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

Kemper County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 82 counties in 2022, at 14.1%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 6.4% and the figure for Mississippi was 6.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.1Kemper County
Lowest2.6Franklin County
Median6.482 counties
Mississippi6.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.1 %Alcorn County: 6.4 %Amite County: 7.5 %Attala County: 7.2 %Benton County: 4.4 %Bolivar County: 7.5 %Calhoun County: 4.2 %Carroll County: 6 %Chickasaw County: 3.1 %Choctaw County: 7.3 %Claiborne County: 9 %Clarke County: 5.6 %Clay County: 8.9 %Coahoma County: 10.8 %Copiah County: 5.2 %Covington County: 5.8 %DeSoto County: 4.4 %Forrest County: 7.4 %Franklin County: 2.6 %George County: 10.4 %Greene County: 12.6 %Grenada County: 4.1 %Hancock County: 6.2 %Harrison County: 8.4 %Hinds County: 7.8 %Holmes County: 8.8 %Humphreys County: 13.7 %Issaquena County: 12.1 %Itawamba County: 2.8 %Jackson County: 8.1 %Jasper County: 3.8 %Jefferson County: 5.4 %Jefferson Davis County: 9.2 %Jones County: 3.7 %Kemper County: 14.1 %Lafayette County: 2.8 %Lamar County: 5.8 %Lauderdale County: 5.5 %Lawrence County: 12 %Leake County: 6 %Lee County: 5.6 %Leflore County: 11.8 %Lincoln County: 4.3 %Lowndes County: 6.2 %Madison County: 4.2 %Marion County: 9.5 %Marshall County: 4.8 %Monroe County: 5.5 %Montgomery County: 7.8 %Neshoba County: 9.3 %Newton County: 4.3 %Noxubee County: 9.3 %Oktibbeha County: 6.8 %Panola County: 9.5 %Pearl River County: 5.6 %Perry County: 6.3 %Pike County: 7.2 %Pontotoc County: 2.9 %Prentiss County: 5 %Quitman County: 12.2 %Rankin County: 4.4 %Scott County: 6 %Sharkey County: 12.8 %Simpson County: 6 %Smith County: 3.5 %Stone County: 8.1 %Sunflower County: 11.1 %Tallahatchie County: 11.1 %Tate County: 7.3 %Tippah County: 6 %Tishomingo County: 3.5 %Tunica County: 12.2 %Union County: 4.1 %Walthall County: 6.5 %Warren County: 4.7 %Washington County: 9.5 %Wayne County: 8.7 %Webster County: 6.4 %Wilkinson County: 6.3 %Winston County: 6.9 %Yalobusha County: 5 %Yazoo County: 10.4 %
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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

Kemper County: 14.1 %Kemper County14.1Humphreys County: 13.7 %Humphreys County13.7Sharkey County: 12.8 %Sharkey County12.8Greene County: 12.6 %Greene County12.6Quitman County: 12.2 %Quitman County12.2Tunica County: 12.2 %Tunica County12.2Issaquena County: 12.1 %Issaquena County12.1Lawrence County: 12 %Lawrence County12Leflore County: 11.8 %Leflore County11.8Sunflower County: 11.1 %Sunflower County11.1Tallahatchie County: 11.1 %Tallahatchie County11.1Coahoma County: 10.8 %Coahoma County10.8George County: 10.4 %George County10.4Yazoo County: 10.4 %Yazoo County10.4Washington County: 9.5 %Washington County9.5Panola County: 9.5 %Panola County9.5Marion County: 9.5 %Marion County9.5Neshoba County: 9.3 %Neshoba County9.3Noxubee County: 9.3 %Noxubee County9.3Jefferson Davis County: 9.2 %Jefferson Davis County9.2Claiborne County: 9 %Claiborne County9Clay County: 8.9 %Clay County8.9Holmes County: 8.8 %Holmes County8.8Wayne County: 8.7 %Wayne County8.7Harrison County: 8.4 %Harrison County8.4Stone County: 8.1 %Stone County8.1Jackson County: 8.1 %Jackson County8.1Montgomery County: 7.8 %Montgomery County7.8Hinds County: 7.8 %Hinds County7.8Amite County: 7.5 %Amite County7.5Bolivar County: 7.5 %Bolivar County7.5Forrest County: 7.4 %Forrest County7.4Choctaw County: 7.3 %Choctaw County7.3Tate County: 7.3 %Tate County7.3Pike County: 7.2 %Pike County7.2Attala County: 7.2 %Attala County7.2Adams County: 7.1 %Adams County7.1Winston County: 6.9 %Winston County6.9Oktibbeha County: 6.8 %Oktibbeha County6.8Walthall County: 6.5 %Walthall County6.5Kemper County: 14.1 %Kemper County14.1Humphreys County: 13.7 %Humphreys County13.7Sharkey County: 12.8 %Sharkey County12.8Greene County: 12.6 %Greene County12.6Quitman County: 12.2 %Quitman County12.2Tunica County: 12.2 %Tunica County12.2Issaquena County: 12.1 %Issaquena County12.1Lawrence County: 12 %Lawrence County12Leflore County: 11.8 %Leflore County11.8Sunflower County: 11.1 %Sunflower County11.1Tallahatchie County: 11.1 %Tallahatchie County11.1Coahoma County: 10.8 %Coahoma County10.8George County: 10.4 %George County10.4Yazoo County: 10.4 %Yazoo County10.4Washington County: 9.5 %Washington County9.5Panola County: 9.5 %Panola County9.5Marion County: 9.5 %Marion County9.5Neshoba County: 9.3 %Neshoba County9.3Noxubee County: 9.3 %Noxubee County9.3Jefferson Davis County: 9.2 %Jefferson Davis County9.2Claiborne County: 9 %Claiborne County9Clay County: 8.9 %Clay County8.9Holmes County: 8.8 %Holmes County8.8Wayne County: 8.7 %Wayne County8.7Harrison County: 8.4 %Harrison County8.4Stone County: 8.1 %Stone County8.1Jackson County: 8.1 %Jackson County8.1Montgomery County: 7.8 %Montgomery County7.8Hinds County: 7.8 %Hinds County7.8Amite County: 7.5 %Amite County7.5Bolivar County: 7.5 %Bolivar County7.5Forrest County: 7.4 %Forrest County7.4Choctaw County: 7.3 %Choctaw County7.3Tate County: 7.3 %Tate County7.3Pike County: 7.2 %Pike County7.2Attala County: 7.2 %Attala County7.2Adams County: 7.1 %Adams County7.1Winston County: 6.9 %Winston County6.9Oktibbeha County: 6.8 %Oktibbeha County6.8Walthall County: 6.5 %Walthall County6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Kemper County14.1+1.9 pts
2Humphreys County13.70 pts
3Sharkey County12.8+4 pts
4Greene County12.6-1.7 pts
5Quitman County12.2-2.8 pts
6Tunica County12.2-0.9 pts
7Issaquena County12.1+3.3 pts
8Lawrence County12-0.5 pts
9Leflore County11.8-0.1 pts
10Sunflower County11.1-0.3 pts
11Tallahatchie County11.1-2.1 pts
12Coahoma County10.8+1.3 pts
13George County10.4-1 pts
13Yazoo County10.4+1.2 pts
15Washington County9.5-0.4 pts
16Panola County9.5+2 pts
17Marion County9.5+0.4 pts
18Neshoba County9.3+0.1 pts
19Noxubee County9.3-1 pts
20Jefferson Davis County9.2+0.6 pts
21Claiborne County9-1.6 pts
22Clay County8.9-0.7 pts
23Holmes County8.8-3.9 pts
24Wayne County8.7+1.7 pts
25Harrison County8.4-0.7 pts
26Stone County8.1+0.7 pts
27Jackson County8.1-0.8 pts
28Montgomery County7.8-1 pts
29Hinds County7.8-0.9 pts
30Amite County7.5+0.6 pts
30Bolivar County7.5+0.7 pts
32Forrest County7.4+0.3 pts
33Choctaw County7.3-2.4 pts
34Tate County7.3+0.3 pts
35Pike County7.2+0.7 pts
36Attala County7.2-0.3 pts
37Adams County7.1-4.8 pts
38Winston County6.9-1.1 pts
39Oktibbeha County6.8-0.7 pts
40Walthall County6.5-3.1 pts
41Webster County6.4-1.3 pts
42Alcorn County6.4-0.7 pts
43Perry County6.3-3.3 pts
44Wilkinson County6.3-0.4 pts
45Lowndes County6.2-1.8 pts
46Hancock County6.2-1.8 pts
47Scott County6-1.1 pts
48Simpson County6-0.8 pts
49Leake County6-1.7 pts
50Carroll County6-0.5 pts
50Tippah County6-0.5 pts
52Covington County5.8-0.2 pts
53Lamar County5.8-1.3 pts
54Clarke County5.6-1.2 pts
55Pearl River County5.6-0.8 pts
56Lee County5.6+0.3 pts
57Monroe County5.5-0.8 pts
58Lauderdale County5.5+0.8 pts
59Jefferson County5.4-3.4 pts
60Copiah County5.2-0.6 pts
61Yalobusha County5+0.3 pts
62Prentiss County5+0.9 pts
63Marshall County4.8-1.1 pts
64Warren County4.7-1.9 pts
65Benton County4.4+0.5 pts
66DeSoto County4.4+0.1 pts
67Rankin County4.40 pts
68Newton County4.3-1.1 pts
69Lincoln County4.3-1 pts
70Calhoun County4.2+1.5 pts
71Madison County4.2+0.3 pts
72Grenada County4.1-1.1 pts
73Union County4.1-1.1 pts
74Jasper County3.8-0.5 pts
75Jones County3.70 pts
76Tishomingo County3.5-1 pts
77Smith County3.5-1 pts
78Chickasaw County3.1+0.8 pts
79Pontotoc County2.9+0.3 pts
80Itawamba County2.8-0 pts
81Lafayette County2.8+0.2 pts
82Franklin County2.6+0.3 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 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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2022.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Kemper County, with 14.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Franklin County, with 2.6% in 2022.

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