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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 2023, at 67%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 18.6%. The median was 52.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 57.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67DeSoto County
Lowest18.6Issaquena County
Median52.882 counties
Mississippi57.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 45.5 %Alcorn County: 55.2 %Amite County: 40.1 %Attala County: 57 %Benton County: 52.7 %Bolivar County: 49.9 %Calhoun County: 54.2 %Carroll County: 44.6 %Chickasaw County: 53.1 %Choctaw County: 50.5 %Claiborne County: 38 %Clarke County: 51.8 %Clay County: 51.3 %Coahoma County: 52.8 %Copiah County: 50.4 %Covington County: 56.7 %DeSoto County: 67 %Forrest County: 63.1 %Franklin County: 45.3 %George County: 49.7 %Greene County: 32.2 %Grenada County: 55.6 %Hancock County: 59.4 %Harrison County: 60.9 %Hinds County: 60.2 %Holmes County: 44.6 %Humphreys County: 52.1 %Issaquena County: 18.6 %Itawamba County: 58.8 %Jackson County: 60.1 %Jasper County: 50 %Jefferson County: 40.3 %Jefferson Davis County: 52.3 %Jones County: 55.6 %Kemper County: 50.6 %Lafayette County: 55.1 %Lamar County: 63.5 %Lauderdale County: 56.1 %Lawrence County: 49.3 %Leake County: 52.8 %Lee County: 62.6 %Leflore County: 55.2 %Lincoln County: 53 %Lowndes County: 57.8 %Madison County: 65.5 %Marion County: 54.1 %Marshall County: 52.2 %Monroe County: 54.7 %Montgomery County: 51.3 %Neshoba County: 56.8 %Newton County: 51.3 %Noxubee County: 50.8 %Oktibbeha County: 54.9 %Panola County: 51.6 %Pearl River County: 55.1 %Perry County: 49.9 %Pike County: 52.4 %Pontotoc County: 59.4 %Prentiss County: 55.8 %Quitman County: 52.3 %Rankin County: 63.4 %Scott County: 54.8 %Sharkey County: 55.7 %Simpson County: 52.6 %Smith County: 46.9 %Stone County: 51.9 %Sunflower County: 48.3 %Tallahatchie County: 52.4 %Tate County: 56.4 %Tippah County: 58.3 %Tishomingo County: 52.7 %Tunica County: 60.9 %Union County: 57.1 %Walthall County: 49.2 %Warren County: 57.4 %Washington County: 52.4 %Wayne County: 53.4 %Webster County: 58.7 %Wilkinson County: 37.4 %Winston County: 51.1 %Yalobusha County: 51.6 %Yazoo County: 43.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

DeSoto County: 67 %DeSoto County67Madison County: 65.5 %Madison County65.5Lamar County: 63.5 %Lamar County63.5Rankin County: 63.4 %Rankin County63.4Forrest County: 63.1 %Forrest County63.1Lee County: 62.6 %Lee County62.6Harrison County: 60.9 %Harrison County60.9Tunica County: 60.9 %Tunica County60.9Hinds County: 60.2 %Hinds County60.2Jackson County: 60.1 %Jackson County60.1Hancock County: 59.4 %Hancock County59.4Pontotoc County: 59.4 %Pontotoc County59.4Itawamba County: 58.8 %Itawamba County58.8Webster County: 58.7 %Webster County58.7Tippah County: 58.3 %Tippah County58.3Lowndes County: 57.8 %Lowndes County57.8Warren County: 57.4 %Warren County57.4Union County: 57.1 %Union County57.1Attala County: 57 %Attala County57Neshoba County: 56.8 %Neshoba County56.8Covington County: 56.7 %Covington County56.7Tate County: 56.4 %Tate County56.4Lauderdale County: 56.1 %Lauderdale County56.1Prentiss County: 55.8 %Prentiss County55.8Sharkey County: 55.7 %Sharkey County55.7Grenada County: 55.6 %Grenada County55.6Jones County: 55.6 %Jones County55.6Leflore County: 55.2 %Leflore County55.2Alcorn County: 55.2 %Alcorn County55.2Lafayette County: 55.1 %Lafayette County55.1Pearl River County: 55.1 %Pearl River County55.1Oktibbeha County: 54.9 %Oktibbeha County54.9Scott County: 54.8 %Scott County54.8Monroe County: 54.7 %Monroe County54.7Calhoun County: 54.2 %Calhoun County54.2Marion County: 54.1 %Marion County54.1Wayne County: 53.4 %Wayne County53.4Chickasaw County: 53.1 %Chickasaw County53.1Lincoln County: 53 %Lincoln County53Coahoma County: 52.8 %Coahoma County52.8DeSoto County: 67 %DeSoto County67Madison County: 65.5 %Madison County65.5Lamar County: 63.5 %Lamar County63.5Rankin County: 63.4 %Rankin County63.4Forrest County: 63.1 %Forrest County63.1Lee County: 62.6 %Lee County62.6Harrison County: 60.9 %Harrison County60.9Tunica County: 60.9 %Tunica County60.9Hinds County: 60.2 %Hinds County60.2Jackson County: 60.1 %Jackson County60.1Hancock County: 59.4 %Hancock County59.4Pontotoc County: 59.4 %Pontotoc County59.4Itawamba County: 58.8 %Itawamba County58.8Webster County: 58.7 %Webster County58.7Tippah County: 58.3 %Tippah County58.3Lowndes County: 57.8 %Lowndes County57.8Warren County: 57.4 %Warren County57.4Union County: 57.1 %Union County57.1Attala County: 57 %Attala County57Neshoba County: 56.8 %Neshoba County56.8Covington County: 56.7 %Covington County56.7Tate County: 56.4 %Tate County56.4Lauderdale County: 56.1 %Lauderdale County56.1Prentiss County: 55.8 %Prentiss County55.8Sharkey County: 55.7 %Sharkey County55.7Grenada County: 55.6 %Grenada County55.6Jones County: 55.6 %Jones County55.6Leflore County: 55.2 %Leflore County55.2Alcorn County: 55.2 %Alcorn County55.2Lafayette County: 55.1 %Lafayette County55.1Pearl River County: 55.1 %Pearl River County55.1Oktibbeha County: 54.9 %Oktibbeha County54.9Scott County: 54.8 %Scott County54.8Monroe County: 54.7 %Monroe County54.7Calhoun County: 54.2 %Calhoun County54.2Marion County: 54.1 %Marion County54.1Wayne County: 53.4 %Wayne County53.4Chickasaw County: 53.1 %Chickasaw County53.1Lincoln County: 53 %Lincoln County53Coahoma County: 52.8 %Coahoma County52.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1DeSoto County67-0.6 pts
2Madison County65.5-0.2 pts
3Lamar County63.5-0.6 pts
4Rankin County63.4-0.9 pts
5Forrest County63.1+0.4 pts
6Lee County62.6-0.3 pts
7Harrison County60.9-0.4 pts
8Tunica County60.9-3.7 pts
9Hinds County60.2+0.1 pts
10Jackson County60.1+0.9 pts
11Hancock County59.4+0.7 pts
11Pontotoc County59.4+0.3 pts
13Itawamba County58.8+0.9 pts
14Webster County58.7+2.4 pts
15Tippah County58.3+1.1 pts
16Lowndes County57.8+0.1 pts
17Warren County57.4-0.5 pts
18Union County57.1-1.7 pts
19Attala County57+2 pts
20Neshoba County56.8+1.3 pts
21Covington County56.7+3.3 pts
22Tate County56.4-1 pts
23Lauderdale County56.1+1.1 pts
24Prentiss County55.8+0.8 pts
25Sharkey County55.7-0.4 pts
26Grenada County55.6+0.5 pts
27Jones County55.6+0.2 pts
28Leflore County55.2-0.8 pts
29Alcorn County55.20 pts
30Lafayette County55.1-0.8 pts
30Pearl River County55.1+0.5 pts
32Oktibbeha County54.9-1.5 pts
33Scott County54.8-1.7 pts
34Monroe County54.7+1.8 pts
35Calhoun County54.2-1.5 pts
36Marion County54.1+2.5 pts
37Wayne County53.4-1 pts
38Chickasaw County53.1+0.7 pts
39Lincoln County53+1.5 pts
40Coahoma County52.8+0.4 pts
41Leake County52.8+2.2 pts
42Tishomingo County52.7+1.7 pts
43Benton County52.7-1.4 pts
44Simpson County52.6-0.7 pts
45Tallahatchie County52.4+3.6 pts
46Washington County52.4-0.5 pts
47Pike County52.4+0.6 pts
48Quitman County52.3+0.7 pts
49Jefferson Davis County52.3-1.1 pts
50Marshall County52.2-1.6 pts
51Humphreys County52.1+2.5 pts
52Stone County51.9+1.8 pts
53Clarke County51.8-1.7 pts
54Yalobusha County51.6-0.6 pts
55Panola County51.6+0.8 pts
56Clay County51.3-1 pts
57Newton County51.3-1.6 pts
58Montgomery County51.3+2.5 pts
59Winston County51.1+1.2 pts
60Noxubee County50.8-2.7 pts
61Kemper County50.6-0.1 pts
62Choctaw County50.5-1.2 pts
63Copiah County50.4+0.3 pts
64Jasper County50-1.8 pts
65Bolivar County49.9+0.2 pts
66Perry County49.9+1.4 pts
67George County49.7-0.6 pts
68Lawrence County49.3-0.7 pts
69Walthall County49.2-0.7 pts
70Sunflower County48.3+1 pts
71Smith County46.9-1.5 pts
72Adams County45.5-1.2 pts
73Franklin County45.3+1.6 pts
74Holmes County44.6-0.3 pts
75Carroll County44.6-0.8 pts
76Yazoo County43.2-1.9 pts
77Jefferson County40.3+1.1 pts
78Amite County40.1-0.1 pts
79Claiborne County38-1.3 pts
80Wilkinson County37.4-5.6 pts
81Greene County32.20 pts
82Issaquena County18.6-0.1 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?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. 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 county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

DeSoto County, with 67% in 2023, 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 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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