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Jefferson Davis County, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Jefferson Davis County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jefferson Davis County is a small, rural Mississippi county of 11,183 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $14,810 and median household income of $38,548, well below national benchmarks. The labor pool is limited—52.3% labor force participation, 8.3% unemployment, and only 13.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree—though 87.6% hold at least a high school diploma and median worker earnings run $27,202. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $87,100 and median gross rent of $695/month, against a backdrop of population decline (-2.7% over five years) and a 25.0% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

11,183

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$38,548

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.7% since 2018

Jefferson Davis County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone6,613 (59.5%)
  • White Alone4,251 (38.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races184 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race33 (0.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone28 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone5 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish14
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic8
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

525

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$14,810

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,065

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,255
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)633
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)615
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities509
  5. 5.Construction (Group)270

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,300
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,275
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations821
  4. 4.Service Occupations550
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations422

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.21×)155
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.05×)528
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.68×)732
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.20×)1,235
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)525

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$87,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$695/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999363 (9.7%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999320 (8.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999291 (7.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999260 (6.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999249 (6.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999245 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$27,202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,722 (85.7%)
  • Carpooled375 (8.6%)
  • Worked At Home206 (4.7%)
  • Other21 (0.5%)
  • Walked16 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.