2000 vs. 2017 Per Capita Income Growth and Change

Mississippi Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2017, Net Percent Change

Jefferson County 2000 vs. 2017

Net Percent Change = 86.85%

Rank = #1

Harrison County 2000 vs. 2017

Net Percent Change = 4.26%

Rank = #82

Prentiss County 2000 vs. 2017

Net Percent Change = 31.01%

Rank = #46

With a spotlight on Prentiss County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) per capita income (PCI) across Mississippi's 82 counties over the period 2000-2017.

Statewide Snippets:

Over 2000-2017 real PCI grew in all 82 Mississippi counties.
Real PCI growth in fifty-eight counties outpaced the statewide average (24.86%), while growth in twenty-four counties trailed.
At the extremes of the distribution, Jefferson County posted the highest growth of real PCI (86.85%), while Harrison County placed last by logging a 4.26% gain.
The spread in real PCI growth between the highest (Jefferson County, 86.85%) and lowest (Harrison County, 4.26%) over 2000-2017 equated to 82.59% ( = 86.85% − 4.26%).

Prentiss County Snippets:

Over 2000-2017, Prentiss County posted a 31.01% net gain in real PCI.
Prentiss County was joined by fifty-seven other counties whose real PCI growth over 2000-2017 registered above the statewide average (24.86%).
Ranked #46 among Mississippi's 82 counties, Prentiss County's real PCI growth (31.01%) outperformed the statewide average of 24.86% by a 6.15% margin.
Prentiss County's net real PCI growth (31.01%, #46) over 2000-2017 registered just above that of Tippah County (30.87%, #47) and just below that of Alcorn County (31.44%, #45).
Prentiss County's real PCI as a percent of the statewide average rose from 78.10% in 2000 to 81.95% in 2017, resulting in a gain of 3.85%.

Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2017, Net Percent Change

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2017

	More than 45%	45% to 40%	40% to 35%	35% to 30%	30% to 25%	25% to 20%	20% to 15%	15% or Below	Total
2000 vs. 2017	15	6	10	17	10	4	13	7	82

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2017

Madison County 2017

PCI = $60,488

Percent of State = 165.36%

Rank = #1

Issaquena County 2017

PCI = $18,639

Percent of State = 50.95%

Rank = #82

Prentiss County 2017

PCI = $29,978

Percent of State = 81.95%

Rank = #71

Again highlighting Prentiss County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2017 real per capita income statewide ($36,580).

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Statewide Snippets:

Ranked #1, Madison County's 2017 PCI totaled $60,488, equating to 165.36% of the statewide average.
Ranked last (#82), Issaquena County's real per capita income of $18,639 in 2017 comprised just 50.95% of the total statewide. Issaquena County's real per capita income in 2017 equates to just 30.8% to that of Madison County's.

Prentiss County Snippets:

Prentiss County's PCI in 2017 ranked #71, amounting to 81.95% of the statewide average.
Prentiss County's PCI of $29,978 placed below that of Tallahatchie County's ($30,521, #70), and just above that of Claiborne County's ($29,775, #72).

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2017

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income, 2017

	More than $42,500	$42,500 to $40,000	$40,000 to $37,500	$37,500 to $35,000	$35,000 to $32,500	$32,500 to $30,000	$30,000 to $27,500	$27,500 or Below	Total
2017	2	2	4	21	19	22	10	2	82

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Mississippi Real* Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2017

	2000		2017		2000 - 2017
County	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Adams	29,211	99.70	32,486	88.81	11.21	3,275	-10.89
Alcorn	27,115	92.55	35,639	97.43	31.44	8,525	4.88
Amite	24,259	82.80	32,695	89.38	34.78	8,436	6.58
Attala	24,297	82.93	32,599	89.12	34.17	8,302	6.19
Benton	21,256	72.55	31,379	85.78	47.62	10,123	13.23
Bolivar	24,008	81.95	36,056	98.57	50.18	12,048	16.62
Calhoun	25,763	87.93	32,226	88.10	25.09	6,463	0.16
Carroll	25,413	86.74	36,019	98.47	41.73	10,606	11.72
Chickasaw	25,041	85.47	33,459	91.47	33.61	8,417	5.99
Choctaw	19,999	68.26	31,580	86.33	57.91	11,581	18.07
Claiborne	21,705	74.08	29,775	81.40	37.18	8,071	7.31
Clarke	24,342	83.08	35,565	97.22	46.11	11,223	14.14
Clay	26,676	91.05	35,332	96.59	32.45	8,655	5.53
Coahoma	27,433	93.63	34,323	93.83	25.12	6,890	0.19
Copiah	23,055	78.69	31,803	86.94	37.94	8,747	8.25
Covington	23,515	80.26	36,020	98.47	53.18	12,505	18.21
DeSoto	35,932	122.64	40,277	110.11	12.09	4,346	-12.54
Forrest	30,287	103.38	36,096	98.68	19.18	5,809	-4.70
Franklin	21,571	73.63	33,124	90.55	53.56	11,553	16.93
George	25,799	88.06	32,188	87.99	24.77	6,390	-0.06
Greene	19,144	65.34	27,810	76.03	45.27	8,666	10.68
Grenada	27,695	94.53	33,067	90.40	19.39	5,371	-4.13
Hancock	29,773	101.62	34,438	94.14	15.67	4,664	-7.48
Harrison	34,687	118.39	36,164	98.86	4.26	1,477	-19.53
Hinds	34,682	118.38	37,361	102.14	7.73	2,680	-16.24
Holmes	18,483	63.09	27,280	74.58	47.59	8,797	11.49
Humphreys	24,886	84.94	31,778	86.87	27.69	6,892	1.93
Issaquena	17,647	60.23	18,639	50.95	5.62	992	-9.28
Itawamba	26,876	91.73	33,062	90.38	23.02	6,186	-1.35
Jackson	31,613	107.90	36,468	99.69	15.36	4,855	-8.21
Jasper	23,316	79.58	37,616	102.83	61.33	14,300	23.25
Jefferson	16,957	57.88	31,684	86.62	86.85	14,727	28.74
Jefferson Davis	21,180	72.29	29,155	79.70	37.66	7,976	7.41
Jones	29,266	99.89	36,969	101.06	26.32	7,704	1.17
Kemper	22,873	78.07	28,840	78.84	26.09	5,967	0.77
Lafayette	29,792	101.69	39,405	107.72	32.27	9,613	6.04
Lamar	28,513	97.32	38,947	106.47	36.59	10,434	9.15
Lauderdale	31,311	106.87	37,061	101.31	18.36	5,750	-5.56
Lawrence	28,644	97.77	34,384	94.00	20.04	5,740	-3.77
Leake	24,987	85.29	32,972	90.14	31.96	7,985	4.85
Lee	34,874	119.03	40,815	111.58	17.04	5,941	-7.45
Leflore	24,824	84.73	35,309	96.53	42.24	10,485	11.80
Lincoln	27,408	93.55	36,732	100.42	34.02	9,325	6.87
Lowndes	29,813	101.76	36,685	100.29	23.05	6,872	-1.47
Madison	44,584	152.17	60,488	165.36	35.67	15,904	13.18
Marion	23,715	80.95	32,428	88.65	36.74	8,712	7.70
Marshall	24,058	82.12	32,253	88.17	34.06	8,194	6.05
Monroe	26,511	90.49	33,995	92.93	28.23	7,484	2.44
Montgomery	24,508	83.65	32,419	88.62	32.28	7,911	4.97
Neshoba	29,728	101.47	35,281	96.45	18.68	5,553	-5.02
Newton	26,048	88.91	33,564	91.75	28.86	7,516	2.85
Noxubee	22,937	78.29	31,435	85.93	37.05	8,498	7.65
Oktibbeha	26,775	91.39	31,874	87.13	19.04	5,099	-4.25
Panola	23,811	81.27	32,238	88.13	35.39	8,427	6.86
Pearl River	25,438	86.83	35,002	95.69	37.60	9,564	8.86
Perry	20,385	69.58	32,268	88.21	58.29	11,883	18.63
Pike	25,603	87.39	29,496	80.63	15.20	3,893	-6.76
Pontotoc	25,460	86.90	32,621	89.18	28.12	7,160	2.27
Prentiss	22,882	78.10	29,978	81.95	31.01	7,096	3.85
Quitman	20,427	69.72	28,868	78.92	41.32	8,441	9.19
Rankin	36,649	125.09	43,480	118.86	18.64	6,831	-6.23
Scott	24,470	83.52	30,878	84.41	26.19	6,408	0.89
Sharkey	21,626	73.81	35,591	97.30	64.58	13,966	23.48
Simpson	25,279	86.28	36,783	100.55	45.51	11,503	14.27
Smith	27,402	93.53	36,867	100.78	34.54	9,465	7.26
Stone	26,856	91.66	31,178	85.23	16.09	4,322	-6.43
Sunflower	22,047	75.25	28,701	78.46	30.18	6,654	3.21
Tallahatchie	21,184	72.31	30,521	83.44	44.08	9,337	11.13
Tate	28,994	98.96	34,326	93.84	18.39	5,332	-5.12
Tippah	26,491	90.42	34,667	94.77	30.87	8,177	4.35
Tishomingo	25,182	85.95	31,815	86.97	26.34	6,634	1.02
Tunica	23,254	79.37	31,258	85.45	34.42	8,004	6.08
Union	27,127	92.59	31,934	87.30	17.72	4,807	-5.29
Walthall	22,129	75.53	32,362	88.47	46.24	10,233	12.94
Warren	34,705	118.46	38,146	104.28	9.91	3,441	-14.18
Washington	25,795	88.04	34,252	93.63	32.78	8,456	5.59
Wayne	23,140	78.98	34,597	94.58	49.51	11,457	15.60
Webster	25,473	86.95	36,609	100.08	43.72	11,136	13.13
Wilkinson	20,058	68.46	28,174	77.02	40.46	8,116	8.56
Winston	25,239	86.15	34,334	93.86	36.03	9,094	7.71
Yalobusha	25,501	87.04	34,271	93.69	34.39	8,770	6.65
Yazoo	24,249	82.77	27,533	75.27	13.54	3,284	-7.50

Mississippi	29,298	100.00	36,580	100.00	24.86	7,282	0.00
Metropolitan	32,737	111.74	38,932	106.43	18.92	6,195	-5.31
Nonmetropolitan	26,612	90.83	34,409	94.06	29.30	7,797	3.23

United States	41,384		51,004		23.24	9,619
Metropolitan U.S.	43,392		52,884		21.87	9,492
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	30,577		39,344		28.67	8,766

*Real per capita personal income determined using the Implicit Price Deflator for
Personal Consumption (2017=1.00).

Source: Calculations by the Mississippi Regional Economic Analysis Project (MS-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Mississippi Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2017

	2000		2017		2000 - 2017
County	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Adams	21,564	99.70	32,486	88.81	50.65	10,922	-10.89
Alcorn	20,017	92.55	35,639	97.43	78.05	15,623	4.88
Amite	17,908	82.80	32,695	89.38	82.57	14,787	6.58
Attala	17,936	82.93	32,599	89.12	81.75	14,662	6.19
Benton	15,692	72.55	31,379	85.78	99.97	15,687	13.23
Bolivar	17,723	81.95	36,056	98.57	103.44	18,333	16.62
Calhoun	19,018	87.93	32,226	88.10	69.44	13,207	0.16
Carroll	18,761	86.74	36,019	98.47	91.99	17,258	11.72
Chickasaw	18,486	85.47	33,459	91.47	80.99	14,972	5.99
Choctaw	14,764	68.26	31,580	86.33	113.91	16,817	18.07
Claiborne	16,023	74.08	29,775	81.40	85.83	13,752	7.31
Clarke	17,969	83.08	35,565	97.22	97.92	17,595	14.14
Clay	19,693	91.05	35,332	96.59	79.41	15,639	5.53
Coahoma	20,252	93.63	34,323	93.83	69.48	14,071	0.19
Copiah	17,020	78.69	31,803	86.94	86.85	14,783	8.25
Covington	17,359	80.26	36,020	98.47	107.50	18,661	18.21
DeSoto	26,525	122.64	40,277	110.11	51.84	13,752	-12.54
Forrest	22,358	103.38	36,096	98.68	61.44	13,738	-4.70
Franklin	15,924	73.63	33,124	90.55	108.01	17,200	16.93
George	19,045	88.06	32,188	87.99	69.01	13,143	-0.06
Greene	14,133	65.34	27,810	76.03	96.78	13,678	10.68
Grenada	20,445	94.53	33,067	90.40	61.73	12,622	-4.13
Hancock	21,979	101.62	34,438	94.14	56.68	12,458	-7.48
Harrison	25,607	118.39	36,164	98.86	41.23	10,558	-19.53
Hinds	25,603	118.38	37,361	102.14	45.93	11,759	-16.24
Holmes	13,645	63.09	27,280	74.58	99.93	13,635	11.49
Humphreys	18,372	84.94	31,778	86.87	72.98	13,407	1.93
Issaquena	13,027	60.23	18,639	50.95	43.08	5,612	-9.28
Itawamba	19,840	91.73	33,062	90.38	66.64	13,222	-1.35
Jackson	23,338	107.90	36,468	99.69	56.26	13,131	-8.21
Jasper	17,212	79.58	37,616	102.83	118.54	20,404	23.25
Jefferson	12,518	57.88	31,684	86.62	153.11	19,166	28.74
Jefferson Davis	15,635	72.29	29,155	79.70	86.47	13,520	7.41
Jones	21,604	99.89	36,969	101.06	71.12	15,365	1.17
Kemper	16,885	78.07	28,840	78.84	70.80	11,955	0.77
Lafayette	21,993	101.69	39,405	107.72	79.17	17,412	6.04
Lamar	21,049	97.32	38,947	106.47	85.03	17,898	9.15
Lauderdale	23,114	106.87	37,061	101.31	60.34	13,946	-5.56
Lawrence	21,146	97.77	34,384	94.00	62.60	13,238	-3.77
Leake	18,446	85.29	32,972	90.14	78.75	14,526	4.85
Lee	25,745	119.03	40,815	111.58	58.54	15,071	-7.45
Leflore	18,325	84.73	35,309	96.53	92.68	16,984	11.80
Lincoln	20,233	93.55	36,732	100.42	81.55	16,499	6.87
Lowndes	22,008	101.76	36,685	100.29	66.69	14,676	-1.47
Madison	32,913	152.17	60,488	165.36	83.78	27,575	13.18
Marion	17,507	80.95	32,428	88.65	85.23	14,921	7.70
Marshall	17,760	82.12	32,253	88.17	81.60	14,492	6.05
Monroe	19,571	90.49	33,995	92.93	73.70	14,424	2.44
Montgomery	18,092	83.65	32,419	88.62	79.18	14,326	4.97
Neshoba	21,946	101.47	35,281	96.45	60.76	13,335	-5.02
Newton	19,229	88.91	33,564	91.75	74.55	14,335	2.85
Noxubee	16,932	78.29	31,435	85.93	85.65	14,502	7.65
Oktibbeha	19,766	91.39	31,874	87.13	61.26	12,108	-4.25
Panola	17,578	81.27	32,238	88.13	83.40	14,660	6.86
Pearl River	18,779	86.83	35,002	95.69	86.39	16,223	8.86
Perry	15,049	69.58	32,268	88.21	114.42	17,220	18.63
Pike	18,901	87.39	29,496	80.63	56.06	10,595	-6.76
Pontotoc	18,795	86.90	32,621	89.18	73.56	13,825	2.27
Prentiss	16,892	78.10	29,978	81.95	77.47	13,086	3.85
Quitman	15,080	69.72	28,868	78.92	91.44	13,788	9.19
Rankin	27,055	125.09	43,480	118.86	60.71	16,425	-6.23
Scott	18,064	83.52	30,878	84.41	70.93	12,814	0.89
Sharkey	15,965	73.81	35,591	97.30	122.94	19,627	23.48
Simpson	18,662	86.28	36,783	100.55	97.10	18,121	14.27
Smith	20,229	93.53	36,867	100.78	82.25	16,639	7.26
Stone	19,825	91.66	31,178	85.23	57.26	11,353	-6.43
Sunflower	16,276	75.25	28,701	78.46	76.34	12,425	3.21
Tallahatchie	15,639	72.31	30,521	83.44	95.17	14,883	11.13
Tate	21,404	98.96	34,326	93.84	60.37	12,922	-5.12
Tippah	19,556	90.42	34,667	94.77	77.27	15,112	4.35
Tishomingo	18,590	85.95	31,815	86.97	71.15	13,226	1.02
Tunica	17,167	79.37	31,258	85.45	82.08	14,091	6.08
Union	20,026	92.59	31,934	87.30	59.47	11,908	-5.29
Walthall	16,336	75.53	32,362	88.47	98.10	16,026	12.94
Warren	25,620	118.46	38,146	104.28	48.89	12,526	-14.18
Washington	19,043	88.04	34,252	93.63	79.87	15,209	5.59
Wayne	17,083	78.98	34,597	94.58	102.53	17,515	15.60
Webster	18,805	86.95	36,609	100.08	94.68	17,804	13.13
Wilkinson	14,807	68.46	28,174	77.02	90.27	13,366	8.56
Winston	18,632	86.15	34,334	93.86	84.27	15,701	7.71
Yalobusha	18,825	87.04	34,271	93.69	82.05	15,446	6.65
Yazoo	17,901	82.77	27,533	75.27	53.81	9,632	-7.50

Mississippi	21,628	100.00	36,580	100.00	69.13	14,952	0.00
Metropolitan	24,167	111.74	38,932	106.43	61.10	14,765	-5.31
Nonmetropolitan	19,645	90.83	34,409	94.06	75.15	14,764	3.23

United States	30,551		51,004		66.95	20,453
Metropolitan U.S.	32,033		52,884		65.09	20,851
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	22,573		39,344		74.30	16,771

Source: Calculations by the Mississippi Regional Economic Analysis Project (MS-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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