DeSoto County, MS
FIPS 28033 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, DeSoto County had an annual average of 72,665 jobs across 3,754 establishments, paying $3.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
72,665
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
3,754
Total Wages
$3.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$45,687
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 11,858 | 90 | $960 | $592.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 8,402 | 407 | $417 | $182.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,992 | 44 | $914 | $227.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,603 | 252 | $661 | $158.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,444 | 52 | $596 | $106.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,159 | 284 | $1,283 | $210.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,678 | 121 | $1,144 | $159.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,445 | 5 | $1,232 | $156.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,266 | 8 | $2,249 | $130.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,703 | 190 | $1,230 | $109.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,565 | 134 | $1,159 | $94.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,443 | 78 | $613 | $46.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,365 | 85 | $1,158 | $82.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,230 | 235 | $967 | $61.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,179 | 41 | $744 | $45.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,096 | 105 | $387 | $22.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 903 | 63 | $438 | $20.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 869 | 118 | $482 | $21.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 848 | 126 | $1,185 | $52.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 845 | 80 | $735 | $32.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 827 | 27 | $1,229 | $52.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 811 | 70 | $701 | $23.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 713 | 112 | $1,295 | $48.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 640 | 15 | $817 | $27.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 544 | 120 | $553 | $15.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 542 | 20 | $1,540 | $43.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 537 | 40 | $1,051 | $29.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 456 | 7 | $1,381 | $32.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 425 | 88 | $537 | $11.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 417 | 58 | $1,277 | $27.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 413 | 31 | $1,532 | $32.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 409 | 53 | $840 | $17.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 401 | 13 | $1,192 | $24.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 380 | 114 | $1,002 | $19.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 353 | 19 | $1,330 | $24.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 343 | 19 | $1,343 | $24.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 296 | 81 | $1,344 | $20.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 269 | 14 | $3,938 | $29.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 268 | 10 | $1,654 | $23.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 244 | 7 | $1,175 | $14.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 228 | 8 | $1,660 | $19.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 222 | 6 | $1,339 | $15.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 217 | 1 | $333 | $3.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 183 | 7 | $1,269 | $12.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 182 | 31 | $1,302 | $12.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 175 | 14 | $1,157 | $10.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 124 | 9 | $1,237 | $8.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 101 | 5 | $762 | $4.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 99 | 4 | $943 | $4.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 88 | 4 | $1,781 | $4.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 83 | 21 | $1,082 | $4.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 72 | 9 | $1,514 | $5.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 63 | 5 | $648 | $2.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 58 | 8 | $645 | $1.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 52 | 5 | $1,136 | $3.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 47 | 7 | $917 | $2.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 37 | 12 | $1,402 | $2.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 30 | 6 | $1,287 | $2.0M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 27 | 3 | $2,558 | $3.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 23 | 5 | $1,301 | $1.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 16 | 4 | $2,088 | $1.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 8 | 15 | $356 | $0.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 2 | $1,104 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
304
jobs · $94,397 avg pay
State Government
179
jobs · $42,935 avg pay
Local Government
7,031
jobs · $49,088 avg pay
Private
65,151
jobs · $45,099 avg pay
MS Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other MS Counties
The largest counties in MS by total employment.
- Hinds County 109,171 jobs
- Harrison County 89,013 jobs
- Rankin County 67,059 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 61,838 jobs
- Madison County 60,205 jobs
- Lee County 52,533 jobs
- Jackson County 51,303 jobs
- Forrest County 39,391 jobs