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Cities in Mississippi by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Moss Point, MS had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 41 cities in 2024, at 12%. Madison, MS had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 5.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12Moss Point, MS
Lowest2Madison, MS
Median5.641 cities
Mississippi5.8History

All cities, 2024

Moss Point, MS: 12 %Moss Point, MS12Clarksdale, MS: 10.8 %Clarksdale, MS10.8Jackson, MS: 9.3 %Jackson, MS9.3Gulfport, MS: 9.1 %Gulfport, MS9.1Columbus, MS: 8.7 %Columbus, MS8.7Hattiesburg, MS: 8.7 %Hattiesburg, MS8.7Meridian, MS: 7.9 %Meridian, MS7.9Cleveland, MS: 7.9 %Cleveland, MS7.9Greenwood, MS: 7.9 %Greenwood, MS7.9Bay St. Louis, MS: 7.8 %Bay St. Louis, MS7.8Biloxi, MS: 7.7 %Biloxi, MS7.7Pascagoula, MS: 7.6 %Pascagoula, MS7.6Grenada, MS: 7.1 %Grenada, MS7.1Greenville, MS: 6.7 %Greenville, MS6.7Natchez, MS: 6.5 %Natchez, MS6.5Long Beach, MS: 6.1 %Long Beach, MS6.1Starkville, MS: 6.1 %Starkville, MS6.1Picayune, MS: 6.1 %Picayune, MS6.1Vicksburg, MS: 5.9 %Vicksburg, MS5.9Horn Lake, MS: 5.8 %Horn Lake, MS5.8Laurel, MS: 5.6 %Laurel, MS5.6McComb, MS: 5.6 %McComb, MS5.6Byram, MS: 5.4 %Byram, MS5.4Brandon, MS: 5.2 %Brandon, MS5.2Tupelo, MS: 5.2 %Tupelo, MS5.2Corinth, MS: 4.7 %Corinth, MS4.7Pearl, MS: 4.3 %Pearl, MS4.3Ocean Springs, MS: 4.2 %Ocean Springs, MS4.2Ridgeland, MS: 4.1 %Ridgeland, MS4.1Flowood, MS: 4.1 %Flowood, MS4.1Gautier, MS: 3.8 %Gautier, MS3.8Petal, MS: 3.6 %Petal, MS3.6Canton, MS: 3.5 %Canton, MS3.5Brookhaven, MS: 3.4 %Brookhaven, MS3.4Southaven, MS: 3.3 %Southaven, MS3.3Clinton, MS: 3.2 %Clinton, MS3.2D'Iberville, MS: 3.1 %D'Iberville, MS3.1Oxford, MS: 2.7 %Oxford, MS2.7Hernando, MS: 2.5 %Hernando, MS2.5Olive Branch, MS: 2.4 %Olive Branch, MS2.4Madison, MS: 2 %Madison, MS2Moss Point, MS: 12 %Moss Point, MS12Clarksdale, MS: 10.8 %Clarksdale, MS10.8Jackson, MS: 9.3 %Jackson, MS9.3Gulfport, MS: 9.1 %Gulfport, MS9.1Columbus, MS: 8.7 %Columbus, MS8.7Hattiesburg, MS: 8.7 %Hattiesburg, MS8.7Meridian, MS: 7.9 %Meridian, MS7.9Cleveland, MS: 7.9 %Cleveland, MS7.9Greenwood, MS: 7.9 %Greenwood, MS7.9Bay St. Louis, MS: 7.8 %Bay St. Louis, MS7.8Biloxi, MS: 7.7 %Biloxi, MS7.7Pascagoula, MS: 7.6 %Pascagoula, MS7.6Grenada, MS: 7.1 %Grenada, MS7.1Greenville, MS: 6.7 %Greenville, MS6.7Natchez, MS: 6.5 %Natchez, MS6.5Long Beach, MS: 6.1 %Long Beach, MS6.1Starkville, MS: 6.1 %Starkville, MS6.1Picayune, MS: 6.1 %Picayune, MS6.1Vicksburg, MS: 5.9 %Vicksburg, MS5.9Horn Lake, MS: 5.8 %Horn Lake, MS5.8Laurel, MS: 5.6 %Laurel, MS5.6McComb, MS: 5.6 %McComb, MS5.6Byram, MS: 5.4 %Byram, MS5.4Brandon, MS: 5.2 %Brandon, MS5.2Tupelo, MS: 5.2 %Tupelo, MS5.2Corinth, MS: 4.7 %Corinth, MS4.7Pearl, MS: 4.3 %Pearl, MS4.3Ocean Springs, MS: 4.2 %Ocean Springs, MS4.2Ridgeland, MS: 4.1 %Ridgeland, MS4.1Flowood, MS: 4.1 %Flowood, MS4.1Gautier, MS: 3.8 %Gautier, MS3.8Petal, MS: 3.6 %Petal, MS3.6Canton, MS: 3.5 %Canton, MS3.5Brookhaven, MS: 3.4 %Brookhaven, MS3.4Southaven, MS: 3.3 %Southaven, MS3.3Clinton, MS: 3.2 %Clinton, MS3.2D'Iberville, MS: 3.1 %D'Iberville, MS3.1Oxford, MS: 2.7 %Oxford, MS2.7Hernando, MS: 2.5 %Hernando, MS2.5Olive Branch, MS: 2.4 %Olive Branch, MS2.4Madison, MS: 2 %Madison, MS2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Moss Point, MS12+0.2 pts
2Clarksdale, MS10.8+0.6 pts
3Jackson, MS9.3-0.1 pts
4Gulfport, MS9.1-0.8 pts
5Columbus, MS8.7-0.6 pts
6Hattiesburg, MS8.7+1.3 pts
7Meridian, MS7.9+0.7 pts
8Cleveland, MS7.9+1 pts
9Greenwood, MS7.9-0.2 pts
10Bay St. Louis, MS7.8+0.5 pts
11Biloxi, MS7.7-0.3 pts
12Pascagoula, MS7.6-1.9 pts
13Grenada, MS7.1+0.5 pts
14Greenville, MS6.7-3.5 pts
15Natchez, MS6.5-2.3 pts
16Long Beach, MS6.1-0 pts
17Starkville, MS6.1+0.1 pts
18Picayune, MS6.1-0.3 pts
19Vicksburg, MS5.9-2.3 pts
20Horn Lake, MS5.8-1 pts
21Laurel, MS5.6+0.1 pts
22McComb, MS5.6-0.3 pts
23Byram, MS5.4+1.1 pts
24Brandon, MS5.2+1.4 pts
25Tupelo, MS5.2+0.2 pts
26Corinth, MS4.7-1.8 pts
27Pearl, MS4.3-1.3 pts
28Ocean Springs, MS4.2+0.4 pts
29Ridgeland, MS4.1-0.8 pts
30Flowood, MS4.1-1.5 pts
31Gautier, MS3.8-2.6 pts
32Petal, MS3.6-2.1 pts
33Canton, MS3.5-0.4 pts
34Brookhaven, MS3.4-2.3 pts
35Southaven, MS3.3-0.6 pts
36Clinton, MS3.2-0.6 pts
37D'Iberville, MS3.1-1.5 pts
38Oxford, MS2.7+1 pts
39Hernando, MS2.5-0 pts
40Olive Branch, MS2.4-0.1 pts
41Madison, MS2-1.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by unemployment 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Moss Point, MS, with 12% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Madison, MS, with 2% 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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