Tunica County, Mississippi
6 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
- 9,475
- Median household income
- $39,364
- ±4,691
- Unemployed
- 13.3%
- 570 of 4,296 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.7%
- 2,991 of 3,800 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 Tunica | 9,696 (2021) | Po Box 639, Tunica | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Tunica | 987 (2021) | Po Box 395, Tunica | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Lakes Utilities and Improvements District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 188, Tunica | — |
| Tunica County Utility District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 2503, Tunica | Website |
| Tunica National Public Improvement Dist | Other single function districts | Po Box 639, Tunica | — |
| Tunica County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1221 Kenny Hill Dr, Tunica | Website |
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
Tunica School District
School district7 schools
744 SCHOOL STREET, Tunica, MS, 38676
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
Clarksdale Farmers Market (231 Delta Avenue Clarksdale) · Crossroads Farmers' Market (Clarksdale)
Old Towne Farmers Market (9200 Pigeon Roost Rd. Olive Branch) · Hernando Farmers Market (Hernando)
Square Market (Batesville)
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.