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Shubuta’s average commute is 34 minutes, above both the Mississippi town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only one of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Shubuta. Its National Register listings include Prairie Place and Sumrall-Albritton House. Shubuta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Shubuta beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 754 in 1880, a peak of 1,168 in 1910, 406 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shubuta, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Shubuta.
For Shubuta, the going rate for rent is $663 a month. 80% of Shubuta households own their home, against 62% in Mississippi’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| Shubuta | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $663 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Compared with 76% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Shubuta is higher. Flood insurance has paid out on 17 claims locally since 1980. FEMA puts a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical July afternoon high for Shubuta comes to 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based in Shubuta grew to 125 in 2023, 56 more than in 2013. The share of residents in Shubuta who live below the poverty line: 4.9%. The top destinations are Laurel (19%), Meridian (14%) and Quitman (10%). The town’s typical household income is $55,000.
| Shubuta | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 19% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Shubuta, nearly a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress. Of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Shubuta. The town beats the Mississippi average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Shubuta | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 27% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 16% |
| What stands out | Shubuta | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.5% | 13.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.1% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Shubuta; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Shubuta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
5 places in Shubuta on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Mississippi, United States
Shubuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States, which is located on the eastern border of the state. As of the 2020 census, Shubuta had a population of 406. Developed around an early 19th-century trading post on the Chickasawhay River, it was built near a Choctaw town. Shubuta is a Choctaw word meaning "smokey water".
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Shubuta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Annibel Jenkins and Robert Staten.
