Pemiscot County, MO

Welcome to Pemiscot County.

Pemiscot County has a population of 15.6 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 513.4 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 25%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $550 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Pemiscot County voted five out of six times for Republicans and only once for a Democratic candidate.

The largest city in the county is Caruthersville.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	53.55%	45.38%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	49.68%	49.93%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	42.98%	56.11%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	42.16%	56.8%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	32.3%	65.77%	++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	27.2%	71.84%	++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	25%

Government Enterprises	19%	0%
Private Industries	81%	31%
Agriculture	18%	96%
Mining	<1%	-100%
Utilities	1%	34%
Construction	<1%	0%
Manufacturing	<1%	0%
– Durable	2%	-29%
– Nondurable	<1%	0%
Trade	20%	13%
– Wholesale	12%	9%
– Retail	8%	19%
Transportation	5%	77%
Information	<1%	0%
Finance & Insurance	4%	15%
Real Estate	10%	9%
Professional & Business Services	2%	0%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	<1%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	0%
Accommodation & Food Services	<1%	0%
Other Services²	3%	12%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	15	66
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	5	33
⛽ Gasoline Stations	7	29
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	5	30
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	7	29
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	8	30
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	5	36
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	30%	$364,800	N/A
Top 20%	56%	$168,800	$137,000
Next highest 20%	21%	$62,300	$75,300
Middle 20%	13%	$39,000	$50,200
Second lowest 20%	8%	$22,800	$29,800
Bottom 20%	3%	Below $10,000	$16,000
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		49%	$65,000
Self-Employment		12%	$29,900
Investment Income¹		18%	$27,700
Social Security		52%	$21,800
Supplemental Security		6%	$10,600
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		30%	$19,400
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	8%	13%	12%
$25K – $49K	1%	8%	9%	7%
$50K – $99K	1%	7%	10%	5%
$100K – $199K	<1%	7%	6%	3%
$200K & more	<1%	<1%	2%	<1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$33,900	$21,700
African-American
Hispanic		$63,300
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$36,000	$16,600
Highschool & GED	$28,900	$22,200
Some College to Associate’s	$37,800	$25,600
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$73,200	$40,500
Graduate Degree		$38,400

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$42,400	$34,600
STEM²	$85,200
Gray-Collar³	$33,100
Pink-Collar⁴		$13,900
Sales⁵	$34,300	$21,500
Blue-Collar⁶	$37,800	$24,900
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves
Drought	++++	$
Earthquake	++	$$$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	+++	$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	+++	$
Landslide	+
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	++	$
Strong Wind	++	$
Tornado	++	$$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather	++
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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