County profile
Lowndes County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#819 of 3,127 US counties by GDP41st-percentile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
20,572
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,440
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
57,346
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$53.8k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
28.1%±2.2%
Poverty rate
17.3%±1.9%
Business applications
959 · 2025
Retail establishments
274
47.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1BankFirst Capital CorporationFinancial Services$180.2M52DHQ-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
Manufacturing24%
Health care23%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation16%
Wholesale trade8%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
57,346
residents · 2025 · -2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $54.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,908
International migration+575
Natural change−107
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$3.1B2019
$3.1B2020
$3.3B2021
$3.6B2022
$3.8B2023
$3.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$164.1k±$8.5k
Median gross rent
$930/mo±$43/mo
Vacancy rate
15.3%±1.8%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$17.2M
143 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
80.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$872/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 91Cold wave 90Earthquake 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1922016
2002017
2042018
2082019
2132020
2272021
2612022
2632023
2782024
2912025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 43% since 20211002021
1172022
1002023
1302024
1432025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
79.0 km
I-22
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
CPKC
Nearest port
0.7 km
LOGISTICS SERVICES PORT LOWNDES COUNTY DRY BULK DK
Nearest commercial airport
14.0 km
GOLDEN TRIANGLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.5k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lowndes?
Lowndes's economy produced $3.9B in 2024, growing 3.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among 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.