Exhibit 23.1: Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-144181 on Form S-8 of Peoples Financial Corporation of our report dated March 13, 2020 relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Peoples Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2019.

/s/ WIPFLI LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

March 13, 2020