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Highest unemployment, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 69 is 5.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cleveland, MS, up 36 places to #16.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲3Indianola, MSMS8,63713.1%−0.6 pts

02Yazoo City, MSMS9,86712.7%−5.6 pts

03▲19Moss Point, MSMS11,74312.0%+3.8 pts

04▲8West Point, MSMS9,74311.6%+1.1 pts

05▼4West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71511.4%−13.6 pts

06Clarksdale, MSMS13,64310.8%−1.7 pts

07▲27Ripley, MSMS5,37710.7%+4.2 pts

08▲17Louisville, MSMS5,92110.3%+2.5 pts

09▼1Jackson, MSMS141,1969.3%−2.1 pts

10▲3Gulfport, MSMS76,5069.1%−1.2 pts

11Columbus, MSMS22,7928.7%−2.0 pts

12▲3Hattiesburg, MSMS48,8028.7%−0.7 pts

13▲32Columbia, MSMS6,5258.3%+2.8 pts

14▼11Philadelphia, MSMS6,8588.0%−6.1 pts

15▲15Meridian, MSMS33,3707.9%+0.7 pts

16▲36Cleveland, MSMS10,1387.9%+3.4 pts

17▲14Greenwood, MSMS13,4297.8%+0.7 pts

18▲17Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,6347.8%+1.4 pts

19Biloxi, MSMS48,5167.7%−1.2 pts

20▼13Pascagoula, MSMS21,4097.6%−4.7 pts

21▲5Holly Springs, MSMS6,4027.2%−0.5 pts

22▲17Grenada, MSMS12,0887.1%+1.0 pts

23▼13Amory, MSMS6,3867.0%−3.8 pts

24▲8St. Martin, MSMS8,1396.7%−0.2 pts

25▼16Greenville, MSMS26,5306.7%−4.6 pts

26▼10Natchez, MSMS14,8806.5%−2.8 pts

27▲14Latimer, MSMS6,7566.4%+0.7 pts

28▲12Gulf Hills, MSMS8,4516.2%+0.3 pts

29▲17Long Beach, MSMS17,3096.1%+0.8 pts

30▲7Starkville, MSMS25,7546.1%−0.3 pts

31▼13Picayune, MSMS12,0196.0%−3.0 pts

32▼8Vicksburg, MSMS19,8305.9%−2.0 pts

33Horn Lake, MSMS26,7415.8%−0.7 pts

34▼5Laurel, MSMS17,6625.6%−1.6 pts

35▼7Pass Christian, MSMS6,4595.6%−1.7 pts

36▲12McComb, MSMS11,6975.6%+0.6 pts

37▼20Kosciusko, MSMS6,7225.5%−3.7 pts

38▲31Pontotoc, MSMS6,1565.4%+4.2 pts

39▲29Byram, MSMS12,7075.4%+3.5 pts

40▲17Brandon, MSMS26,1225.2%+1.2 pts

41▲6Tupelo, MSMS38,0875.2%+0.2 pts

42▲14Richland, MSMS7,6305.1%+0.8 pts

43▲20Batesville, MSMS7,3254.8%+1.9 pts

44▼21Corinth, MSMS14,3454.7%−3.4 pts

45▼7Pearl, MSMS28,8644.3%−2.0 pts

46▲13Diamondhead, MSMS9,4414.2%+0.4 pts

47▼20Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9934.2%−3.2 pts

48▲13Ridgeland, MSMS24,7504.1%+0.9 pts

49▼28Forest, MSMS5,4334.1%−4.7 pts

50▼8Flowood, MSMS11,0034.1%−1.7 pts

51▼37Gautier, MSMS19,0693.8%−6.4 pts

52▲3Petal, MSMS11,6943.6%−0.6 pts

53▼2Canton, MSMS10,8733.5%−1.2 pts

54▼18Brookhaven, MSMS11,6463.4%−3.0 pts

55▼12Waveland, MSMS7,0423.4%−2.3 pts

56▼6Southaven, MSMS57,8193.3%−1.4 pts

57▼3Clinton, MSMS26,6403.2%−1.1 pts

58▲2Booneville, MSMS9,2573.2%−0.1 pts

59▼39D'Iberville, MSMS13,5573.1%−5.8 pts

60▼11Senatobia, MSMS8,4733.0%−1.8 pts

61▼56Vancleave, MSMS5,0783.0%−9.8 pts

62▼4Oxford, MSMS26,7732.7%−1.3 pts

63▼10University, MSMS5,3152.7%−1.7 pts

64▲3New Albany, MSMS7,7562.5%+0.3 pts

65Hernando, MSMS18,8242.5%0.0 pts

66▼4Olive Branch, MSMS47,5632.4%−0.8 pts

67▼1Madison, MSMS28,5752.0%−0.4 pts

68▼24Saltillo, MSMS5,0601.3%−4.2 pts

69▼5Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2641.0%−1.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES