Lafayette County58.6Warren County: 58.1 %Warren County58.1Hancock County: 57.7 %Hancock County57.7Tate County: 57.3 %Tate County57.3Scott County: 56.9 %Scott County56.9Itawamba County: 56.5 %Itawamba County56.5Sharkey County: 56 %Sharkey County56Alcorn County: 55.9 %Alcorn County55.9Oktibbeha County: 55.8 %Oktibbeha County55.8Covington County: 55.8 %Covington County55.8Tippah County: 55.7 %Tippah County55.7Neshoba County: 55.5 %Neshoba County55.5Lauderdale County: 55.4 %Lauderdale County55.4Prentiss County: 55.2 %Prentiss County55.2Webster County: 55.1 %Webster County55.1Jones County: 55.1 %Jones County55.1Yalobusha County: 54.9 %Yalobusha County54.9Wayne County: 54.8 %Wayne County54.8Attala County: 54.6 %Attala County54.6Washington County: 54.5 %Washington County54.5Pearl River County: 54.2 %Pearl River County54.2Grenada County: 54 %Grenada County54Clarke County: 53.9 %Clarke County53.9Marshall County: 53.3 %Marshall County53.3Calhoun County: 53.3 %Calhoun County53.3Monroe County: 53.2 %Monroe County53.2Newton County: 52.9 %Newton County52.9DeSoto County: 67.7 %DeSoto County67.7Madison County: 66.5 %Madison County66.5Rankin County: 64.5 %Rankin County64.5Lamar County: 64 %Lamar County64Tunica County: 63.5 %Tunica County63.5Lee County: 63.1 %Lee County63.1Harrison County: 62.6 %Harrison County62.6Forrest County: 62.3 %Forrest County62.3Hinds County: 61.3 %Hinds County61.3Union County: 60.2 %Union County60.2Pontotoc County: 59.9 %Pontotoc County59.9Jackson County: 59.9 %Jackson County59.9Lowndes County: 58.8 %Lowndes County58.8Lafayette County: 58.6 %Lafayette County58.6Warren County: 58.1 %Warren County58.1Hancock County: 57.7 %Hancock County57.7Tate County: 57.3 %Tate County57.3Scott County: 56.9 %Scott County56.9Itawamba County: 56.5 %Itawamba County56.5Sharkey County: 56 %Sharkey County56Alcorn County: 55.9 %Alcorn County55.9Oktibbeha County: 55.8 %Oktibbeha County55.8Covington County: 55.8 %Covington County55.8Tippah County: 55.7 %Tippah County55.7Neshoba County: 55.5 %Neshoba County55.5Lauderdale County: 55.4 %Lauderdale County55.4Prentiss County: 55.2 %Prentiss County55.2Webster County: 55.1 %Webster County55.1Jones County: 55.1 %Jones County55.1Yalobusha County: 54.9 %Yalobusha County54.9Wayne County: 54.8 %Wayne County54.8Attala County: 54.6 %Attala County54.6Washington County: 54.5 %Washington County54.5Pearl River County: 54.2 %Pearl River County54.2Grenada County: 54 %Grenada County54Clarke County: 53.9 %Clarke County53.9Marshall County: 53.3 %Marshall County53.3Calhoun County: 53.3 %Calhoun County53.3Monroe County: 53.2 %Monroe County53.2Newton County: 52.9 %Newton County52.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1DeSoto County67.7
2Madison County66.5
3Rankin County64.5
4Lamar County64
5Tunica County63.5
6Lee County63.1
7Harrison County62.6
8Forrest County62.3
9Hinds County61.3
10Union County60.2
11Pontotoc County59.9
12Jackson County59.9
13Lowndes County58.8
14Lafayette County58.6
15Warren County58.1
16Hancock County57.7
17Tate County57.3
18Scott County56.9
19Itawamba County56.5
20Sharkey County56
21Alcorn County55.9
22Oktibbeha County55.8
23Covington County55.8
24Tippah County55.7
25Neshoba County55.5
26Lauderdale County55.4
27Prentiss County55.2
28Webster County55.1
29Jones County55.1
30Yalobusha County54.9
31Wayne County54.8
32Attala County54.6
33Washington County54.5
34Pearl River County54.2
35Grenada County54
36Clarke County53.9
37Marshall County53.3
38Calhoun County53.3
39Monroe County53.2
40Newton County52.9
41Benton County52.9
42Leake County52.5
43Jefferson Davis County52.3
44Kemper County52.2
45Leflore County52.2
46Clay County52.1
47Stone County52.1
48Lincoln County52.1
49Simpson County51.8
50Chickasaw County51.6
51Choctaw County51.4
52Copiah County51.3
53Jasper County51.3
54Noxubee County51
55Lawrence County51
56Humphreys County50.9
57Tishomingo County50.6
58Tallahatchie County50.5
59Pike County50.5
60Coahoma County50.4
61Walthall County50.3
62Winston County50.3
63George County50.1
64Panola County49.2
65Montgomery County49.2
66Smith County49.1
67Marion County48.7
68Quitman County48.5
69Perry County48.3
70Adams County47.4
71Bolivar County47.2
72Sunflower County45.3
73Franklin County44.4
74Wilkinson County44.4
75Carroll County44.4
76Holmes County43.4
77Jefferson County42.2
78Yazoo County42.2
79Amite County39.8
80Claiborne County39.1
81Greene County31.8
82Issaquena County19.3

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

DeSoto County, with 67.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 19.3% in 2021.

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