Simpson County, Mississippi
7 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
- 25,691
- Median household income
- $56,381
- ±2,849
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 480 of 11,024 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.3%
- 7,853 of 9,543 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 Simpson | 25,750 (2021) | Po Box 308, Mendenhall | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Magee | 3,888 (2021) | 123 Main Ave N, Magee | — |
| City of Mendenhall | 2,181 (2021) | Po Box 487, Mendenhall | Website |
| Town of D'Lo | 371 (2021) | Po Box 100, D Lo | — |
| Village of Braxton | 183 (2021) | Po Box 27, Braxton | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3080B Simpson Highway 13, Mendenhall | — |
| South Central Regional Solid Waste Authority | Solid waste management | Po Box 308, Mendenhall | — |
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
Simpson County School District
School district8 schools
111 Education Ln, Mendenhall, MS, 39114
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
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.