Counties in Mississippi by unemployment rate

Issaquena County had the highest unemployment rate of 82 counties in April 2026, at 11.1%. Rankin County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Mississippi was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest11.1Issaquena County
Lowest2.2Rankin County
Median3.382 counties
Mississippi3.8History

Top 40 counties, April 2026

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Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 11.1 %11.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 8.6 %8.6Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 7.2 %7.2Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 6.6 %6.6Holmes CountyHolmes County: 6.3 %6.3Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 6.1 %6.1Leflore CountyLeflore County: 5.7 %5.7Greene CountyGreene County: 5.3 %5.3Tunica CountyTunica County: 5 %5Washington CountyWashington County: 5 %5Sharkey CountySharkey County: 4.8 %4.8Sunflower CountySunflower County: 4.8 %4.8Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 4.8 %4.8Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 4.5 %4.5Adams CountyAdams County: 4.4 %4.4Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 4.3 %4.3Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 4.3 %4.3Quitman CountyQuitman County: 4.2 %4.2Clay CountyClay County: 4.1 %4.1Kemper CountyKemper County: 4.1 %4.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.9 %3.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 3.9 %3.9Panola CountyPanola County: 3.9 %3.9Warren CountyWarren County: 3.9 %3.9Perry CountyPerry County: 3.8 %3.8Pike CountyPike County: 3.8 %3.8Amite CountyAmite County: 3.7 %3.7Benton CountyBenton County: 3.7 %3.7Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 3.7 %3.7George CountyGeorge County: 3.7 %3.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.6 %3.6Grenada CountyGrenada County: 3.6 %3.6Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 3.6 %3.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 3.5 %3.5Hinds CountyHinds County: 3.4 %3.4Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.4 %3.4Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 3.4 %3.4Attala CountyAttala County: 3.3 %3.3Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 3.3 %3.3Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 3.3 %3.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Issaquena County11.1+0.7 pts
2Jefferson County8.6-1.4 pts
3Claiborne County7.2-1.4 pts
4Coahoma County6.6+0.3 pts
5Holmes County6.3+0.4 pts
6Humphreys County6.1+0.2 pts
7Leflore County5.7-0.3 pts
8Greene County5.30 pts
9Tunica County5-0.3 pts
9Washington County50 pts
11Sharkey County4.8-1.4 pts
11Sunflower County4.8+0.3 pts
11Wilkinson County4.8-0.7 pts
14Noxubee County4.5+0.5 pts
15Adams County4.4-0.5 pts
16Bolivar County4.3+0.4 pts
16Yazoo County4.3+0.1 pts
18Quitman County4.2-0.6 pts
19Clay County4.10 pts
19Kemper County4.1-0.1 pts
21Marshall County3.9+0.1 pts
21Monroe County3.9-0.2 pts
21Panola County3.9-0.1 pts
21Warren County3.90 pts
25Perry County3.8+0.2 pts
25Pike County3.8-0.4 pts
27Amite County3.70 pts
27Benton County3.7+0.3 pts
27Chickasaw County3.7-1 pts
27George County3.7-0.7 pts
31Franklin County3.6-0.7 pts
31Grenada County3.6+0.1 pts
31Lowndes County3.6+0.3 pts
34Carroll County3.50 pts
35Hinds County3.40 pts
35Jasper County3.4+0.2 pts
35Lauderdale County3.4+0.1 pts
38Attala County3.3-0.2 pts
38Choctaw County3.3-0.5 pts
38Oktibbeha County3.3-0.1 pts
38Tate County3.3+0.1 pts
38Walthall County3.3-0.6 pts
38Wayne County3.3-0.4 pts
38Winston County3.30 pts
45Clarke County3.2-0.3 pts
45Jefferson Davis County3.2-0.4 pts
45Marion County3.2-0.2 pts
45Montgomery County3.2-0.1 pts
45Stone County3.2-0.2 pts
50Covington County3.10 pts
50DeSoto County3.1-0.1 pts
50Lincoln County3.1-0.3 pts
50Newton County3.1+0.2 pts
54Copiah County3-0.3 pts
54Forrest County3-0.1 pts
54Jackson County3-0.1 pts
54Lawrence County30 pts
54Smith County30 pts
59Harrison County2.9-0.2 pts
59Pontotoc County2.9-0.3 pts
59Simpson County2.9-0.2 pts
62Itawamba County2.8+0.1 pts
62Neshoba County2.8-0.2 pts
62Pearl River County2.8-0.4 pts
62Prentiss County2.80 pts
62Tallahatchie County2.8-0.9 pts
62Tishomingo County2.8-0.4 pts
62Yalobusha County2.8-0.4 pts
69Lee County2.7-0.4 pts
70Calhoun County2.6-0.3 pts
70Lamar County2.6-0.1 pts
70Scott County2.6-0.2 pts
70Tippah County2.6-0.8 pts
74Alcorn County2.5-0.5 pts
74Hancock County2.5-0.2 pts
74Leake County2.5-0.3 pts
74Madison County2.5-0.2 pts
78Lafayette County2.40 pts
78Union County2.4-0.5 pts
78Webster County2.4-0.7 pts
81Jones County2.3-0.4 pts
82Rankin County2.2-0.1 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?

Issaquena County, with 11.1% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Rankin County, with 2.2% in April 2026.

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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