The population of Perry county is estimated at 12,076. In 2017 there were 129 births and 119 deaths in Perry county. Perry county has 1,764 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,112 that are owned free and clear and 798 that are renter occupied.

  The upstanding residents of Perry County filed 4,600 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.4% of all Mississippi filings and 0.003% of the entire nation. Perry had a combined total federal tax liability of $26,432,000 on earned income of $191,285,000. Other notable statistics from Perry County were 190 unemployment claims which collected a total of $843,000 and 770 charitable contributions valued at $4,919,000. 640 filings from Perry County paid a combined total of $804,000 in property taxes and 510 filings paid $2,421,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Perry county had 45 religious congregations with an estimated 6,465 members.
10.6% of the Perry population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 19.3% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 45% of Perry County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 254 votes.
At $38,997 the median income is 89.5% of the Mississippi average. An estimated 277 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Perry, the equivalant of around 6.3% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 7.1%.

Top 15 Industries in Perry County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
645	Manufacturing
263	Health care and social assistance
250	Retail trade
52	Finance and insurance
43	Accommodation and food services
43	Food services and drinking places
43	Restaurants and other eating places
39	Professional, scientific, and technical services
33	Other services (except public administration)
25	Offices of physicians
25	Offices of physicians (except mental health specialists)
24	Transportation and warehousing
17	Pharmacies and drug stores
17	Health and personal care stores
0	Clothing and clothing accessories stores

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