Perry County, Mississippi
6 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
- 11,449
- Median household income
- $49,634
- ±7,736
- Unemployed
- 2.0%
- 88 of 4,414 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 76.2%
- 3,541 of 4,647 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 Perry | 11,571 (2021) | Po Box 345, New Augusta | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Beaumont | 675 (2021) | Po Box 605, Beaumont | — |
| Town of New Augusta | 558 (2021) | Po Box 401, New Augusta | — |
| Town of Richton | 882 (2021) | Po Box 493, Richton | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Forest Regional Library | Libraries | 210 S Front St, Richton | Website |
| Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District 86 | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 135, New Augusta | — |
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
Perry County School District
School district6 schools
100 B 8th Ave., New Augusta, MS, 39462
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Richton School District
School district2 schools
701 Elm Ave, Richton, MS, 39476
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)
Laurel Farmers' Market (Laurel)
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.