Counties in Mississippi by unemployment rate

Jefferson County had the highest unemployment rate of 82 counties in November 2025, at 9.7%. Rankin County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest2.6Rankin County
Median3.882 counties
Mississippi3.7History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9.7 %9.7Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 7.6 %7.6Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 7.4 %7.4Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 6.4 %6.4Greene CountyGreene County: 6.3 %6.3Holmes CountyHolmes County: 6.3 %6.3Leflore CountyLeflore County: 5.8 %5.8Adams CountyAdams County: 5.5 %5.5Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 5.5 %5.5Kemper CountyKemper County: 5.1 %5.1Sharkey CountySharkey County: 5 %5Amite CountyAmite County: 4.9 %4.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.9 %4.9Washington CountyWashington County: 4.9 %4.9Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 4.8 %4.8Quitman CountyQuitman County: 4.8 %4.8Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 4.8 %4.8Clay CountyClay County: 4.6 %4.6Pike CountyPike County: 4.6 %4.6Tunica CountyTunica County: 4.6 %4.6Sunflower CountySunflower County: 4.5 %4.5George CountyGeorge County: 4.4 %4.4Perry CountyPerry County: 4.4 %4.4Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 4.3 %4.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4.3 %4.3Walthall CountyWalthall County: 4.3 %4.3Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 4.3 %4.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 4.2 %4.2Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 4.2 %4.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.2 %4.2Panola CountyPanola County: 4.2 %4.2Warren CountyWarren County: 4.2 %4.2Grenada CountyGrenada County: 4.1 %4.1Jasper CountyJasper County: 4.1 %4.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4 %4Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 3.9 %3.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 3.9 %3.9Benton CountyBenton County: 3.8 %3.8Covington CountyCovington County: 3.8 %3.8Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 3.8 %3.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Jefferson County9.7+0.6 pts
2Claiborne County7.60 pts
3Issaquena County7.4-0.8 pts
4Coahoma County6.4+0.3 pts
5Greene County6.3+0.1 pts
5Holmes County6.3+0.7 pts
7Leflore County5.8+0.3 pts
8Adams County5.5+0.3 pts
8Humphreys County5.5-0.1 pts
10Kemper County5.1+0.4 pts
11Sharkey County5+0.4 pts
12Amite County4.9+0.5 pts
12Franklin County4.9+0.3 pts
12Washington County4.9+0.1 pts
15Noxubee County4.8+0.7 pts
15Quitman County4.8-0.1 pts
15Wilkinson County4.8-0.8 pts
18Clay County4.6+0.5 pts
18Pike County4.6-0.1 pts
18Tunica County4.6-0.2 pts
21Sunflower County4.5-0.1 pts
22George County4.4-0.1 pts
22Perry County4.4+0.4 pts
24Bolivar County4.3+0.2 pts
24Monroe County4.3+0.2 pts
24Walthall County4.30 pts
24Yazoo County4.3+0.2 pts
28Carroll County4.2+0.4 pts
28Choctaw County4.2+0.3 pts
28Marshall County4.2+0.3 pts
28Panola County4.2-0.3 pts
28Warren County4.2+0.6 pts
33Grenada County4.1+0.3 pts
33Jasper County4.1+0.4 pts
35Montgomery County4+0.3 pts
36Chickasaw County3.9-0.5 pts
36Clarke County3.9+0.3 pts
38Benton County3.8+0.6 pts
38Covington County3.8+0.5 pts
38Lauderdale County3.8+0.3 pts
38Lincoln County3.8+0.3 pts
38Marion County3.8-0.1 pts
38Stone County3.8+0.2 pts
38Wayne County3.8-0.2 pts
38Winston County3.8+0.1 pts
46Copiah County3.7-0.1 pts
46Hinds County3.7+0.2 pts
46Lowndes County3.7+0.2 pts
49Attala County3.6-0.2 pts
49Newton County3.6+0.2 pts
49Oktibbeha County3.6-0.1 pts
52Jefferson Davis County3.5-0.3 pts
52Lawrence County3.5-0.4 pts
52Pearl River County3.5+0.2 pts
52Pontotoc County3.5+0.1 pts
52Tishomingo County3.5-0.4 pts
52Yalobusha County3.50 pts
58Harrison County3.4+0.2 pts
58Jackson County3.4+0.1 pts
58Prentiss County3.40 pts
58Smith County3.40 pts
58Tate County3.4+0.1 pts
63Calhoun County3.3+0.3 pts
63DeSoto County3.3+0.1 pts
63Neshoba County3.3-0.2 pts
63Simpson County3.30 pts
67Alcorn County3.20 pts
67Forrest County3.2-0.1 pts
67Tallahatchie County3.2-0.2 pts
70Leake County3.1-0.1 pts
70Lee County3.10 pts
70Scott County3.1+0.1 pts
70Tippah County3.1+0.1 pts
74Hancock County30 pts
74Itawamba County3-0.1 pts
74Lamar County30 pts
74Union County3+0.2 pts
78Madison County2.9+0.2 pts
78Webster County2.9-0.2 pts
80Jones County2.7-0.2 pts
80Lafayette County2.7-0.1 pts
82Rankin County2.6+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Jefferson County, with 9.7% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Rankin County, with 2.6% in November 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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