RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most white-collar workforce, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2010 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 25.9%.

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RELATEDMost unemployed people Lowest unemployment Highest unemployment Highest labor force participation Lowest labor force participation Most self-employed workers

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS –

01Madison County, MSMS116,29845.9%–

02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89640.9%–

03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59740.7%–

04Rankin County, MSMS162,18138.6%–

05Lamar County, MSMS67,40337.7%–

06Sharkey County, MSMS3,09733.0%–

07Forrest County, MSMS79,03432.8%–

08DeSoto County, MSMS197,91832.2%–

09Warren County, MSMS41,75931.8%–

10Hinds County, MSMS211,88831.7%–

11Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31731.5%–

12Hancock County, MSMS46,87330.3%–

13Bolivar County, MSMS28,26230.3%–

14Walthall County, MSMS13,92830.1%–

15Smith County, MSMS13,99129.8%–

16Jefferson County, MSMS6,82529.8%–

17Franklin County, MSMS7,49129.7%–

18Jackson County, MSMS147,66629.6%–

19Lincoln County, MSMS35,01229.5%–

20Pearl River County, MSMS59,36329.5%–

21Lawrence County, MSMS11,81928.7%–

22Harrison County, MSMS217,13628.7%–

23Adams County, MSMS30,06128.6%–

24Lee County, MSMS83,73128.5%–

25Webster County, MSMS10,16728.5%–

26Grenada County, MSMS20,86828.5%–

27Clay County, MSMS18,23828.4%–

28Washington County, MSMS40,44628.3%–

29Neshoba County, MSMS28,73228.3%–

30Montgomery County, MSMS9,35427.9%–

31Attala County, MSMS17,10027.6%–

32Alcorn County, MSMS34,56927.5%–

33Covington County, MSMS17,89827.4%–

34Newton County, MSMS20,96027.3%–

35George County, MSMS26,33126.7%–

36Leake County, MSMS21,66226.6%–

37Jones County, MSMS66,49626.5%–

38Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58226.4%–

39Lowndes County, MSMS57,34626.3%–

40Stone County, MSMS19,65426.3%–

41Humphreys County, MSMS7,00125.9%–

42Pike County, MSMS38,71225.7%–

43Panola County, MSMS32,69125.6%–

44Monroe County, MSMS33,31825.5%–

45Sunflower County, MSMS22,89325.5%–

46Leflore County, MSMS25,68625.4%–

47Carroll County, MSMS9,22625.4%–

48Marion County, MSMS24,00125.3%–

49Yazoo County, MSMS22,94725.3%–

50Coahoma County, MSMS19,84925.2%–

51Perry County, MSMS11,57724.8%–

52Tate County, MSMS28,72524.7%–

53Choctaw County, MSMS8,04824.6%–

54Calhoun County, MSMS12,64324.4%–

55Holmes County, MSMS15,46524.4%–

56Itawamba County, MSMS24,15224.4%–

57Prentiss County, MSMS25,28424.3%–

58Jasper County, MSMS15,78524.3%–

59Winston County, MSMS17,47324.2%–

60Simpson County, MSMS25,49824.2%–

61Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09623.9%–

62Greene County, MSMS13,70723.9%–

63Copiah County, MSMS27,49723.8%–

64Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63922.8%–

65Union County, MSMS28,45922.5%–

66Tippah County, MSMS21,38921.9%–

67Quitman County, MSMS5,36421.8%–

68Clarke County, MSMS15,10221.8%–

69Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87721.5%–

70Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.4%–

71Scott County, MSMS28,07321.2%–

72Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94121.2%–

73Wayne County, MSMS19,80721.1%–

74Amite County, MSMS12,48721.0%–

75Noxubee County, MSMS9,79820.6%–

76Claiborne County, MSMS8,05820.6%–

77Marshall County, MSMS34,65419.6%–

78Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73019.5%–

79Kemper County, MSMS8,60019.0%–

80Tunica County, MSMS8,81917.4%–

81Benton County, MSMS7,50217.3%–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26316.4%–

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