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Most healthcare & education jobs, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2020 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

01Smith County, MSMS13,9916.6%+4.6 pts

02Jefferson County, MSMS6,8256.0%+0.3 pts

03Adams County, MSMS30,0614.3%+4.0 pts

04Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.1%+0.2 pts

05Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.4%+1.3 pts

06Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.3%+0.7 pts

07Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.3%+0.9 pts

08Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.1%+0.4 pts

09Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.9%+1.1 pts

10Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581.9%−3.2 pts

11Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691.8%+1.0 pts

12Leake County, MSMS21,6621.8%+0.3 pts

13Winston County, MSMS17,4731.8%+1.0 pts

14Lowndes County, MSMS57,3461.7%+0.9 pts

15Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.7%+1.1 pts

16Madison County, MSMS116,2981.6%+0.5 pts

17Lincoln County, MSMS35,0121.6%+0.9 pts

18Amite County, MSMS12,4871.6%+0.2 pts

19Marion County, MSMS24,0011.6%+0.6 pts

20Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171.6%+0.6 pts

21Warren County, MSMS41,7591.6%−1.0 pts

22Kemper County, MSMS8,6001.6%+1.0 pts

23Monroe County, MSMS33,3181.5%+0.1 pts

24Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431.5%+1.1 pts

25Webster County, MSMS10,1671.5%+0.3 pts

26Jones County, MSMS66,4961.5%+0.3 pts

27Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981.4%+0.9 pts

28Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471.4%−0.0 pts

29Copiah County, MSMS27,4971.4%+0.6 pts

30Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9411.4%+0.1 pts

31Lamar County, MSMS67,4031.4%−0.1 pts

32Jackson County, MSMS147,6661.3%+0.4 pts

33Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8771.3%+0.4 pts

34Harrison County, MSMS217,1361.3%−0.1 pts

35Tippah County, MSMS21,3891.2%+0.6 pts

36Washington County, MSMS40,4461.2%−0.3 pts

37Greene County, MSMS13,7071.2%−2.8 pts

38Simpson County, MSMS25,4981.2%+0.6 pts

39Leflore County, MSMS25,6861.1%−0.1 pts

40Marshall County, MSMS34,6541.1%+0.6 pts

41Rankin County, MSMS162,1811.1%−0.0 pts

42Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.1%+0.2 pts

43Attala County, MSMS17,1001.1%−0.4 pts

44Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841.1%+0.2 pts

45Stone County, MSMS19,6541.1%−0.7 pts

46Newton County, MSMS20,9601.0%−0.1 pts

47Hancock County, MSMS46,8731.0%−0.3 pts

48Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631.0%−0.2 pts

49Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0961.0%−0.7 pts

50Neshoba County, MSMS28,7320.9%+0.0 pts

51Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3750.9%+0.7 pts

52Coahoma County, MSMS19,8490.9%−0.1 pts

53Montgomery County, MSMS9,3540.8%−1.8 pts

54Hinds County, MSMS211,8880.8%−0.1 pts

55Panola County, MSMS32,6910.8%−0.4 pts

56Pike County, MSMS38,7120.7%−0.2 pts

57Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.7%+0.4 pts

58Forrest County, MSMS79,0340.7%−0.9 pts

59Lafayette County, MSMS59,5970.7%+0.1 pts

60Covington County, MSMS17,8980.7%−1.1 pts

61Clay County, MSMS18,2380.6%−1.6 pts

62Scott County, MSMS28,0730.6%−0.3 pts

63Union County, MSMS28,4590.6%−0.5 pts

64Lee County, MSMS83,7310.6%−0.1 pts

65DeSoto County, MSMS197,9180.6%−0.6 pts

66Wayne County, MSMS19,8070.5%−0.2 pts

67George County, MSMS26,3310.5%−1.9 pts

68Perry County, MSMS11,5770.5%−0.9 pts

69Grenada County, MSMS20,8680.5%−0.2 pts

70Choctaw County, MSMS8,0480.5%−0.8 pts

71Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8960.4%−0.1 pts

72Tate County, MSMS28,7250.4%−1.3 pts

73Bolivar County, MSMS28,2620.4%−1.0 pts

74Quitman County, MSMS5,3640.3%−0.4 pts

75Humphreys County, MSMS7,0010.3%−1.4 pts

76Benton County, MSMS7,5020.3%+0.3 pts

77Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.2%−0.4 pts

78Carroll County, MSMS9,2260.0%−1.5 pts

79Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7300.0%−0.2 pts

80Issaquena County, MSMS1,2630.0%+0.0 pts

81Tunica County, MSMS8,8190.0%−0.6 pts

82Walthall County, MSMS13,9280.0%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS