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Lowest unemployment, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Carroll County, MSMS9,2261.6%–

02Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251.8%–

03Perry County, MSMS11,5772.0%–

04Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972.1%–

05Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963.1%–

06Benton County, MSMS7,5023.1%–

07Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.2%–

08Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.2%–

09DeSoto County, MSMS197,9183.2%–

10Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843.5%–

11Covington County, MSMS17,8983.5%–

12Madison County, MSMS116,2983.7%–

13Franklin County, MSMS7,4914.0%–

14Jones County, MSMS66,4964.0%–

15Rankin County, MSMS162,1814.4%–

16Simpson County, MSMS25,4984.4%–

17Marshall County, MSMS34,6544.4%–

18Smith County, MSMS13,9914.4%–

19Union County, MSMS28,4594.4%–

20Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694.6%–

21Tate County, MSMS28,7254.7%–

22Calhoun County, MSMS12,6434.7%–

23Montgomery County, MSMS9,3544.7%–

24Newton County, MSMS20,9604.7%–

25Warren County, MSMS41,7594.8%–

26Lamar County, MSMS67,4034.8%–

27Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304.9%–

28Grenada County, MSMS20,8684.9%–

29Hancock County, MSMS46,8735.0%–

30Lee County, MSMS83,7315.1%–

31Itawamba County, MSMS24,1525.1%–

32Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.1%–

33Attala County, MSMS17,1005.4%–

34Scott County, MSMS28,0735.5%–

35Tippah County, MSMS21,3895.5%–

36Copiah County, MSMS27,4975.8%–

37Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8965.8%–

38Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3175.8%–

39Amite County, MSMS12,4875.8%–

40Pike County, MSMS38,7125.8%–

41Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3755.9%–

42Pearl River County, MSMS59,3636.1%–

43Leake County, MSMS21,6626.2%–

44Jasper County, MSMS15,7856.2%–

45Washington County, MSMS40,4466.3%–

46Monroe County, MSMS33,3186.3%–

47Lowndes County, MSMS57,3466.3%–

48Adams County, MSMS30,0616.4%–

49Panola County, MSMS32,6916.6%–

50Webster County, MSMS10,1676.6%–

51Walthall County, MSMS13,9286.6%–

52Forrest County, MSMS79,0346.7%–

53Jackson County, MSMS147,6666.7%–

54Winston County, MSMS17,4736.7%–

55Claiborne County, MSMS8,0586.9%–

56Wayne County, MSMS19,8077.0%–

57Clarke County, MSMS15,1027.0%–

58Bolivar County, MSMS28,2627.1%–

59Harrison County, MSMS217,1367.1%–

60Clay County, MSMS18,2387.2%–

61George County, MSMS26,3317.5%–

62Marion County, MSMS24,0017.5%–

63Neshoba County, MSMS28,7327.5%–

64Hinds County, MSMS211,8887.5%–

65Noxubee County, MSMS9,7988.6%–

66Sharkey County, MSMS3,0979.1%–

67Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.2%–

68Stone County, MSMS19,6549.3%–

69Holmes County, MSMS15,4659.5%–

70Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9419.6%–

71Yazoo County, MSMS22,9479.7%–

72Choctaw County, MSMS8,0489.8%–

73Coahoma County, MSMS19,8499.9%–

74Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.2%–

75Kemper County, MSMS8,60010.8%–

76Sunflower County, MSMS22,89311.2%–

77Leflore County, MSMS25,68611.6%–

78Greene County, MSMS13,70711.9%–

79Quitman County, MSMS5,36412.4%–

80Humphreys County, MSMS7,00112.5%–

81Tunica County, MSMS8,81913.3%–

82Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58213.4%–

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