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Mississippi Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 82 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Tate County, Mississippi 1.3%
2 Newton County, Mississippi 1.4%
3 Panola County, Mississippi 1.9%
4 Lafayette County, Mississippi 2.1%
5 Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 2.2%
6 Franklin County, Mississippi 2.4%
7 Smith County, Mississippi 2.4%
8 Montgomery County, Mississippi 2.5%
9 Carroll County, Mississippi 2.6%
10 Yazoo County, Mississippi 2.8%
11 Itawamba County, Mississippi 2.9%
12 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 2.9%
13 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 3.1%
14 Tippah County, Mississippi 3.1%
15 Tishomingo County, Mississippi 3.1%
16 Sunflower County, Mississippi 3.1%
17 Attala County, Mississippi 3.3%
18 Jones County, Mississippi 3.6%
19 Prentiss County, Mississippi 3.6%
20 Calhoun County, Mississippi 3.7%
21 Pontotoc County, Mississippi 3.8%
22 Lincoln County, Mississippi 3.8%
23 DeSoto County, Mississippi 3.8%
24 Claiborne County, Mississippi 3.9%
25 Covington County, Mississippi 3.9%
26 Union County, Mississippi 3.9%
27 Coahoma County, Mississippi 3.9%
28 Sharkey County, Mississippi 4.0%
29 Jasper County, Mississippi 4.0%
30 Adams County, Mississippi 4.1%
31 Noxubee County, Mississippi 4.1%
32 Rankin County, Mississippi 4.2%
33 Scott County, Mississippi 4.4%
34 Simpson County, Mississippi 4.6%
35 Lee County, Mississippi 4.6%
36 Leake County, Mississippi 4.8%
37 Marshall County, Mississippi 4.9%
38 Clarke County, Mississippi 4.9%
39 Jefferson County, Mississippi 5.0%
40 Leflore County, Mississippi 5.1%
41 Winston County, Mississippi 5.1%
42 Hancock County, Mississippi 5.3%
43 Warren County, Mississippi 5.5%
44 Monroe County, Mississippi 5.8%
45 Alcorn County, Mississippi 5.8%
46 Pike County, Mississippi 5.9%
47 Lowndes County, Mississippi 6.1%
48 Forrest County, Mississippi 6.2%
49 Clay County, Mississippi 6.2%
50 Perry County, Mississippi 6.2%
51 Copiah County, Mississippi 6.3%
52 Grenada County, Mississippi 6.5%
53 Amite County, Mississippi 6.6%
54 Walthall County, Mississippi 6.6%
55 Yalobusha County, Mississippi 6.7%
56 Webster County, Mississippi 6.8%
57 Jackson County, Mississippi 7.4%
58 Quitman County, Mississippi 7.4%
59 Bolivar County, Mississippi 7.5%
60 Lawrence County, Mississippi 7.5%
61 Wilkinson County, Mississippi 7.5%
62 Harrison County, Mississippi 7.6%
63 Hinds County, Mississippi 7.7%
64 Wayne County, Mississippi 7.9%
65 Neshoba County, Mississippi 8.1%
66 Issaquena County, Mississippi 8.2%
67 Stone County, Mississippi 8.2%
68 Choctaw County, Mississippi 8.3%
69 Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi 8.3%
70 George County, Mississippi 8.5%
71 Holmes County, Mississippi 8.8%
72 Washington County, Mississippi 8.9%
73 Benton County, Mississippi 10.5%
74 Greene County, Mississippi 10.6%
75 Kemper County, Mississippi 11.0%
76 Lamar County, Mississippi 11.1%
77 Marion County, Mississippi 12.5%
78 Tunica County, Mississippi 13.1%
79 Pearl River County, Mississippi 14.6%
80 Chickasaw County, Mississippi 15.5%
81 Humphreys County, Mississippi 15.8%
82 Madison County, Mississippi 36.0%