George County, Mississippi
4 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 25,170
- Median household income
- $59,758
- ±4,688
- Unemployed
- 7.5%
- 734 of 9,838 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.9%
- 7,899 of 9,302 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 George | 24,762 (2021) | 329 Ratliff St, Lucedale | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lucedale | 2,934 (2021) | 5126 Main St, Lucedale | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove Utility District | Sewerage and water supply | 149 Reeves Rd, Laurel | — |
| George County Soil and Water Conservation District 33 | Soil and water conservation | 111 Ventura Dr, Lucedale | — |
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
George County School District
School district9 schools
494 Cowart Street, Lucedale, MS, 39452
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
Ocean Springs Fresh Market (1000 Washington Avenue Ocean Springs) · City of Gautier's 2nd Saturday Farmer's Market (902 DE LA POINTE DR Gautier) · Jackson County Farmers Market (Jackson County Fair Grounds Pascagoula)
Bayou Farmers Market () · CUMC Farmers' Market (Mobile) · Farmers Market of Mobile (MOBILE) · and 9 more
Stone County Farmers Market (735 Hall Street Wiggins)
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.