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Which counties in Mississippi have the lowest unemployment?

Rankin County (2.8%), Jones County (3.1%) and Madison County (3.1%) had the lowest unemployment in Mississippi in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 82 ranked Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Rankin County2.8%−1.2 pts162,181
2Jones County3.1%−1.5 pts66,496
3Madison County3.1%−1.3 pts116,298
4Hancock County3.2%−1.6 pts46,873
5Lafayette County3.2%−1.7 pts59,597
6Union County3.2%−1.4 pts28,459
7Lamar County3.3%−1.3 pts67,403
8Scott County3.3%−1.7 pts28,073
9Webster County3.3%−1.8 pts10,167
10Itawamba County3.4%−1.5 pts24,152
11Leake County3.4%−1.9 pts21,662
12Alcorn County3.5%−1.3 pts34,569
13Calhoun County3.5%−1.7 pts12,643
14Harrison County3.5%−1.6 pts217,136
15Lee County3.5%−1.1 pts83,731
16Smith County3.5%−2.3 pts13,991
17DeSoto County3.6%−0.8 pts197,918
18Forrest County3.6%−1.6 pts79,034
19Neshoba County3.6%−1.8 pts28,732
20Prentiss County3.6%−1.8 pts25,284
21Simpson County3.6%−1.6 pts25,498
22Tallahatchie County3.6%−2.7 pts10,877
23Tippah County3.6%−1.8 pts21,389
24Jackson County3.7%−1.9 pts147,666
25Newton County3.7%−2.0 pts20,960
26Pearl River County3.7%−1.8 pts59,363
27Tate County3.7%−1.8 pts28,725
28Covington County3.8%−1.5 pts17,898
29Jefferson Davis County3.8%−2.3 pts10,941
30Lauderdale County3.8%−1.7 pts70,317
31Pontotoc County3.8%−1.0 pts32,096
32Tishomingo County3.8%−1.6 pts18,639
33Yalobusha County3.8%−1.8 pts12,375
34Hinds County3.9%−1.5 pts211,888
35Lowndes County3.9%−1.5 pts57,346
36Attala County4.0%−2.1 pts17,100
37Benton County4.0%−1.4 pts7,502
38Copiah County4.0%−2.7 pts27,497
39Jasper County4.0%−2.3 pts15,785
40Lincoln County4.0%−2.0 pts35,012
41Montgomery County4.0%−2.0 pts9,354
42Stone County4.0%−1.9 pts19,654
43Winston County4.0%−2.1 pts17,473
44Clarke County4.1%−1.7 pts15,102
45Lawrence County4.1%−2.8 pts11,819
46Marion County4.1%−2.4 pts24,001
47Oktibbeha County4.1%−1.9 pts51,896
48Carroll County4.2%−1.6 pts9,226
49Grenada County4.2%−1.2 pts20,868
50Wayne County4.2%−1.7 pts19,807
51Warren County4.3%−1.9 pts41,759
52Choctaw County4.4%−2.1 pts8,048
53Marshall County4.4%−1.3 pts34,654
54Perry County4.4%−2.5 pts11,577
55Clay County4.6%−3.1 pts18,238
56Panola County4.6%−2.4 pts32,691
57Monroe County4.7%−1.4 pts33,318
58Walthall County4.7%−2.2 pts13,928
59Amite County4.8%−2.5 pts12,487
60Bolivar County4.8%−2.8 pts28,262
61Noxubee County4.8%−1.4 pts9,798
62Sunflower County4.8%−3.1 pts22,893
63Yazoo County4.8%−1.5 pts22,947
64Chickasaw County4.9%−0.9 pts16,730
65Kemper County5.0%−2.6 pts8,600
66Pike County5.0%−1.7 pts38,712
67Quitman County5.0%−3.6 pts5,364
68Franklin County5.1%−1.8 pts7,491
69George County5.1%−2.7 pts26,331
70Tunica County5.2%−1.6 pts8,819
71Washington County5.2%−2.1 pts40,446
72Adams County5.7%−1.8 pts30,061
73Sharkey County5.8%−2.0 pts3,097
74Wilkinson County6.0%−4.6 pts7,582
75Leflore County6.2%−1.1 pts25,686
76Humphreys County6.3%−1.6 pts7,001
77Holmes County6.6%−3.2 pts15,465
78Coahoma County6.8%−1.2 pts19,849
79Greene County6.9%−4.6 pts13,707
80Claiborne County9.0%−1.9 pts8,058
81Issaquena County9.3%−3.9 pts1,263
82Jefferson County10.4%−2.2 pts6,825

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. 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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Questions

Which county in Mississippi has the lowest unemployment rate?

Rankin County: 2.8%, ahead of Jones County (3.1%) and Madison County (3.1%), of 82 Mississippi counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. 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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