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Most unemployed people, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 699.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS –

01Hinds County, MSMS211,88810,657–

02Harrison County, MSMS217,1368,498–

03Jackson County, MSMS147,6666,244–

04DeSoto County, MSMS197,9184,381–

05Rankin County, MSMS162,1813,682–

06Lamar County, MSMS67,4032,860–

07Forrest County, MSMS79,0342,626–

08Madison County, MSMS116,2982,431–

09Lee County, MSMS83,7312,317–

10Lowndes County, MSMS57,3462,019–

11Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961,935–

12Washington County, MSMS40,4461,928–

13Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171,576–

14Jones County, MSMS66,4961,440–

15Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631,424–

16Warren County, MSMS41,7591,414–

17Hancock County, MSMS46,8731,358–

18Leflore County, MSMS25,6861,263–

19George County, MSMS26,3311,175–

20Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471,150–

21Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321,149–

22Monroe County, MSMS33,3181,108–

23Lafayette County, MSMS59,5971,103–

24Coahoma County, MSMS19,8491,059–

25Adams County, MSMS30,0611,051–

26Panola County, MSMS32,6911,048–

27Pike County, MSMS38,7121,047–

28Sunflower County, MSMS22,8931,037–

29Alcorn County, MSMS34,5691,007–

30Marshall County, MSMS34,654971–

31Holmes County, MSMS15,465910–

32Wayne County, MSMS19,807910–

33Scott County, MSMS28,073887–

34Marion County, MSMS24,001875–

35Bolivar County, MSMS28,262873–

36Copiah County, MSMS27,497871–

37Simpson County, MSMS25,498815–

38Leake County, MSMS21,662764–

39Lincoln County, MSMS35,012732–

40Union County, MSMS28,459713–

41Clay County, MSMS18,238699–

42Tate County, MSMS28,725687–

43Kemper County, MSMS8,600667–

44Lawrence County, MSMS11,819650–

45Winston County, MSMS17,473617–

46Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877582–

47Tippah County, MSMS21,389579–

48Greene County, MSMS13,707575–

49Attala County, MSMS17,100573–

50Stone County, MSMS19,654533–

51Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096502–

52Prentiss County, MSMS25,284493–

53Noxubee County, MSMS9,798475–

54Grenada County, MSMS20,868470–

55Humphreys County, MSMS7,001457–

56Quitman County, MSMS5,364440–

57Covington County, MSMS17,898429–

58Clarke County, MSMS15,102424–

59Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639367–

60Tunica County, MSMS8,819356–

61Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375349–

62Newton County, MSMS20,960347–

63Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941342–

64Perry County, MSMS11,577341–

65Montgomery County, MSMS9,354334–

66Claiborne County, MSMS8,058330–

67Choctaw County, MSMS8,048321–

68Carroll County, MSMS9,226308–

69Amite County, MSMS12,487293–

70Smith County, MSMS13,991284–

71Jasper County, MSMS15,785261–

72Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730258–

73Walthall County, MSMS13,928256–

74Webster County, MSMS10,167248–

75Jefferson County, MSMS6,825247–

76Calhoun County, MSMS12,643217–

77Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582213–

78Sharkey County, MSMS3,097208–

79Itawamba County, MSMS24,152168–

80Benton County, MSMS7,50289–

81Franklin County, MSMS7,49156–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26326–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS