Demographic Characteristics of Mississippi
COUNTIES BY POPULATION IN MISSISSIPPI
Adams Alcorn Bolivar Coahoma Copiah DeSoto Forrest Hancock Harrison Hinds Jackson Jones Lafayette Lamar Lauderdale Lee Leflore Lincoln Lowndes Madison Marshall Monroe Neshoba Oktibbeha Panola Pearl River Pike Rankin Sunflower Warren WashingtonPLACES BY POPULATION IN MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi Brandon Canton Clarksdale Cleveland Clinton Columbus Corinth Gautier Greenville Greenwood Grenada Gulfport Hattiesburg Horn Lake Indianola Jackson Laurel Long Beach McComb Madison Meridian Moss Point Natchez Ocean Springs Olive Branch Oxford Pascagoula Pearl Ridgeland Southaven Starkville Tupelo Vicksburg West Point
Total Population: 2,844,658
Mississippi Age/Gender Statistics
 Male Population: 1,373,554 (48.29%) |
 Female Population: 1,471,104 (51.71%) |
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| Under 5 years | 204,364 | 45 to 54 years: | 361,981 |
| 5 to 9 years: | 216,920 | 55 to 59 years: | 132,202 |
| 10 to 14 years: | 218,742 | 60 to 64 years: | 113,621 |
| 15 to 19 years: | 233,188 | 65 to 74 years: | 185,710 |
| 20 to 24 years: | 212,947 | 75 to 84 years: | 114,922 |
| 25 to 34 years: | 381,798 | 85 years and over: | 42,891 |
| 35 to 44 years: | 425,372 | ||
| Median Age: 33.8 | |||
Mississippi Racial Statistics
One Race
2,824,637
White
1,746,099
Black or African American
1,033,809
American Indian and Alaska Native
11,652
Asian
18,626
Asian Indian
3,827
Chinese
3,099
Filipino
2,608
Japanese
766
Korean
1,334
Vietnamese
5,387
Other Asian
1,605
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
667
Native Hawaiian
197
Guamanian or Chamorro
213
Samoan
157
Other Pacific Islander
100
Some other race
13,784
Two or more races
20,021
Mississippi Hispanic Population Statistics
| Total Hispanic or Latino Population: 39,569 | |||
| Mexican | Puerto Rican | Cuban | Other |
| 21,616 | 2,881 | 1,508 | 13,564 |
Mississippi Relationship Statistics
| In households: 2,749,244 (96.65%) | In group quarters: 95,414 (3.35%) | ||
| Householder | 1,046,434 | Institutionalized | 50,826 |
| Spouse | 520,844 | Noninstitutionalized | 44,588 |
| Child | 883,590 | ||
| Own child under 18 years | 657,312 | ||
| Other relatives | 192,598 | ||
| Under 18 years | 101,556 | ||
| Nonrelatives | 105,778 | ||
| Unmarried partner | 46,738 | ||