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

Humphreys County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 82 counties in 2023, at 15.8%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 6.2% and the figure for Mississippi was 6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.8Humphreys County
Lowest1.8Lafayette County
Median6.282 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 8.1 %Alcorn County: 5.8 %Amite County: 6.6 %Attala County: 6.1 %Benton County: 2.7 %Bolivar County: 7.5 %Calhoun County: 3.7 %Carroll County: 2.6 %Chickasaw County: 4 %Choctaw County: 8.3 %Claiborne County: 8.7 %Clarke County: 7.2 %Clay County: 6.7 %Coahoma County: 10.2 %Copiah County: 6.4 %Covington County: 4.7 %DeSoto County: 3.7 %Forrest County: 6.3 %Franklin County: 4.3 %George County: 8.5 %Greene County: 10.6 %Grenada County: 4.4 %Hancock County: 5.3 %Harrison County: 7.6 %Hinds County: 7.7 %Holmes County: 8.8 %Humphreys County: 15.8 %Issaquena County: 8.2 %Itawamba County: 2.9 %Jackson County: 7.4 %Jasper County: 4 %Jefferson County: 5 %Jefferson Davis County: 8.3 %Jones County: 3.6 %Kemper County: 11.1 %Lafayette County: 1.8 %Lamar County: 5.2 %Lauderdale County: 5.6 %Lawrence County: 11.7 %Leake County: 6.7 %Lee County: 5.1 %Leflore County: 11.7 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lowndes County: 6.1 %Madison County: 4.4 %Marion County: 9 %Marshall County: 4.9 %Monroe County: 5.8 %Montgomery County: 4.8 %Neshoba County: 8.1 %Newton County: 3.5 %Noxubee County: 7.2 %Oktibbeha County: 6.3 %Panola County: 8.8 %Pearl River County: 5.7 %Perry County: 6.2 %Pike County: 5.9 %Pontotoc County: 3.2 %Prentiss County: 3.6 %Quitman County: 11.9 %Rankin County: 4.2 %Scott County: 4.4 %Sharkey County: 10.5 %Simpson County: 5.2 %Smith County: 4.5 %Stone County: 8.2 %Sunflower County: 10.9 %Tallahatchie County: 10.2 %Tate County: 5.4 %Tippah County: 5.3 %Tishomingo County: 3.1 %Tunica County: 13.1 %Union County: 3.9 %Walthall County: 6 %Warren County: 5.5 %Washington County: 8.9 %Wayne County: 7.9 %Webster County: 6.8 %Wilkinson County: 7.5 %Winston County: 7.9 %Yalobusha County: 6.7 %Yazoo County: 9 %
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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

Humphreys County: 15.8 %Humphreys County15.8Tunica County: 13.1 %Tunica County13.1Quitman County: 11.9 %Quitman County11.9Lawrence County: 11.7 %Lawrence County11.7Leflore County: 11.7 %Leflore County11.7Kemper County: 11.1 %Kemper County11.1Sunflower County: 10.9 %Sunflower County10.9Greene County: 10.6 %Greene County10.6Sharkey County: 10.5 %Sharkey County10.5Tallahatchie County: 10.2 %Tallahatchie County10.2Coahoma County: 10.2 %Coahoma County10.2Marion County: 9 %Marion County9Yazoo County: 9 %Yazoo County9Washington County: 8.9 %Washington County8.9Holmes County: 8.8 %Holmes County8.8Panola County: 8.8 %Panola County8.8Claiborne County: 8.7 %Claiborne County8.7George County: 8.5 %George County8.5Choctaw County: 8.3 %Choctaw County8.3Jefferson Davis County: 8.3 %Jefferson Davis County8.3Stone County: 8.2 %Stone County8.2Issaquena County: 8.2 %Issaquena County8.2Neshoba County: 8.1 %Neshoba County8.1Adams County: 8.1 %Adams County8.1Wayne County: 7.9 %Wayne County7.9Winston County: 7.9 %Winston County7.9Hinds County: 7.7 %Hinds County7.7Harrison County: 7.6 %Harrison County7.6Wilkinson County: 7.5 %Wilkinson County7.5Bolivar County: 7.5 %Bolivar County7.5Jackson County: 7.4 %Jackson County7.4Noxubee County: 7.2 %Noxubee County7.2Clarke County: 7.2 %Clarke County7.2Webster County: 6.8 %Webster County6.8Leake County: 6.7 %Leake County6.7Yalobusha County: 6.7 %Yalobusha County6.7Clay County: 6.7 %Clay County6.7Amite County: 6.6 %Amite County6.6Copiah County: 6.4 %Copiah County6.4Oktibbeha County: 6.3 %Oktibbeha County6.3Humphreys County: 15.8 %Humphreys County15.8Tunica County: 13.1 %Tunica County13.1Quitman County: 11.9 %Quitman County11.9Lawrence County: 11.7 %Lawrence County11.7Leflore County: 11.7 %Leflore County11.7Kemper County: 11.1 %Kemper County11.1Sunflower County: 10.9 %Sunflower County10.9Greene County: 10.6 %Greene County10.6Sharkey County: 10.5 %Sharkey County10.5Tallahatchie County: 10.2 %Tallahatchie County10.2Coahoma County: 10.2 %Coahoma County10.2Marion County: 9 %Marion County9Yazoo County: 9 %Yazoo County9Washington County: 8.9 %Washington County8.9Holmes County: 8.8 %Holmes County8.8Panola County: 8.8 %Panola County8.8Claiborne County: 8.7 %Claiborne County8.7George County: 8.5 %George County8.5Choctaw County: 8.3 %Choctaw County8.3Jefferson Davis County: 8.3 %Jefferson Davis County8.3Stone County: 8.2 %Stone County8.2Issaquena County: 8.2 %Issaquena County8.2Neshoba County: 8.1 %Neshoba County8.1Adams County: 8.1 %Adams County8.1Wayne County: 7.9 %Wayne County7.9Winston County: 7.9 %Winston County7.9Hinds County: 7.7 %Hinds County7.7Harrison County: 7.6 %Harrison County7.6Wilkinson County: 7.5 %Wilkinson County7.5Bolivar County: 7.5 %Bolivar County7.5Jackson County: 7.4 %Jackson County7.4Noxubee County: 7.2 %Noxubee County7.2Clarke County: 7.2 %Clarke County7.2Webster County: 6.8 %Webster County6.8Leake County: 6.7 %Leake County6.7Yalobusha County: 6.7 %Yalobusha County6.7Clay County: 6.7 %Clay County6.7Amite County: 6.6 %Amite County6.6Copiah County: 6.4 %Copiah County6.4Oktibbeha County: 6.3 %Oktibbeha County6.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Humphreys County15.8+2.1 pts
2Tunica County13.1+0.9 pts
3Quitman County11.9-0.4 pts
4Lawrence County11.7-0.3 pts
5Leflore County11.7-0.1 pts
6Kemper County11.1-3 pts
7Sunflower County10.9-0.2 pts
8Greene County10.6-2 pts
9Sharkey County10.5-2.4 pts
10Tallahatchie County10.2-0.9 pts
11Coahoma County10.2-0.6 pts
12Marion County9-0.4 pts
13Yazoo County9-1.4 pts
14Washington County8.9-0.6 pts
15Holmes County8.80 pts
16Panola County8.8-0.7 pts
17Claiborne County8.7-0.3 pts
18George County8.5-1.9 pts
19Choctaw County8.3+1 pts
19Jefferson Davis County8.3-0.9 pts
21Stone County8.2+0.1 pts
22Issaquena County8.2-4 pts
23Neshoba County8.1-1.2 pts
24Adams County8.1+1 pts
25Wayne County7.9-0.8 pts
26Winston County7.9+1 pts
27Hinds County7.7-0.1 pts
28Harrison County7.6-0.8 pts
29Wilkinson County7.5+1.2 pts
30Bolivar County7.50 pts
31Jackson County7.4-0.6 pts
32Noxubee County7.2-2.1 pts
33Clarke County7.2+1.6 pts
34Webster County6.8+0.4 pts
35Leake County6.7+0.7 pts
36Yalobusha County6.7+1.7 pts
37Clay County6.7-2.2 pts
38Amite County6.6-0.8 pts
39Copiah County6.4+1.2 pts
40Oktibbeha County6.3-0.5 pts
41Forrest County6.3-1.1 pts
42Perry County6.2-0.1 pts
43Lowndes County6.1-0.1 pts
44Attala County6.1-1.1 pts
45Walthall County6-0.5 pts
46Pike County5.9-1.3 pts
47Alcorn County5.8-0.5 pts
48Monroe County5.8+0.3 pts
49Pearl River County5.7+0.2 pts
50Lauderdale County5.6+0.1 pts
51Warren County5.5+0.8 pts
52Tate County5.4-1.9 pts
53Hancock County5.3-0.9 pts
54Tippah County5.3-0.7 pts
55Simpson County5.2-0.8 pts
56Lamar County5.2-0.6 pts
57Lee County5.1-0.4 pts
58Jefferson County5-0.4 pts
59Marshall County4.9+0.1 pts
60Montgomery County4.8-3 pts
61Covington County4.7-1.2 pts
62Smith County4.5+1 pts
63Madison County4.4+0.3 pts
64Scott County4.4-1.7 pts
65Grenada County4.4+0.2 pts
66Franklin County4.3+1.7 pts
67Rankin County4.2-0.2 pts
68Jasper County4+0.2 pts
69Chickasaw County4+0.8 pts
70Union County3.9-0.1 pts
71Lincoln County3.8-0.5 pts
72DeSoto County3.7-0.7 pts
73Calhoun County3.7-0.6 pts
74Jones County3.6-0.1 pts
75Prentiss County3.6-1.5 pts
76Newton County3.5-0.8 pts
77Pontotoc County3.2+0.3 pts
78Tishomingo County3.1-0.4 pts
79Itawamba County2.9+0.1 pts
80Benton County2.7-1.7 pts
81Carroll County2.6-3.4 pts
82Lafayette County1.8-1 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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2023.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/mississippi-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Humphreys County, with 15.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lafayette County, with 1.8% in 2023.

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