Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
Updated on January 24, 2025.
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 ($1.39K), followed by Hancock County ($1.18K), and Jackson County ($1.16K).
On the other hand, Issaquena County had the lowest average weekly wage ($598), followed by Quitman County ($641), and Simpson County ($664).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Claiborne County | 1394 |
| 2 | Hancock County | 1178 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 1164 |
| 4 | Choctaw County | 1110 |
| 5 | Hinds County | 1104 |
| 6 | Lowndes County | 1076 |
| 7 | Madison County | 1031 |
| 8 | Neshoba County | 1015 |
| 9 | Warren County | 1012 |
| 10 | Rankin County | 993 |
| 11 | Lawrence County | 991 |
| 12 | Yazoo County | 951 |
| 13 | Monroe County | 947 |
| 14 | Jasper County | 940 |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 935 |
| 16 | Lee County | 933 |
| 17 | Forrest County | 929 |
| 18 | Union County | 918 |
| 19 | Harrison County | 917 |
| 20 | Lafayette County | 902 |
| 21 | Oktibbeha County | 887 |
| 22 | Yalobusha County | 883 |
| 23 | Winston County | 882 |
| 24 | Alcorn County | 880 |
| 25 | Lauderdale County | 876 |
| 25 | Perry County | 876 |
| 26 | Amite County | 875 |
| 27 | Smith County | 873 |
| 28 | Panola County | 867 |
| 29 | Marion County | 864 |
| 29 | Marshall County | 864 |
| 29 | Tishomingo County | 864 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 861 |
| 30 | Scott County | 861 |
| 31 | Kemper County | 848 |
| 32 | DeSoto County | 846 |
| 33 | Tallahatchie County | 844 |
| 34 | Tunica County | 842 |
| 35 | Jones County | 838 |
| 36 | Covington County | 823 |
| 36 | Wayne County | 823 |
| 37 | Tippah County | 821 |
| 38 | Benton County | 819 |
| 39 | Bolivar County | 817 |
| 39 | Grenada County | 817 |
| 40 | Attala County | 809 |
| 40 | Tate County | 809 |
| 41 | Clay County | 807 |
| 42 | Lamar County | 806 |
| 43 | Noxubee County | 800 |
| 44 | Washington County | 796 |
| 45 | Pontotoc County | 792 |
| 46 | Sunflower County | 790 |
| 47 | Jefferson County | 786 |
| 48 | Coahoma County | 785 |
| 48 | Stone County | 785 |
| 49 | Newton County | 783 |
| 50 | Itawamba County | 782 |
| 51 | Prentiss County | 773 |
| 52 | Jefferson Davis County | 772 |
| 53 | Adams County | 770 |
| 54 | Greene County | 769 |
| 55 | Pike County | 765 |
| 56 | Leflore County | 762 |
| 57 | Clarke County | 751 |
| 57 | Pearl River County | 751 |
| 58 | Holmes County | 748 |
| 59 | George County | 745 |
| 59 | Leake County | 745 |
| 60 | Montgomery County | 744 |
| 61 | Webster County | 731 |
| 62 | Chickasaw County | 728 |
| 63 | Carroll County | 726 |
| 64 | Copiah County | 722 |
| 65 | Calhoun County | 714 |
| 66 | Wilkinson County | 709 |
| 67 | Humphreys County | 707 |
| 68 | Walthall County | 696 |
| 69 | Sharkey County | 682 |
| 70 | Simpson County | 664 |
| 71 | Quitman County | 641 |
| 72 | Issaquena County | 598 |