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Highest labor force participation, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 53.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01DeSoto County, MSMS197,91867.6%–

02Madison County, MSMS116,29866.7%–

03Lamar County, MSMS67,40364.5%–

04Rankin County, MSMS162,18164.1%–

05Harrison County, MSMS217,13663.6%–

06Lee County, MSMS83,73162.9%–

07Hinds County, MSMS211,88861.8%–

08Forrest County, MSMS79,03461.1%–

09Tunica County, MSMS8,81961.1%–

10Jackson County, MSMS147,66659.9%–

11Union County, MSMS28,45959.6%–

12Lafayette County, MSMS59,59759.4%–

13Hancock County, MSMS46,87358.7%–

14Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09658.7%–

15Lowndes County, MSMS57,34658.5%–

16Warren County, MSMS41,75958.0%–

17Sharkey County, MSMS3,09757.1%–

18Scott County, MSMS28,07357.0%–

19Tate County, MSMS28,72556.7%–

20Neshoba County, MSMS28,73256.3%–

21Jones County, MSMS66,49656.3%–

22Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31755.3%–

23Attala County, MSMS17,10055.2%–

24Webster County, MSMS10,16755.1%–

25Washington County, MSMS40,44655.1%–

26Marshall County, MSMS34,65455.0%–

27Tippah County, MSMS21,38954.7%–

28Simpson County, MSMS25,49854.6%–

29Alcorn County, MSMS34,56954.6%–

30Newton County, MSMS20,96054.5%–

31Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89654.5%–

32Itawamba County, MSMS24,15254.5%–

33Stone County, MSMS19,65454.4%–

34Prentiss County, MSMS25,28454.3%–

35Pearl River County, MSMS59,36354.1%–

36Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37553.8%–

37Wayne County, MSMS19,80753.8%–

38Covington County, MSMS17,89853.7%–

39Grenada County, MSMS20,86853.4%–

40Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94153.4%–

41Clarke County, MSMS15,10253.3%–

42Noxubee County, MSMS9,79852.8%–

43Calhoun County, MSMS12,64352.8%–

44Kemper County, MSMS8,60052.7%–

45Leake County, MSMS21,66252.3%–

46Montgomery County, MSMS9,35452.3%–

47Lawrence County, MSMS11,81952.3%–

48Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63952.1%–

49Copiah County, MSMS27,49751.8%–

50Choctaw County, MSMS8,04851.7%–

51Winston County, MSMS17,47351.6%–

52Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73051.4%–

53Perry County, MSMS11,57751.4%–

54Clay County, MSMS18,23851.3%–

55Leflore County, MSMS25,68651.2%–

56Coahoma County, MSMS19,84951.0%–

57Lincoln County, MSMS35,01251.0%–

58Monroe County, MSMS33,31850.9%–

59Humphreys County, MSMS7,00150.6%–

60George County, MSMS26,33150.6%–

61Jasper County, MSMS15,78550.4%–

62Smith County, MSMS13,99150.2%–

63Benton County, MSMS7,50250.1%–

64Quitman County, MSMS5,36450.1%–

65Panola County, MSMS32,69149.0%–

66Bolivar County, MSMS28,26248.6%–

67Pike County, MSMS38,71248.4%–

68Marion County, MSMS24,00148.1%–

69Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87747.9%–

70Carroll County, MSMS9,22647.8%–

71Walthall County, MSMS13,92846.9%–

72Sunflower County, MSMS22,89345.8%–

73Adams County, MSMS30,06145.1%–

74Franklin County, MSMS7,49144.9%–

75Jefferson County, MSMS6,82544.4%–

76Holmes County, MSMS15,46543.8%–

77Yazoo County, MSMS22,94742.0%–

78Claiborne County, MSMS8,05841.8%–

79Amite County, MSMS12,48740.9%–

80Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58239.0%–

81Greene County, MSMS13,70730.5%–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26326.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS