Opportunity Index

Perry County, Mississippi

Economy Score out of 100
Perry County, Mississippi
45.6
Cluster
45.6
State Avg.
48.2
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Perry County Cluster MS National
Unemployment rate 5.5% 5.5% 4.3% 3.3%
Median household income $31,483 $31,483 $38,741 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 19.9% 19.9% 19.8% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 5.2 5.2 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 75.2% 75.2% 73.4% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 73.7% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Perry County, MS
43.8
Cluster
43.8
State Avg.
52.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Perry County Cluster MS National
Preschool enrollment 55.5% 55.5% 52.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 76.5% 76.5% 83.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 21.1% 21.1% 32.0% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Perry County, MS
Cluster
State Avg.
39.7
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Perry County Cluster MS National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 18.6% 18.6% 16.4% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 245 245 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. 16.6 16.6 52.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Perry County, MS
42.0
Cluster
42.0
State Avg.
38.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Perry County Cluster MS National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 11.6% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 17.3% 17.3% 12.0% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 35.0 35.0 26.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Perry County Cluster MS National
Diversity 71.7% 71.7% -% 85.9%
Growth 6.9 6.9 - 7.9
Automation 61.2% 61.2% -% 59.4%

Population
Perry County 12,032
Cluster 12,032
MS 2,989,663
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.