County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County | 82 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | DeSoto County | 78 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Rankin County | 76 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Lee County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Lafayette County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Tate County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Hancock County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Pearl River County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Stone County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Jackson County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Forrest County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Harrison County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Marion County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Webster County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Marshall County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Itawamba County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Union County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Pontotoc County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Clarke County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | George County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Carroll County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Prentiss County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Walthall County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Choctaw County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Wayne County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Calhoun County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Neshoba County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Yalobusha County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Tippah County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Clay County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Lauderdale County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Attala County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Tishomingo County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Montgomery County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Amite County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Simpson County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Smith County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Winston County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Leake County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Greene County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Benton County | 24 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Scott County | 24 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Panola County | 23 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Monroe County | 23 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Jasper County | 21 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Adams County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Sharkey County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Copiah County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Jefferson Davis County | 18 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Tunica County | 18 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Leflore County | 18 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Washington County | 16 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Sunflower County | 13 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Noxubee County | 12 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Kemper County | 12 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Holmes County | 8 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Jefferson County | 4 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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