County profile
Scott County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#1545 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 2% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
11,161
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
458
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
28,073
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$48.8k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
13.5%±2.4%
Poverty rate
22.2%±3.6%
Business applications
402 · 2025
Retail establishments
113
40.5/10k 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
Manufacturing61%
Retail trade13%
Health care11%
Food & accommodation6%
Admin & support5%
Construction4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
28,073
residents · 2025 · +0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $41.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,146
International migration+817
Natural change+456
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.1B2020
$1.2B2021
$1.3B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$106.7k±$19.6k
Median gross rent
$888/mo±$75/mo
Vacancy rate
15.6%±3.4%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$2.2M
11 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
55.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$952/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 90Hurricane 82Tornado 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1592016
1722017
1642018
1762019
1732020
1892021
2292022
2252023
2162024
2472025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 57% since 202172021
82022
372023
232024
112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.2 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
4.3 km
CPKC
Nearest port
97.6 km
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, YAZOO CITY, GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
51.7 km
JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.2k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Scott?
Scott's economy produced $1.4B in 2024, growing 11.5% year over year — faster than 94% of 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.