Holmes County, Mississippi
11 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
- 16,191
- Median household income
- $32,538
- ±4,202
- Unemployed
- 9.5%
- 545 of 5,715 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 68.2%
- 4,198 of 6,157 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 Holmes | 16,496 (2021) | Po Box 239, Lexington | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Durant | 2,145 (2021) | Po Box 272, Durant | — |
| City of Lexington | 1,547 (2021) | 112 Spring St, Lexington | — |
| Town of Cruger | 261 (2021) | Po Box 214, Cruger | — |
| Town of Goodman | 1,188 (2021) | Po Box 397, Goodman | — |
| Town of Pickens | 896 (2021) | Po Box 297, Pickens | — |
| Town of Tchula | 1,637 (2021) | Po Box 356, Tchula | — |
| Town of West | 146 (2021) | Po Box 35, West | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Creek Drainage District | Drainage | 28522 Highway 17, Lexington | — |
| Sweethome Water and Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | 201 Spring St, Lexington | — |
| Holmes County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 911, Lexington | — |
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
Holmes County Consolidated
School district9 schools
313 Olive Street, Lexington, MS, 39095
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)
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.