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Alcorn County, MS

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

AI Overview

Alcorn County, MS is a small rural county of approximately 34,500 residents with an economy reflecting its manufacturing and agriculture roots, generating a GDP per capita of $36,981 against median worker earnings of $34,047. The labor force is modest in scale, with a 55.2% participation rate, 18.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and unemployment at 5.8%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $132,300 and median gross rent of $728/month—though the county has shed 7.2% of its population over the past five years and carries a 17.4% poverty rate.

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

Population

34,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,260

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone27,638 (80.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,486 (10.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,308 (3.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone982 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race631 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone162 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish354
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)81
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic40
  4. 4.Other Indo-European39
  5. 5.Arabic26

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,319

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,981

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,935
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,079
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,794
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,246
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services949

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,186
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,093
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,029
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,246
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,223

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.13×)3,055
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)967
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.09×)1,093
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)3,504
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.03×)238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$132,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$728/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,184 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,171 (12.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999989 (10.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999652 (6.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999637 (6.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999609 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,047

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,941 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled1,597 (11.0%)
  • Worked At Home473 (3.3%)
  • Other318 (2.2%)
  • Walked197 (1.4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (0.1%)

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.