County profile
Covington County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#1824 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 14% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+15.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,434
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
328
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,898
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$45.1k±$7.2k
Bachelor's degree+
17.4%±3.4%
Poverty rate
19.8%±4.4%
Business applications
314 · 2025
Retail establishments
86
47.7/10k 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
Manufacturing42%
Retail trade19%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation9%
Transportation6%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,898
residents · 2025 · -2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $52.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−158
International migration+60
Natural change−305
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$582.4M2019
$606.1M2020
$768.3M2021
$852.4M2022
$882.8M2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$105.1k±$16.8k
Median gross rent
$662/mo±$65/mo
Vacancy rate
12.8%±3.1%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
50.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$842/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 88Hail 71Heat wave 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1482016
1482017
1522018
1492019
1552020
1702021
1942022
1932023
2372024
2232025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
27.1 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
CN
Nearest port
133.6 km
HUNT REFINING CO NAHEOLA DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
27.6 km
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.4k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Covington?
Covington's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 15.9% year over year — faster than 97% 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.