Micro area · Mississippi
Vicksburg, MS micropolitan area
Vicksburg, MS is a micropolitan area of 1 county in Mississippi, home to 41,759 residents. Vicksburg, MS micropolitan area has a quality-of-life score of 23 out of 100 (low), ranking #715 of 925 US metro and micro areas. Among metro and micro areas based in Mississippi it ranks #6 of 20. It ranks best on depression (low), mental health providers (high) and new business applications (high). It ranks worst on homicide rate (high), new homes permitted (low) and access to exercise opportunities (low).
- Quality-of-life score
- #715 of 925 metro and micro areas
- Mississippi
- #6 of 20 in MS
- Population
- 41,759 (2025)
- Land area
- 589 mi²
- Density
- 71.0 /mi²
- CBSA code
- 46980
Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 64 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.
Scores by category
Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.
- Safety3#897/924
- Economy28#664/925
- Housing56#408/925
- Health29#660/925
- Healthcare52#443/923
- Environment25#688/917
- Education51#452/925
- Infrastructure22#721/925
- Community12#818/925
- Leisure & amenities59#379/925
Strengths · Weaknesses
Indicators where Vicksburg, MS micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).
Strengths
- Depression · low19.1%95/100Mississippi 20.1%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
- Mental health providers · high648 /100k94/100Mississippi 243 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- New business applications · high19.2 /1k
- Child care cost burden · low21.3%91/100Mississippi 25.5%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Pharmacies · high2.4 /10k90/100Mississippi 2.2 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
- Gyms and fitness centers · high1.7 /10k90/100Mississippi 1.2 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Weaknesses
- Homicide rate · high17.9 /100k3/100Mississippi 14.6 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
- New homes permitted · low0.1 /1k
- Access to exercise opportunities · low46.1%4/100Mississippi 58.2%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Child poverty rate · high32.0%
- Job growth · low-3.6%
- Adult obesity · high43.8%6/100Mississippi 42.6%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Trends
The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.
- PopulationFalling
44,548 (2020) → 41,759 (2025)
−6.3%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
- Drought exposureWorsening
13% (2021) → 44% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+31 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
- Access to exercise opportunitiesWorsening
56.3% (2010 & 2021) → 46.1% (2022 & 2024)
−10 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
- Broadband subscriptionsImproving
74.6% (2015-2019) → 84.2% (2020-2024)
+9.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
- Days with unhealthy airImproving
9.0% (2000) → 0.0% (2004)
−9 pts4 years
- Drug overdose deathsImproving
19.2 /100k (2021) → 10.8 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−44%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
What changed in five years
How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.
Metro and micro areas like Vicksburg, MS micropolitan area five years ago that improved
The places whose measures looked most like those of Vicksburg, MS micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.
Who lives here
Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).
Income
How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.
Homes
Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.
Getting to work
How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.
Jobs and pay
What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Local businesses
Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.
Federal contract spending
Federal grants & assistance
Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.
Counties in Vicksburg, MS
Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.
Principal cities
The cities the area is named for.
Largest cities and towns
By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.
Other metro and micro areas in Mississippi
Areas based in Mississippi, best score first.
Neighboring metro and micro areas
Places that share a border, best score first.
Similar metro and micro areas
Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).
- Columbus, MS19Alike on Price level, Exercise access, Depression
- Meridian, MS10Alike on Price level, Premature death, Exercise access
- Laurel, MS4Alike on Price level, Home value (Zillow), Life expectancy
- Greenwood, MS3Alike on Exercise access, Price level, Depression
- Brookhaven, MS7Alike on Price level, Exercise access, Avg temperature
Data and sources
Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.
- Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
- PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
- Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
- Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
- Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
- Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
- Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
- U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
- Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
- nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
- Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
- Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
- Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
- American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
- Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
- Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
- Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
- Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
- Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
- Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
- County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement