County profile
George County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2208 of 3,127 US counties by GDP71st-percentile growthmore diversified than 36% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$652.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,927
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
349
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
26,331
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$59.8k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
17.5%±2.7%
Poverty rate
18.3%±3.2%
Business applications
360 · 2025
Retail establishments
67
25.9/10k 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
Retail trade30%
Health care27%
Food & accommodation19%
Manufacturing10%
Construction8%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
26,331
residents · 2025 · +8.1% since 2020
Income per capita $42.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,880
International migration+164
Natural change−85
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$519.2M2019
$528.5M2020
$531.5M2021
$591.4M2022
$614.2M2023
$652.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$166.9k±$9.2k
Median gross rent
$844/mo±$59/mo
Vacancy rate
10.3%±2.4%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$1.9M
12 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
58.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$921/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 93Wildfire 76Lightning 67
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1802016
1842017
1872018
1922019
2062020
2212021
2502022
2702023
2972024
2672025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -37% since 2021192021
162022
232023
332024
122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
46.9 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
9.1 km
CN
Nearest port
44.5 km
Port of Pascagoula, MS
Nearest commercial airport
42.8 km
MOBILE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of George?
George's economy produced $652.6M in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.