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

Quitman County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 82 counties in 2021, at 15%. Chickasaw County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 6.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15Quitman County
Lowest2.3Chickasaw County
Median7.182 counties
Mississippi6.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 11.9 %Alcorn County: 7.1 %Amite County: 6.9 %Attala County: 7.4 %Benton County: 4 %Bolivar County: 6.7 %Calhoun County: 2.8 %Carroll County: 6.5 %Chickasaw County: 2.3 %Choctaw County: 9.7 %Claiborne County: 10.6 %Clarke County: 6.8 %Clay County: 9.6 %Coahoma County: 9.5 %Copiah County: 5.8 %Covington County: 6.1 %DeSoto County: 4.3 %Forrest County: 7 %Franklin County: 2.3 %George County: 11.4 %Greene County: 14.3 %Grenada County: 5.2 %Hancock County: 8 %Harrison County: 9.1 %Hinds County: 8.7 %Holmes County: 12.8 %Humphreys County: 13.7 %Issaquena County: 8.8 %Itawamba County: 2.8 %Jackson County: 8.9 %Jasper County: 4.3 %Jefferson County: 8.8 %Jefferson Davis County: 8.6 %Jones County: 3.7 %Kemper County: 12.2 %Lafayette County: 2.6 %Lamar County: 7.1 %Lauderdale County: 4.7 %Lawrence County: 12.5 %Leake County: 7.7 %Lee County: 5.2 %Leflore County: 11.9 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lowndes County: 8.1 %Madison County: 3.8 %Marion County: 9.1 %Marshall County: 5.9 %Monroe County: 6.3 %Montgomery County: 8.8 %Neshoba County: 9.2 %Newton County: 5.4 %Noxubee County: 10.3 %Oktibbeha County: 7.5 %Panola County: 7.5 %Pearl River County: 6.4 %Perry County: 9.6 %Pike County: 6.5 %Pontotoc County: 2.7 %Prentiss County: 4.1 %Quitman County: 15 %Rankin County: 4.4 %Scott County: 7.1 %Sharkey County: 8.8 %Simpson County: 6.9 %Smith County: 4.5 %Stone County: 7.4 %Sunflower County: 11.3 %Tallahatchie County: 13.2 %Tate County: 7 %Tippah County: 6.5 %Tishomingo County: 4.6 %Tunica County: 13.1 %Union County: 5.2 %Walthall County: 9.6 %Warren County: 6.6 %Washington County: 9.9 %Wayne County: 7.1 %Webster County: 7.7 %Wilkinson County: 6.7 %Winston County: 8 %Yalobusha County: 4.7 %Yazoo County: 9.2 %
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  • 10 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Quitman County: 15 %Quitman County15Greene County: 14.3 %Greene County14.3Humphreys County: 13.7 %Humphreys County13.7Tallahatchie County: 13.2 %Tallahatchie County13.2Tunica County: 13.1 %Tunica County13.1Holmes County: 12.8 %Holmes County12.8Lawrence County: 12.5 %Lawrence County12.5Kemper County: 12.2 %Kemper County12.2Leflore County: 11.9 %Leflore County11.9Adams County: 11.9 %Adams County11.9George County: 11.4 %George County11.4Sunflower County: 11.3 %Sunflower County11.3Claiborne County: 10.6 %Claiborne County10.6Noxubee County: 10.3 %Noxubee County10.3Washington County: 9.9 %Washington County9.9Choctaw County: 9.7 %Choctaw County9.7Perry County: 9.6 %Perry County9.6Walthall County: 9.6 %Walthall County9.6Clay County: 9.6 %Clay County9.6Coahoma County: 9.5 %Coahoma County9.5Yazoo County: 9.2 %Yazoo County9.2Neshoba County: 9.2 %Neshoba County9.2Harrison County: 9.1 %Harrison County9.1Marion County: 9.1 %Marion County9.1Jackson County: 8.9 %Jackson County8.9Jefferson County: 8.8 %Jefferson County8.8Issaquena County: 8.8 %Issaquena County8.8Sharkey County: 8.8 %Sharkey County8.8Montgomery County: 8.8 %Montgomery County8.8Hinds County: 8.7 %Hinds County8.7Jefferson Davis County: 8.6 %Jefferson Davis County8.6Lowndes County: 8.1 %Lowndes County8.1Winston County: 8 %Winston County8Hancock County: 8 %Hancock County8Leake County: 7.7 %Leake County7.7Webster County: 7.7 %Webster County7.7Oktibbeha County: 7.5 %Oktibbeha County7.5Panola County: 7.5 %Panola County7.5Stone County: 7.4 %Stone County7.4Attala County: 7.4 %Attala County7.4Quitman County: 15 %Quitman County15Greene County: 14.3 %Greene County14.3Humphreys County: 13.7 %Humphreys County13.7Tallahatchie County: 13.2 %Tallahatchie County13.2Tunica County: 13.1 %Tunica County13.1Holmes County: 12.8 %Holmes County12.8Lawrence County: 12.5 %Lawrence County12.5Kemper County: 12.2 %Kemper County12.2Leflore County: 11.9 %Leflore County11.9Adams County: 11.9 %Adams County11.9George County: 11.4 %George County11.4Sunflower County: 11.3 %Sunflower County11.3Claiborne County: 10.6 %Claiborne County10.6Noxubee County: 10.3 %Noxubee County10.3Washington County: 9.9 %Washington County9.9Choctaw County: 9.7 %Choctaw County9.7Perry County: 9.6 %Perry County9.6Walthall County: 9.6 %Walthall County9.6Clay County: 9.6 %Clay County9.6Coahoma County: 9.5 %Coahoma County9.5Yazoo County: 9.2 %Yazoo County9.2Neshoba County: 9.2 %Neshoba County9.2Harrison County: 9.1 %Harrison County9.1Marion County: 9.1 %Marion County9.1Jackson County: 8.9 %Jackson County8.9Jefferson County: 8.8 %Jefferson County8.8Issaquena County: 8.8 %Issaquena County8.8Sharkey County: 8.8 %Sharkey County8.8Montgomery County: 8.8 %Montgomery County8.8Hinds County: 8.7 %Hinds County8.7Jefferson Davis County: 8.6 %Jefferson Davis County8.6Lowndes County: 8.1 %Lowndes County8.1Winston County: 8 %Winston County8Hancock County: 8 %Hancock County8Leake County: 7.7 %Leake County7.7Webster County: 7.7 %Webster County7.7Oktibbeha County: 7.5 %Oktibbeha County7.5Panola County: 7.5 %Panola County7.5Stone County: 7.4 %Stone County7.4Attala County: 7.4 %Attala County7.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Quitman County15
2Greene County14.3
3Humphreys County13.7
4Tallahatchie County13.2
5Tunica County13.1
6Holmes County12.8
7Lawrence County12.5
8Kemper County12.2
9Leflore County11.9
10Adams County11.9
11George County11.4
12Sunflower County11.3
13Claiborne County10.6
14Noxubee County10.3
15Washington County9.9
16Choctaw County9.7
17Perry County9.6
18Walthall County9.6
19Clay County9.6
20Coahoma County9.5
21Yazoo County9.2
22Neshoba County9.2
23Harrison County9.1
24Marion County9.1
25Jackson County8.9
26Jefferson County8.8
27Issaquena County8.8
27Sharkey County8.8
29Montgomery County8.8
30Hinds County8.7
31Jefferson Davis County8.6
32Lowndes County8.1
33Winston County8
34Hancock County8
35Leake County7.7
35Webster County7.7
37Oktibbeha County7.5
38Panola County7.5
39Stone County7.4
40Attala County7.4
41Lamar County7.1
42Scott County7.1
43Alcorn County7.1
44Wayne County7.1
45Forrest County7
46Tate County7
47Amite County6.9
48Simpson County6.9
49Clarke County6.8
50Bolivar County6.7
51Wilkinson County6.7
52Warren County6.6
53Carroll County6.5
54Pike County6.5
55Tippah County6.5
56Pearl River County6.4
57Monroe County6.3
58Covington County6.1
59Marshall County5.9
60Copiah County5.8
61Newton County5.4
62Lincoln County5.3
63Lee County5.2
64Union County5.2
65Grenada County5.2
66Lauderdale County4.7
66Yalobusha County4.7
68Tishomingo County4.6
69Smith County4.5
70Rankin County4.4
71Jasper County4.3
72DeSoto County4.3
73Prentiss County4.1
74Benton County4
75Madison County3.8
76Jones County3.7
77Itawamba County2.8
78Calhoun County2.8
79Pontotoc County2.7
80Lafayette County2.6
81Franklin County2.3
82Chickasaw County2.3

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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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2021.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Quitman County, with 15% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chickasaw County, with 2.3% in 2021.

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