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Lowest labor force participation, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the smallest 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. The median across all 82 is 53.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Newton County, MS, up 31 places to #22.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Issaquena County, MSMS1,26321.5%−4.6 pts
02Greene County, MSMS13,70735.5%+5.0 pts
03▲2Claiborne County, MSMS8,05838.6%−3.2 pts
04▼1Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58239.2%+0.2 pts
05▼1Amite County, MSMS12,48740.9%0.0 pts
06Yazoo County, MSMS22,94742.4%+0.4 pts
07▲1Jefferson County, MSMS6,82543.2%−1.2 pts
08▼1Holmes County, MSMS15,46544.7%+0.9 pts
09▲1Adams County, MSMS30,06147.3%+2.2 pts
10▼1Franklin County, MSMS7,49147.9%+3.1 pts
11▲30Noxubee County, MSMS9,79848.1%−4.7 pts
12▲24Lawrence County, MSMS11,81948.6%−3.7 pts
13Carroll County, MSMS9,22648.7%+0.9 pts
14▲3Bolivar County, MSMS28,26249.2%+0.5 pts
15▲15Perry County, MSMS11,57749.9%−1.5 pts
16▼4Walthall County, MSMS13,92850.1%+3.2 pts
17▲7Humphreys County, MSMS7,00150.4%−0.2 pts
18▲3Smith County, MSMS13,99150.5%+0.3 pts
19▲15Copiah County, MSMS27,49750.5%−1.2 pts
20▼9Sunflower County, MSMS22,89350.6%+4.8 pts
21▼7Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87750.7%+2.7 pts
22▲31Newton County, MSMS20,96050.7%−3.8 pts
23▲9Winston County, MSMS17,47350.7%−0.9 pts
24▲13Montgomery County, MSMS9,35451.1%−1.2 pts
25▲25Stone County, MSMS19,65451.4%−2.9 pts
26▼10Pike County, MSMS38,71251.4%+3.1 pts
27▼4George County, MSMS26,33151.5%+1.0 pts
28▲5Choctaw County, MSMS8,04851.8%0.0 pts
29▲9Leake County, MSMS21,66251.9%−0.4 pts
30▲12Clarke County, MSMS15,10251.9%−1.4 pts
31▼13Panola County, MSMS32,69152.3%+3.3 pts
32▼1Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73052.4%+1.0 pts
33▲6Kemper County, MSMS8,60052.4%−0.3 pts
34▼8Lincoln County, MSMS35,01252.5%+1.4 pts
35▼13Jasper County, MSMS15,78552.5%+2.1 pts
36▲22Washington County, MSMS40,44652.6%−2.5 pts
37▲10Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37552.8%−1.0 pts
38▲2Calhoun County, MSMS12,64353.2%+0.4 pts
39▲6Covington County, MSMS17,89853.2%−0.5 pts
40▲3Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94153.5%+0.1 pts
41▲14Simpson County, MSMS25,49853.9%−0.8 pts
42▼23Quitman County, MSMS5,36453.9%+3.8 pts
43▼28Marion County, MSMS24,00154.1%+6.0 pts
44▼17Coahoma County, MSMS19,84954.1%+3.1 pts
45▼25Benton County, MSMS7,50254.3%+4.3 pts
46▲3Prentiss County, MSMS25,28454.4%+0.1 pts
47▼12Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63954.5%+2.4 pts
48▼20Leflore County, MSMS25,68654.6%+3.3 pts
49▼3Wayne County, MSMS19,80754.6%+0.8 pts
50▲15Scott County, MSMS28,07354.7%−2.3 pts
51▲6Marshall County, MSMS34,65454.7%−0.3 pts
52▼27Monroe County, MSMS33,31854.8%+3.9 pts
53▲18Lafayette County, MSMS59,59755.1%−4.3 pts
54▲12Sharkey County, MSMS3,09755.2%−2.0 pts
55▼26Clay County, MSMS18,23855.2%+3.8 pts
56▲6Jones County, MSMS66,49655.6%−0.7 pts
57▲15Union County, MSMS28,45955.6%−4.0 pts
58▼10Pearl River County, MSMS59,36356.1%+2.0 pts
59▼5Alcorn County, MSMS34,56956.2%+1.6 pts
60▲1Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31756.3%+1.0 pts
61▼2Webster County, MSMS10,16756.8%+1.6 pts
62▼10Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89657.0%+2.6 pts
63Neshoba County, MSMS28,73257.1%+0.8 pts
64▼20Grenada County, MSMS20,86857.1%+3.7 pts
65▲3Lowndes County, MSMS57,34657.3%−1.2 pts
66▲4Hancock County, MSMS46,87357.5%−1.2 pts
67▼16Itawamba County, MSMS24,15258.2%+3.7 pts
68▼4Tate County, MSMS28,72558.4%+1.7 pts
69▼2Warren County, MSMS41,75958.5%+0.4 pts
70▼1Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09658.8%+0.1 pts
71▼11Attala County, MSMS17,10058.9%+3.8 pts
72▼16Tippah County, MSMS21,38959.3%+4.6 pts
73▲3Hinds County, MSMS211,88859.6%−2.2 pts
74▼1Jackson County, MSMS147,66660.3%+0.4 pts
75▲3Harrison County, MSMS217,13660.5%−3.1 pts
76▼2Tunica County, MSMS8,81960.9%−0.2 pts
77Lee County, MSMS83,73162.3%−0.6 pts
78▼3Forrest County, MSMS79,03462.6%+1.5 pts
79Rankin County, MSMS162,18163.9%−0.2 pts
80Lamar County, MSMS67,40364.2%−0.3 pts
81Madison County, MSMS116,29864.7%−2.0 pts
82DeSoto County, MSMS197,91867.2%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES