Rankin County, Mississippi
23 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
- 158,854
- Median household income
- $79,357
- ±3,097
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 3,546 of 81,468 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.1%
- 55,408 of 60,133 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 Rankin | 158,096 (2021) | 211 E Government St, Brandon | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Florence | 4,623 (2021) | Po Box 187, Florence | Website |
| City of Flowood | 10,373 (2021) | Po Box 320069, Flowood | Website |
| City of Pearl | 27,258 (2021) | Po Box 5948, Pearl | Website |
| City of Richland | 7,180 (2021) | Po Box 180609, Richland | Website |
| Town of Brandon | 25,373 (2021) | Po Box 1539, Brandon | Website |
| Town of Pelahatchie | 1,264 (2021) | Po Box 229, Pelahatchie | Website |
| Town of Puckett | 342 (2021) | Po Box 130, Puckett | Website |
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rankin-Hinds-Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District | Flood control | Po Box 320069, Flowood | Website |
| Richland Creek Watershed Drainage District | Flood control | P.o. Box 1825, Brandon | — |
| Central Mississippi Regional Library | Libraries | Po Box 1749, Brandon | Website |
| Evergreen Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 211 E Government St, Brandon | — |
| Lake Harbor Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 3990 Highway 43 N, Brandon | — |
| Reservoir Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2232 Spillway Rd, Brandon | Website |
| Robinhood Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1452 Old Lake Rd, Brandon | — |
| Southwest Rankin Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2899 West Mt Creek, Florence | — |
| Star Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 184, Star | — |
| Pinelands Public Improvement District | Other multi-function districts | P O Box 320847, Flowood | — |
| West Rankin Utility Authority | Other multi-function districts | 520 Old Highway 49 S, Richland | — |
| Stonebridge Public Improvement District | Other single function districts | 1038 Hwy 471, Brandon | — |
| Cleary Water Sewer and Fire Protection District | Sewerage and water supply | 217 Hickory Ridge Dr, Florence | — |
| Rankin County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 300 Community Way, Brandon | — |
| Five Lakes Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 82, Brandon | — |
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 Public Schools
School district5 schools
3375 HIGHWAY 80 E, Pearl, MS, 39208
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Rankin County School District
School district28 schools
1220 Apple Park Place, Brandon, MS, 39042
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
Olde Towne Market (202A W. Leake Street P. O. Box 156 Clinton) · Clinton's Fresh at Five Farmers Market (300 Jefferson Street Clinton) · Mississippi Market (849 North West Street Jackson) · and 2 more
Canton Farmers Market (141 N Union St Canton) · Downtown Madison Farmers Market (Madison) · Livingston Farmers' Market (Madison)
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.