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Most self-employed workers, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Quitman County, MSMS5,36425.3%+52%

02Claiborne County, MSMS8,05821.8%−6%

03Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89621.6%−14%

04Carroll County, MSMS9,22621.5%+37%

05Coahoma County, MSMS19,84921.2%+32%

06Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820.6%+46%

07Sharkey County, MSMS3,09719.7%+20%

08Leflore County, MSMS25,68619.6%+2%

09Kemper County, MSMS8,60019.3%+30%

10Bolivar County, MSMS28,26219.3%−7%

11Lafayette County, MSMS59,59719.2%−1%

12Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58219.0%+3%

13Montgomery County, MSMS9,35418.2%+17%

14Washington County, MSMS40,44618.1%+15%

15Sunflower County, MSMS22,89318.0%−13%

16Humphreys County, MSMS7,00117.9%−22%

17Yazoo County, MSMS22,94717.7%+9%

18Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87717.4%−5%

19Jefferson County, MSMS6,82517.3%−44%

20Smith County, MSMS13,99117.3%+9%

21Hinds County, MSMS211,88817.2%−3%

22Holmes County, MSMS15,46517.2%+6%

23Greene County, MSMS13,70717.2%+7%

24Rankin County, MSMS162,18116.9%+23%

25Franklin County, MSMS7,49116.8%−11%

26Grenada County, MSMS20,86816.8%+15%

27Adams County, MSMS30,06116.8%+0%

28Issaquena County, MSMS1,26316.7%−4%

29Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31716.5%+4%

30Jones County, MSMS66,49616.5%+15%

31Panola County, MSMS32,69116.4%−1%

32Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63916.3%+61%

33Wayne County, MSMS19,80716.2%+6%

34Alcorn County, MSMS34,56916.0%+52%

35Simpson County, MSMS25,49816.0%−1%

36Neshoba County, MSMS28,73215.2%−3%

37Copiah County, MSMS27,49715.1%−1%

38Madison County, MSMS116,29814.8%+1%

39Newton County, MSMS20,96014.8%−14%

40Benton County, MSMS7,50214.7%+82%

41Clarke County, MSMS15,10214.7%+13%

42Lowndes County, MSMS57,34614.6%+23%

43Perry County, MSMS11,57714.4%−12%

44Attala County, MSMS17,10014.3%−15%

45Forrest County, MSMS79,03414.3%−8%

46Tate County, MSMS28,72514.2%−17%

47Lamar County, MSMS67,40314.2%−7%

48Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37513.7%−3%

49Webster County, MSMS10,16713.7%−15%

50Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73013.7%+43%

51Tunica County, MSMS8,81913.6%−19%

52Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94113.5%−18%

53Hancock County, MSMS46,87313.2%−13%

54Lawrence County, MSMS11,81913.2%−17%

55Harrison County, MSMS217,13613.1%+4%

56Jackson County, MSMS147,66612.9%+7%

57George County, MSMS26,33112.8%−4%

58Amite County, MSMS12,48712.8%−2%

59Clay County, MSMS18,23812.7%−29%

60Winston County, MSMS17,47312.7%−13%

61Stone County, MSMS19,65412.6%−32%

62Covington County, MSMS17,89812.5%−14%

63Union County, MSMS28,45912.2%−19%

64Itawamba County, MSMS24,15212.0%−15%

65Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412.0%−3%

66Tippah County, MSMS21,38911.8%−17%

67Noxubee County, MSMS9,79811.7%−33%

68Lincoln County, MSMS35,01211.7%−20%

69Monroe County, MSMS33,31811.5%−18%

70Leake County, MSMS21,66211.5%−27%

71Lee County, MSMS83,73111.4%−1%

72DeSoto County, MSMS197,91811.4%+9%

73Scott County, MSMS28,07311.3%−23%

74Marshall County, MSMS34,65410.8%−12%

75Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.6%−25%

76Warren County, MSMS41,75910.5%−22%

77Pike County, MSMS38,71210.5%−29%

78Jasper County, MSMS15,78510.3%−26%

79Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09610.1%−4%

80Marion County, MSMS24,0019.7%−49%

81Pearl River County, MSMS59,3639.6%−16%

82Calhoun County, MSMS12,6438.7%−40%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES