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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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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01DeSoto County, MSMS197,91867.2%−1%

02Madison County, MSMS116,29864.7%−3%

03Lamar County, MSMS67,40364.2%−1%

04Rankin County, MSMS162,18163.9%−0%

05Forrest County, MSMS79,03462.6%+3%

06Lee County, MSMS83,73162.3%−1%

07Tunica County, MSMS8,81960.9%−0%

08Harrison County, MSMS217,13660.5%−5%

09Jackson County, MSMS147,66660.3%+1%

10Hinds County, MSMS211,88859.6%−4%

11Tippah County, MSMS21,38959.3%+8%

12Attala County, MSMS17,10058.9%+7%

13Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09658.8%+0%

14Warren County, MSMS41,75958.5%+1%

15Tate County, MSMS28,72558.4%+3%

16Itawamba County, MSMS24,15258.2%+7%

17Hancock County, MSMS46,87357.5%−2%

18Lowndes County, MSMS57,34657.3%−2%

19Grenada County, MSMS20,86857.1%+7%

20Neshoba County, MSMS28,73257.1%+1%

21Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89657.0%+5%

22Webster County, MSMS10,16756.8%+3%

23Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31756.3%+2%

24Alcorn County, MSMS34,56956.2%+3%

25Pearl River County, MSMS59,36356.1%+4%

26Union County, MSMS28,45955.6%−7%

27Jones County, MSMS66,49655.6%−1%

28Clay County, MSMS18,23855.2%+7%

29Sharkey County, MSMS3,09755.2%−3%

30Lafayette County, MSMS59,59755.1%−7%

31Monroe County, MSMS33,31854.8%+8%

32Marshall County, MSMS34,65454.7%−1%

33Scott County, MSMS28,07354.7%−4%

34Wayne County, MSMS19,80754.6%+2%

35Leflore County, MSMS25,68654.6%+6%

36Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63954.5%+5%

37Prentiss County, MSMS25,28454.4%+0%

38Benton County, MSMS7,50254.3%+8%

39Coahoma County, MSMS19,84954.1%+6%

40Marion County, MSMS24,00154.1%+13%

41Quitman County, MSMS5,36453.9%+8%

42Simpson County, MSMS25,49853.9%−1%

43Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94153.5%+0%

44Covington County, MSMS17,89853.2%−1%

45Calhoun County, MSMS12,64353.2%+1%

46Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37552.8%−2%

47Washington County, MSMS40,44652.6%−5%

48Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.5%+4%

49Lincoln County, MSMS35,01252.5%+3%

50Kemper County, MSMS8,60052.4%−0%

51Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73052.4%+2%

52Panola County, MSMS32,69152.3%+7%

53Clarke County, MSMS15,10251.9%−3%

54Leake County, MSMS21,66251.9%−1%

55Choctaw County, MSMS8,04851.8%+0%

56George County, MSMS26,33151.5%+2%

57Pike County, MSMS38,71251.4%+6%

58Stone County, MSMS19,65451.4%−5%

59Montgomery County, MSMS9,35451.1%−2%

60Winston County, MSMS17,47350.7%−2%

61Newton County, MSMS20,96050.7%−7%

62Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87750.7%+6%

63Sunflower County, MSMS22,89350.6%+11%

64Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.5%−2%

65Smith County, MSMS13,99150.5%+1%

66Humphreys County, MSMS7,00150.4%−0%

67Walthall County, MSMS13,92850.1%+7%

68Perry County, MSMS11,57749.9%−3%

69Bolivar County, MSMS28,26249.2%+1%

70Carroll County, MSMS9,22648.7%+2%

71Lawrence County, MSMS11,81948.6%−7%

72Noxubee County, MSMS9,79848.1%−9%

73Franklin County, MSMS7,49147.9%+7%

74Adams County, MSMS30,06147.3%+5%

75Holmes County, MSMS15,46544.7%+2%

76Jefferson County, MSMS6,82543.2%−3%

77Yazoo County, MSMS22,94742.4%+1%

78Amite County, MSMS12,48740.9%+0%

79Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58239.2%+1%

80Claiborne County, MSMS8,05838.6%−8%

81Greene County, MSMS13,70735.5%+16%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26321.5%−17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES