Mississippi

Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 across 82 counties, a median home price of $198,428, and a median household income of $59,127.

Home price

$198,428

Income

$59,127

Cost of living

87.3

Income tax

4.00%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$198,428

Median gross rent$966

Median year homes here were built1986

Share of homes built before 198041.5%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.6%

Share of homes that are vacant14.6%

Share of occupied homes that are rented30.1%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%

Typical monthly rent$1,483

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,035

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$880

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,313

Home insurance / yr$2,529

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living87.3

Median household income$59,127

Family health premium / yr$22,271

Infant childcare / yr$6,868

Regular gas price / gal$3.595

Poverty rate17.8%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.2%

Unemployment rate3.8%

Share of adults in the labor force57.4%

Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%

Share of workers employed by government18.5%

Share of workers in the largest industry25.4%

Economic output per resident$53,692

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.58%

Top state income tax4.00%

Capital gains tax4.00%

Combined sales tax7.06%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.4 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport500589

Miles to nearest general aviation field8.0 mi

Airports with airline service located here7

General aviation airfields located here73

Passenger train stations and the railway network15

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 mi

Households without a vehicle6.3%

Traffic deaths64.5

Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.0%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.0%

Public schools in the county856

Public school enrollment431206

Students per full-time teacher14.3

Free lunch eligible73.2%

Elementary schools416

Middle schools196

High schools127

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above19

Two-year institutions18

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 mi

Health

Primary care physicians54

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county108

Hospitals here with an emergency department91

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2

Fine particulate matter9.0 µg

Without health insurance11.0%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.4%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.7%

Frequent mental distress17.2%

No leisure-time physical activity32.3%

Diagnosed diabetes15.2%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,943,045

Land area in square miles46,927

People per square mile of land62.8

Supermarkets and grocery stores364

Convenience stores353

Share living far from a food store14.9%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.0%

Population change since 2020-0.2%

Natural change per 1,000 residents-1

Net international migration per 1,000 residents3

Median age39.3 yrs

Share of residents under 1823.3%

Share of residents 65 and over17.2%

Share of households that are one person30.3%

Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%

Second languages4.3%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.3%

Congregations per 100,000 residents241

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0

Households that moved in69,428

Households that moved away72,544

Average income of arriving households$51,502

Average income of departing households$50,241

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6

Housing units authorised in the latest year8,405

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.8%

Violent crime rate211

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.2°F

Annual precipitation53.1 in

Annual snowfall0.9 in

Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F86 days

Days at or below freezing36 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b

Frost-free days245 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171

Electric utilities serving this county3

Electricity price per kWh14.8¢

Household electricity use1,160 kWh

Residential natural gas price$22.00

Homes heated by electricity58.9%

Homes heated by utility gas29.3%

Homes heated by propane9.9%

Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%

Homes heated by wood0.9%

Households with broadband88.3%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk63.4

Coastal flood risk12.8

Drought risk60.0

Landslide risk56.6

Hail risk69.3

Earthquake risk73.5

Tornado risk84.2

Tropical cyclone risk77.1

Extreme heat risk81.7

Winter weather risk44.7

Strong wind risk69.4

Wildfire risk58.0

Sports

Major pro teams based here0

NFL teams based here0

NBA teams based here0

MLB teams based here0

NHL teams based here0

MLS soccer teams based here0

Top-division college football teams3

Second-tier college football teams3

Affiliated minor league baseball teams1

AHL teams based here0

ECHL teams based here0

All 82 counties in Mississippi

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Hinds$159,900 Harrison$212,200 DeSoto$269,600 Rankin$237,400 Jackson$193,100 Madison$311,100 Lee$199,500 Forrest$168,000 Lauderdale$133,300 Jones$143,100 Lamar$224,700 Lafayette$315,400 Lowndes$164,100 Pearl River$182,300 Oktibbeha$237,700 Hancock$224,200 Warren$156,400 Washington$104,000 Pike$110,800 Lincoln$155,800 Alcorn$142,100 Marshall$167,900 Monroe$120,800 Panola$127,800 Pontotoc$157,100 Bolivar$130,000 Neshoba$100,000 Adams$108,700 Tate$209,000 Union$163,400 Copiah$114,100 Scott$106,700 Leflore$101,200 Simpson$122,200 Prentiss$122,500 George$166,900 Yazoo$153,800 Sunflower$100,300 Marion$122,800 Itawamba$142,400 Tippah$124,100 Leake$116,800 Grenada$132,200 Newton$106,300 Coahoma$90,300 Wayne$91,100 Stone$161,100 Tishomingo$145,100 Clay$129,100 Covington$105,100 Winston$124,600 Attala$104,600 Chickasaw$109,800 Holmes$80,400 Jasper$107,100 Clarke$118,100 Smith$112,600 Walthall$126,600 Greene$92,700 Calhoun$90,300 Amite$100,800 Yalobusha$122,300 Lawrence$100,000 Tallahatchie$82,300 Perry$124,000 Jefferson Davis$90,100 Noxubee$90,800 Webster$120,100 Carroll$109,600 Montgomery$126,800 Tunica$175,900 Kemper$99,600 Claiborne$82,700 Wilkinson$90,000 Choctaw$117,200 Franklin$101,900 Benton$105,100 Humphreys$87,800 Jefferson$81,300 Quitman$69,600 Sharkey$98,000 Issaquena$110,800

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.