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Most healthcare & education jobs, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2010

01Jefferson County, MSMS6,82512.5%+6.8 pts

02Smith County, MSMS13,9914.8%+2.8 pts

03Coahoma County, MSMS19,8494.2%+3.2 pts

04Clarke County, MSMS15,1023.9%+3.0 pts

05Hancock County, MSMS46,8733.6%+2.2 pts

06Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393.5%+1.8 pts

07Adams County, MSMS30,0613.4%+3.2 pts

08Amite County, MSMS12,4873.3%+1.9 pts

09Webster County, MSMS10,1673.0%+1.8 pts

10Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.7%−0.2 pts

11Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.6%+1.6 pts

12Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472.5%+1.1 pts

13Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.5%+1.1 pts

14Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.4%+0.9 pts

15Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.3%+1.7 pts

16Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.2%+0.7 pts

17Jones County, MSMS66,4962.1%+1.0 pts

18Marion County, MSMS24,0012.1%+1.1 pts

19Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.1%+1.5 pts

20George County, MSMS26,3312.1%−0.4 pts

21Leake County, MSMS21,6622.0%+0.6 pts

22Panola County, MSMS32,6911.9%+0.7 pts

23Montgomery County, MSMS9,3541.8%−0.8 pts

24Lincoln County, MSMS35,0121.8%+1.0 pts

25Warren County, MSMS41,7591.7%−0.8 pts

26Lafayette County, MSMS59,5971.7%+1.2 pts

27Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.7%+0.9 pts

28Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7301.6%+1.4 pts

29Stone County, MSMS19,6541.5%−0.3 pts

30Clay County, MSMS18,2381.4%−0.8 pts

31Wayne County, MSMS19,8071.4%+0.7 pts

32Attala County, MSMS17,1001.4%−0.2 pts

33Lowndes County, MSMS57,3461.3%+0.5 pts

34Lamar County, MSMS67,4031.3%−0.1 pts

35Tate County, MSMS28,7251.3%−0.4 pts

36Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481.3%+0.0 pts

37Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581.3%−3.9 pts

38Rankin County, MSMS162,1811.3%+0.2 pts

39Harrison County, MSMS217,1361.2%−0.2 pts

40Greene County, MSMS13,7071.2%−2.8 pts

41Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0961.2%−0.5 pts

42Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691.2%+0.3 pts

43Grenada County, MSMS20,8681.2%+0.4 pts

44Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631.2%−0.0 pts

45Madison County, MSMS116,2981.2%+0.0 pts

46Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321.1%+0.3 pts

47Sunflower County, MSMS22,8931.1%+0.7 pts

48Humphreys County, MSMS7,0011.0%−0.6 pts

49Kemper County, MSMS8,6001.0%+0.5 pts

50Benton County, MSMS7,5021.0%+1.0 pts

51Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961.0%+0.5 pts

52Newton County, MSMS20,9601.0%−0.2 pts

53Leflore County, MSMS25,6861.0%−0.3 pts

54Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.0%+0.4 pts

55Jackson County, MSMS147,6660.9%+0.0 pts

56Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3170.9%−0.0 pts

57Marshall County, MSMS34,6540.9%+0.3 pts

58Copiah County, MSMS27,4970.9%+0.1 pts

59Hinds County, MSMS211,8880.9%−0.0 pts

60Jasper County, MSMS15,7850.8%−0.5 pts

61Washington County, MSMS40,4460.8%−0.7 pts

62Walthall County, MSMS13,9280.8%−0.4 pts

63Forrest County, MSMS79,0340.8%−0.9 pts

64Pike County, MSMS38,7120.7%−0.2 pts

65Perry County, MSMS11,5770.7%−0.8 pts

66Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3750.7%+0.5 pts

67Scott County, MSMS28,0730.6%−0.3 pts

68DeSoto County, MSMS197,9180.6%−0.5 pts

69Lee County, MSMS83,7310.6%−0.1 pts

70Tunica County, MSMS8,8190.6%+0.0 pts

71Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9410.5%−0.8 pts

72Bolivar County, MSMS28,2620.5%−0.8 pts

73Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8770.5%−0.4 pts

74Covington County, MSMS17,8980.5%−1.3 pts

75Winston County, MSMS17,4730.5%−0.3 pts

76Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.3%−0.3 pts

77Calhoun County, MSMS12,6430.3%−0.1 pts

78Union County, MSMS28,4590.2%−0.9 pts

79Prentiss County, MSMS25,2840.2%−0.7 pts

80Issaquena County, MSMS1,2630.0%+0.0 pts

81Noxubee County, MSMS9,7980.0%−0.6 pts

82Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.0%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES