County profile
Simpson County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#1890 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 19% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$941.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,608
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
444
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$35.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
25,498
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$56.4k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
16.7%±2.4%
Poverty rate
20.0%±3.7%
Business applications
441 · 2025
Retail establishments
86
33.6/10k 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 care41%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation14%
Manufacturing10%
Construction7%
Finance & insurance5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
25,498
residents · 2025 · -1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $51.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−57
International migration+26
Natural change−347
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$639.5M2019
$623.7M2020
$698.4M2021
$791.7M2022
$830.2M2023
$941.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$122.2k±$8.6k
Median gross rent
$852/mo±$60/mo
Vacancy rate
18.4%±2.8%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$21.8M
74 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
51.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$858/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 81Hail 78Tornado 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1852016
1942017
1932018
2022019
2062020
2192021
2552022
2852023
2902024
2792025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 57% since 2021472021
452022
12023
32024
742025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
39.9 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
6.7 km
CN
Nearest port
100.6 km
Port of Vicksburg, MS
Nearest commercial airport
46.6 km
JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$35.5k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Simpson?
Simpson's economy produced $941.1M in 2024, growing 13.4% year over year — faster than 96% of 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.