Leflore County, Mississippi
16 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
- 27,141
- Median household income
- $35,277
- ±3,844
- Unemployed
- 11.6%
- 1,293 of 11,139 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 69.3%
- 7,067 of 10,203 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 Leflore | 27,557 (2021) | Po Box 250, Greenwood | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Greenwood | 14,037 (2021) | Po Box 907, Greenwood | — |
| City of Itta Bena | 1,608 (2021) | Po Box 563, Itta Bena | — |
| Town of Morgan City | 202 (2021) | Po Box 244, Morgan City | — |
| Town of Schlater | 228 (2021) | Po Box 186, Schlater | — |
| Town of Sidon | 304 (2021) | Po Box 156, Sidon | — |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Leflore Airport Board | Air transportation | 502A Airport Rd, Greenwood | — |
| Abiaca Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box B, Greenwood | — |
| Abotlapoota Creek Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 1640, Greenwwood | — |
| Big Sand Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 1176, Greenwood | — |
| Pelucia Creek Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 494, Greenwood | — |
| Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi | Electric power utility | 6000 Lakeover Rd, Jackson | Website |
| Abotlapoota Master Water Management District | Flood control | 113 Fulton St, Greenwood | — |
| Greenwood City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 111 E Washington St, Greenwood | — |
| Itta Bena City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 682, Itta Bena | — |
| Leflore County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 811, Greenwood | — |
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
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
School district15 schools
1901 HIGHWAY 82 WEST, Greenwood, MS, 38930
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LEFLORE LEGACY ACADEMY
Independent charter district1 schools
500 W. Washington Street, Greenwood, MS, 38930
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
The Grenada, MS Farmers' Market (1250 Sunset Drive Grenada)
Indianola Open Air Market (200 Second Street - BB King Museum Indianola)
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.