Bolivar County , Mississippi
Population: 30,163 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $37,315 Home $123,600 Rent $671/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Bolivar County faces the demographic and economic pressures common to high-poverty rural counties. Median household income of $37,315 alongside a poverty rate of 34% point to limited economic opportunity, with downstream effects on housing, health outcomes, and out-migration. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Bolivar County in the top 23% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with earthquake risk the dominant local risk.
$37,315
Median Income
household
$123,600
Home Value
median
$671/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $37,315 |
| Per Capita Income | $25,359 |
| Poverty Rate | 33.7% |
| Median Home Value | $123,600 |
| Median Gross Rent | $671/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 61.0% |
| Renter Occupied | 39.0% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 30,163 |
| Median Age | 36.6 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 26.6% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
46.5%
Obesity
20.5%
Diabetes
20.4%
Smoking
51.9%
High Blood Pressure
42.3%
No Physical Activity
18.9%
Depression
38.0%
Insufficient Sleep
82.8%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 76.8 · 77th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
82.92
🌀 Hurricane
66.37
🔥 Wildfire
17.94
❄️ Winter Storm
26.26
🌍 Earthquake
92.18
☀️ Drought
89.03
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