County profile
Clarke County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2531 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 46% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$408.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,077
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
224
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,102
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$46.1k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
17.5%±3.2%
Poverty rate
17.4%±2.6%
Business applications
203 · 2025
Retail establishments
42
27.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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
Manufacturing29%
Retail trade18%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation15%
Mining & energy11%
Other services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,102
residents · 2025 · -2.8% since 2020
Income per capita $50.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−193
International migration−5
Natural change−248
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$289.1M2019
$298.9M2020
$311.9M2021
$334.1M2022
$382.5M2023
$408.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$118.1k±$11.3k
Median gross rent
$801/mo±$74/mo
Vacancy rate
22.2%±3.1%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$592.4k
2 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
36.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$867/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 79Hurricane 76Tornado 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1582016
1632017
1652018
1682019
1642020
1782021
1832022
1942023
2222024
2112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
19.5 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
3.6 km
MDS
Nearest port
54.4 km
HUNT REFINING CO NAHEOLA DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
32.9 km
KEY FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.3k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clarke?
Clarke's economy produced $408.3M in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most 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.