Counties in Mississippi by wages and salaries paid

Hinds County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 82 counties in 2015, at $6.07 billion. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $6.35 million. The median was $229.67 million and the figure for Mississippi was $46.37 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest6,068.1Hinds County
Median229.782 counties
Mississippi46,367.2History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 415.8 USD millionAlcorn County: 525.7 USD millionAmite County: 69.9 USD millionAttala County: 153.8 USD millionBenton County: 35.3 USD millionBolivar County: 449.7 USD millionCalhoun County: 112.8 USD millionCarroll County: 42.3 USD millionChickasaw County: 183.6 USD millionChoctaw County: 93.3 USD millionClaiborne County: 189.2 USD millionClarke County: 105.9 USD millionClay County: 210.9 USD millionCoahoma County: 309.4 USD millionCopiah County: 266.2 USD millionCovington County: 183.8 USD millionDeSoto County: 2,083.9 USD millionForrest County: 1,718.2 USD millionFranklin County: 68.8 USD millionGeorge County: 183.3 USD millionGreene County: 69.5 USD millionGrenada County: 377.9 USD millionHancock County: 746.4 USD millionHarrison County: 3,860 USD millionHinds County: 6,068.1 USD millionHolmes County: 126.5 USD millionHumphreys County: 74.3 USD millionIssaquena County: 6.4 USD millionItawamba County: 239.3 USD millionJackson County: 2,658.4 USD millionJasper County: 152.6 USD millionJefferson County: 45.6 USD millionJefferson Davis County: 64.1 USD millionJones County: 1,232.9 USD millionKemper County: 170.1 USD millionLafayette County: 925.3 USD millionLamar County: 629.9 USD millionLauderdale County: 1,393.1 USD millionLawrence County: 124.2 USD millionLeake County: 171.6 USD millionLee County: 2,173.8 USD millionLeflore County: 524.3 USD millionLincoln County: 462.8 USD millionLowndes County: 1,187 USD millionMadison County: 2,592.6 USD millionMarion County: 311.3 USD millionMarshall County: 274.8 USD millionMonroe County: 419 USD millionMontgomery County: 86.5 USD millionNeshoba County: 456.4 USD millionNewton County: 205.1 USD millionNoxubee County: 85.9 USD millionOktibbeha County: 790.9 USD millionPanola County: 423.1 USD millionPearl River County: 382.5 USD millionPerry County: 106 USD millionPike County: 509.6 USD millionPontotoc County: 445 USD millionPrentiss County: 252.4 USD millionQuitman County: 42.9 USD millionRankin County: 2,746.7 USD millionScott County: 449.6 USD millionSharkey County: 39.3 USD millionSimpson County: 226.8 USD millionSmith County: 117.8 USD millionStone County: 147.7 USD millionSunflower County: 296.9 USD millionTallahatchie County: 116.4 USD millionTate County: 200.5 USD millionTippah County: 232.5 USD millionTishomingo County: 205.8 USD millionTunica County: 314.6 USD millionUnion County: 435.3 USD millionWalthall County: 89.4 USD millionWarren County: 929.5 USD millionWashington County: 662.8 USD millionWayne County: 191.3 USD millionWebster County: 69.4 USD millionWilkinson County: 61.1 USD millionWinston County: 181 USD millionYalobusha County: 105.7 USD millionYazoo County: 277 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Hinds County: 6,068.1 USD millionHinds County6,068.1Harrison County: 3,860 USD millionHarrison County3,860Rankin County: 2,746.7 USD millionRankin County2,746.7Jackson County: 2,658.4 USD millionJackson County2,658.4Madison County: 2,592.6 USD millionMadison County2,592.6Lee County: 2,173.8 USD millionLee County2,173.8DeSoto County: 2,083.9 USD millionDeSoto County2,083.9Forrest County: 1,718.2 USD millionForrest County1,718.2Lauderdale County: 1,393.1 USD millionLauderdale County1,393.1Jones County: 1,232.9 USD millionJones County1,232.9Lowndes County: 1,187 USD millionLowndes County1,187Warren County: 929.5 USD millionWarren County929.5Lafayette County: 925.3 USD millionLafayette County925.3Oktibbeha County: 790.9 USD millionOktibbeha County790.9Hancock County: 746.4 USD millionHancock County746.4Washington County: 662.8 USD millionWashington County662.8Lamar County: 629.9 USD millionLamar County629.9Alcorn County: 525.7 USD millionAlcorn County525.7Leflore County: 524.3 USD millionLeflore County524.3Pike County: 509.6 USD millionPike County509.6Lincoln County: 462.8 USD millionLincoln County462.8Neshoba County: 456.4 USD millionNeshoba County456.4Bolivar County: 449.7 USD millionBolivar County449.7Scott County: 449.6 USD millionScott County449.6Pontotoc County: 445 USD millionPontotoc County445Union County: 435.3 USD millionUnion County435.3Panola County: 423.1 USD millionPanola County423.1Monroe County: 419 USD millionMonroe County419Adams County: 415.8 USD millionAdams County415.8Pearl River County: 382.5 USD millionPearl River County382.5Grenada County: 377.9 USD millionGrenada County377.9Tunica County: 314.6 USD millionTunica County314.6Marion County: 311.3 USD millionMarion County311.3Coahoma County: 309.4 USD millionCoahoma County309.4Sunflower County: 296.9 USD millionSunflower County296.9Yazoo County: 277 USD millionYazoo County277Marshall County: 274.8 USD millionMarshall County274.8Copiah County: 266.2 USD millionCopiah County266.2Prentiss County: 252.4 USD millionPrentiss County252.4Itawamba County: 239.3 USD millionItawamba County239.3Hinds County: 6,068.1 USD millionHinds County6,068.1Harrison County: 3,860 USD millionHarrison County3,860Rankin County: 2,746.7 USD millionRankin County2,746.7Jackson County: 2,658.4 USD millionJackson County2,658.4Madison County: 2,592.6 USD millionMadison County2,592.6Lee County: 2,173.8 USD millionLee County2,173.8DeSoto County: 2,083.9 USD millionDeSoto County2,083.9Forrest County: 1,718.2 USD millionForrest County1,718.2Lauderdale County: 1,393.1 USD millionLauderdale County1,393.1Jones County: 1,232.9 USD millionJones County1,232.9Lowndes County: 1,187 USD millionLowndes County1,187Warren County: 929.5 USD millionWarren County929.5Lafayette County: 925.3 USD millionLafayette County925.3Oktibbeha County: 790.9 USD millionOktibbeha County790.9Hancock County: 746.4 USD millionHancock County746.4Washington County: 662.8 USD millionWashington County662.8Lamar County: 629.9 USD millionLamar County629.9Alcorn County: 525.7 USD millionAlcorn County525.7Leflore County: 524.3 USD millionLeflore County524.3Pike County: 509.6 USD millionPike County509.6Lincoln County: 462.8 USD millionLincoln County462.8Neshoba County: 456.4 USD millionNeshoba County456.4Bolivar County: 449.7 USD millionBolivar County449.7Scott County: 449.6 USD millionScott County449.6Pontotoc County: 445 USD millionPontotoc County445Union County: 435.3 USD millionUnion County435.3Panola County: 423.1 USD millionPanola County423.1Monroe County: 419 USD millionMonroe County419Adams County: 415.8 USD millionAdams County415.8Pearl River County: 382.5 USD millionPearl River County382.5Grenada County: 377.9 USD millionGrenada County377.9Tunica County: 314.6 USD millionTunica County314.6Marion County: 311.3 USD millionMarion County311.3Coahoma County: 309.4 USD millionCoahoma County309.4Sunflower County: 296.9 USD millionSunflower County296.9Yazoo County: 277 USD millionYazoo County277Marshall County: 274.8 USD millionMarshall County274.8Copiah County: 266.2 USD millionCopiah County266.2Prentiss County: 252.4 USD millionPrentiss County252.4Itawamba County: 239.3 USD millionItawamba County239.3
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Hinds County6,068.1+1.9%
2Harrison County3,860+0.1%
3Rankin County2,746.7+6.6%
4Jackson County2,658.4+1%
5Madison County2,592.6+3.8%
6Lee County2,173.8+6.6%
7DeSoto County2,083.9+6%
8Forrest County1,718.2+4.8%
9Lauderdale County1,393.1-1.4%
10Jones County1,232.9-2.1%
11Lowndes County1,187-0.7%
12Warren County929.5+0.7%
13Lafayette County925.3+6.9%
14Oktibbeha County790.9+4.6%
15Hancock County746.4+1%
16Washington County662.8+1%
17Lamar County629.9+5%
18Alcorn County525.7+5%
19Leflore County524.3+1.2%
20Pike County509.6+2.2%
21Lincoln County462.8+4.9%
22Neshoba County456.4-2.1%
23Bolivar County449.7+3.4%
24Scott County449.6+4.5%
25Pontotoc County445+8.3%
26Union County435.3+2.5%
27Panola County423.1+2.5%
28Monroe County419+4%
29Adams County415.8-3.4%
30Pearl River County382.5+5.2%
31Grenada County377.9+3.5%
32Tunica County314.6-8.9%
33Marion County311.3-0.4%
34Coahoma County309.4-1.6%
35Sunflower County296.9+0.4%
36Yazoo County277+1.4%
37Marshall County274.8+17.1%
38Copiah County266.2+0.1%
39Prentiss County252.4+3.1%
40Itawamba County239.3+5.7%
41Tippah County232.5+5.5%
42Simpson County226.8-1.2%
43Clay County210.9+4%
44Tishomingo County205.8+9.2%
45Newton County205.1+0.7%
46Tate County200.5+2.1%
47Wayne County191.3-6%
48Claiborne County189.2+1.1%
49Covington County183.8+2.9%
50Chickasaw County183.6-3.9%
51George County183.3-10.4%
52Winston County181-0.4%
53Leake County171.6-0.8%
54Kemper County170.1-27.8%
55Attala County153.8-3.2%
56Jasper County152.6-3.2%
57Stone County147.7+3.2%
58Holmes County126.5+2.2%
59Lawrence County124.2+7.1%
60Smith County117.8+1.7%
61Tallahatchie County116.4+2.6%
62Calhoun County112.8-4.7%
63Perry County106+4.4%
64Clarke County105.9-7.3%
65Yalobusha County105.7-1.6%
66Choctaw County93.3+12.9%
67Walthall County89.4+1.1%
68Montgomery County86.5-1.6%
69Noxubee County85.9+1.1%
70Humphreys County74.3+0.9%
71Amite County69.9-6.2%
72Greene County69.5+1.1%
73Webster County69.4+1.4%
74Franklin County68.8+3.8%
75Jefferson Davis County64.1+4.8%
76Wilkinson County61.1-0.4%
77Jefferson County45.6-3.4%
78Quitman County42.9+4.7%
79Carroll County42.3+1.7%
80Sharkey County39.3-3%
81Benton County35.3+0.8%
82Issaquena County6.4-5.9%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

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.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Mississippi by wages and salaries paid, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/mississippi-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Hinds County, with $6.07 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Issaquena County, with $6.35 million in 2015.

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