RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most white-collar workforce, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Madison County, MSMS116,29849.5%+8%

02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89645.6%+12%

03Lafayette County, MSMS59,59743.3%+7%

04Hancock County, MSMS46,87340.5%+34%

05Rankin County, MSMS162,18140.0%+4%

06Grenada County, MSMS20,86838.9%+37%

07Lamar County, MSMS67,40338.8%+3%

08Jefferson County, MSMS6,82538.2%+29%

09Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31738.0%+20%

10Carroll County, MSMS9,22636.9%+46%

11Greene County, MSMS13,70736.9%+54%

12Bolivar County, MSMS28,26235.6%+18%

13Amite County, MSMS12,48735.4%+69%

14Lincoln County, MSMS35,01235.2%+19%

15Kemper County, MSMS8,60035.1%+85%

16Hinds County, MSMS211,88834.6%+9%

17Forrest County, MSMS79,03434.3%+5%

18Jackson County, MSMS147,66634.1%+15%

19Newton County, MSMS20,96034.1%+25%

20DeSoto County, MSMS197,91834.1%+6%

21Panola County, MSMS32,69133.3%+30%

22Harrison County, MSMS217,13633.2%+15%

23Lee County, MSMS83,73133.1%+16%

24Franklin County, MSMS7,49132.9%+11%

25Webster County, MSMS10,16732.7%+15%

26Adams County, MSMS30,06132.7%+14%

27Sunflower County, MSMS22,89332.5%+28%

28Coahoma County, MSMS19,84932.5%+29%

29Warren County, MSMS41,75932.4%+2%

30Walthall County, MSMS13,92832.4%+8%

31Choctaw County, MSMS8,04832.2%+31%

32Lawrence County, MSMS11,81932.1%+12%

33Pearl River County, MSMS59,36331.6%+7%

34Claiborne County, MSMS8,05831.0%+50%

35Jones County, MSMS66,49630.8%+16%

36Lowndes County, MSMS57,34630.5%+16%

37Wayne County, MSMS19,80730.2%+43%

38Montgomery County, MSMS9,35430.0%+8%

39Simpson County, MSMS25,49829.6%+22%

40Tate County, MSMS28,72529.4%+19%

41Smith County, MSMS13,99129.3%−2%

42Washington County, MSMS40,44629.2%+3%

43Alcorn County, MSMS34,56929.2%+6%

44George County, MSMS26,33129.1%+9%

45Copiah County, MSMS27,49727.9%+17%

46Neshoba County, MSMS28,73227.7%−2%

47Clay County, MSMS18,23827.4%−4%

48Monroe County, MSMS33,31826.9%+5%

49Stone County, MSMS19,65426.7%+2%

50Leflore County, MSMS25,68626.7%+5%

51Pike County, MSMS38,71226.7%+4%

52Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87726.5%+23%

53Clarke County, MSMS15,10226.5%+21%

54Marion County, MSMS24,00126.4%+4%

55Union County, MSMS28,45926.1%+16%

56Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63926.1%+14%

57Yazoo County, MSMS22,94726.0%+3%

58Covington County, MSMS17,89825.8%−6%

59Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37525.6%+20%

60Scott County, MSMS28,07325.3%+19%

61Prentiss County, MSMS25,28425.1%+3%

62Attala County, MSMS17,10024.8%−10%

63Sharkey County, MSMS3,09724.7%−25%

64Tippah County, MSMS21,38924.4%+11%

65Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09624.4%+2%

66Itawamba County, MSMS24,15224.4%+0%

67Holmes County, MSMS15,46524.4%−0%

68Jasper County, MSMS15,78524.2%−0%

69Humphreys County, MSMS7,00124.1%−7%

70Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58224.1%−9%

71Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94123.2%+10%

72Benton County, MSMS7,50222.0%+27%

73Winston County, MSMS17,47322.0%−9%

74Leake County, MSMS21,66221.8%−18%

75Quitman County, MSMS5,36421.6%−1%

76Marshall County, MSMS34,65421.4%+10%

77Perry County, MSMS11,57720.1%−19%

78Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73019.3%−1%

79Calhoun County, MSMS12,64319.1%−22%

80Tunica County, MSMS8,81919.1%+10%

81Noxubee County, MSMS9,79818.8%−9%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26314.7%−10%

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