Winston County, MS
Demographic and economic profile of Winston County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Winston County is a small, rural Mississippi county of 17,609 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $28,205 and median worker earnings of $31,651. The workforce is modestly educated—18.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and labor force participation is low at 51.1%, with unemployment at 7.9% and a poverty rate of 30.4%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $121,200 and median gross rent of $654/month, though the county has shed 4.1% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.1% since 2018
Winston County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone8,702 (49.6%)
- Black or African American Alone8,260 (47.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races295 (1.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone208 (1.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone29 (0.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race24 (0.1%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,408
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,345
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)962
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services498
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities450
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,880
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,615
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,365
- 4.Service Occupations1,045
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations799
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.22×)446
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.99×)1,315
- 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)344
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)627
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)409
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.