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Which counties in Mississippi are adding jobs fastest?

Greene County (+36.7%), Marion County (+23.1%) and Newton County (+22.1%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Mississippi between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Mississippi counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Greene County+36.7%1,02413,707
2Marion County+23.1%8,59624,001
3Newton County+22.1%4,05320,960
4DeSoto County+17.5%63,252197,918
5Stone County+16.3%3,59819,654
6Tippah County+15.4%6,40721,389
7Leake County+14.9%5,16021,662
8Attala County+14.4%4,58517,100
9Marshall County+13.6%7,70834,654
10Rankin County+12.8%62,811162,181
11Sunflower County+11.9%6,02822,893
12Wayne County+11.0%4,71119,807
13Clay County+9.1%4,83518,238
14Pearl River County+9.0%8,94859,363
15Neshoba County+7.2%10,66528,732
16Webster County+6.9%1,71210,167
17Lafayette County+6.5%19,20659,597
18Jones County+6.4%23,63466,496
19Tishomingo County+6.2%5,06518,639
20Jasper County+6.0%3,49015,785
21Covington County+6.0%4,43417,898
22Lincoln County+5.9%11,67535,012
23Monroe County+5.5%8,35233,318
24George County+5.5%3,92726,331
25Lawrence County+5.2%2,01811,819
26Madison County+5.1%55,061116,298
27Lamar County+4.5%19,61167,403
28Smith County+4.5%2,12313,991
29Forrest County+4.2%32,73979,034
30Choctaw County+4.2%1,4868,048
31Simpson County+3.4%5,60825,498
32Winston County+3.4%5,51817,473
33Pontotoc County+3.0%12,20932,096
34Oktibbeha County+2.5%12,99751,896
35Panola County+2.4%8,91132,691
36Jefferson County+2.2%5476,825
37Scott County+1.6%11,16128,073
38Benton County+0.8%1,0637,502
39Amite County+0.4%1,55112,487
40Prentiss County+0.2%5,56325,284
41Harrison County−0.0%74,300217,136
42Pike County−0.2%12,93738,712
43Quitman County−0.2%5735,364
44Lee County−0.2%47,60783,731
45Jackson County−0.3%44,996147,666
46Union County−0.3%10,79028,459
47Noxubee County−0.4%1,6069,798
48Wilkinson County−0.6%1,3107,582
49Itawamba County−1.6%5,30424,152
50Lowndes County−1.6%20,57257,346
51Grenada County−1.8%8,36720,868
52Copiah County−2.6%5,52427,497
53Lauderdale County−2.9%27,47270,317
54Tate County−3.4%3,94128,725
55Hancock County−3.9%8,82746,873
56Yazoo County−3.9%4,10422,947
57Montgomery County−4.5%2,0129,354
58Humphreys County−4.5%1,4267,001
59Warren County−5.4%14,64741,759
60Walthall County−7.2%1,98513,928
61Washington County−7.8%12,29740,446
62Adams County−8.7%9,58830,061
63Perry County−9.0%1,62911,577
64Bolivar County−9.5%8,07328,262
65Carroll County−10.7%6279,226
66Sharkey County−11.0%6553,097
67Leflore County−12.4%10,66325,686
68Coahoma County−13.4%4,93119,849
69Hinds County−14.1%84,440211,888
70Tallahatchie County−14.8%1,40710,877
71Alcorn County−14.9%10,56434,569
72Chickasaw County−15.7%4,80516,730
73Tunica County−16.4%5,3408,819
74Clarke County−17.3%2,07715,102
75Yalobusha County−18.1%2,01712,375
76Claiborne County−19.0%1,8178,058
77Holmes County−20.6%1,85715,465
78Kemper County−25.3%9798,600
79Calhoun County−28.4%1,70212,643
80Franklin County−33.1%1,0647,491
81Jefferson Davis County−36.0%1,53110,941

1 of 82 Mississippi counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Mississippi has the fastest job growth?

Greene County: +36.7%, ahead of Marion County (+23.1%) and Newton County (+22.1%), of 81 Mississippi counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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