Mississippi County, Arkansas
36 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 39,126
- Median household income
- $52,548
- ±4,766
- Unemployed
- 6.9%
- 1,231 of 17,836 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.8%
- 12,944 of 15,452 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Mississippi | 39,661 (2021) | 200 W Walnut St, Blytheville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 17
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Blytheville | 13,039 (2021) | 124 W Walnut St, Blytheville | Website |
| City of Gosnell | 2,826 (2021) | 201 S Air Base Hwy, Gosnell | — |
| City of Joiner | 486 (2021) | 104 Gin St, Joiner | — |
| City of Keiser | 730 (2021) | Po Box 138, Keiser | — |
| City of Leachville | 1,987 (2021) | Po Box 67, Leachville | — |
| City of Luxora | 915 (2021) | Po Box 250, Luxora | — |
| City of Manila | 3,662 (2021) | Po Box 895, Manila | — |
| City of Osceola | 6,779 (2021) | Po Box 443, Osceola | Website |
| City of Wilson | 747 (2021) | 22 Adams Street, Wilson | — |
| Town of Bassett | 121 (2021) | Po Box 73, Bassett | — |
| Town of Birdsong | 30 (2021) | 261 N 308 Dr, Birdsong | — |
| Town of Burdette | 138 (2021) | Po Box 208, Burdette | — |
| Town of Dell | 190 (2021) | Po Box 206, Dell | — |
| Town of Dyess | 330 (2021) | Po Box 49, Dyess | — |
| Town of Etowah | 246 (2021) | Po Box 113, Etowah | — |
| Town of Marie | 103 (2021) | Po Box 243, Marie | — |
| Town of Victoria | 18 (2021) | Po Box 9001, Osceola | — |
Special districts 18
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blytheville-Gosnell Regional Airport Authority | Air transportation | 4701 Memorial Dr, Blytheville | Website |
| Grassy Lake Tyronza Drainage District 9 | Drainage | Po Box 122, Osceola | — |
| Mississippi County Drainage District 1-11 | Drainage | Po Box 122, Osceola | — |
| Mississippi County Drainage District 1-13 | Drainage | 2985 W. Keiser Ave, Osceola | — |
| Mississippi County Drainage District 16 | Drainage | 3062 N County Road 69, Manila | — |
| Mississippi County Drainage District 17 | Drainage | Po Box 446, Blytheville | — |
| Blytheville City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 387, Blytheville | — |
| Dell City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 32, Dell | — |
| Leachville City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 410 E 5th St, Leachville | — |
| Luxora City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 70, Luxora | — |
| Manila City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 590, Manila | — |
| Osceola Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 585, Osceola | — |
| Wilson City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 235, Wilson | — |
| Mississippi-Crittenden County Regional Library | Libraries | 200 N 5th St, Blytheville | — |
| Blytheville-Mississippi County Intermodal Authority | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 166, Blytheville | — |
| Mississippi County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3137 W Keiser Ave, Osceola | — |
| Mississippi County Regional Solid Waste Management District | Solid waste management | 200 W Walnut St, Blytheville | — |
| Gosnell Water Assoc Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | 114 Park St, Gosnell | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ARMOREL SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
4555 NORTH STATE HIGHWAY 137, Blytheville, AR, 72315
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district5 schools
405 W PARK ST, Blytheville, AR, 72315
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
600 HWY 181, Blytheville, AR, 72315
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
419 E OLYMPIA STREET, Manila, AR, 72442
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district4 schools
2750 WEST SEMMES, Osceola, AR, 72370
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
1700-A WEST STATE HWY 14, Wilson, AR, 72395
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
ASU Regional Farmers' Market (Jonesboro)
Farmers' Market-Food Fair (2801 Pendleton Drive Kennett)
Main Street Dyersburg Farmers Market (Dyersburg) · Main Street Dyersburg Farmers Market (Dyersburg)
Ripley Downtown Farmers' Market (Ripley)
Arlington Open Air Market () · Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market (1000 South Cooper Street Memphis) · Bartlett Station Farmers Market (2629 Bartlett Blvd Bartlett) · and 8 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.