Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q2
Updated on January 24, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q2, the average weekly wage for Mississippi was $923. Among all Mississippi counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.15K), followed by Claiborne County ($1.10K), and Jackson County ($1.09K).
On the other hand, Quitman County had the lowest average weekly wage ($661), followed by Issaquena County ($675), and Humphreys County ($687).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q2
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock County | 1146 |
| 2 | Claiborne County | 1097 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 1085 |
| 4 | Hinds County | 1074 |
| 5 | Madison County | 1026 |
| 6 | Warren County | 1023 |
| 7 | Lowndes County | 1005 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 999 |
| 9 | Yazoo County | 992 |
| 10 | Rankin County | 949 |
| 11 | Marion County | 942 |
| 12 | Lee County | 933 |
| 12 | Union County | 933 |
| 13 | Smith County | 929 |
| 14 | Forrest County | 926 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 915 |
| 16 | Lafayette County | 913 |
| 17 | Jasper County | 912 |
| 18 | Choctaw County | 890 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 880 |
| 20 | Alcorn County | 879 |
| 20 | Jones County | 879 |
| 20 | Monroe County | 879 |
| 21 | Clay County | 873 |
| 22 | Amite County | 867 |
| 23 | Winston County | 865 |
| 24 | Harrison County | 862 |
| 25 | Kemper County | 853 |
| 25 | Lauderdale County | 853 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 853 |
| 25 | Oktibbeha County | 853 |
| 26 | DeSoto County | 845 |
| 27 | Tishomingo County | 844 |
| 28 | Perry County | 843 |
| 28 | Yalobusha County | 843 |
| 29 | Benton County | 842 |
| 30 | Scott County | 838 |
| 31 | Jefferson County | 836 |
| 32 | Coahoma County | 832 |
| 32 | Neshoba County | 832 |
| 33 | Grenada County | 823 |
| 34 | Bolivar County | 818 |
| 34 | Panola County | 818 |
| 35 | Wayne County | 809 |
| 36 | Jefferson Davis County | 806 |
| 37 | Covington County | 802 |
| 38 | Attala County | 799 |
| 39 | Stone County | 797 |
| 40 | Tallahatchie County | 795 |
| 41 | Lamar County | 794 |
| 42 | Newton County | 793 |
| 43 | Clarke County | 789 |
| 44 | Washington County | 785 |
| 45 | Tippah County | 782 |
| 46 | Noxubee County | 780 |
| 46 | Tate County | 780 |
| 47 | Pike County | 779 |
| 48 | Calhoun County | 774 |
| 49 | George County | 773 |
| 50 | Webster County | 772 |
| 51 | Montgomery County | 771 |
| 52 | Greene County | 770 |
| 53 | Adams County | 767 |
| 54 | Pearl River County | 766 |
| 55 | Sunflower County | 765 |
| 56 | Pontotoc County | 764 |
| 57 | Tunica County | 760 |
| 58 | Prentiss County | 752 |
| 59 | Itawamba County | 750 |
| 60 | Leflore County | 748 |
| 61 | Holmes County | 742 |
| 62 | Wilkinson County | 741 |
| 63 | Carroll County | 731 |
| 64 | Chickasaw County | 725 |
| 64 | Sharkey County | 725 |
| 65 | Leake County | 721 |
| 66 | Walthall County | 720 |
| 67 | Copiah County | 707 |
| 68 | Simpson County | 693 |
| 69 | Humphreys County | 687 |
| 70 | Issaquena County | 675 |
| 71 | Quitman County | 661 |