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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 2022, at 67.6%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 18.6%. The median was 53.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 57.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.6DeSoto County
Lowest18.6Issaquena County
Median53.182 counties
Mississippi57.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 46.7 %Alcorn County: 55.2 %Amite County: 40.1 %Attala County: 55 %Benton County: 54 %Bolivar County: 49.7 %Calhoun County: 55.8 %Carroll County: 45.4 %Chickasaw County: 52.5 %Choctaw County: 51.7 %Claiborne County: 39.3 %Clarke County: 53.4 %Clay County: 52.4 %Coahoma County: 52.4 %Copiah County: 50.1 %Covington County: 53.4 %DeSoto County: 67.6 %Forrest County: 62.7 %Franklin County: 43.6 %George County: 50.3 %Greene County: 32.2 %Grenada County: 55.1 %Hancock County: 58.8 %Harrison County: 61.3 %Hinds County: 60.1 %Holmes County: 44.9 %Humphreys County: 49.6 %Issaquena County: 18.6 %Itawamba County: 57.9 %Jackson County: 59.3 %Jasper County: 51.8 %Jefferson County: 39.2 %Jefferson Davis County: 53.4 %Jones County: 55.4 %Kemper County: 50.7 %Lafayette County: 55.9 %Lamar County: 64 %Lauderdale County: 55.1 %Lawrence County: 50 %Leake County: 50.6 %Lee County: 62.9 %Leflore County: 56.1 %Lincoln County: 51.5 %Lowndes County: 57.8 %Madison County: 65.6 %Marion County: 51.5 %Marshall County: 53.8 %Monroe County: 52.8 %Montgomery County: 48.7 %Neshoba County: 55.5 %Newton County: 52.9 %Noxubee County: 53.5 %Oktibbeha County: 56.3 %Panola County: 50.8 %Pearl River County: 54.6 %Perry County: 48.5 %Pike County: 51.8 %Pontotoc County: 59.2 %Prentiss County: 54.9 %Quitman County: 51.6 %Rankin County: 64.2 %Scott County: 56.5 %Sharkey County: 56.1 %Simpson County: 53.3 %Smith County: 48.4 %Stone County: 50.2 %Sunflower County: 47.3 %Tallahatchie County: 48.9 %Tate County: 57.4 %Tippah County: 57.3 %Tishomingo County: 51 %Tunica County: 64.6 %Union County: 58.7 %Walthall County: 49.9 %Warren County: 57.9 %Washington County: 52.9 %Wayne County: 54.4 %Webster County: 56.3 %Wilkinson County: 42.9 %Winston County: 49.9 %Yalobusha County: 52.2 %Yazoo County: 45.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

DeSoto County: 67.6 %DeSoto County67.6Madison County: 65.6 %Madison County65.6Tunica County: 64.6 %Tunica County64.6Rankin County: 64.2 %Rankin County64.2Lamar County: 64 %Lamar County64Lee County: 62.9 %Lee County62.9Forrest County: 62.7 %Forrest County62.7Harrison County: 61.3 %Harrison County61.3Hinds County: 60.1 %Hinds County60.1Jackson County: 59.3 %Jackson County59.3Pontotoc County: 59.2 %Pontotoc County59.2Hancock County: 58.8 %Hancock County58.8Union County: 58.7 %Union County58.7Itawamba County: 57.9 %Itawamba County57.9Warren County: 57.9 %Warren County57.9Lowndes County: 57.8 %Lowndes County57.8Tate County: 57.4 %Tate County57.4Tippah County: 57.3 %Tippah County57.3Scott County: 56.5 %Scott County56.5Oktibbeha County: 56.3 %Oktibbeha County56.3Webster County: 56.3 %Webster County56.3Sharkey County: 56.1 %Sharkey County56.1Leflore County: 56.1 %Leflore County56.1Lafayette County: 55.9 %Lafayette County55.9Calhoun County: 55.8 %Calhoun County55.8Neshoba County: 55.5 %Neshoba County55.5Jones County: 55.4 %Jones County55.4Alcorn County: 55.2 %Alcorn County55.2Grenada County: 55.1 %Grenada County55.1Lauderdale County: 55.1 %Lauderdale County55.1Attala County: 55 %Attala County55Prentiss County: 54.9 %Prentiss County54.9Pearl River County: 54.6 %Pearl River County54.6Wayne County: 54.4 %Wayne County54.4Benton County: 54 %Benton County54Marshall County: 53.8 %Marshall County53.8Noxubee County: 53.5 %Noxubee County53.5Clarke County: 53.4 %Clarke County53.4Covington County: 53.4 %Covington County53.4Jefferson Davis County: 53.4 %Jefferson Davis County53.4DeSoto County: 67.6 %DeSoto County67.6Madison County: 65.6 %Madison County65.6Tunica County: 64.6 %Tunica County64.6Rankin County: 64.2 %Rankin County64.2Lamar County: 64 %Lamar County64Lee County: 62.9 %Lee County62.9Forrest County: 62.7 %Forrest County62.7Harrison County: 61.3 %Harrison County61.3Hinds County: 60.1 %Hinds County60.1Jackson County: 59.3 %Jackson County59.3Pontotoc County: 59.2 %Pontotoc County59.2Hancock County: 58.8 %Hancock County58.8Union County: 58.7 %Union County58.7Itawamba County: 57.9 %Itawamba County57.9Warren County: 57.9 %Warren County57.9Lowndes County: 57.8 %Lowndes County57.8Tate County: 57.4 %Tate County57.4Tippah County: 57.3 %Tippah County57.3Scott County: 56.5 %Scott County56.5Oktibbeha County: 56.3 %Oktibbeha County56.3Webster County: 56.3 %Webster County56.3Sharkey County: 56.1 %Sharkey County56.1Leflore County: 56.1 %Leflore County56.1Lafayette County: 55.9 %Lafayette County55.9Calhoun County: 55.8 %Calhoun County55.8Neshoba County: 55.5 %Neshoba County55.5Jones County: 55.4 %Jones County55.4Alcorn County: 55.2 %Alcorn County55.2Grenada County: 55.1 %Grenada County55.1Lauderdale County: 55.1 %Lauderdale County55.1Attala County: 55 %Attala County55Prentiss County: 54.9 %Prentiss County54.9Pearl River County: 54.6 %Pearl River County54.6Wayne County: 54.4 %Wayne County54.4Benton County: 54 %Benton County54Marshall County: 53.8 %Marshall County53.8Noxubee County: 53.5 %Noxubee County53.5Clarke County: 53.4 %Clarke County53.4Covington County: 53.4 %Covington County53.4Jefferson Davis County: 53.4 %Jefferson Davis County53.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1DeSoto County67.6-0.1 pts
2Madison County65.6-0.9 pts
3Tunica County64.6+1.2 pts
4Rankin County64.2-0.3 pts
5Lamar County640 pts
6Lee County62.9-0.2 pts
7Forrest County62.7+0.4 pts
8Harrison County61.3-1.4 pts
9Hinds County60.1-1.2 pts
10Jackson County59.3-0.6 pts
11Pontotoc County59.2-0.8 pts
12Hancock County58.8+1 pts
13Union County58.7-1.5 pts
14Itawamba County57.9+1.4 pts
15Warren County57.9-0.3 pts
16Lowndes County57.8-1 pts
17Tate County57.4+0.1 pts
18Tippah County57.3+1.5 pts
19Scott County56.5-0.4 pts
20Oktibbeha County56.3+0.5 pts
21Webster County56.3+1.2 pts
22Sharkey County56.1+0.1 pts
23Leflore County56.1+3.9 pts
24Lafayette County55.9-2.6 pts
25Calhoun County55.8+2.5 pts
26Neshoba County55.5-0 pts
27Jones County55.4+0.3 pts
28Alcorn County55.2-0.8 pts
29Grenada County55.1+1.1 pts
29Lauderdale County55.1-0.3 pts
31Attala County55+0.4 pts
32Prentiss County54.9-0.3 pts
33Pearl River County54.6+0.4 pts
34Wayne County54.4-0.4 pts
35Benton County54+1.2 pts
36Marshall County53.8+0.5 pts
37Noxubee County53.5+2.4 pts
38Clarke County53.4-0.5 pts
39Covington County53.4-2.4 pts
39Jefferson Davis County53.4+1.1 pts
41Simpson County53.3+1.5 pts
42Newton County52.9-0 pts
43Washington County52.9-1.7 pts
44Monroe County52.8-0.4 pts
45Chickasaw County52.5+0.9 pts
46Coahoma County52.4+2.1 pts
47Clay County52.4+0.2 pts
48Yalobusha County52.2-2.7 pts
49Jasper County51.8+0.5 pts
49Pike County51.8+1.3 pts
51Choctaw County51.7+0.3 pts
52Quitman County51.6+3.1 pts
53Marion County51.5+2.8 pts
54Lincoln County51.5-0.6 pts
55Tishomingo County51+0.4 pts
56Panola County50.8+1.6 pts
57Kemper County50.7-1.5 pts
58Leake County50.6-1.9 pts
59George County50.3+0.2 pts
60Stone County50.2-1.9 pts
61Copiah County50.1-1.2 pts
62Lawrence County50-0.9 pts
63Walthall County49.9-0.4 pts
63Winston County49.9-0.4 pts
65Bolivar County49.7+2.5 pts
66Humphreys County49.6-1.2 pts
67Tallahatchie County48.9-1.6 pts
68Montgomery County48.7-0.5 pts
69Perry County48.5+0.2 pts
70Smith County48.4-0.8 pts
71Sunflower County47.3+1.9 pts
72Adams County46.7-0.7 pts
73Carroll County45.4+1 pts
74Yazoo County45.1+3 pts
75Holmes County44.9+1.6 pts
76Franklin County43.6-0.8 pts
77Wilkinson County42.9-1.5 pts
78Amite County40.1+0.4 pts
79Claiborne County39.3+0.2 pts
80Jefferson County39.2-3 pts
81Greene County32.2+0.4 pts
82Issaquena County18.6-0.7 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?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: Counties 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-counties?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. 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 county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

DeSoto County, with 67.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 18.6% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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