State overview · MS · Census CBP 2023
Mississippi Industry Benchmarks
Employment, establishments, and payroll for 673 industries in Mississippi. Drill into any industry for a Mississippi-specific view, then cross-reference the national page for margins.
- 956K
- Workers
- 60K
- Establishments
- 673
- Industries tracked
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · Mississippi
Mississippi employs 955,942 workers across 673 tracked industries, led by General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (57,093 workers) among the 287 detailed industries with published employment.
No single sector dominates Mississippi (lead 18%; top-three 47%). Margins stay on national industry pages.
Mississippi sector employment mix
Share of private-sector employment by NAICS-2 sector (Census CBP 2023). Tile area = workers.
Mississippi spreads employment across sectors: the largest, Health Care and Social Assistance, is only 18% of 955,942 private-sector workers (about the 31st percentile of states by employment). No single NAICS-2 block dominates the private labor market here.
Not ranked: 1 of 20 sectors has no published employment figure. Census County Business Patterns applies 2% or more noise to those cells, and PlainBizBench publishes only low-noise figures rather than estimating. Total employment, shares and the mix on this page sum only the sectors with a published figure. How we handle withheld data.
| Sector | Workers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance (62) | 168,795 | 18% |
| Manufacturing (31) | 146,261 | 15% |
| Retail Trade (44) | 136,728 | 14% |
| Top-three cumulative 47% - no single NAICS-2 block dominates. | ||
Profit margins are national (IRS SOI); open any industry row below, then the matching national industry page for profitability.
Census CBP firm roll
County Business Patterns MS DISTRIBUTED · CBP
#35/51 · 955,942 workers · 60,367 firms
- EMP 955,942
- EST 60,367
- RANK #35/51
- PCT 31st pct
- LEAD Health Care and Soci…
- SHARE 18% lead
- BAND distributed
- DENS 15.8 /firm
- BOOK 673 NAICS
- PHOTO Nebraska
Nearest employment-scale peer: Nebraska (897,981 workers)
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Mississippi ranks #35 of 51 states and territories by total private-sector employment (level-2 sector totals, the same non-double-counted aggregate shown above). Margins stay on national industry pages (IRS SOI). Read with this state → · Lead 6-digit industry →
MS in the employment-scale neighbourhood
Top Industries by Employment
Not ranked: 388 of 675 detailed industries have no published employment figure. Census County Business Patterns applies 2% or more noise to those cells, and PlainBizBench publishes only low-noise figures rather than estimating. Wired Telecommunications Carriers (361), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (346), Home Health Care Services (309) and 26 more report more establishments than General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, so General Medical and Surgical Hospitals leads only among the 287 detailed industries with published employment. How we handle withheld data.
Breadth peers near Mississippi's private employment
Nearest other states by Census CBP level-2 private employment (955,942 in Mississippi), excluding MS.
Source: Census Bureau County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023 · MS
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