County profile
Leake County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#1933 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 14% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$897.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+18.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,160
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
320
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$37.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,662
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$50.7k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
15.7%±2.2%
Poverty rate
20.5%±3.5%
Business applications
320 · 2025
Retail establishments
78
36.1/10k 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%
Health care18%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation11%
Admin & support9%
Other services3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,662
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $44.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−419
International migration+653
Natural change+177
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$581.2M2019
$531.4M2020
$689.2M2021
$764.3M2022
$755.2M2023
$897.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$116.8k±$10.1k
Median gross rent
$765/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
18.3%±2.9%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$955/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 90Hurricane 82Tornado 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1552016
1492017
1672018
1722019
1722020
1742021
1692022
1942023
2152024
2032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
46.0 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
27.2 km
MSR
Nearest port
86.4 km
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, YAZOO CITY, GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
71.4 km
JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$37.8k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Leake?
Leake's economy produced $897.2M in 2024, growing 18.8% year over year — faster than 98% 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.