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Lowest labor force participation, Mississippi counties · 2020

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, MSMS1,26326.1%–

02Greene County, MSMS13,70730.5%–

03Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58239.0%–

04Amite County, MSMS12,48740.9%–

05Claiborne County, MSMS8,05841.8%–

06Yazoo County, MSMS22,94742.0%–

07Holmes County, MSMS15,46543.8%–

08Jefferson County, MSMS6,82544.4%–

09Franklin County, MSMS7,49144.9%–

10Adams County, MSMS30,06145.1%–

11Sunflower County, MSMS22,89345.8%–

12Walthall County, MSMS13,92846.9%–

13Carroll County, MSMS9,22647.8%–

14Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87747.9%–

15Marion County, MSMS24,00148.1%–

16Pike County, MSMS38,71248.4%–

17Bolivar County, MSMS28,26248.6%–

18Panola County, MSMS32,69149.0%–

19Quitman County, MSMS5,36450.1%–

20Benton County, MSMS7,50250.1%–

21Smith County, MSMS13,99150.2%–

22Jasper County, MSMS15,78550.4%–

23George County, MSMS26,33150.6%–

24Humphreys County, MSMS7,00150.6%–

25Monroe County, MSMS33,31850.9%–

26Lincoln County, MSMS35,01251.0%–

27Coahoma County, MSMS19,84951.0%–

28Leflore County, MSMS25,68651.2%–

29Clay County, MSMS18,23851.3%–

30Perry County, MSMS11,57751.4%–

31Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73051.4%–

32Winston County, MSMS17,47351.6%–

33Choctaw County, MSMS8,04851.7%–

34Copiah County, MSMS27,49751.8%–

35Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63952.1%–

36Lawrence County, MSMS11,81952.3%–

37Montgomery County, MSMS9,35452.3%–

38Leake County, MSMS21,66252.3%–

39Kemper County, MSMS8,60052.7%–

40Calhoun County, MSMS12,64352.8%–

41Noxubee County, MSMS9,79852.8%–

42Clarke County, MSMS15,10253.3%–

43Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94153.4%–

44Grenada County, MSMS20,86853.4%–

45Covington County, MSMS17,89853.7%–

46Wayne County, MSMS19,80753.8%–

47Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37553.8%–

48Pearl River County, MSMS59,36354.1%–

49Prentiss County, MSMS25,28454.3%–

50Stone County, MSMS19,65454.4%–

51Itawamba County, MSMS24,15254.5%–

52Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89654.5%–

53Newton County, MSMS20,96054.5%–

54Alcorn County, MSMS34,56954.6%–

55Simpson County, MSMS25,49854.6%–

56Tippah County, MSMS21,38954.7%–

57Marshall County, MSMS34,65455.0%–

58Washington County, MSMS40,44655.1%–

59Webster County, MSMS10,16755.1%–

60Attala County, MSMS17,10055.2%–

61Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31755.3%–

62Jones County, MSMS66,49656.3%–

63Neshoba County, MSMS28,73256.3%–

64Tate County, MSMS28,72556.7%–

65Scott County, MSMS28,07357.0%–

66Sharkey County, MSMS3,09757.1%–

67Warren County, MSMS41,75958.0%–

68Lowndes County, MSMS57,34658.5%–

69Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09658.7%–

70Hancock County, MSMS46,87358.7%–

71Lafayette County, MSMS59,59759.4%–

72Union County, MSMS28,45959.6%–

73Jackson County, MSMS147,66659.9%–

74Tunica County, MSMS8,81961.1%–

75Forrest County, MSMS79,03461.1%–

76Hinds County, MSMS211,88861.8%–

77Lee County, MSMS83,73162.9%–

78Harrison County, MSMS217,13663.6%–

79Rankin County, MSMS162,18164.1%–

80Lamar County, MSMS67,40364.5%–

81Madison County, MSMS116,29866.7%–

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,91867.6%–

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