Budget Distress
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Jefferson County, MS — Budget Distress (score 8/10)
Jefferson County · MS
· FIPS 28063
County-level fiscal distress indicators for Jefferson County, MS.
Distress score: 8/10 Indicators: persistent poverty (USDA ERS), population loss, low employment, non-metro (rural)
USDA ERS classifies this county as persistently impoverished. Population declining — shrinking tax base increases vulnerability to ’economic development’ pitches.
Sources: USDA ERS County Typology Codes (2025), BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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