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Lowest labor force participation, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 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 2000

01Issaquena County, MSMS1,26321.5%–

02Greene County, MSMS13,70735.5%–

03Claiborne County, MSMS8,05838.6%–

04Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58239.2%–

05Amite County, MSMS12,48740.9%–

06Yazoo County, MSMS22,94742.4%–

07Jefferson County, MSMS6,82543.2%–

08Holmes County, MSMS15,46544.7%–

09Adams County, MSMS30,06147.3%–

10Franklin County, MSMS7,49147.9%–

11Noxubee County, MSMS9,79848.1%–

12Lawrence County, MSMS11,81948.6%–

13Carroll County, MSMS9,22648.7%–

14Bolivar County, MSMS28,26249.2%–

15Perry County, MSMS11,57749.9%–

16Walthall County, MSMS13,92850.1%–

17Humphreys County, MSMS7,00150.4%–

18Smith County, MSMS13,99150.5%–

19Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.5%–

20Sunflower County, MSMS22,89350.6%–

21Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87750.7%–

22Newton County, MSMS20,96050.7%–

23Winston County, MSMS17,47350.7%–

24Montgomery County, MSMS9,35451.1%–

25Stone County, MSMS19,65451.4%–

26Pike County, MSMS38,71251.4%–

27George County, MSMS26,33151.5%–

28Choctaw County, MSMS8,04851.8%–

29Leake County, MSMS21,66251.9%–

30Clarke County, MSMS15,10251.9%–

31Panola County, MSMS32,69152.3%–

32Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73052.4%–

33Kemper County, MSMS8,60052.4%–

34Lincoln County, MSMS35,01252.5%–

35Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.5%–

36Washington County, MSMS40,44652.6%–

37Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37552.8%–

38Calhoun County, MSMS12,64353.2%–

39Covington County, MSMS17,89853.2%–

40Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94153.5%–

41Simpson County, MSMS25,49853.9%–

42Quitman County, MSMS5,36453.9%–

43Marion County, MSMS24,00154.1%–

44Coahoma County, MSMS19,84954.1%–

45Benton County, MSMS7,50254.3%–

46Prentiss County, MSMS25,28454.4%–

47Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63954.5%–

48Leflore County, MSMS25,68654.6%–

49Wayne County, MSMS19,80754.6%–

50Scott County, MSMS28,07354.7%–

51Marshall County, MSMS34,65454.7%–

52Monroe County, MSMS33,31854.8%–

53Lafayette County, MSMS59,59755.1%–

54Sharkey County, MSMS3,09755.2%–

55Clay County, MSMS18,23855.2%–

56Jones County, MSMS66,49655.6%–

57Union County, MSMS28,45955.6%–

58Pearl River County, MSMS59,36356.1%–

59Alcorn County, MSMS34,56956.2%–

60Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31756.3%–

61Webster County, MSMS10,16756.8%–

62Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89657.0%–

63Neshoba County, MSMS28,73257.1%–

64Grenada County, MSMS20,86857.1%–

65Lowndes County, MSMS57,34657.3%–

66Hancock County, MSMS46,87357.5%–

67Itawamba County, MSMS24,15258.2%–

68Tate County, MSMS28,72558.4%–

69Warren County, MSMS41,75958.5%–

70Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09658.8%–

71Attala County, MSMS17,10058.9%–

72Tippah County, MSMS21,38959.3%–

73Hinds County, MSMS211,88859.6%–

74Jackson County, MSMS147,66660.3%–

75Harrison County, MSMS217,13660.5%–

76Tunica County, MSMS8,81960.9%–

77Lee County, MSMS83,73162.3%–

78Forrest County, MSMS79,03462.6%–

79Rankin County, MSMS162,18163.9%–

80Lamar County, MSMS67,40364.2%–

81Madison County, MSMS116,29864.7%–

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,91867.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES