Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,902,365 | N/A |
| Mississippi | N/A | 5.8 | 76,677 | 41 of 52 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 1.6 | 66 | 180 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 1.8 | 46 | 219 |
| Perry County | Urban | 2.0 | 88 | 266 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 2.1 | 567 | 294 |
| Benton County | Urban | 3.1 | 105 | 683 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 3.1 | 444 | 683 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 3.2 | 3,228 | 755 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 3.2 | 463 | 755 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 3.2 | 261 | 755 |
| Covington County | Rural | 3.5 | 260 | 936 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 3.5 | 379 | 936 |
| Madison County | Urban | 3.7 | 2,121 | 1,072 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 4.0 | 116 | 1,281 |
| Jones County | Rural | 4.0 | 1,153 | 1,281 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 4.4 | 664 | 1,519 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 4.4 | 3,546 | 1,519 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 4.4 | 480 | 1,519 |
| Smith County | Rural | 4.4 | 254 | 1,519 |
| Union County | Rural | 4.4 | 543 | 1,519 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 4.6 | 716 | 1,680 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 4.7 | 258 | 1,740 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 4.7 | 188 | 1,740 |
| Newton County | Rural | 4.7 | 400 | 1,740 |
| Tate County | Urban | 4.7 | 621 | 1,740 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 4.8 | 1,585 | 1,807 |
| Warren County | Rural | 4.8 | 951 | 1,807 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 4.9 | 338 | 1,886 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 4.9 | 470 | 1,886 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 5.0 | 1,094 | 1,951 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 5.1 | 10 | 2,016 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 5.1 | 580 | 2,016 |
| Lee County | Rural | 5.1 | 2,036 | 2,016 |
| Attala County | Rural | 5.4 | 434 | 2,192 |
| Scott County | Urban | 5.5 | 624 | 2,260 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 5.5 | 555 | 2,260 |
| Amite County | Rural | 5.8 | 243 | 2,387 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 5.8 | 654 | 2,387 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 5.8 | 1,798 | 2,387 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 5.8 | 1,438 | 2,387 |
| Pike County | Rural | 5.8 | 911 | 2,387 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 5.9 | 310 | 2,430 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,574 | 2,524 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 6.2 | 416 | 2,550 |
| Leake County | Rural | 6.2 | 543 | 2,550 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 6.3 | 1,575 | 2,574 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 6.3 | 932 | 2,574 |
| Washington County | Rural | 6.3 | 1,093 | 2,574 |
| Adams County | Rural | 6.4 | 716 | 2,612 |
| Panola County | Rural | 6.6 | 884 | 2,668 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 6.6 | 366 | 2,668 |
| Webster County | Rural | 6.6 | 291 | 2,668 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 6.7 | 2,602 | 2,695 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 6.7 | 4,605 | 2,695 |
| Winston County | Rural | 6.7 | 483 | 2,695 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 6.9 | 183 | 2,742 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 7.0 | 447 | 2,758 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 7.0 | 589 | 2,758 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 7.1 | 808 | 2,777 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 7.1 | 6,802 | 2,777 |
| Clay County | Rural | 7.2 | 586 | 2,794 |
| George County | Rural | 7.5 | 734 | 2,843 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 7.5 | 7,738 | 2,843 |
| Marion County | Rural | 7.5 | 776 | 2,843 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 7.5 | 941 | 2,843 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 8.6 | 323 | 2,962 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 9.1 | 155 | 2,996 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 9.2 | 411 | 3,002 |
| Stone County | Urban | 9.3 | 728 | 3,013 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 9.5 | 545 | 3,024 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 9.6 | 462 | 3,032 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 9.7 | 821 | 3,034 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 9.8 | 334 | 3,036 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 9.9 | 830 | 3,046 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 10.2 | 491 | 3,064 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 10.8 | 415 | 3,077 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 11.2 | 1,115 | 3,090 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 11.6 | 1,293 | 3,095 |
| Greene County | Rural | 11.9 | 478 | 3,098 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 12.4 | 301 | 3,106 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 12.5 | 369 | 3,107 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 13.3 | 570 | 3,118 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 13.4 | 354 | 3,120 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 6:14 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.