Opportunity Index

Stone County, Mississippi

Economy Score out of 100
Stone County, Mississippi
53.1
Cluster
53.1
State Avg.
48.2
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Stone County Cluster MS National
Unemployment rate 5.3% 5.3% 4.3% 3.3%
Median household income $41,192 $41,192 $38,741 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 17.3% 17.3% 19.8% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.7 4.7 5.4 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 5.0 5.0 4.5 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 75.5% 75.5% 73.4% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 73.7% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Stone County, MS
43.1
Cluster
43.1
State Avg.
52.6
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Stone County Cluster MS National
Preschool enrollment 25.4% 25.4% 52.5% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 87.5% 87.5% 83.1% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 23.7% 23.7% 32.0% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Stone County, MS
45.2
Cluster
45.2
State Avg.
39.7
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Stone County Cluster MS National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 11.1% 11.1% 16.4% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 310 310 64,726 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 20.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 174.6 174.6 285.7 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 27.6 27.6 52.8 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 1.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Stone County, MS
50.4
Cluster
50.4
State Avg.
38.6
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Stone County Cluster MS National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 11.6% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 12.6% 12.6% 12.0% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 34.3 34.3 26.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Stone County Cluster MS National
Diversity 82.6% 82.6% -% 85.9%
Growth 47.1 47.1 - 7.9
Automation 62.6% 62.6% -% 59.4%

Population
Stone County 18,112
Cluster 18,112
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.