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

Wilkinson County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 82 counties in 2024, at 13.4%. Carroll County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 6% and the figure for Mississippi was 5.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.4Wilkinson County
Lowest1.6Carroll County
Median682 counties
Mississippi5.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 6.4 %Alcorn County: 4.6 %Amite County: 5.8 %Attala County: 5.4 %Benton County: 3.1 %Bolivar County: 7.1 %Calhoun County: 4.7 %Carroll County: 1.6 %Chickasaw County: 4.9 %Choctaw County: 9.8 %Claiborne County: 6.9 %Clarke County: 7 %Clay County: 7.2 %Coahoma County: 9.9 %Copiah County: 5.8 %Covington County: 3.5 %DeSoto County: 3.2 %Forrest County: 6.7 %Franklin County: 4 %George County: 7.5 %Greene County: 11.9 %Grenada County: 4.9 %Hancock County: 5 %Harrison County: 7.2 %Hinds County: 7.5 %Holmes County: 9.5 %Humphreys County: 12.5 %Issaquena County: 5.1 %Itawamba County: 5.1 %Jackson County: 6.7 %Jasper County: 6.2 %Jefferson County: 1.8 %Jefferson Davis County: 9.6 %Jones County: 4 %Kemper County: 10.8 %Lafayette County: 2.1 %Lamar County: 4.8 %Lauderdale County: 5.8 %Lawrence County: 9.2 %Leake County: 6.2 %Lee County: 5.1 %Leflore County: 11.6 %Lincoln County: 3.2 %Lowndes County: 6.3 %Madison County: 3.7 %Marion County: 7.5 %Marshall County: 4.4 %Monroe County: 6.3 %Montgomery County: 4.7 %Neshoba County: 7.5 %Newton County: 4.7 %Noxubee County: 8.6 %Oktibbeha County: 5.8 %Panola County: 6.6 %Pearl River County: 6.1 %Perry County: 2 %Pike County: 5.8 %Pontotoc County: 3.1 %Prentiss County: 3.5 %Quitman County: 12.4 %Rankin County: 4.4 %Scott County: 5.5 %Sharkey County: 9.1 %Simpson County: 4.4 %Smith County: 4.5 %Stone County: 9.3 %Sunflower County: 11.2 %Tallahatchie County: 10.2 %Tate County: 4.7 %Tippah County: 5.6 %Tishomingo County: 3.2 %Tunica County: 13.3 %Union County: 4.5 %Walthall County: 6.6 %Warren County: 4.8 %Washington County: 6.3 %Wayne County: 7 %Webster County: 6.6 %Wilkinson County: 13.4 %Winston County: 6.7 %Yalobusha County: 5.9 %Yazoo County: 9.7 %
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  • 9.4 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Wilkinson County: 13.4 %Wilkinson County13.4Tunica County: 13.3 %Tunica County13.3Humphreys County: 12.5 %Humphreys County12.5Quitman County: 12.4 %Quitman County12.4Greene County: 11.9 %Greene County11.9Leflore County: 11.6 %Leflore County11.6Sunflower County: 11.2 %Sunflower County11.2Kemper County: 10.8 %Kemper County10.8Tallahatchie County: 10.2 %Tallahatchie County10.2Coahoma County: 9.9 %Coahoma County9.9Choctaw County: 9.8 %Choctaw County9.8Yazoo County: 9.7 %Yazoo County9.7Jefferson Davis County: 9.6 %Jefferson Davis County9.6Holmes County: 9.5 %Holmes County9.5Stone County: 9.3 %Stone County9.3Lawrence County: 9.2 %Lawrence County9.2Sharkey County: 9.1 %Sharkey County9.1Noxubee County: 8.6 %Noxubee County8.6Hinds County: 7.5 %Hinds County7.5Marion County: 7.5 %Marion County7.5Neshoba County: 7.5 %Neshoba County7.5George County: 7.5 %George County7.5Clay County: 7.2 %Clay County7.2Harrison County: 7.2 %Harrison County7.2Bolivar County: 7.1 %Bolivar County7.1Clarke County: 7 %Clarke County7Wayne County: 7 %Wayne County7Claiborne County: 6.9 %Claiborne County6.9Winston County: 6.7 %Winston County6.7Jackson County: 6.7 %Jackson County6.7Forrest County: 6.7 %Forrest County6.7Walthall County: 6.6 %Walthall County6.6Webster County: 6.6 %Webster County6.6Panola County: 6.6 %Panola County6.6Adams County: 6.4 %Adams County6.4Lowndes County: 6.3 %Lowndes County6.3Monroe County: 6.3 %Monroe County6.3Washington County: 6.3 %Washington County6.3Jasper County: 6.2 %Jasper County6.2Leake County: 6.2 %Leake County6.2Wilkinson County: 13.4 %Wilkinson County13.4Tunica County: 13.3 %Tunica County13.3Humphreys County: 12.5 %Humphreys County12.5Quitman County: 12.4 %Quitman County12.4Greene County: 11.9 %Greene County11.9Leflore County: 11.6 %Leflore County11.6Sunflower County: 11.2 %Sunflower County11.2Kemper County: 10.8 %Kemper County10.8Tallahatchie County: 10.2 %Tallahatchie County10.2Coahoma County: 9.9 %Coahoma County9.9Choctaw County: 9.8 %Choctaw County9.8Yazoo County: 9.7 %Yazoo County9.7Jefferson Davis County: 9.6 %Jefferson Davis County9.6Holmes County: 9.5 %Holmes County9.5Stone County: 9.3 %Stone County9.3Lawrence County: 9.2 %Lawrence County9.2Sharkey County: 9.1 %Sharkey County9.1Noxubee County: 8.6 %Noxubee County8.6Hinds County: 7.5 %Hinds County7.5Marion County: 7.5 %Marion County7.5Neshoba County: 7.5 %Neshoba County7.5George County: 7.5 %George County7.5Clay County: 7.2 %Clay County7.2Harrison County: 7.2 %Harrison County7.2Bolivar County: 7.1 %Bolivar County7.1Clarke County: 7 %Clarke County7Wayne County: 7 %Wayne County7Claiborne County: 6.9 %Claiborne County6.9Winston County: 6.7 %Winston County6.7Jackson County: 6.7 %Jackson County6.7Forrest County: 6.7 %Forrest County6.7Walthall County: 6.6 %Walthall County6.6Webster County: 6.6 %Webster County6.6Panola County: 6.6 %Panola County6.6Adams County: 6.4 %Adams County6.4Lowndes County: 6.3 %Lowndes County6.3Monroe County: 6.3 %Monroe County6.3Washington County: 6.3 %Washington County6.3Jasper County: 6.2 %Jasper County6.2Leake County: 6.2 %Leake County6.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Wilkinson County13.4+5.8 pts
2Tunica County13.3+0.2 pts
3Humphreys County12.5-3.3 pts
4Quitman County12.4+0.5 pts
5Greene County11.9+1.3 pts
6Leflore County11.6-0.1 pts
7Sunflower County11.2+0.3 pts
8Kemper County10.8-0.2 pts
9Tallahatchie County10.20 pts
10Coahoma County9.9-0.3 pts
11Choctaw County9.8+1.5 pts
12Yazoo County9.7+0.7 pts
13Jefferson Davis County9.6+1.3 pts
14Holmes County9.5+0.7 pts
15Stone County9.3+1.1 pts
16Lawrence County9.2-2.5 pts
17Sharkey County9.1-1.4 pts
18Noxubee County8.6+1.4 pts
19Hinds County7.5-0.2 pts
20Marion County7.5-1.6 pts
20Neshoba County7.5-0.7 pts
22George County7.5-1 pts
23Clay County7.2+0.5 pts
24Harrison County7.2-0.4 pts
25Bolivar County7.1-0.4 pts
26Clarke County7-0.2 pts
27Wayne County7-0.9 pts
28Claiborne County6.9-1.8 pts
29Winston County6.7-1.2 pts
30Jackson County6.7-0.7 pts
31Forrest County6.7+0.4 pts
32Walthall County6.6+0.7 pts
32Webster County6.6-0.2 pts
34Panola County6.6-2.2 pts
35Adams County6.4-1.7 pts
36Lowndes County6.3+0.2 pts
37Monroe County6.3+0.5 pts
38Washington County6.3-2.6 pts
39Jasper County6.2+2.2 pts
39Leake County6.2-0.5 pts
41Pearl River County6.1+0.4 pts
42Yalobusha County5.9-0.9 pts
43Amite County5.8-0.8 pts
43Pike County5.8-0.1 pts
45Lauderdale County5.8+0.2 pts
46Oktibbeha County5.8-0.5 pts
47Copiah County5.8-0.6 pts
48Tippah County5.6+0.3 pts
49Scott County5.5+1.1 pts
50Attala County5.4-0.6 pts
51Issaquena County5.1-3.1 pts
51Itawamba County5.1+2.2 pts
53Lee County5.1-0.1 pts
54Hancock County5-0.3 pts
55Grenada County4.9+0.6 pts
56Chickasaw County4.9+0.9 pts
57Lamar County4.8-0.4 pts
58Warren County4.8-0.7 pts
59Newton County4.7+1.2 pts
60Montgomery County4.7-0.1 pts
61Calhoun County4.7+1 pts
62Tate County4.7-0.7 pts
63Alcorn County4.6-1.2 pts
64Smith County4.50 pts
64Union County4.5+0.5 pts
66Marshall County4.4-0.5 pts
67Rankin County4.4+0.2 pts
67Simpson County4.4-0.9 pts
69Jones County4+0.4 pts
70Franklin County4-0.3 pts
71Madison County3.7-0.7 pts
72Covington County3.5-1.2 pts
72Prentiss County3.5-0.1 pts
74DeSoto County3.2-0.5 pts
75Lincoln County3.2-0.6 pts
76Tishomingo County3.20 pts
77Benton County3.1+0.4 pts
78Pontotoc County3.1-0.1 pts
79Lafayette County2.1+0.3 pts
80Perry County2-4.2 pts
81Jefferson County1.8-3.2 pts
82Carroll County1.6-1 pts

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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 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wilkinson County, with 13.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carroll County, with 1.6% in 2024.

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