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Child care centers and preschools in Perry County, MS

The child care centers and preschools in Perry County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.3M
On child care and other personal services · $286 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,577
+1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 child care center or preschool in Perry County. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

At $286 per household (51% below the U.S. average), households in Perry County spend about $1.3M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each center on map listings.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as child care services in Perry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Perry County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, Perry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Perry County compares

The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Child care and preschools in Perry County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.26.25.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$591K$1M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4181,573
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%+5.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on child care and other personal services$286$369$581
Median household income$49,634$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored12

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Perry County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,577+1.1% since 2020
Households
4,647
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$49,634+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,655
Median home value
$124,000
Jobs located here
1,993
Daytime population
9,347Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Child care and preschools across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for child care centers and preschools, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Perry County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for child care centers and preschools by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lafayette County, MS8273.7$1.3M+6.6%#66 of 1,611
2Hancock County, MS7663.0$1.4M+1.6%#140 of 1,611
3DeSoto County, MS73294.1$1.2M+6.3%#194 of 1,611
4Rankin County, MS61233.8$1.2M+3.2%#507 of 1,611
5Madison County, MS60265.9$907K+6.5%#549 of 1,611
6Oktibbeha County, MS47115.0$733K+0.4%#903 of 1,611
7Jackson County, MS46325.6$739K+3.0%#930 of 1,611
8Lamar County, MS44197.5$592K+4.7%#990 of 1,611
9Marshall County, MS4486.1$575K+2.6%#992 of 1,611
10Harrison County, MS42455.4$690K+4.0%#1,043 of 1,611
Perry County, MSNot scored12.2$1.3M+1.1%

Other business types in Perry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many child care centers and preschools are in Perry County, MS?

There is 1 child care center or preschool on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. The listings count day care centers and preschools. No official count is published for child care services in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Perry County, MS spend on child care and other personal services?

About $1.3M a year, or $286 per household. That is 51% below the U.S. average (an index of 49, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,647 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Perry County, MS compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?

Perry County has 1 child care center or preschool on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending.

How fast is Perry County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 11,577 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,647 households. The median household income in Perry County is $49,634 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Perry County has no market score for child care centers and preschools: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for child care centers and preschools · All 56 business types in Perry County

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