Pearl River County, Mississippi
8 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 57,458
- Median household income
- $58,135
- ±5,163
- Unemployed
- 6.1%
- 1,574 of 25,776 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.1%
- 18,609 of 21,880 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 Pearl River | 56,503 (2021) | Po Box 569, Poplarville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Picayune | 11,784 (2021) | 203 Goodyear Blvd, Picayune | Website |
| City of Poplarville | 2,822 (2021) | 200 Highway 26 E, Poplarville | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplarville Pearl River County Airport Board | Air transportation | Po Box 901, Poplarville | — |
| Picayune City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 821 Sixth Avenue, Picayune | — |
| Pearl River County Library System | Libraries | 900 Goodyear Blvd, Picayune | Website |
| Pearl River County Utility Authority | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 699, Picayune | Website |
| Pearl River County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 310 Highway 26 E, Poplarville | — |
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
Pearl River County School District
School district4 schools
130 Alphabet Ave., Carriere, MS, 39426
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Picayune School District
School district11 schools
706 Goodyear Blvd., Picayune, MS, 39466
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Poplarville School District
School district5 schools
302 South Julia Street, Poplarville, MS, 39470
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
East Jerusalem Farmer's Market (115 W. 9th Ave. Petal) · Forrest County Farmers Market (1200 Corinne Street Hattiesburg) · Petal Farmers Market (334 N. Main Street Petal)
Waveland Farmers Market, Etc. (301 Coleman Avenue Waveland)
Saucier Farmers Market () · The Pass Market (103 Fleitas Avenue Pass Christian) · Long Beach Farmers Market (126 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach)
Pearl River Market (233 Second Street Columbia)
Abita Springs Farmers Market () · Abita Springs Farmers' Market () · The Market at Saint Thomas () · and 3 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.