County profile
Hinds County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#323 of 3,127 US counties by GDP47th-percentile growthmore diversified than 55% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$15.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
84,440
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,878
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
211,888
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$49.4k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
31.2%±1.3%
Poverty rate
22.7%±1.5%
Business applications
5,622 · 2025
Retail establishments
737
34.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Dewmar International BMC, Inc.Consumer Defensive$227.5k——2Trustmark CorporationFinancial Services———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
Health care45%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation16%
Admin & support9%
Finance & insurance8%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
211,888
residents · 2025 · -6.6% since 2020
Income per capita $54.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−18,330
International migration+3,277
Natural change+100
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.9B2019
$12.9B2020
$13.6B2021
$14.3B2022
$14.8B2023
$15.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$159.9k±$4.6k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$20/mo
Vacancy rate
15.8%±0.9%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$46.7M
427 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 99Tornado 98Strong wind 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2932016
2982017
2972018
3062019
3122020
3382021
3702022
3702023
3842024
3982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 62% since 20212642021
2602022
2122023
1982024
4272025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.3 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
9.1 km
CPKC
Nearest port
39.8 km
Port of Vicksburg, MS
Nearest commercial airport
34.9 km
JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.0k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hinds?
Hinds's economy produced $15.4B in 2024, growing 4.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.