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Highest labor force participation, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01DeSoto County, MSMS197,91867.2%−0.4 pts
02Madison County, MSMS116,29864.7%−2.0 pts
03Lamar County, MSMS67,40364.2%−0.3 pts
04Rankin County, MSMS162,18163.9%−0.2 pts
05Forrest County, MSMS79,03462.6%+1.5 pts
06Lee County, MSMS83,73162.3%−0.6 pts
07Tunica County, MSMS8,81960.9%−0.2 pts
08Harrison County, MSMS217,13660.5%−3.1 pts
09Jackson County, MSMS147,66660.3%+0.4 pts
10Hinds County, MSMS211,88859.6%−2.2 pts
11Tippah County, MSMS21,38959.3%+4.6 pts
12Attala County, MSMS17,10058.9%+3.8 pts
13Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09658.8%+0.1 pts
14Warren County, MSMS41,75958.5%+0.4 pts
15Tate County, MSMS28,72558.4%+1.7 pts
16Itawamba County, MSMS24,15258.2%+3.7 pts
17Hancock County, MSMS46,87357.5%−1.2 pts
18Lowndes County, MSMS57,34657.3%−1.2 pts
19Grenada County, MSMS20,86857.1%+3.7 pts
20Neshoba County, MSMS28,73257.1%+0.8 pts
21Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89657.0%+2.6 pts
22Webster County, MSMS10,16756.8%+1.6 pts
23Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31756.3%+1.0 pts
24Alcorn County, MSMS34,56956.2%+1.6 pts
25Pearl River County, MSMS59,36356.1%+2.0 pts
26Union County, MSMS28,45955.6%−4.0 pts
27Jones County, MSMS66,49655.6%−0.7 pts
28Clay County, MSMS18,23855.2%+3.8 pts
29Sharkey County, MSMS3,09755.2%−2.0 pts
30Lafayette County, MSMS59,59755.1%−4.3 pts
31Monroe County, MSMS33,31854.8%+3.9 pts
32Marshall County, MSMS34,65454.7%−0.3 pts
33Scott County, MSMS28,07354.7%−2.3 pts
34Wayne County, MSMS19,80754.6%+0.8 pts
35Leflore County, MSMS25,68654.6%+3.3 pts
36Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63954.5%+2.4 pts
37Prentiss County, MSMS25,28454.4%+0.1 pts
38Benton County, MSMS7,50254.3%+4.3 pts
39Coahoma County, MSMS19,84954.1%+3.1 pts
40Marion County, MSMS24,00154.1%+6.0 pts
41Quitman County, MSMS5,36453.9%+3.8 pts
42Simpson County, MSMS25,49853.9%−0.8 pts
43Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94153.5%+0.1 pts
44Covington County, MSMS17,89853.2%−0.5 pts
45Calhoun County, MSMS12,64353.2%+0.4 pts
46Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37552.8%−1.0 pts
47Washington County, MSMS40,44652.6%−2.5 pts
48Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.5%+2.1 pts
49Lincoln County, MSMS35,01252.5%+1.4 pts
50Kemper County, MSMS8,60052.4%−0.3 pts
51Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73052.4%+1.0 pts
52Panola County, MSMS32,69152.3%+3.3 pts
53Clarke County, MSMS15,10251.9%−1.4 pts
54Leake County, MSMS21,66251.9%−0.4 pts
55Choctaw County, MSMS8,04851.8%+0.0 pts
56George County, MSMS26,33151.5%+1.0 pts
57Pike County, MSMS38,71251.4%+3.1 pts
58Stone County, MSMS19,65451.4%−2.9 pts
59Montgomery County, MSMS9,35451.1%−1.2 pts
60Winston County, MSMS17,47350.7%−0.9 pts
61Newton County, MSMS20,96050.7%−3.8 pts
62Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87750.7%+2.7 pts
63Sunflower County, MSMS22,89350.6%+4.8 pts
64Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.5%−1.2 pts
65Smith County, MSMS13,99150.5%+0.3 pts
66Humphreys County, MSMS7,00150.4%−0.2 pts
67Walthall County, MSMS13,92850.1%+3.2 pts
68Perry County, MSMS11,57749.9%−1.5 pts
69Bolivar County, MSMS28,26249.2%+0.5 pts
70Carroll County, MSMS9,22648.7%+0.9 pts
71Lawrence County, MSMS11,81948.6%−3.7 pts
72Noxubee County, MSMS9,79848.1%−4.7 pts
73Franklin County, MSMS7,49147.9%+3.1 pts
74Adams County, MSMS30,06147.3%+2.2 pts
75Holmes County, MSMS15,46544.7%+0.9 pts
76Jefferson County, MSMS6,82543.2%−1.2 pts
77Yazoo County, MSMS22,94742.4%+0.4 pts
78Amite County, MSMS12,48740.9%+0.0 pts
79Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58239.2%+0.2 pts
80Claiborne County, MSMS8,05838.6%−3.2 pts
81Greene County, MSMS13,70735.5%+5.0 pts
82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26321.5%−4.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES