Sharkey 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
- 3,872
- Median household income
- $40,000
- ±10,299
- Unemployed
- 9.1%
- 155 of 1,712 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 48.6%
- 691 of 1,422 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 Sharkey | 3,663 (2021) | Po Box 218, Rolling Fork | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rolling Fork | 1,776 (2021) | Po Box 310, Rolling Fork | — |
| Town of Anguilla | 487 (2021) | Po Box 217, Anguilla | — |
| Town of Cary | 236 (2021) | Po Box 69, Cary | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 206, Hollandale | — |
| Delta City Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 215, Rolling Fork | — |
| Indian Bayou Water Management District | Drainage | Po Box 10, Rolling Fork | — |
| Otter Bayou Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 456, Rolling Fork | — |
| Rolling Fork Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 310, Rolling Fork | — |
| Sharkey-Issaquena County Library | Libraries | 116 Robert Morganfield Way, Rolling Fork | Website |
| Sharkey-Issaquena Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 70 Frontage Rd, Rolling Fork | — |
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
South Delta School District
School district4 schools
106 Athletic Drive, Rolling Fork, MS, 39159
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
Greenville Farmers Market (726 Washington Ave. - corner of Washington Ave. & North Street Greenville)
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.