Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 6.0 | 79,706 | 44 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,759,317 | N/A |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 8.2 | 16 | 2,925 |
| Benton County | Urban | 2.7 | 90 | 475 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 2.6 | 98 | 438 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 5.0 | 118 | 1,898 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 4.3 | 119 | 1,433 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 10.5 | 176 | 3,060 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 4.8 | 190 | 1,766 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 7.5 | 193 | 2,842 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 3.7 | 210 | 1,027 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 8.7 | 236 | 2,973 |
| Smith County | Rural | 4.4 | 237 | 1,487 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 3.1 | 250 | 661 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 4.0 | 255 | 1,219 |
| Perry County | Urban | 6.2 | 270 | 2,506 |
| Amite County | Rural | 6.6 | 273 | 2,640 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 8.3 | 276 | 2,928 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 4.0 | 279 | 1,219 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 7.2 | 289 | 2,783 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 11.9 | 289 | 3,101 |
| Newton County | Rural | 3.5 | 302 | 882 |
| Webster County | Rural | 6.8 | 311 | 2,695 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 6.0 | 326 | 2,428 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 2.9 | 334 | 544 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 6.7 | 347 | 2,671 |
| Covington County | Rural | 4.7 | 373 | 1,695 |
| Greene County | Rural | 10.6 | 387 | 3,065 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 3.5 | 396 | 882 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 8.3 | 397 | 2,928 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 4.4 | 411 | 1,487 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 11.0 | 416 | 3,082 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 3.2 | 455 | 706 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 7.2 | 457 | 2,783 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 1.8 | 471 | 207 |
| Attala County | Rural | 6.0 | 473 | 2,428 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 15.8 | 486 | 3,128 |
| Union County | Rural | 3.9 | 489 | 1,152 |
| Clay County | Rural | 6.7 | 504 | 2,671 |
| Scott County | Urban | 4.4 | 505 | 1,487 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 8.8 | 507 | 2,979 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 5.3 | 526 | 2,079 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 11.7 | 529 | 3,096 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 10.2 | 533 | 3,054 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 3.8 | 550 | 1,082 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 13.1 | 566 | 3,116 |
| Winston County | Rural | 7.9 | 566 | 2,894 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 5.2 | 567 | 2,015 |
| Leake County | Rural | 6.7 | 598 | 2,671 |
| Stone County | Urban | 8.2 | 636 | 2,925 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 7.9 | 645 | 2,894 |
| Tate County | Urban | 5.4 | 682 | 2,132 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 4.9 | 712 | 1,839 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 6.3 | 719 | 2,542 |
| George County | Rural | 8.5 | 788 | 2,956 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 10.1 | 840 | 3,050 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 9.0 | 847 | 2,992 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 5.8 | 859 | 2,339 |
| Adams County | Rural | 8.1 | 869 | 2,914 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 7.5 | 878 | 2,842 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 5.8 | 892 | 2,339 |
| Marion County | Rural | 9.0 | 937 | 2,992 |
| Pike County | Rural | 5.9 | 944 | 2,383 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 8.1 | 1,016 | 2,914 |
| Jones County | Rural | 3.6 | 1,037 | 951 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,076 | 3,078 |
| Warren County | Rural | 5.5 | 1,080 | 2,198 |
| Panola County | Rural | 8.8 | 1,161 | 2,979 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 5.3 | 1,190 | 2,079 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 11.7 | 1,323 | 3,096 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 5.7 | 1,434 | 2,295 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 6.3 | 1,496 | 2,542 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,545 | 2,471 |
| Washington County | Rural | 8.9 | 1,588 | 2,988 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 5.2 | 1,659 | 2,015 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 5.6 | 1,728 | 2,254 |
| Lee County | Rural | 5.1 | 2,068 | 1,957 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 6.2 | 2,440 | 2,506 |
| Madison County | Urban | 4.4 | 2,504 | 1,487 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 4.2 | 3,368 | 1,363 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 3.7 | 3,670 | 1,027 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 7.4 | 5,062 | 2,824 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 7.6 | 7,213 | 2,858 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 7.7 | 8,154 | 2,872 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/22/2025 12:34 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/22/2025 12:34 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.