Madison County is the best place in Mississippi for small businesses, according to a new survey.
The county ranks first in SmartAsset s second annual report.
Returns for small businesses in Madison for the most recent survey were 58.12.on the index created by SmartAsset, compared with 58.39 in the previous year.
Second was Lafayette County,
 rated at 52.12, compared with 44.94 in 2019.
After those two, the best in 2020 were, in order: Humphreys, Adams, Marion, Noxubee, Lamar, Lincoln, Leflore and Covington.
Madison (city of Madison, Ridgeland and Canton and others) and Lafayette (Oxford) rank 267th and 589th in the nation, respectively.
Still, the survey reflects the fact that Madison is usually the leading county in the state in terms of income, and that Oxford is among the top micropolitan areas in the United States.
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Madison County to seek federal aid for Reunion Parkway project Reunion Parkway Phase 2 Project will cross I-55, north of exit 108 and connect with Bozeman Road on the western side and Parkway East on the eastern side of the interstate. (Source: Mississippi Engineering Group, Inc) By Anthony Warren | December 14, 2020 at 12:50 PM CST - Updated December 14 at 12:50 PM
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Madison County officials are hoping third time’s the charm in their effort to seek federal funding for the second phase of the Reunion Parkway Project.
The county is applying for a $25 million BUILD Grant to cover the second phase of the project, now known as Reunion Crossing Parkway.