Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2021

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2021, among all Mississippi counties, Jefferson had the highest unemployment rate (17%), followed by Humphreys (14.7%), and Claiborne (13%).

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 March 2021
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Holmes
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Tunica
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2021
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Jefferson 17
2 Humphreys 14.7
3 Claiborne 13
4 Holmes 12.2
5 Issaquena 11.6
6 Wilkinson 11.3
7 Sunflower 10.5
7 Tunica 10.5
8 Quitman 10.2
8 Sharkey 10.2
9 Coahoma 10.1
10 Leflore 9.6
11 Noxubee 9.5
12 Washington 9.3
13 Adams 9.1
14 Clay 8.5
15 Jefferson Davis 8.4
16 Chickasaw 8.3
16 Panola 8.3
17 Jasper 8.1
18 Kemper 8
18 Yazoo 8
19 Bolivar 7.9
20 Pike 7.8
20 Wayne 7.8
21 Amite 7.7
21 Greene 7.7
21 Walthall 7.7
22 Benton 7.6
22 Franklin 7.6
23 George 7.5
23 Lawrence 7.5
24 Copiah 7.2
25 Attala 7.1
25 Calhoun 7.1
25 Hinds 7.1
25 Perry 7.1
25 Pontotoc 7.1
26 Clarke 7
26 Warren 7
26 Winston 7
27 Montgomery 6.9
28 Lowndes 6.8
28 Tallahatchie 6.8
29 Carroll 6.7
29 Jackson 6.7
30 Hancock 6.6
30 Marshall 6.6
31 Yalobusha 6.5
32 Forrest 6.4
32 Harrison 6.4
32 Jones 6.4
32 Leake 6.4
33 Tate 6.3
34 Marion 6.2
34 Monroe 6.2
34 Neshoba 6.2
34 Webster 6.2
35 Lauderdale 6.1
35 Newton 6.1
35 Pearl River 6.1
36 Covington 6
36 Oktibbeha 6
36 Union 6
37 Simpson 5.9
37 Stone 5.9
38 Grenada 5.8
38 Lee 5.8
38 Prentiss 5.8
38 Tippah 5.8
39 Lincoln 5.6
40 Alcorn 5.5
41 Choctaw 5.3
41 Scott 5.3
42 Itawamba 5.2
43 Tishomingo 5.1
44 DeSoto 5
44 Smith 5
45 Madison 4.9
46 Lamar 4.7
47 Lafayette 4.5
48 Rankin 4.1