Grenada County, MS
Demographic and economic profile of Grenada County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Grenada County, MS is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 21,342 residents with a labor force participation rate of 55.6% and median worker earnings of $33,368, reflecting a modestly sized and moderately paid workforce where 84.5% hold at least a high school diploma and 23.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $123,400 and median gross rent of $823 per month, and a homeownership rate of 66.6%. The county's poverty rate stands at 22.3%, unemployment at 4.4%, and population growth was nearly flat over five years at +0.3%, pointing to a stable but slow-growth economy with a GDP per capita of $41,373 against a median household income of $48,804.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.3% since 2018
Grenada County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone10,678 (50.3%)
- Black or African American Alone9,489 (44.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race510 (2.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races344 (1.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone169 (0.8%)
- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone19 (0.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)272
- 2.Other Indo-European143
- 3.Spanish98
- 4.German or other West Germanic12
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island7
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,216
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,773
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,144
- 4.Public Administration (Group)896
- 5.Construction (Group)654
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,805
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,041
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,852
- 4.Service Occupations1,409
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations980
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.