County profile
Jefferson Davis County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2777 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 10% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$263.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+23.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,531
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
123
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,941
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$38.5k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
12.7%±2.9%
Poverty rate
28.7%±5.3%
Business applications
219 · 2025
Retail establishments
33
29.9/10k 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
Construction34%
Health care31%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation9%
Manufacturing5%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,941
residents · 2025 · -3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $42.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+25
International migration−4
Natural change−352
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$175.3M2019
$169.0M2020
$178.9M2021
$217.5M2022
$213.4M2023
$263.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$90.1k±$8.2k
Median gross rent
$757/mo±$98/mo
Vacancy rate
21.9%±3.5%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
23.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$842/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 78Hail 64Drought 58
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
48.4 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
17.5 km
CN
Nearest port
129.9 km
MARTIN MARIETTA (BANK UNLOADING)
Nearest commercial airport
47.5 km
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.9k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jefferson Davis?
Jefferson Davis's economy produced $263.8M in 2024, growing 23.6% year over year — faster than 99% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is construction.
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.