County profile
Quitman County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#3030 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$118.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-14.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
573
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
91
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$34.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,364
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$32.4k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
17.1%±3.5%
Poverty rate
29.6%±5.8%
Business applications
101 · 2025
Retail establishments
19
34.4/10k 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
Health care53%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation13%
Finance & insurance7%
Other services6%
Utilities3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,364
residents · 2025 · -12.9% since 2020
Income per capita $42.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−557
International migration+9
Natural change−243
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$102.7M2019
$102.8M2020
$123.0M2021
$134.4M2022
$139.1M2023
$118.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$69.6k±$8.8k
Median gross rent
$672/mo±$50/mo
Vacancy rate
12.7%±3.1%
Affordability
2.0× wages
Residential permits
$254.8k
9 units · 1.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
18.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$842/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 78Earthquake 76Tornado 57
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 800% since 202112021
12022
12023
62024
92025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
33.5 km
I-55
Nearest freight rail
1.5 km
CN
Nearest port
31.6 km
UNION 76 OIL CO
Nearest commercial airport
70.7 km
UNIVERSITY-OXFORD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$34.9k
avg. annual pay · +8% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Quitman?
Quitman's economy produced $118.9M in 2024, contracting 14.5% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.