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Lowest unemployment, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 6.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jefferson County, MS, up 63 places to #2.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲45Carroll County, MSMS9,2261.6%−6.0 pts
02▲63Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251.8%−7.8 pts
03▲37Perry County, MSMS11,5772.0%−5.2 pts
04▲5Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972.1%−2.0 pts
05▼1Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963.1%−0.4 pts
06▼3Benton County, MSMS7,5023.1%+0.6 pts
07▲5Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.2%−1.3 pts
08▲11Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.2%−2.1 pts
09▲5DeSoto County, MSMS197,9183.2%−1.4 pts
10▲3Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843.5%−1.1 pts
11▲12Covington County, MSMS17,8983.5%−2.0 pts
12▼2Madison County, MSMS116,2983.7%−0.7 pts
13▼11Franklin County, MSMS7,4914.0%+1.9 pts
14▲3Jones County, MSMS66,4964.0%−0.8 pts
15Rankin County, MSMS162,1814.4%−0.3 pts
16▲20Simpson County, MSMS25,4984.4%−2.7 pts
17▲11Marshall County, MSMS34,6544.4%−1.7 pts
18▼7Smith County, MSMS13,9914.4%0.0 pts
19▲3Union County, MSMS28,4594.4%−1.0 pts
20▲10Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694.6%−1.6 pts
21Tate County, MSMS28,7254.7%−0.7 pts
22▼17Calhoun County, MSMS12,6434.7%+1.1 pts
23▲27Montgomery County, MSMS9,3544.7%−3.4 pts
24▼17Newton County, MSMS20,9604.7%+0.9 pts
25▲9Warren County, MSMS41,7594.8%−1.9 pts
26▲31Lamar County, MSMS67,4034.8%−4.3 pts
27▼21Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304.9%+1.1 pts
28▼8Grenada County, MSMS20,8684.9%−0.4 pts
29▼2Hancock County, MSMS46,8735.0%−1.0 pts
30▼6Lee County, MSMS83,7315.1%−0.5 pts
31▼30Itawamba County, MSMS24,1525.1%+3.5 pts
32▲30Issaquena County, MSMS1,2635.1%−4.3 pts
33▲9Attala County, MSMS17,1005.4%−1.9 pts
34▲5Scott County, MSMS28,0735.5%−1.7 pts
35▼6Tippah County, MSMS21,3895.5%−0.6 pts
36▲8Copiah County, MSMS27,4975.8%−1.7 pts
37▲17Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8965.8%−2.7 pts
38▼20Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3175.8%+0.9 pts
39▼2Amite County, MSMS12,4875.8%−1.3 pts
40▼2Pike County, MSMS38,7125.8%−1.3 pts
41▼9Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3755.9%−0.8 pts
42▼16Pearl River County, MSMS59,3636.1%+0.2 pts
43▲10Leake County, MSMS21,6626.2%−2.1 pts
44▼36Jasper County, MSMS15,7856.2%+2.2 pts
45▲21Washington County, MSMS40,4466.3%−3.8 pts
46▼1Monroe County, MSMS33,3186.3%−1.3 pts
47▲1Lowndes County, MSMS57,3466.3%−1.4 pts
48▲11Adams County, MSMS30,0616.4%−2.9 pts
49▲2Panola County, MSMS32,6916.6%−1.5 pts
50▼25Webster County, MSMS10,1676.6%+0.8 pts
51▼35Walthall County, MSMS13,9286.6%+1.9 pts
52▼11Forrest County, MSMS79,0346.7%−0.6 pts
53▲7Jackson County, MSMS147,6666.7%−2.6 pts
54▼2Winston County, MSMS17,4736.7%−1.6 pts
55▲16Claiborne County, MSMS8,0586.9%−4.0 pts
56▲13Wayne County, MSMS19,8077.0%−3.7 pts
57▼26Clarke County, MSMS15,1027.0%+0.6 pts
58▼15Bolivar County, MSMS28,2627.1%−0.3 pts
59▼3Harrison County, MSMS217,1367.1%−1.6 pts
60▼5Clay County, MSMS18,2387.2%−1.5 pts
61▲16George County, MSMS26,3317.5%−5.2 pts
62▲1Marion County, MSMS24,0017.5%−1.9 pts
63▼5Neshoba County, MSMS28,7327.5%−1.8 pts
64▼3Hinds County, MSMS211,8887.5%−1.8 pts
65▲5Noxubee County, MSMS9,7988.6%−2.2 pts
66▲1Sharkey County, MSMS3,0979.1%−1.3 pts
67▲9Lawrence County, MSMS11,8199.2%−3.4 pts
68▼35Stone County, MSMS19,6549.3%+2.7 pts
69▲10Holmes County, MSMS15,4659.5%−5.8 pts
70▼35Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9419.6%+2.6 pts
71▲4Yazoo County, MSMS22,9479.7%−2.4 pts
72▼8Choctaw County, MSMS8,0489.8%+0.5 pts
73▲1Coahoma County, MSMS19,8499.9%−2.1 pts
74▼6Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87710.2%−0.3 pts
75▲5Kemper County, MSMS8,60010.8%−4.5 pts
76▼4Sunflower County, MSMS22,89311.2%+0.3 pts
77▼4Leflore County, MSMS25,68611.6%+0.2 pts
78▲4Greene County, MSMS13,70711.9%−4.6 pts
79▲2Quitman County, MSMS5,36412.4%−3.3 pts
80▼2Humphreys County, MSMS7,00112.5%−1.9 pts
81▼32Tunica County, MSMS8,81913.3%+5.2 pts
82▼35Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58213.4%+5.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES