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Most white-collar workforce, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 31.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Issaquena County, MS, up 74 places to #8.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Madison County, MSMS116,29847.8%+1.9 pts

02▲1Lafayette County, MSMS59,59744.5%+3.8 pts

03▲2Rankin County, MSMS162,18143.9%+5.2 pts

04▲3Lamar County, MSMS67,40342.9%+5.3 pts

05▼3Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89641.5%+0.7 pts

06▲18Franklin County, MSMS7,49141.2%+11.6 pts

07▼3Hancock County, MSMS46,87340.6%+10.3 pts

08▲74Issaquena County, MSMS1,26339.8%+23.4 pts

09▲11DeSoto County, MSMS197,91838.6%+6.4 pts

10▲12Harrison County, MSMS217,13638.1%+9.4 pts

11▲7Jackson County, MSMS147,66637.9%+8.3 pts

12▲11Lee County, MSMS83,73137.6%+9.1 pts

13▲16Warren County, MSMS41,75937.4%+5.6 pts

14▼5Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31736.8%+5.3 pts

15▲41Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63936.6%+13.8 pts

16Hinds County, MSMS211,88836.6%+4.9 pts

17▲8Webster County, MSMS10,16736.2%+7.7 pts

18▼4Lincoln County, MSMS35,01236.0%+6.5 pts

19Newton County, MSMS20,96035.4%+8.1 pts

20▼3Forrest County, MSMS79,03435.3%+2.6 pts

21▼9Bolivar County, MSMS28,26235.2%+4.9 pts

22▲24Neshoba County, MSMS28,73235.2%+6.8 pts

23▲20Alcorn County, MSMS34,56935.1%+7.6 pts

24▲4Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.1%+9.9 pts

25▼15Carroll County, MSMS9,22634.5%+9.2 pts

26▲5Choctaw County, MSMS8,04834.3%+9.7 pts

27▲17George County, MSMS26,33134.1%+7.5 pts

28▼2Adams County, MSMS30,06133.1%+4.5 pts

29▲7Lowndes County, MSMS57,34632.8%+6.5 pts

30▼3Sunflower County, MSMS22,89332.7%+7.2 pts

31▲11Washington County, MSMS40,44632.6%+4.3 pts

32▼2Walthall County, MSMS13,92832.4%+2.3 pts

33▼22Greene County, MSMS13,70732.3%+8.4 pts

34▼19Kemper County, MSMS8,60032.3%+13.3 pts

35Jones County, MSMS66,49631.8%+5.2 pts

36▲9Copiah County, MSMS27,49731.6%+7.8 pts

37▲32Humphreys County, MSMS7,00131.6%+5.7 pts

38▲11Stone County, MSMS19,65431.5%+5.2 pts

39▲22Prentiss County, MSMS25,28431.4%+7.1 pts

40▲1Smith County, MSMS13,99131.2%+1.4 pts

41▼8Pearl River County, MSMS59,36331.2%+1.7 pts

42▼2Tate County, MSMS28,72531.0%+6.3 pts

43▼37Grenada County, MSMS20,86830.9%+2.4 pts

44▲11Union County, MSMS28,45930.8%+8.3 pts

45▲5Leflore County, MSMS25,68630.7%+5.3 pts

46▼25Panola County, MSMS32,69130.3%+4.6 pts

47▲17Tippah County, MSMS21,38930.2%+8.3 pts

48▲14Attala County, MSMS17,10030.1%+2.5 pts

49▲2Pike County, MSMS38,71229.7%+4.0 pts

50▲16Itawamba County, MSMS24,15229.5%+5.1 pts

51▲20Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94129.2%+8.0 pts

52▼18Claiborne County, MSMS8,05829.2%+8.6 pts

53▼5Monroe County, MSMS33,31829.2%+3.6 pts

54▲16Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58228.5%+2.0 pts

55▲5Scott County, MSMS28,07328.5%+7.2 pts

56▼17Simpson County, MSMS25,49828.4%+4.2 pts

57▼5Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87728.2%+6.7 pts

58▲1Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37528.2%+6.7 pts

59▼22Wayne County, MSMS19,80728.1%+7.0 pts

60▲13Winston County, MSMS17,47328.0%+3.8 pts

61▼8Clarke County, MSMS15,10228.0%+6.2 pts

62▼4Covington County, MSMS17,89828.0%+0.6 pts

63▲11Leake County, MSMS21,66227.7%+1.1 pts

64▼7Yazoo County, MSMS22,94727.4%+2.1 pts

65▲3Jasper County, MSMS15,78527.1%+2.8 pts

66▲10Marshall County, MSMS34,65427.0%+7.4 pts

67▼20Clay County, MSMS18,23826.5%−1.9 pts

68▲7Quitman County, MSMS5,36425.7%+3.8 pts

69▼31Montgomery County, MSMS9,35424.7%−3.2 pts

70▼38Lawrence County, MSMS11,81924.7%−4.1 pts

71▲10Noxubee County, MSMS9,79824.5%+3.9 pts

72▼7Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09624.2%+0.3 pts

73▼1Benton County, MSMS7,50223.7%+6.4 pts

74▼20Marion County, MSMS24,00123.5%−1.9 pts

75▼8Holmes County, MSMS15,46523.4%−1.0 pts

76▼63Amite County, MSMS12,48723.4%+2.4 pts

77Perry County, MSMS11,57723.3%−1.4 pts

78Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73022.4%+2.9 pts

79▼16Sharkey County, MSMS3,09722.1%−10.9 pts

80▼1Calhoun County, MSMS12,64320.9%−3.6 pts

81▼1Tunica County, MSMS8,81918.8%+1.4 pts

82▼74Jefferson County, MSMS6,82517.8%−12.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES