Mississippi Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown

Key findings

• Mississippi ranks 38th nationally with 301,642 companies — 0.5% of all 64,799,929 U.S. companies in the directory.
• Jackson is the state’s largest business hub, with 30,141 companies — 10.0% of every company in Mississippi.
• Business is concentrated in a few metros: Jackson and Gulfport together hold 13.9% of the state’s companies.
• Industrial & mechanical leads the state’s industries at 83,348 companies (27.6%), across 6 tracked sectors.

How Mississippi ranks nationally

Mississippi and its closest neighbours by total company count. Select a state to open its own study.

Top Mississippi cities by number of companies

These 2 cities account for 13.9% of all companies in Mississippi. Select any city to browse its full company list.

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Mississippi companies by industry

Every company is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Select a sector to see those Mississippi companies.

What the numbers show

Mississippi’s 301,642 companies place it 38th nationally, 0.5% of the U.S. total. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Jackson and Gulfport alone account for 13.9% of the state’s companies — while industrial & mechanical is the dominant sector at 27.6%. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers and manufacturers sit in a handful of cities and one or two sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.

Methodology

Figures reflect companies listed in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of 2026, classified by headquarters city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. “Companies” includes manufacturers, suppliers, and B2B businesses of all sizes; counts are directory totals, not official census figures, and percentages are computed against the Mississippi directory total. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.