| | County Economic Status, FY 2027 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, 2024 | Poverty Rate, 2020–2024 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2022–2024 | Per Capita Market Income, Percent of U.S. Average, 2024 | PCMI, Percent of U.S. Avg., Inversed, 2024 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020–2024 | Composite Index Value, FY 2027 | Index Value Rank (of 3,115 counties in U.S., 1 is the best), FY 2027 | Quartile (1 is the best), FY 2027 |
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| United States | - | 3.8% | $59,811 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Region | - | 3.6% | $43,192 | 14.3% | 95.1% | 72.2% | 138.5% | 114.4% | - | - | - |
| Mississippi | - | 3.3% | $37,743 | 18.9% | 88.7% | 63.1% | 158.5% | 151.7% | - | - | - |
| Appalachian Mississippi | - | 3.4% | $33,291 | 19.2% | 90.8% | 55.7% | 179.7% | 153.9% | - | - | - |
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| County |
| Alcorn | Transitional | 3.1% | $32,643 | 15.8% | 82.1% | 54.6% | 183.2% | 126.8% | 130.7 | 2,013 | 3 |
| Benton | At-Risk | 3.4% | $29,674 | 21.5% | 90.9% | 49.6% | 201.6% | 172.8% | 155.1 | 2,635 | 4 |
| Calhoun | At-Risk | 3.1% | $26,583 | 20.4% | 82.6% | 44.4% | 225.0% | 163.8% | 157.1 | 2,670 | 4 |
| Chickasaw | Distressed | 4.2% | $24,466 | 23.5% | 112.3% | 40.9% | 244.5% | 189.1% | 181.9 | 2,949 | 4 |
| Choctaw | At-Risk | 3.7% | $28,995 | 18.4% | 97.0% | 48.5% | 206.3% | 148.1% | 150.5 | 2,541 | 4 |
| Clay | At-Risk | 3.9% | $37,391 | 20.9% | 102.4% | 62.5% | 160.0% | 167.8% | 143.4 | 2,378 | 4 |
| Itawamba | Transitional | 3.0% | $30,492 | 15.5% | 79.2% | 51.0% | 196.1% | 124.6% | 133.3 | 2,100 | 3 |
| Kemper | Distressed | 4.6% | $23,060 | 24.8% | 123.0% | 38.6% | 259.4% | 199.4% | 193.9 | 3,009 | 4 |
| Lee | Transitional | 3.0% | $42,653 | 14.6% | 79.1% | 71.3% | 140.2% | 116.9% | 112.1 | 1,372 | 2 |
| Lowndes | Transitional | 3.5% | $39,484 | 17.3% | 92.6% | 66.0% | 151.5% | 138.6% | 127.6 | 1,921 | 3 |
| Marshall | At-Risk | 3.6% | $33,143 | 23.0% | 95.4% | 55.4% | 180.5% | 185.0% | 153.6 | 2,613 | 4 |
| Monroe | At-Risk | 4.1% | $31,045 | 18.0% | 109.8% | 51.9% | 192.7% | 144.8% | 149.1 | 2,514 | 4 |
| Montgomery | Distressed | 3.6% | $25,691 | 25.2% | 95.7% | 43.0% | 232.8% | 202.2% | 176.9 | 2,918 | 4 |
| Noxubee | Distressed | 4.2% | $29,299 | 26.3% | 111.6% | 49.0% | 204.1% | 211.4% | 175.7 | 2,906 | 4 |
| Oktibbeha | At-Risk | 3.6% | $33,703 | 25.5% | 96.6% | 56.3% | 177.5% | 205.0% | 159.7 | 2,713 | 4 |
| Panola | Distressed | 4.3% | $29,709 | 23.3% | 113.8% | 49.7% | 201.3% | 187.3% | 167.5 | 2,829 | 4 |
| Pontotoc | Transitional | 3.3% | $32,373 | 16.7% | 87.7% | 54.1% | 184.8% | 134.2% | 135.6 | 2,156 | 3 |
| Prentiss | At-Risk | 3.2% | $27,044 | 16.8% | 83.8% | 45.2% | 221.2% | 134.8% | 146.6 | 2,459 | 4 |
| Tippah | Transitional | 3.0% | $32,380 | 18.9% | 80.4% | 54.1% | 184.7% | 152.0% | 139.0 | 2,258 | 3 |
| Tishomingo | At-Risk | 3.5% | $31,040 | 18.0% | 93.5% | 51.9% | 192.7% | 144.5% | 143.6 | 2,384 | 4 |
| Union | Transitional | 2.7% | $31,604 | 15.1% | 71.0% | 52.8% | 189.3% | 121.6% | 127.3 | 1,914 | 3 |
| Webster | Transitional | 2.9% | $30,783 | 16.4% | 77.9% | 51.5% | 194.3% | 131.4% | 134.5 | 2,130 | 3 |
| Winston | Distressed | 3.6% | $31,860 | 26.9% | 95.5% | 53.3% | 187.7% | 215.7% | 166.3 | 2,811 | 4 |
| Yalobusha | Distressed | 3.5% | $25,438 | 21.5% | 91.8% | 42.5% | 235.1% | 172.7% | 166.5 | 2,816 | 4 |
