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What are the crime rate and median income in Issaquena County, Mississippi?
About 928 people live in the county.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Issaquena County?
We don't show a crime rate for Issaquena County: no police agency here reported a full year to the FBI in 2021-2025. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Issaquena County?
The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $110,800 by its owners; renters pay a median $339. 24.0% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 13.5%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 8.1% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 24 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Issaquena County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 928 | 2,946,779 | 334,922,499 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $110,800 | $169,800 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $339 | $954 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 5.1% | 5.8% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 16.2% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 24.0% | 13.5% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 8.6% | 25.1% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 66.0% | 70.0% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 49.8 | 38.6 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 55.4% | 84.1% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 12.4% | 11.0% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Issaquena County?
Issaquena County carries a “Very Low” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists no Superfund site in Issaquena County, active or completed (October 2026).
Disasters, air and water
Issaquena County was covered by 5 federal major disaster declarations from 2016 through 2025 (Severe Storm 3, Hurricane 1, Flood 1), not counting COVID-19. Of 3 community water systems, 1 had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 3 (low).
Is there road construction in Issaquena County?
The state DOT feed had no interstate, U.S. or state highway work zones in Issaquena County on October 11, 2026. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Issaquena County?
USGS mapping shows 3 fire or EMS stations and 1 police or sheriff station.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Issaquena County
Gun shops
No gun shops or licensed gun dealers are on the map in Issaquena County.
Liquor stores
No liquor stores are on the map in Issaquena County. Mississippi has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Issaquena County on the map.
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Issaquena County?
We don't show a crime rate for Issaquena County: no police agency here reported a full year to the FBI in 2021-2025. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the unemployment rate in Issaquena County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 8.1% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 24 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Issaquena County?
Issaquena County carries a “Very Low” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here.
Is there road construction in Issaquena County right now?
The state DOT feed had no interstate, U.S. or state highway work zones in Issaquena County on October 11, 2026. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel.
How does Issaquena County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicot County, AR | 9,765 | 3.1 | $39,045 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | 7,072 | 7.0 | $33,341 |
| Madison Parish, LA | 9,513 | 9.7 | $35,456 |
| Sharkey County | 3,872 | 3.5 | $40,000 |
| Warren County | 43,020 | 6.4 | $59,401 |
| Washington County | 42,765 | – | $42,165 |
| Yazoo County | 24,835 | – | $39,295 |
More: Mississippi statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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