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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.

Most self-employed workers by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010
01Quitman County, MSMS5,36425.3%+8.7 pts
02Claiborne County, MSMS8,05821.8%−1.4 pts
03Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89621.6%−3.4 pts
04Carroll County, MSMS9,22621.5%+5.8 pts
05Coahoma County, MSMS19,84921.2%+5.1 pts
06Choctaw County, MSMS8,04820.6%+6.5 pts
07Sharkey County, MSMS3,09719.7%+3.2 pts
08Leflore County, MSMS25,68619.6%+0.4 pts
09Kemper County, MSMS8,60019.3%+4.4 pts
10Bolivar County, MSMS28,26219.3%−1.5 pts
11Lafayette County, MSMS59,59719.2%−0.2 pts
12Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58219.0%+0.5 pts
13Montgomery County, MSMS9,35418.2%+2.6 pts
14Washington County, MSMS40,44618.1%+2.4 pts
15Sunflower County, MSMS22,89318.0%−2.7 pts
16Humphreys County, MSMS7,00117.9%−5.1 pts
17Yazoo County, MSMS22,94717.7%+1.5 pts
18Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87717.4%−0.9 pts
19Jefferson County, MSMS6,82517.3%−13.5 pts
20Smith County, MSMS13,99117.3%+1.5 pts
21Hinds County, MSMS211,88817.2%−0.6 pts
22Holmes County, MSMS15,46517.2%+1.0 pts
23Greene County, MSMS13,70717.2%+1.1 pts
24Rankin County, MSMS162,18116.9%+3.2 pts
25Franklin County, MSMS7,49116.8%−2.1 pts
26Grenada County, MSMS20,86816.8%+2.2 pts
27Adams County, MSMS30,06116.8%+0.0 pts
28Issaquena County, MSMS1,26316.7%−0.8 pts
29Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31716.5%+0.7 pts
30Jones County, MSMS66,49616.5%+2.1 pts
31Panola County, MSMS32,69116.4%−0.1 pts
32Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63916.3%+6.2 pts
33Wayne County, MSMS19,80716.2%+0.9 pts
34Alcorn County, MSMS34,56916.0%+5.5 pts
35Simpson County, MSMS25,49816.0%−0.1 pts
36Neshoba County, MSMS28,73215.2%−0.5 pts
37Copiah County, MSMS27,49715.1%−0.2 pts
38Madison County, MSMS116,29814.8%+0.2 pts
39Newton County, MSMS20,96014.8%−2.4 pts
40Benton County, MSMS7,50214.7%+6.6 pts
41Clarke County, MSMS15,10214.7%+1.7 pts
42Lowndes County, MSMS57,34614.6%+2.7 pts
43Perry County, MSMS11,57714.4%−2.0 pts
44Attala County, MSMS17,10014.3%−2.6 pts
45Forrest County, MSMS79,03414.3%−1.2 pts
46Tate County, MSMS28,72514.2%−3.0 pts
47Lamar County, MSMS67,40314.2%−1.1 pts
48Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37513.7%−0.4 pts
49Webster County, MSMS10,16713.7%−2.5 pts
50Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73013.7%+4.2 pts
51Tunica County, MSMS8,81913.6%−3.2 pts
52Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94113.5%−2.9 pts
53Hancock County, MSMS46,87313.2%−1.9 pts
54Lawrence County, MSMS11,81913.2%−2.8 pts
55Harrison County, MSMS217,13613.1%+0.5 pts
56Jackson County, MSMS147,66612.9%+0.8 pts
57George County, MSMS26,33112.8%−0.5 pts
58Amite County, MSMS12,48712.8%−0.3 pts
59Clay County, MSMS18,23812.7%−5.3 pts
60Winston County, MSMS17,47312.7%−1.9 pts
61Stone County, MSMS19,65412.6%−6.0 pts
62Covington County, MSMS17,89812.5%−2.0 pts
63Union County, MSMS28,45912.2%−2.9 pts
64Itawamba County, MSMS24,15212.0%−2.1 pts
65Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412.0%−0.4 pts
66Tippah County, MSMS21,38911.8%−2.3 pts
67Noxubee County, MSMS9,79811.7%−5.7 pts
68Lincoln County, MSMS35,01211.7%−3.0 pts
69Monroe County, MSMS33,31811.5%−2.5 pts
70Leake County, MSMS21,66211.5%−4.2 pts
71Lee County, MSMS83,73111.4%−0.2 pts
72DeSoto County, MSMS197,91811.4%+0.9 pts
73Scott County, MSMS28,07311.3%−3.4 pts
74Marshall County, MSMS34,65410.8%−1.5 pts
75Walthall County, MSMS13,92810.6%−3.6 pts
76Warren County, MSMS41,75910.5%−3.0 pts
77Pike County, MSMS38,71210.5%−4.3 pts
78Jasper County, MSMS15,78510.3%−3.7 pts
79Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09610.1%−0.5 pts
80Marion County, MSMS24,0019.7%−9.1 pts
81Pearl River County, MSMS59,3639.6%−1.8 pts
82Calhoun County, MSMS12,6438.7%−5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES