Alcorn County, MS

FIPS 28003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Alcorn County had an annual average of 13,272 jobs across 821 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

13,272

-2% YoY

Establishments

821

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,910

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Alcorn County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
561 NAICS 561 1,244 20 $1,404 $50.4M
722 NAICS 722 1,141 77 $369 $21.9M
611 NAICS 611 857 2 $822 $36.6M
621 NAICS 621 735 85 $1,598 $60.6M
455 NAICS 455 547 18 $532 $15.1M
921 NAICS 921 386 5 $727 $14.6M
445 NAICS 445 366 19 $512 $9.7M
624 NAICS 624 343 23 $701 $9.0M
444 NAICS 444 288 19 $712 $10.7M
424 NAICS 424 261 7 $1,055 $14.3M
238 NAICS 238 252 30 $1,182 $15.5M
531 NAICS 531 244 17 $936 $8.8M
622 NAICS 622 236 1 $1,121 $13.8M
321 NAICS 321 226 5 $1,278 $15.0M
441 NAICS 441 219 18 $957 $10.9M
459 NAICS 459 198 28 $558 $5.7M
456 NAICS 456 196 13 $866 $8.8M
221 NAICS 221 195 6 $3,115 $15.7M
522 NAICS 522 195 40 $1,011 $10.3M
457 NAICS 457 189 30 $457 $4.5M
541 NAICS 541 182 54 $1,009 $9.5M
923 NAICS 923 166 9 $1,613 $6.0M
332 NAICS 332 151 6 $821 $6.4M
811 NAICS 811 144 30 $894 $6.7M
458 NAICS 458 107 18 $345 $1.9M
237 NAICS 237 84 4 $1,554 $6.8M
812 NAICS 812 79 16 $551 $2.3M
524 NAICS 524 72 25 $1,584 $5.9M
721 NAICS 721 70 8 $413 $1.5M
484 NAICS 484 70 16 $1,139 $4.2M
236 NAICS 236 61 14 $863 $2.7M
713 NAICS 713 50 7 $300 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 48 3 $1,432 $3.6M
562 NAICS 562 36 4 $1,302 $2.5M
449 NAICS 449 36 12 $681 $1.3M
111 NAICS 111 32 5 $514 $0.9M
551 NAICS 551 28 3 $1,198 $1.7M
523 NAICS 523 26 6 $2,064 $2.8M
712 NAICS 712 22 3 $1,117 $0.6M
339 NAICS 339 22 3 $526 $0.6M
532 NAICS 532 17 4 $628 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 15 5 $1,432 $0.9M
115 NAICS 115 13 4 $1,415 $1.0M
323 NAICS 323 12 4 $521 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 12 3 $397 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 11 1 $628 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $1,500 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

96

jobs · $98,276 avg pay

State Government

225

jobs · $35,084 avg pay

Local Government

1,644

jobs · $44,221 avg pay

Private

11,307

jobs · $47,103 avg pay

MS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.8%

April 2026

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