County profile
Smith County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2246 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 7% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$619.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+14.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,123
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
159
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
13,991
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$60.9k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
15.6%±3.2%
Poverty rate
17.0%±3.7%
Business applications
161 · 2025
Retail establishments
30
21.4/10k 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
Manufacturing55%
Retail trade13%
Health care12%
Utilities8%
Other services8%
Food & accommodation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
13,991
residents · 2025 · -1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $52.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−34
International migration+29
Natural change−203
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$380.1M2019
$369.4M2020
$477.3M2021
$572.3M2022
$541.2M2023
$619.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$112.6k±$13.2k
Median gross rent
$664/mo±$55/mo
Vacancy rate
16.7%±3.4%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
47.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$842/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 84Hail 82Tornado 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1412015
1422016
1372017
1402018
1532019
1542020
1562021
1762022
1792023
2262025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202142021
42022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.7 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
17.3 km
CN
Nearest port
126.9 km
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, YAZOO CITY, GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
62.7 km
JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.3k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Smith?
Smith's economy produced $619.4M in 2024, growing 14.4% year over year — faster than 97% 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.