Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q1, the average weekly wage for Mississippi was $946. Among all Mississippi counties, Claiborne County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.41K), followed by Hancock County ($1.18K), and Jackson County ($1.16K).
On the other hand, Issaquena County had the lowest average weekly wage ($597), followed by Quitman County ($642), and Simpson County ($663).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Claiborne County | 1405 |
| 2 | Hancock County | 1179 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 1163 |
| 4 | Choctaw County | 1106 |
| 5 | Hinds County | 1104 |
| 6 | Lowndes County | 1079 |
| 7 | Madison County | 1033 |
| 8 | Neshoba County | 1015 |
| 9 | Warren County | 1011 |
| 10 | Rankin County | 994 |
| 11 | Lawrence County | 991 |
| 12 | Monroe County | 947 |
| 12 | Yazoo County | 947 |
| 13 | Jasper County | 940 |
| 14 | Lee County | 933 |
| 15 | Forrest County | 928 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 920 |
| 17 | Harrison County | 917 |
| 17 | Union County | 917 |
| 18 | Lafayette County | 902 |
| 19 | Yalobusha County | 897 |
| 20 | Oktibbeha County | 888 |
| 21 | Winston County | 881 |
| 22 | Alcorn County | 878 |
| 23 | Lauderdale County | 877 |
| 24 | Perry County | 876 |
| 25 | Amite County | 875 |
| 26 | Smith County | 872 |
| 27 | Panola County | 868 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 865 |
| 28 | Marion County | 865 |
| 28 | Scott County | 865 |
| 29 | Marshall County | 864 |
| 29 | Tishomingo County | 864 |
| 30 | Kemper County | 848 |
| 31 | DeSoto County | 846 |
| 32 | Tallahatchie County | 841 |
| 32 | Tunica County | 841 |
| 33 | Jones County | 840 |
| 34 | Wayne County | 823 |
| 35 | Bolivar County | 821 |
| 36 | Covington County | 820 |
| 37 | Benton County | 819 |
| 38 | Tippah County | 818 |
| 39 | Grenada County | 816 |
| 39 | Tate County | 816 |
| 40 | Attala County | 812 |
| 41 | Lamar County | 806 |
| 41 | Noxubee County | 806 |
| 42 | Clay County | 803 |
| 43 | Washington County | 800 |
| 44 | Pontotoc County | 791 |
| 45 | Sunflower County | 789 |
| 46 | Coahoma County | 785 |
| 47 | Itawamba County | 782 |
| 47 | Jefferson County | 782 |
| 47 | Newton County | 782 |
| 48 | Stone County | 777 |
| 49 | Prentiss County | 773 |
| 50 | Jefferson Davis County | 772 |
| 51 | Adams County | 771 |
| 52 | Greene County | 768 |
| 53 | Pike County | 766 |
| 54 | Leflore County | 762 |
| 55 | Holmes County | 751 |
| 55 | Pearl River County | 751 |
| 56 | Clarke County | 750 |
| 57 | George County | 745 |
| 57 | Leake County | 745 |
| 57 | Montgomery County | 745 |
| 58 | Webster County | 731 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 728 |
| 60 | Chickasaw County | 726 |
| 61 | Copiah County | 722 |
| 62 | Calhoun County | 714 |
| 63 | Wilkinson County | 710 |
| 64 | Humphreys County | 705 |
| 65 | Walthall County | 688 |
| 66 | Sharkey County | 683 |
| 67 | Simpson County | 663 |
| 68 | Quitman County | 642 |
| 69 | Issaquena County | 597 |