County profile
Jackson County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#413 of 3,127 US counties by GDP38th-percentile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
44,996
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,358
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
147,666
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$66.2k±$3.4k
Bachelor's degree+
26.7%±1.4%
Poverty rate
13.8%±1.2%
Business applications
2,420 · 2025
Retail establishments
430
29.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$54.7M42DHQ-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%
Health care19%
Food & accommodation14%
Retail trade14%
Admin & support6%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
147,666
residents · 2025 · +3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $50.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,680
International migration+1,693
Natural change−1,075
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.1B2019
$7.3B2020
$8.3B2021
$9.3B2022
$10.5B2023
$10.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$193.1k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
9.3%±0.9%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$154.2M
724 units · 4.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 98Lightning 95Wildfire 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2232016
2282017
2382018
2482019
2592020
2882021
3292022
3472023
3622024
3762025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -6% since 20217702021
6832022
5952023
5162024
7242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.0 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
7.3 km
MSE
Nearest port
8.2 km
Port of Pascagoula, MS
Nearest commercial airport
41.4 km
MOBILE RGNL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):27,117,158 short tons/yr · Port of Pascagoula, MS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.2k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jackson?
Jackson's economy produced $10.9B in 2024, growing 3.2% year over year — slower than 62% 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.