County profile
Tunica County, MS
United States · GDP 2024
#2102 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 1% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$730.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-3.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,340
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
184
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,819
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.3%
Median HH income
$39.4k±$4.7k
Bachelor's degree+
13.7%±3.3%
Poverty rate
31.1%±7.3%
Business applications
190 · 2025
Retail establishments
48
52.7/10k 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
Food & accommodation70%
Manufacturing10%
Arts & recreation7%
Retail trade5%
Health care5%
Admin & support3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,819
residents · 2025 · -9.4% since 2020
Income per capita $47.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−919
International migration−12
Natural change+17
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$578.0M2019
$513.3M2020
$583.1M2021
$683.2M2022
$759.4M2023
$730.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$175.9k±$39.3k
Median gross rent
$977/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
21.0%±5.6%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$19.1M
85 units · 9.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
36.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 89Drought 74Heat wave 61
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -18% since 20211042021
912022
852023
902024
852025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
27.1 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
12.8 km
CN
Nearest port
11.6 km
CONSOLIDATED GRAIN AND BARGE CO., TUNICA
Nearest commercial airport
56.6 km
FREDERICK W SMITH INTL/MEMPHIS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.1k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Tunica?
Tunica's economy produced $730.7M in 2024, contracting 3.8% year over year — slower than 89% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.