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Mississippi: county data, all 82 of them.

2,946,779 residents across 82 county-equivalents, 59,955 business establishments, and 2,331 SBA approvals worth $1.42 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 82 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Mississippi?

  • Population2,946,779
  • Households1,145,431
  • Average household size2.57
  • County-equivalents82
  • People per square mile63

Mississippi has 2,946,779 residents in 1,145,431 households across 82 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Mississippi economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$158.19 bn
  • County product per resident$53,683
  • Covered employment1,105,876
  • Average annual pay$49,790

The average annual pay of $49,790 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Mississippi?

  • Business establishments59,955
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents20.3
  • Employment at those establishments928,476
  • Annual payroll$44.29 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Mississippi

  • Housing units permitted7,883
  • Permitted construction value$1.53 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households6.9

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Mississippi (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded2,198
  • 7(a) approval dollars$1.24 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$565,617
  • 504 approvals recorded133
  • 504 approval dollars$177.5 m
  • Average 504 approval$1,334,241
  • Counties with a 7(a) record78 of 82

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Mississippi

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans6.90 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate539
  • 7(a) loans charged off37
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans10.30 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate39
  • 504 loans charged off4

Of the 539 Mississippi 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 6.90 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Mississippi?

  • Land area46,925 sq mi
  • County-equivalents82
  • People per square mile63

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Mississippi.

Mississippi county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Hinds County218,533$49,4024,878$15.44 bn170
Harrison County210,891$59,4794,368$12.82 bn157
DeSoto County191,301$85,2973,349$9.78 bn130
Rankin County158,854$79,3574,083$10.25 bn179
Jackson County145,249$66,2012,358$10.87 bn89
Madison County111,647$83,4413,489$9.94 bn183
Lee County83,034$67,8632,550$6.48 bn52
Forrest County78,272$53,6401,741$4.84 bn72
Lauderdale County71,504$50,8171,754$4.84 bn39
Jones County66,472$52,2161,306$3.60 bn69

Counties

All 82 Mississippi county-equivalents.

Mississippi counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Adams County28,803$43,644713$1.25 bn9462
Alcorn County34,289$51,260766$1.66 bn5400
Amite County12,565$37,222197$389.3 m11730
Attala County17,526$51,639345$640.7 m5735
Benton County7,589$46,01664$399.6 m1407
Bolivar County29,534$39,585709$1.39 bn11877
Calhoun County12,922$43,125224$378.4 m2587
Carroll County9,686$59,327109$147.6 mNone recorded628
Chickasaw County16,915$43,586318$573.9 m8502
Choctaw County8,118$50,919130$833.5 m1418
Claiborne County8,582$31,89795$860.8 m1487
Clarke County15,314$46,108224$408.3 m8692
Clay County18,383$43,125340$688.5 m9410
Coahoma County20,540$37,461505$859.4 m7552
Copiah County27,855$49,089440$948.5 m35777
Covington County18,148$45,051328$1.02 bn163414
DeSoto County191,301$85,2973,349$9.78 bn130476
Forrest County78,272$53,6401,741$4.84 bn72466
Franklin County7,622$52,939131$252.1 m1564
George County25,170$59,758349$652.6 m8479
Greene County13,615$54,276128$229.6 m17713
Grenada County21,217$48,804532$1.18 bn5422
Hancock County46,167$67,708850$2.27 bn25474
Harrison County210,891$59,4794,368$12.82 bn157574
Hinds County218,533$49,4024,878$15.44 bn170870
Holmes County16,191$32,538208$334.2 m6757
Humphreys County7,395$33,731132$220.9 m1418
Issaquena County928$31,42917$22.6 mNone recorded413
Itawamba County24,036$55,546400$733.0 m3533
Jackson County145,249$66,2012,358$10.87 bn89723
Jasper County16,059$48,660207$656.1 m29676
Jefferson County7,068$38,30554$141.4 m1520
Jefferson Davis County11,117$38,548123$263.8 m16408
Jones County66,472$52,2161,306$3.60 bn69695
Kemper County8,729$46,431101$358.7 m2766
Lafayette County58,327$67,1851,435$3.16 bn48632
Lamar County65,713$70,9091,505$2.78 bn41497
Lauderdale County71,504$50,8171,754$4.84 bn39704
Lawrence County11,786$43,531182$526.5 m14431
Leake County21,319$50,728320$897.2 m28583
Lee County83,034$67,8632,550$6.48 bn52450
Leflore County27,141$35,277653$1.45 bn6593
Lincoln County34,877$51,119810$1.63 bn31586
Lowndes County57,838$53,8121,440$3.92 bn60506
Madison County111,647$83,4413,489$9.94 bn183715
Marion County24,193$45,110560$1.14 bn18542
Marshall County33,979$53,458475$1.21 bn8706
Monroe County33,747$51,866600$1.32 bn14765
Montgomery County9,602$41,748199$272.6 mNone recorded407
Neshoba County28,932$57,013495$1.52 bn29570
Newton County21,093$50,540315$699.4 m15578
Noxubee County10,025$33,833177$345.5 m23695
Oktibbeha County51,771$46,695978$2.64 bn31458
Panola County32,808$45,945579$1.42 bn10685
Pearl River County57,458$58,135894$1.53 bn15811
Perry County11,449$49,634132$439.7 m8647
Pike County39,602$43,814879$1.55 bn24409
Pontotoc County31,550$51,484540$1.29 bn8498
Prentiss County25,184$49,724482$799.4 m6415
Quitman County5,774$32,41291$118.9 m1405
Rankin County158,854$79,3574,083$10.25 bn179775
Scott County27,718$48,786458$1.45 bn34609
Sharkey County3,872$40,00095$106.6 mNone recorded432
Simpson County25,691$56,381444$941.1 m98589
Smith County14,132$60,916159$619.4 m76636
Stone County18,894$61,413306$565.2 m5445
Sunflower County24,333$39,956406$862.7 m6698
Tallahatchie County11,764$37,466152$446.7 m2645
Tate County28,321$69,704389$806.7 m12405
Tippah County21,523$52,542382$899.0 m5458
Tishomingo County18,660$53,040398$767.2 m5424
Tunica County9,475$39,364184$730.7 m8455
Union County28,122$55,505536$1.47 bn10416
Walthall County13,839$48,905205$383.3 m16404
Warren County43,020$59,401942$3.58 bn18589
Washington County42,765$42,1651,011$1.78 bn26725
Wayne County19,718$37,619350$906.0 m18811
Webster County9,972$58,789167$254.6 m1421
Wilkinson County8,162$35,311120$201.3 m1678
Winston County17,536$53,031367$683.6 m11607
Yalobusha County12,419$49,151169$367.7 m3467
Yazoo County24,835$39,295359$1.09 bn8923

The register

Every source behind these 82 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Mississippi statutory guide is in preparation.

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