Counties in Mississippi by wages and salaries paid

Hinds County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 82 counties in 2016, at $6.13 billion. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $6.51 million. The median was $232.11 million and the figure for Mississippi was $47.44 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest6,129Hinds County
Median232.182 counties
Mississippi47,443.5History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 402.2 USD millionAlcorn County: 534.5 USD millionAmite County: 71.4 USD millionAttala County: 162.6 USD millionBenton County: 37.9 USD millionBolivar County: 466.7 USD millionCalhoun County: 110.6 USD millionCarroll County: 42.1 USD millionChickasaw County: 181.7 USD millionChoctaw County: 101.6 USD millionClaiborne County: 192.4 USD millionClarke County: 105.9 USD millionClay County: 212.3 USD millionCoahoma County: 313.5 USD millionCopiah County: 277.9 USD millionCovington County: 190.6 USD millionDeSoto County: 2,231 USD millionForrest County: 1,767 USD millionFranklin County: 68.7 USD millionGeorge County: 175.1 USD millionGreene County: 69.6 USD millionGrenada County: 401.6 USD millionHancock County: 752.9 USD millionHarrison County: 4,018.1 USD millionHinds County: 6,129 USD millionHolmes County: 125.8 USD millionHumphreys County: 71 USD millionIssaquena County: 6.5 USD millionItawamba County: 241.2 USD millionJackson County: 2,672.1 USD millionJasper County: 153.2 USD millionJefferson County: 45.3 USD millionJefferson Davis County: 64.3 USD millionJones County: 1,141.9 USD millionKemper County: 186.8 USD millionLafayette County: 994.9 USD millionLamar County: 646.5 USD millionLauderdale County: 1,418.4 USD millionLawrence County: 116.9 USD millionLeake County: 171.9 USD millionLee County: 2,289.3 USD millionLeflore County: 532.8 USD millionLincoln County: 480.7 USD millionLowndes County: 1,220.5 USD millionMadison County: 2,716.2 USD millionMarion County: 327.5 USD millionMarshall County: 267.7 USD millionMonroe County: 421.2 USD millionMontgomery County: 90.4 USD millionNeshoba County: 470 USD millionNewton County: 201.3 USD millionNoxubee County: 89 USD millionOktibbeha County: 832.2 USD millionPanola County: 422.9 USD millionPearl River County: 384.1 USD millionPerry County: 106.3 USD millionPike County: 512.7 USD millionPontotoc County: 461.9 USD millionPrentiss County: 257 USD millionQuitman County: 40.8 USD millionRankin County: 2,819.2 USD millionScott County: 466.2 USD millionSharkey County: 37.7 USD millionSimpson County: 227.8 USD millionSmith County: 119 USD millionStone County: 151.6 USD millionSunflower County: 302 USD millionTallahatchie County: 114.3 USD millionTate County: 205.2 USD millionTippah County: 236.4 USD millionTishomingo County: 217 USD millionTunica County: 314.2 USD millionUnion County: 460.1 USD millionWalthall County: 82.7 USD millionWarren County: 933.3 USD millionWashington County: 664 USD millionWayne County: 196.5 USD millionWebster County: 68.7 USD millionWilkinson County: 60.3 USD millionWinston County: 185.4 USD millionYalobusha County: 105.1 USD millionYazoo County: 278.3 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Hinds County: 6,129 USD millionHinds County6,129Harrison County: 4,018.1 USD millionHarrison County4,018.1Rankin County: 2,819.2 USD millionRankin County2,819.2Madison County: 2,716.2 USD millionMadison County2,716.2Jackson County: 2,672.1 USD millionJackson County2,672.1Lee County: 2,289.3 USD millionLee County2,289.3DeSoto County: 2,231 USD millionDeSoto County2,231Forrest County: 1,767 USD millionForrest County1,767Lauderdale County: 1,418.4 USD millionLauderdale County1,418.4Lowndes County: 1,220.5 USD millionLowndes County1,220.5Jones County: 1,141.9 USD millionJones County1,141.9Lafayette County: 994.9 USD millionLafayette County994.9Warren County: 933.3 USD millionWarren County933.3Oktibbeha County: 832.2 USD millionOktibbeha County832.2Hancock County: 752.9 USD millionHancock County752.9Washington County: 664 USD millionWashington County664Lamar County: 646.5 USD millionLamar County646.5Alcorn County: 534.5 USD millionAlcorn County534.5Leflore County: 532.8 USD millionLeflore County532.8Pike County: 512.7 USD millionPike County512.7Lincoln County: 480.7 USD millionLincoln County480.7Neshoba County: 470 USD millionNeshoba County470Bolivar County: 466.7 USD millionBolivar County466.7Scott County: 466.2 USD millionScott County466.2Pontotoc County: 461.9 USD millionPontotoc County461.9Union County: 460.1 USD millionUnion County460.1Panola County: 422.9 USD millionPanola County422.9Monroe County: 421.2 USD millionMonroe County421.2Adams County: 402.2 USD millionAdams County402.2Grenada County: 401.6 USD millionGrenada County401.6Pearl River County: 384.1 USD millionPearl River County384.1Marion County: 327.5 USD millionMarion County327.5Tunica County: 314.2 USD millionTunica County314.2Coahoma County: 313.5 USD millionCoahoma County313.5Sunflower County: 302 USD millionSunflower County302Yazoo County: 278.3 USD millionYazoo County278.3Copiah County: 277.9 USD millionCopiah County277.9Marshall County: 267.7 USD millionMarshall County267.7Prentiss County: 257 USD millionPrentiss County257Itawamba County: 241.2 USD millionItawamba County241.2Hinds County: 6,129 USD millionHinds County6,129Harrison County: 4,018.1 USD millionHarrison County4,018.1Rankin County: 2,819.2 USD millionRankin County2,819.2Madison County: 2,716.2 USD millionMadison County2,716.2Jackson County: 2,672.1 USD millionJackson County2,672.1Lee County: 2,289.3 USD millionLee County2,289.3DeSoto County: 2,231 USD millionDeSoto County2,231Forrest County: 1,767 USD millionForrest County1,767Lauderdale County: 1,418.4 USD millionLauderdale County1,418.4Lowndes County: 1,220.5 USD millionLowndes County1,220.5Jones County: 1,141.9 USD millionJones County1,141.9Lafayette County: 994.9 USD millionLafayette County994.9Warren County: 933.3 USD millionWarren County933.3Oktibbeha County: 832.2 USD millionOktibbeha County832.2Hancock County: 752.9 USD millionHancock County752.9Washington County: 664 USD millionWashington County664Lamar County: 646.5 USD millionLamar County646.5Alcorn County: 534.5 USD millionAlcorn County534.5Leflore County: 532.8 USD millionLeflore County532.8Pike County: 512.7 USD millionPike County512.7Lincoln County: 480.7 USD millionLincoln County480.7Neshoba County: 470 USD millionNeshoba County470Bolivar County: 466.7 USD millionBolivar County466.7Scott County: 466.2 USD millionScott County466.2Pontotoc County: 461.9 USD millionPontotoc County461.9Union County: 460.1 USD millionUnion County460.1Panola County: 422.9 USD millionPanola County422.9Monroe County: 421.2 USD millionMonroe County421.2Adams County: 402.2 USD millionAdams County402.2Grenada County: 401.6 USD millionGrenada County401.6Pearl River County: 384.1 USD millionPearl River County384.1Marion County: 327.5 USD millionMarion County327.5Tunica County: 314.2 USD millionTunica County314.2Coahoma County: 313.5 USD millionCoahoma County313.5Sunflower County: 302 USD millionSunflower County302Yazoo County: 278.3 USD millionYazoo County278.3Copiah County: 277.9 USD millionCopiah County277.9Marshall County: 267.7 USD millionMarshall County267.7Prentiss County: 257 USD millionPrentiss County257Itawamba County: 241.2 USD millionItawamba County241.2
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Hinds County6,129+1%
2Harrison County4,018.1+4.1%
3Rankin County2,819.2+2.6%
4Madison County2,716.2+4.8%
5Jackson County2,672.1+0.5%
6Lee County2,289.3+5.3%
7DeSoto County2,231+7.1%
8Forrest County1,767+2.8%
9Lauderdale County1,418.4+1.8%
10Lowndes County1,220.5+2.8%
11Jones County1,141.9-7.4%
12Lafayette County994.9+7.5%
13Warren County933.3+0.4%
14Oktibbeha County832.2+5.2%
15Hancock County752.9+0.9%
16Washington County664+0.2%
17Lamar County646.5+2.6%
18Alcorn County534.5+1.7%
19Leflore County532.8+1.6%
20Pike County512.7+0.6%
21Lincoln County480.7+3.9%
22Neshoba County470+3%
23Bolivar County466.7+3.8%
24Scott County466.2+3.7%
25Pontotoc County461.9+3.8%
26Union County460.1+5.7%
27Panola County422.9-0%
28Monroe County421.2+0.5%
29Adams County402.2-3.3%
30Grenada County401.6+6.3%
31Pearl River County384.1+0.4%
32Marion County327.5+5.2%
33Tunica County314.2-0.1%
34Coahoma County313.5+1.3%
35Sunflower County302+1.7%
36Yazoo County278.3+0.5%
37Copiah County277.9+4.4%
38Marshall County267.7-2.6%
39Prentiss County257+1.8%
40Itawamba County241.2+0.8%
41Tippah County236.4+1.7%
42Simpson County227.8+0.5%
43Tishomingo County217+5.5%
44Clay County212.3+0.7%
45Tate County205.2+2.4%
46Newton County201.3-1.8%
47Wayne County196.5+2.7%
48Claiborne County192.4+1.7%
49Covington County190.6+3.7%
50Kemper County186.8+9.8%
51Winston County185.4+2.4%
52Chickasaw County181.7-1%
53George County175.1-4.5%
54Leake County171.9+0.1%
55Attala County162.6+5.7%
56Jasper County153.2+0.4%
57Stone County151.6+2.6%
58Holmes County125.8-0.5%
59Smith County119+1%
60Lawrence County116.9-5.9%
61Tallahatchie County114.3-1.8%
62Calhoun County110.6-2%
63Perry County106.3+0.2%
64Clarke County105.9-0%
65Yalobusha County105.1-0.6%
66Choctaw County101.6+8.9%
67Montgomery County90.4+4.6%
68Noxubee County89+3.5%
69Walthall County82.7-7.5%
70Amite County71.4+2.1%
71Humphreys County71-4.4%
72Greene County69.6+0.1%
73Webster County68.7-1%
74Franklin County68.7-0.1%
75Jefferson Davis County64.3+0.3%
76Wilkinson County60.3-1.4%
77Jefferson County45.3-0.7%
78Carroll County42.1-0.4%
79Quitman County40.8-4.9%
80Benton County37.9+7.4%
81Sharkey County37.7-3.9%
82Issaquena County6.5+2.5%

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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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Hinds County, with $6.13 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Issaquena County, with $6.51 million in 2016.

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