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Mississippi Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across Mississippi. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 82 counties

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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications

County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

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Ranked by 2025 business applications

Mississippi counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1Hinds County5,622+9.6%10.7%
2Harrison County4,162+17.4%7.9%
3DeSoto County3,773+15.7%7.2%
4Madison County3,433+12.6%6.5%
5Rankin County3,028+9.2%5.8%
6Jackson County2,420+15.0%4.6%
7Lee County1,530+5.4%2.9%
8Forrest County1,296+2.9%2.5%
9Lamar County1,133+14.4%2.2%
10Lafayette County1,099+23.8%2.1%
11Lauderdale County1,015+6.5%1.9%
12Pearl River County962+16.7%1.8%
13Lowndes County959+4.5%1.8%
14Jones County868-0.9%1.7%
15Hancock County866+26.2%1.7%
16Warren County802+11.9%1.5%
17Washington County788+7.4%1.5%
18Pike County692+12.2%1.3%
19Oktibbeha County686-2.8%1.3%
20Marshall County676+11.6%1.3%
21Panola County626+20.6%1.2%
22Lincoln County581+32.0%1.1%
23Adams County515+28.8%1.0%
24Monroe County490-0.2%0.9%
25Copiah County475+6.3%0.9%
26Leflore County468+22.5%0.9%
27Bolivar County460+6.2%0.9%
28Simpson County441+9.4%0.8%
29Coahoma County429+15.6%0.8%
30Alcorn County411+21.6%0.8%
31Pontotoc County408-3.1%0.8%
32Scott County402+32.2%0.8%
33Marion County397+22.2%0.8%
34Yazoo County396+12.5%0.8%
35Sunflower County388+3.7%0.7%
36Tate County378+10.2%0.7%
37George County360+23.7%0.7%
38Grenada County350+6.4%0.7%
39Union County338+2.1%0.6%
40Neshoba County324+15.7%0.6%
41Leake County320+10.7%0.6%
42Stone County320+32.8%0.6%
43Covington County314+31.4%0.6%
44Holmes County311+1.0%0.6%
45Clay County303-7.1%0.6%
46Wayne County286+24.3%0.5%
47Chickasaw County284+36.5%0.5%
48Newton County275+15.5%0.5%
49Prentiss County270+13.9%0.5%
50Walthall County255+15.4%0.5%
51Itawamba County247+7.4%0.5%
52Tippah County242+22.8%0.5%
53Attala County233+2.6%0.4%
54Jasper County225+16.6%0.4%
55Jefferson Davis County219+10.6%0.4%
56Greene County213+51.1%0.4%
57Yalobusha County208+18.9%0.4%
58Clarke County203+10.9%0.4%
59Tishomingo County202+4.1%0.4%
60Winston County198-19.5%0.4%
61Tunica County190-0.5%0.4%
62Calhoun County187+62.6%0.4%
63Noxubee County179-20.4%0.3%
64Claiborne County170+15.6%0.3%
65Amite County167+15.2%0.3%
66Lawrence County166+24.8%0.3%
67Perry County164+18.0%0.3%
68Smith County161+13.4%0.3%
69Montgomery County159+39.5%0.3%
70Tallahatchie County151+6.3%0.3%
71Jefferson County137+30.5%0.3%
72Humphreys County127-13.6%0.2%
73Carroll County123+7.9%0.2%
74Webster County122-6.9%0.2%
75Choctaw County119+45.1%0.2%
76Kemper County119+12.3%0.2%
77Franklin County116+48.7%0.2%
78Quitman County101-3.8%0.2%
79Benton County99-15.4%0.2%
80Wilkinson County85-15.8%0.2%
81Sharkey County53+15.2%0.1%
82Issaquena County7-12.5%0.0%