Mississippi Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown
Mississippi has 301,642 business records in Factur’s directory — the 38th-most of any U.S. state, or 0.5% of the national total. Jackson leads its cities with 10.0% of the state’s records, Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector at 27.6%, and Mississippi ranks 38th for large employers (500+ employees).
Data as of July 2026. The figures come from Factur’s U.S. business directory, spanning 2 Mississippi cities and 6 industry sectors. They count records, not unique companies: one company can have more than one record (see the methodology). Every number links to the browsable list behind it. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with a link back to this page.
Key findings
- Mississippi ranks 38th nationally with 301,642 business records — 0.5% of all 64,799,929 U.S. records in the directory.
- A national-average share of large employers. Mississippi is 38th for records of companies with 500+ employees (380), with 12.6 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally (32nd of 52 states).
- Mississippi has more healthcare & life science than the U.S. mix:Healthcare & Life Science is 8.7% of the state’s records against 7.4% nationally (1.2×).
- Jackson is the state’s largest business hub, with 10.0% of all Mississippi records.
How Mississippi ranks nationally
Mississippi and its closest neighbours by total business records. Select a state to open its own study.
Top Mississippi cities by number of business records
These 2 cities account for 13.9% of all records in Mississippi. Select any city to browse its full company list.
Mississippi businesses by industry
Every record is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes; the shares are of all Mississippi records. Select a sector to see those Mississippi companies.
What sets Mississippi apart
Sectors that make up a bigger share of Mississippi’s records than of the U.S. as a whole. A ratio of 2.0× means the sector is twice as common here as nationally. Select a sector to browse it.
Mississippi businesses by size
Most records in every state are small businesses. In Mississippi, 1.49% of records with a known size have 51 or more employees, against 1.77% nationally. 89 records belong to companies with $1 billion or more in revenue.
| Employees | Records | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-50 | 294,632 | 98.51% | 98.23% |
| 51-200 | 3,353 | 1.12% | 1.37% |
| 201-1000 | 925 | 0.31% | 0.33% |
| 1001-5000 | 137 | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 5001+ | 36 | 0.01% | 0.02% |
What the numbers show
Mississippi’s 301,642 records place it 38th nationally, 0.5% of the U.S. total, and 38th for large employers. Activity clusters in its largest cities, led by Jackson, and the state leans toward healthcare & life science compared with the rest of the country. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers sit in a handful of cities and sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.
Frequently asked questions
How many businesses are in Mississippi?
Factur’s directory has 301,642 business records for Mississippi, the 38th-most of any U.S. state. That counts records rather than unique companies: a company can have more than one record, so the number of distinct businesses is lower.
How many large companies are in Mississippi?
380 Mississippi records belong to companies with 500 or more employees, 38th among U.S. states, or 12.6 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally. Large companies often have several records (one per department or location), so this overstates the number of distinct large employers.
Which Mississippi city has the most businesses?
Jackson has the most, with 10.0% of the state’s records.
What is the largest industry in Mississippi?
Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector, at 27.6% of Mississippi records. Compared with the U.S. mix, Mississippi has proportionally more healthcare & life science.
Where does this data come from?
From Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and by primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Every figure on this page links to the list behind it.
Cite this data
Free to use with attribution — please credit Factur and link back to this page.
Factur. (2026). Mississippi Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown. data.facturmfg.com. https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/mississippi<a href="https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/mississippi">Mississippi Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown</a> — data by FacturMethodology
Figures count records in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Records cover manufacturers, suppliers and businesses of all sizes. They are not a count of unique companies: one company can have several records (for example one per department or location), and some records are duplicates. That affects large companies most, so treat raw totals as an upper bound and rely on the ranks, shares and comparisons, which it affects much less. These are directory totals, not official census figures. Percentages are computed against the Mississippi directory total; size shares use records with a known employee count. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.
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