Copiah County, MS
Demographic and economic profile of Copiah County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Copiah County is a small rural Mississippi county of approximately 28,000 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $24,145 and median household income of $49,089. The available labor force is limited, with a participation rate of just 50.4%, an unemployment rate of 6.3%, and only 20.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $34,858 suggest relatively modest labor costs. Population has declined 2.5% over five years, while housing remains inexpensive at a median home value of $105,600 and median gross rent of $682 per month, with a high homeownership rate of 74.4%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.5% since 2018
Copiah County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone14,080 (50.5%)
- White Alone12,008 (43.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,117 (4.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races386 (1.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race170 (0.6%)
- Asian Alone82 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish663
- 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)49
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)33
- 4.Arabic16
- 5.German or other West Germanic5
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,993
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,815
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,140
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities934
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services835
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,385
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,794
- 3.Service Occupations1,932
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,735
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations851
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)1,747
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.44×)891
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.18×)199
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)569
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)2,804
Housing
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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.