Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4
Updated on January 24, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q4, the average weekly wage for Mississippi was $983. Among all Mississippi counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.18K), followed by Hinds County ($1.14K), and Claiborne County ($1.13K).
On the other hand, Quitman County had the lowest average weekly wage ($704), followed by Simpson County ($710), and Humphreys County ($719).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock County | 1177 |
| 2 | Hinds County | 1141 |
| 3 | Claiborne County | 1132 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 1128 |
| 5 | Lawrence County | 1104 |
| 6 | Lowndes County | 1098 |
| 7 | Warren County | 1092 |
| 8 | Madison County | 1068 |
| 9 | Yazoo County | 1035 |
| 10 | Winston County | 1033 |
| 11 | Rankin County | 1022 |
| 12 | Forrest County | 1017 |
| 13 | Lee County | 1014 |
| 14 | Jasper County | 1010 |
| 15 | Choctaw County | 992 |
| 16 | Jones County | 982 |
| 17 | Monroe County | 979 |
| 18 | Benton County | 958 |
| 19 | Lafayette County | 956 |
| 20 | Coahoma County | 952 |
| 21 | Neshoba County | 943 |
| 22 | Marion County | 942 |
| 23 | Union County | 939 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 937 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 929 |
| 26 | Alcorn County | 923 |
| 27 | Smith County | 920 |
| 28 | Oktibbeha County | 915 |
| 29 | Harrison County | 909 |
| 30 | Lauderdale County | 904 |
| 31 | Tallahatchie County | 889 |
| 32 | Grenada County | 888 |
| 33 | Lamar County | 886 |
| 34 | Scott County | 883 |
| 34 | Tippah County | 883 |
| 35 | Leflore County | 882 |
| 36 | Clay County | 881 |
| 37 | DeSoto County | 878 |
| 37 | Tate County | 878 |
| 38 | Perry County | 876 |
| 39 | Panola County | 873 |
| 39 | Tishomingo County | 873 |
| 40 | Amite County | 868 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 867 |
| 41 | Stone County | 867 |
| 42 | Bolivar County | 866 |
| 42 | Washington County | 866 |
| 43 | Clarke County | 861 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 852 |
| 45 | Covington County | 845 |
| 46 | Jefferson County | 844 |
| 47 | Adams County | 841 |
| 48 | Noxubee County | 839 |
| 49 | Pontotoc County | 838 |
| 49 | Tunica County | 838 |
| 50 | Yalobusha County | 837 |
| 51 | Attala County | 834 |
| 51 | Carroll County | 834 |
| 52 | Sunflower County | 830 |
| 53 | Webster County | 827 |
| 54 | Issaquena County | 825 |
| 55 | George County | 818 |
| 56 | Holmes County | 811 |
| 57 | Pike County | 810 |
| 58 | Greene County | 809 |
| 59 | Itawamba County | 808 |
| 59 | Prentiss County | 808 |
| 59 | Sharkey County | 808 |
| 60 | Montgomery County | 806 |
| 60 | Pearl River County | 806 |
| 61 | Kemper County | 801 |
| 61 | Wilkinson County | 801 |
| 62 | Newton County | 771 |
| 63 | Calhoun County | 769 |
| 63 | Jefferson Davis County | 769 |
| 64 | Copiah County | 768 |
| 65 | Chickasaw County | 767 |
| 66 | Walthall County | 743 |
| 67 | Leake County | 728 |
| 68 | Humphreys County | 719 |
| 69 | Simpson County | 710 |
| 70 | Quitman County | 704 |