Counties in Mississippi by wages and salaries paid

Hinds County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 82 counties in 2019, at $6.49 billion. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $7.11 million. The median was $249.72 million and the figure for Mississippi was $51.38 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest6,486.1Hinds County
Median249.782 counties
Mississippi51,378.2History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 437.5 USD millionAlcorn County: 590.3 USD millionAmite County: 89.3 USD millionAttala County: 176.7 USD millionBenton County: 41.7 USD millionBolivar County: 450.5 USD millionCalhoun County: 117.5 USD millionCarroll County: 47.1 USD millionChickasaw County: 204.8 USD millionChoctaw County: 111.6 USD millionClaiborne County: 214.6 USD millionClarke County: 117.3 USD millionClay County: 235.1 USD millionCoahoma County: 306.8 USD millionCopiah County: 256.6 USD millionCovington County: 223.8 USD millionDeSoto County: 2,664.1 USD millionForrest County: 1,909 USD millionFranklin County: 71.3 USD millionGeorge County: 194 USD millionGreene County: 76.5 USD millionGrenada County: 420.9 USD millionHancock County: 834.4 USD millionHarrison County: 4,366.5 USD millionHinds County: 6,486.1 USD millionHolmes County: 132.3 USD millionHumphreys County: 75.5 USD millionIssaquena County: 7.1 USD millionItawamba County: 245.3 USD millionJackson County: 2,739.4 USD millionJasper County: 187.4 USD millionJefferson County: 43.7 USD millionJefferson Davis County: 68.4 USD millionJones County: 1,281.6 USD millionKemper County: 97.2 USD millionLafayette County: 1,096.5 USD millionLamar County: 758.6 USD millionLauderdale County: 1,535.1 USD millionLawrence County: 118 USD millionLeake County: 193.8 USD millionLee County: 2,541.4 USD millionLeflore County: 575.1 USD millionLincoln County: 535.9 USD millionLowndes County: 1,367.4 USD millionMadison County: 2,841.9 USD millionMarion County: 348.6 USD millionMarshall County: 350.4 USD millionMonroe County: 456.2 USD millionMontgomery County: 84.7 USD millionNeshoba County: 507.8 USD millionNewton County: 223.5 USD millionNoxubee County: 98 USD millionOktibbeha County: 906.4 USD millionPanola County: 434.8 USD millionPearl River County: 424.4 USD millionPerry County: 107.9 USD millionPike County: 554.6 USD millionPontotoc County: 499.5 USD millionPrentiss County: 285.8 USD millionQuitman County: 38.8 USD millionRankin County: 3,118.8 USD millionScott County: 514.6 USD millionSharkey County: 38.7 USD millionSimpson County: 238.7 USD millionSmith County: 124 USD millionStone County: 180.2 USD millionSunflower County: 308.9 USD millionTallahatchie County: 119 USD millionTate County: 221.5 USD millionTippah County: 302.4 USD millionTishomingo County: 254.1 USD millionTunica County: 279.6 USD millionUnion County: 527 USD millionWalthall County: 84.4 USD millionWarren County: 993.8 USD millionWashington County: 663.9 USD millionWayne County: 215.3 USD millionWebster County: 83.3 USD millionWilkinson County: 59.9 USD millionWinston County: 226.3 USD millionYalobusha County: 119.7 USD millionYazoo County: 297.1 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Hinds County: 6,486.1 USD millionHinds County6,486.1Harrison County: 4,366.5 USD millionHarrison County4,366.5Rankin County: 3,118.8 USD millionRankin County3,118.8Madison County: 2,841.9 USD millionMadison County2,841.9Jackson County: 2,739.4 USD millionJackson County2,739.4DeSoto County: 2,664.1 USD millionDeSoto County2,664.1Lee County: 2,541.4 USD millionLee County2,541.4Forrest County: 1,909 USD millionForrest County1,909Lauderdale County: 1,535.1 USD millionLauderdale County1,535.1Lowndes County: 1,367.4 USD millionLowndes County1,367.4Jones County: 1,281.6 USD millionJones County1,281.6Lafayette County: 1,096.5 USD millionLafayette County1,096.5Warren County: 993.8 USD millionWarren County993.8Oktibbeha County: 906.4 USD millionOktibbeha County906.4Hancock County: 834.4 USD millionHancock County834.4Lamar County: 758.6 USD millionLamar County758.6Washington County: 663.9 USD millionWashington County663.9Alcorn County: 590.3 USD millionAlcorn County590.3Leflore County: 575.1 USD millionLeflore County575.1Pike County: 554.6 USD millionPike County554.6Lincoln County: 535.9 USD millionLincoln County535.9Union County: 527 USD millionUnion County527Scott County: 514.6 USD millionScott County514.6Neshoba County: 507.8 USD millionNeshoba County507.8Pontotoc County: 499.5 USD millionPontotoc County499.5Monroe County: 456.2 USD millionMonroe County456.2Bolivar County: 450.5 USD millionBolivar County450.5Adams County: 437.5 USD millionAdams County437.5Panola County: 434.8 USD millionPanola County434.8Pearl River County: 424.4 USD millionPearl River County424.4Grenada County: 420.9 USD millionGrenada County420.9Marshall County: 350.4 USD millionMarshall County350.4Marion County: 348.6 USD millionMarion County348.6Sunflower County: 308.9 USD millionSunflower County308.9Coahoma County: 306.8 USD millionCoahoma County306.8Tippah County: 302.4 USD millionTippah County302.4Yazoo County: 297.1 USD millionYazoo County297.1Prentiss County: 285.8 USD millionPrentiss County285.8Tunica County: 279.6 USD millionTunica County279.6Copiah County: 256.6 USD millionCopiah County256.6Hinds County: 6,486.1 USD millionHinds County6,486.1Harrison County: 4,366.5 USD millionHarrison County4,366.5Rankin County: 3,118.8 USD millionRankin County3,118.8Madison County: 2,841.9 USD millionMadison County2,841.9Jackson County: 2,739.4 USD millionJackson County2,739.4DeSoto County: 2,664.1 USD millionDeSoto County2,664.1Lee County: 2,541.4 USD millionLee County2,541.4Forrest County: 1,909 USD millionForrest County1,909Lauderdale County: 1,535.1 USD millionLauderdale County1,535.1Lowndes County: 1,367.4 USD millionLowndes County1,367.4Jones County: 1,281.6 USD millionJones County1,281.6Lafayette County: 1,096.5 USD millionLafayette County1,096.5Warren County: 993.8 USD millionWarren County993.8Oktibbeha County: 906.4 USD millionOktibbeha County906.4Hancock County: 834.4 USD millionHancock County834.4Lamar County: 758.6 USD millionLamar County758.6Washington County: 663.9 USD millionWashington County663.9Alcorn County: 590.3 USD millionAlcorn County590.3Leflore County: 575.1 USD millionLeflore County575.1Pike County: 554.6 USD millionPike County554.6Lincoln County: 535.9 USD millionLincoln County535.9Union County: 527 USD millionUnion County527Scott County: 514.6 USD millionScott County514.6Neshoba County: 507.8 USD millionNeshoba County507.8Pontotoc County: 499.5 USD millionPontotoc County499.5Monroe County: 456.2 USD millionMonroe County456.2Bolivar County: 450.5 USD millionBolivar County450.5Adams County: 437.5 USD millionAdams County437.5Panola County: 434.8 USD millionPanola County434.8Pearl River County: 424.4 USD millionPearl River County424.4Grenada County: 420.9 USD millionGrenada County420.9Marshall County: 350.4 USD millionMarshall County350.4Marion County: 348.6 USD millionMarion County348.6Sunflower County: 308.9 USD millionSunflower County308.9Coahoma County: 306.8 USD millionCoahoma County306.8Tippah County: 302.4 USD millionTippah County302.4Yazoo County: 297.1 USD millionYazoo County297.1Prentiss County: 285.8 USD millionPrentiss County285.8Tunica County: 279.6 USD millionTunica County279.6Copiah County: 256.6 USD millionCopiah County256.6
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Hinds County6,486.1+2.5%
2Harrison County4,366.5+3.2%
3Rankin County3,118.8+4.3%
4Madison County2,841.9+1%
5Jackson County2,739.4+0.9%
6DeSoto County2,664.1+5.6%
7Lee County2,541.4+5.4%
8Forrest County1,909+1.1%
9Lauderdale County1,535.1+4.8%
10Lowndes County1,367.4+9.5%
11Jones County1,281.6+5.2%
12Lafayette County1,096.5+3.1%
13Warren County993.8+2.1%
14Oktibbeha County906.4+3%
15Hancock County834.4+4.9%
16Lamar County758.6+4.8%
17Washington County663.9+0.8%
18Alcorn County590.3+1.1%
19Leflore County575.1+2.4%
20Pike County554.6+3.5%
21Lincoln County535.9+3.5%
22Union County527+5.9%
23Scott County514.6+3.1%
24Neshoba County507.8+8%
25Pontotoc County499.5+3.1%
26Monroe County456.2+1.4%
27Bolivar County450.5-0.6%
28Adams County437.5+1.6%
29Panola County434.8+1.1%
30Pearl River County424.4+4.1%
31Grenada County420.9+1.3%
32Marshall County350.4+8.2%
33Marion County348.6+0.5%
34Sunflower County308.9+0.5%
35Coahoma County306.8+0.6%
36Tippah County302.4+2.4%
37Yazoo County297.1-0%
38Prentiss County285.8+3.4%
39Tunica County279.6-7.4%
40Copiah County256.6-4.5%
41Tishomingo County254.1+7%
42Itawamba County245.3-0.6%
43Simpson County238.7+5%
44Clay County235.1+1.7%
45Winston County226.3+2.3%
46Covington County223.8+5.3%
47Newton County223.5+7%
48Tate County221.5+1%
49Wayne County215.3+3.1%
50Claiborne County214.6+2%
51Chickasaw County204.8+0.9%
52George County194+1.2%
53Leake County193.8+4%
54Jasper County187.4+4.9%
55Stone County180.2+7.1%
56Attala County176.7+4.4%
57Holmes County132.3-0.2%
58Smith County124+0.7%
59Yalobusha County119.7-0.3%
60Tallahatchie County119+4.9%
61Lawrence County118-1.1%
62Calhoun County117.5+0.6%
63Clarke County117.3+5.1%
64Choctaw County111.6+4.5%
65Perry County107.9+4.3%
66Noxubee County98+2.8%
67Kemper County97.2-21.1%
68Amite County89.3+10.6%
69Montgomery County84.7-0.6%
70Walthall County84.4-2.3%
71Webster County83.3+7.6%
72Greene County76.5+3.8%
73Humphreys County75.5-0.2%
74Franklin County71.3+4.5%
75Jefferson Davis County68.4+7.5%
76Wilkinson County59.9+2.5%
77Carroll County47.1+3.1%
78Jefferson County43.7+0.3%
79Benton County41.7+1.1%
80Quitman County38.8+1.7%
81Sharkey County38.7-2.4%
82Issaquena County7.1-1.7%

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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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Hinds County, with $6.49 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest wages and salaries paid?

Issaquena County, with $7.11 million in 2019.

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