Attala County, Mississippi
9 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 17,526
- Median household income
- $51,639
- ±5,901
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 434 of 8,008 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.8%
- 5,354 of 6,627 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 Attala | 17,742 (2021) | 230 W Washington St, Kosciusko | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kosciusko | 7,022 (2021) | 222 E Washington St, Kosciusko | Website |
| Town of Ethel | 341 (2021) | Po Box 58, Ethel | — |
| Town of McCool | 105 (2021) | Po Box 115, Mc Cool | — |
| Town of Sallis | 131 (2021) | Po Box 73, Sallis | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko Attala County Airport Board | Air transportation | 2629 Attala Road 2221, Kosciusko | — |
| Attala County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1669, Kosciusko | — |
| Mid-Mississippi Regional Library System | Libraries | 201 S Huntington St, Kosciusko | Website |
| Attala County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 502 Veterans Memorial Dr, Kosciusko | — |
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
Attala County Schools
School district5 schools
100 COURTHOUSE SUITE 3, Kosciusko, MS, 39090
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kosciusko School District
School district6 schools
229 West Washington St, Kosciusko, MS, 39090
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
Canton Farmers Market (141 N Union St Canton) · Downtown Madison Farmers Market (Madison) · Livingston Farmers' Market (Madison)
Choctaw Farmers Market (556 Blackjack Road Choctaw)
Winston County Farmers' Market (Louisville)
Yazoo Farmers Market (417 North Main Street Yazoo City)
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.