County profile
Mississippi County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#788 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 12% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$4.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
15,369
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
737
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$69.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
37,828
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$52.5k±$4.8k
Bachelor's degree+
13.7%±1.9%
Poverty rate
21.1%±2.3%
Business applications
476 · 2025
Retail establishments
133
34.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Envirotech Vehicles, Inc.Technology$5.9M34DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing51%
Health care13%
Retail trade12%
Food & accommodation9%
Wholesale trade8%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
37,828
residents · 2025 · -6.7% since 2020
Income per capita $52.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,615
International migration+269
Natural change−337
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.7B2019
$2.6B2020
$4.0B2021
$4.2B2022
$4.1B2023
$4.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$122.5k±$8.2k
Median gross rent
$830/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
19.2%±2.3%
Affordability
1.8× wages
Residential permits
$10.6M
69 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$880/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 99Earthquake 98Ice storm 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2402016
2322017
2442018
2442019
2632020
2712021
3052022
3182023
3632024
3712025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 60% since 2021432021
612022
492023
662024
692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.9 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
8.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
12.3 km
Poinsett Rice & Grain, North Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
48.2 km
MILLINGTON/MEMPHIS
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR6 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$69.2k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mississippi?
Mississippi's economy produced $4.2B in 2024, growing 0.6% year over year — slower than 77% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.