County profile
Oktibbeha County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#1070 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 30% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,997
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
978
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
51,896
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$46.7k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
47.0%±3.3%
Poverty rate
25.5%±2.7%
Business applications
686 · 2025
Retail establishments
183
35.4/10k 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
Food & accommodation36%
Retail trade24%
Health care19%
Manufacturing8%
Wholesale trade7%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
51,896
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $44.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,271
International migration+1,969
Natural change+433
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.9B2020
$2.1B2021
$2.2B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$237.7k±$19.8k
Median gross rent
$915/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
14.7%±1.6%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$23.4M
60 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
62.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$957/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 85Tornado 83Heat wave 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2722016
2842017
2932018
3022019
3062020
3282021
3742022
4032023
4242024
4562025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -22% since 2021772021
552022
902023
662024
602025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
82.3 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
MSR
Nearest port
39.5 km
COUNTY OF CLAY GENERAL CARGO WHARF (GRAVEL)
Nearest commercial airport
26.8 km
GOLDEN TRIANGLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.8k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Oktibbeha?
Oktibbeha's economy produced $2.6B in 2024, growing 14.6% year over year — faster than 97% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.