Hinds County
Medium metro
FIPS 28049
Profiled Cities (1)
People
211.9K
Population
Census 2025 Est.243.6/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-6.6%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$49K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr36.9
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr88.7%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr22.7%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202412.9%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr58.3%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr15.5%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr2.1%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr22.9%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr71.7%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
7.5K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2310.1K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-2,660
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.2%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 202597.9K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$54K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$15.4B
County GDP
BEA 20244.9K
Business Establishments
CBP 202384.4K
Employees
CBP 2023$4.5B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$160K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr11.3K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr19.3K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
92nd pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202244.6%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202515.3%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202517.9%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202516.5%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 2025104.7/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–2513.1/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25555.7/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
94.3
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Moderate
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$116.8M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20259.75
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.13
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20242.3%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
0.9%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202434.9%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20192.8%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
869.8 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202465.2°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202076.4°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202054.0°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202057.2"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Government-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024Government
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024Yes
Population Loss County
TIGER 2024