North Mississippi Overview

Economic Profile

North Mississippi is home to aerospace, defense, automotive, and plastics industries.

Area universities have resources in research and technology, providing a business advantage for fast-breaking, high-technology industries.

It's the center of the upholstered furniture market in the U.S. and hosts the successful Furniture Market in February and August each year.

Counties

Alcorn County

Attala County

Benton County

Calhoun County

Chickasaw County

Choctaw County

Clay County

DeSoto County

Grenada County

Itawamba County

Kemper County

Lafayette County

Leake County

Lee County

Lowndes County

Marshall County

Monroe County

Neshoba County

Newton County

Noxubee County

Oktibbeha County

Panola County

Pontotoc County

Prentiss County

Quitman County

Rankin County

Scott County

Tallahatchie County

Tate County

Tippah County

Tishomingo County

Tunica County

Union County

Webster County

Winston County

Yalobusha County

Transportation

Major air: Memphis International Airport, Golden Triangle Regional Airport, Tupelo Airport, Jackson International Airport

Major highways: Interstates 55 and 20; four-lane divided U.S. Highways 82, 78, 45 and 72

Rail: Burlington Northern, Illinois Central, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern

Water: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

Power Distributors

4- County Electric Power Association

Aberdeen Electric Department

Alcorn County Electric Power Association

Amory Water & Electric

Central Electric Power Association

City of Macon Electric Department

City of Oxford Electric Department

City of Tupelo Water & Light Department

City of Water Valley Electric Department

City of West Point

Columbus Light & Water

East Mississippi Electric Power Association

Holly Springs Utility Department

Louisville Utilities

Monroe County Electric Power Association

Natchez Trace Electric Power Association

New Albany Light, Gas & Water Department

North East Mississippi Electric Power Association

Northcentral Mississippi Electric Power Association

Philadelphia Utilities

Pontotoc Electric Power Association

Prentiss County Electric Power Association

Starkville Electric Department

Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association

Tippah Electric Power Association

Tishomingo County Electric Power Association

Tombigbee Electric Power Association

Education

Higher Education - Public

Mississippi State University - Starkville and branches

Mississippi University for Women - Columbus

University of Mississippi- Oxford and branches

East Mississippi Community College - Scooba, Mayhew

Holmes Community College - Goodman, Grenada, Ridgeland

Itawamba Community College - Fulton, Tupelo

Northeast Mississippi Community College - Booneville

Northwest Mississippi Community College - Senatobia, Olive Branch, Oxford

Higher Education - Independent

Blue Mountain College - Blue Mountain

Magnolia Bible College - Kosciusko

Mary Holmes College - West Point

Rust College - Holly Springs

Wood Junior College - Mathiston

Vocational Schools - Public

Aberdeen

Alcorn

Amory

DeKalb Center

DeSoto

Golden Triangle

Houston

Itawamba

Lee

Marshall-Benton

New Albany

North Panola

Noxubee

Oxford Center

Pontotoc

Prentiss

Starkville

Tippah

Tishomingo

Winston