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Adams County, MS

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

AI Overview

Adams County, MS has a population of 29,098 with a labor force participation rate of just 45.5% and an unemployment rate of 8.1%, pointing to a constrained available workforce; 19.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher against an 83.6% high school attainment rate. Median household income stands at $43,644 and median worker earnings at $33,047, with a poverty rate of 28.2% and a 5-year population decline of 7.8%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $106,300 and median gross rent of $720/month, and a homeownership rate of 68.1%.

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

Population

29,098

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$43,644

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone16,144 (56.0%)
  • White Alone10,835 (37.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,156 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races339 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race250 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone65 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,106
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island146
  3. 3.Other Indo-European63
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)58
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic47

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,269

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,737

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,717

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,718
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,239
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services989
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities855
  5. 5.Construction (Group)748

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,469
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,179
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,170
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,665
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations995

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.54×)243
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.50×)865
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)653
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.37×)311
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)1,284

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$106,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$720/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999946 (12.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999576 (7.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999576 (7.4%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999564 (7.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999524 (6.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999498 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,047

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,045 (88.4%)
  • Carpooled578 (5.6%)
  • Worked At Home255 (2.5%)
  • Other245 (2.4%)
  • Walked56 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit44 (0.4%)

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.