County profile
Madison County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#441 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
55,061
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,489
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
116,298
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.4%
Median HH income
$83.4k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
49.6%±2.4%
Poverty rate
11.2%±1.5%
Business applications
3,433 · 2025
Retail establishments
542
47.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.Consumer Defensive$4.3B——2EastGroup Properties, Inc.Real Estate$721.3M82B+3Phosphate Holdings, Inc.Basic Materials———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
Manufacturing20%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation19%
Health care17%
Professional services15%
Finance & insurance10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
116,298
residents · 2025 · +6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $90.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,926
International migration+3,050
Natural change+1,058
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.6B2019
$6.7B2020
$7.6B2021
$8.5B2022
$9.3B2023
$9.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$311.1k±$10.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
7.4%±1.0%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$157.1M
457 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
82.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 96Heat wave 89Cold wave 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2402016
2452017
2482018
2572019
2582020
2812021
3152022
3452023
3582024
3642025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20217332021
6282022
6192023
5522024
4572025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.8 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
GRYR
Nearest port
44.8 km
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, YAZOO CITY, GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
36.1 km
JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR4 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.6k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Madison?
Madison's economy produced $9.9B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most 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.