Yalobusha
Mississippi

What stands out

What stands out about Yalobusha County: home internet speed is among the fastest in America (365 Mbps), the share working from home is in the bottom 4% of American counties (2%), and life expectancy is in the bottom 4% of American counties (69.9 years). Within Mississippi it ranks 1st of 82 counties for home internet speed.

Where you are

You live in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. 12,499 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +27).

Mississippi exempts all retirement income from its income tax, which is a flat 4% on income over $10,000 for 2026 and is scheduled to be eliminated over the coming decade. Home prices and overall cost of living are the lowest in the country. The state also ranks last or near last on health, income and school measures, and the Gulf coast carries hurricane exposure.

Money

The typical household here brings in $47,006 a year, lower than 85% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $42,381. Unemployment runs 4.1%, higher than 72% of American counties. 2% of workers work from home.

Mississippi takes 3.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,480 a year.

Home

The median home costs $152K, cheaper than 83% of American counties, about 1.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $554 a month. Property tax is 0.85% of home value, roughly $800 a year on that median home, lower than 51% of American counties. 70% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 62% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 12 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 69.9 years, shorter than 96% of American counties. There are 8 active physicians in the county, about 6.4 per 10,000 people. 12.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.71 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 92% of American counties. 84% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 23 points. 69% of eligible voters turned out. Under Mississippi law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 64°F, highs near 76 and lows near 53, warmer than 81% of American counties. About 52 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 23 out of 100, safer than 77% of American counties; the county has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 365 Mbps down, faster than almost every county in America. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.