Jefferson County, Mississippi Basics:
Jefferson County Mississippi - Government Site
Population: 7,659
Area: 520 square miles
County seat: Fayette
Area code(s) in use: 601
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Median household income: $20,281
Persons in poverty: 41.1%
Home ownership rate: 69.6%
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
Adjacent counties:
Adams Claiborne Copiah Franklin Lincoln Tensas (LA)