RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most self-employed workers, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2010 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 –

01Jefferson County, MSMS6,82530.8%–

02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.0%–

03Claiborne County, MSMS8,05823.2%–

04Humphreys County, MSMS7,00123.0%–

05Bolivar County, MSMS28,26220.8%–

06Sunflower County, MSMS22,89320.7%–

07Lafayette County, MSMS59,59719.4%–

08Leflore County, MSMS25,68619.2%–

09Franklin County, MSMS7,49118.9%–

10Marion County, MSMS24,00118.8%–

11Stone County, MSMS19,65418.6%–

12Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58218.5%–

13Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87718.3%–

14Clay County, MSMS18,23818.0%–

15Hinds County, MSMS211,88817.9%–

16Issaquena County, MSMS1,26317.4%–

17Noxubee County, MSMS9,79817.4%–

18Tate County, MSMS28,72517.3%–

19Newton County, MSMS20,96017.2%–

20Attala County, MSMS17,10016.9%–

21Adams County, MSMS30,06116.8%–

22Tunica County, MSMS8,81916.7%–

23Quitman County, MSMS5,36416.6%–

24Panola County, MSMS32,69116.5%–

25Sharkey County, MSMS3,09716.4%–

26Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94116.4%–

27Perry County, MSMS11,57716.4%–

28Webster County, MSMS10,16716.3%–

29Yazoo County, MSMS22,94716.2%–

30Holmes County, MSMS15,46516.2%–

31Simpson County, MSMS25,49816.2%–

32Greene County, MSMS13,70716.1%–

33Coahoma County, MSMS19,84916.1%–

34Lawrence County, MSMS11,81916.0%–

35Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31715.8%–

36Smith County, MSMS13,99115.8%–

37Leake County, MSMS21,66215.7%–

38Washington County, MSMS40,44615.7%–

39Neshoba County, MSMS28,73215.7%–

40Carroll County, MSMS9,22615.6%–

41Montgomery County, MSMS9,35415.6%–

42Forrest County, MSMS79,03415.5%–

43Lamar County, MSMS67,40315.3%–

44Copiah County, MSMS27,49715.3%–

45Wayne County, MSMS19,80715.2%–

46Hancock County, MSMS46,87315.1%–

47Union County, MSMS28,45915.1%–

48Kemper County, MSMS8,60014.9%–

49Scott County, MSMS28,07314.8%–

50Pike County, MSMS38,71214.8%–

51Lincoln County, MSMS35,01214.7%–

52Calhoun County, MSMS12,64314.6%–

53Grenada County, MSMS20,86814.6%–

54Madison County, MSMS116,29814.6%–

55Winston County, MSMS17,47314.6%–

56Covington County, MSMS17,89814.5%–

57Jones County, MSMS66,49614.4%–

58Walthall County, MSMS13,92814.2%–

59Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37514.2%–

60Choctaw County, MSMS8,04814.1%–

61Itawamba County, MSMS24,15214.1%–

62Tippah County, MSMS21,38914.1%–

63Monroe County, MSMS33,31814.0%–

64Jasper County, MSMS15,78513.9%–

65Rankin County, MSMS162,18113.8%–

66Warren County, MSMS41,75913.5%–

67George County, MSMS26,33113.3%–

68Amite County, MSMS12,48713.0%–

69Clarke County, MSMS15,10213.0%–

70Harrison County, MSMS217,13612.6%–

71Prentiss County, MSMS25,28412.3%–

72Marshall County, MSMS34,65412.3%–

73Jackson County, MSMS147,66612.1%–

74Lowndes County, MSMS57,34611.9%–

75Lee County, MSMS83,73111.6%–

76Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311.5%–

77Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09610.6%–

78Alcorn County, MSMS34,56910.5%–

79DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810.4%–

80Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63910.1%–

81Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7309.6%–

82Benton County, MSMS7,5028.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS