County profile
Perry County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2481 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 30% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$439.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,629
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
132
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,577
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$49.6k±$7.7k
Bachelor's degree+
12.9%±2.6%
Poverty rate
18.4%±3.4%
Business applications
164 · 2025
Retail establishments
29
25.3/10k 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
Manufacturing26%
Health care25%
Retail trade22%
Transportation17%
Other services4%
Food & accommodation4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,577
residents · 2025 · +1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $43.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+176
International migration+15
Natural change−59
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$311.0M2019
$316.3M2020
$380.8M2021
$410.9M2022
$414.6M2023
$439.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$124.0k±$31.5k
Median gross rent
$755/mo±$210/mo
Vacancy rate
15.5%±3.6%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$720.0k
4 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
19.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 81Wildfire 71Tornado 44
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2025
2092014
1922015
2192016
2222017
2182018
2412019
2332020
2622021
2912022
3272025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
12022
12023
22024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
32.1 km
I-59
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
CN
Nearest port
82.7 km
J. RAY MCDERMOTT GULFPORT WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
46.4 km
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.2k
avg. annual pay · +6% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Perry?
Perry's economy produced $439.7M in 2024, growing 6.1% 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.