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Yazoo County, MS

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

AI Overview

Yazoo County is a small rural Mississippi county of 26,837 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 43.2% and an unemployment rate of 9.0%, reflecting a constrained and shallow labor pool. Educational attainment is low, with only 13.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree and 74.7% completing high school, while median worker earnings stand at $26,253 against a poverty rate of 31.4%. The county has lost 4.1% of its population over five years, though housing costs remain low—median home values of $129,200 and median gross rent of $804/month—and a median household income of $39,295 sits well below national benchmarks.

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

Population

26,837

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$39,295

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone14,288 (57.5%)
  • White Alone9,887 (39.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races308 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone191 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race125 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone22 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,439
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic12
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,165

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,959

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$19,469

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

31.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,723
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)888
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)707
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities657
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)628

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,096
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,746
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,369
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,359
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,074

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.41×)466
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.57×)1,043
  3. 3.Information (LQ 2.11×)339
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.60×)804
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.48×)292

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$129,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$804/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

55.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999590 (12.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999527 (10.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999499 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999394 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999340 (7.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999315 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

74.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$26,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,139 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled706 (9.4%)
  • Worked At Home342 (4.5%)
  • Walked168 (2.2%)
  • Other167 (2.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (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.