Opportunity Index

Copiah County, Mississippi

Economy Score out of 100
Copiah County, Mississippi
42.9
Cluster
42.9
State Avg.
48.2
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Copiah County Cluster MS National
Unemployment rate 5.6% 5.6% 4.3% 3.3%
Median household income $33,861 $33,861 $38,741 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 24.3% 24.3% 19.8% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.3 5.3 5.4 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 4.2 4.2 4.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 74.0% 74.0% 73.4% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 73.7% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Copiah County, MS
47.0
Cluster
47.0
State Avg.
52.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Copiah County Cluster MS National
Preschool enrollment 53.8% 53.8% 52.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 79.1% 79.1% 83.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 25.3% 25.3% 32.0% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Copiah County, MS
27.7
Cluster
27.7
State Avg.
39.7
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Copiah County Cluster MS National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 16.1% 16.1% 16.4% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 605 605 64,726 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 20.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 285.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 35.1 35.1 52.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.1 1.1 1.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Copiah County, MS
54.1
Cluster
54.1
State Avg.
38.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Copiah County Cluster MS National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 11.6% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 15.0% 15.0% 12.0% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 25.1 25.1 26.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Copiah County Cluster MS National
Diversity 85.2% 85.2% -% 85.9%
Growth -29.7 -29.7 - 7.9
Automation 62.0% 62.0% -% 59.4%

Population
Copiah County 28,516
Cluster 28,516
MS 2,989,663
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

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News Themes and Sentiment

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.