Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Unemployment Rate in July 2020

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for July 2020, among all Mississippi counties, Jefferson had the highest unemployment rate (21.1%), followed by Holmes (18.2%), and Humphreys (17.8%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.

Related Topics: Mississippi BLS Topic List.
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Unemployment Rate in July 2020
Jefferson
Holmes
Humphreys
Claiborne
Tunica
Wilkinson
Coahoma
Noxubee
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Unemployment Rate in July 2020
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Jefferson 21.1
2 Holmes 18.2
3 Humphreys 17.8
4 Claiborne 17
5 Tunica 16.9
6 Wilkinson 14.6
7 Coahoma 14.4
8 Noxubee 14
9 Clay 13
10 Sunflower 12.8
10 Washington 12.8
11 Neshoba 12.7
12 Leflore 12.5
13 Adams 12.4
14 Panola 12.2
15 Quitman 12.1
16 Chickasaw 12
17 Yazoo 11.5
18 Sharkey 11.2
19 Hinds 11.1
19 Jefferson Davis 11.1
20 Kemper 11
21 Pike 10.6
22 Greene 10.5
23 Lowndes 10.3
24 Wayne 10.2
25 Winston 10.1
26 Bolivar 10
26 Jackson 10
26 Warren 10
27 Monroe 9.9
28 Attala 9.8
28 Jasper 9.8
29 Benton 9.7
29 Forrest 9.7
29 Harrison 9.7
29 Walthall 9.7
30 Copiah 9.6
30 George 9.6
30 Perry 9.6
31 Clarke 9.5
31 Lawrence 9.5
32 Newton 9.4
32 Oktibbeha 9.4
33 Leake 9.3
33 Marshall 9.3
34 Lee 9.2
34 Tate 9.2
35 Grenada 9.1
35 Webster 9.1
36 Amite 9
36 Franklin 9
36 Montgomery 9
37 Calhoun 8.7
37 Hancock 8.7
37 Lauderdale 8.7
38 Jones 8.6
38 Yalobusha 8.6
39 Tallahatchie 8.5
40 Carroll 8.4
40 Pontotoc 8.4
41 Covington 8.2
42 Lincoln 8.1
42 Stone 8.1
43 Issaquena 8
43 Marion 8
43 Pearl River 8
44 Lafayette 7.7
44 Union 7.7
45 Simpson 7.6
45 Tippah 7.6
46 Choctaw 7.4
46 Prentiss 7.4
47 Itawamba 7.1
48 Alcorn 7
49 DeSoto 6.9
49 Madison 6.9
49 Tishomingo 6.9
50 Lamar 6.8
51 Scott 6.4
52 Smith 6
53 Rankin 5.6