Demographics of Adams County, Mississippi

Adams County, Mississippi had 30,061 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +635 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Adams County, in four figures

30,061
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +635 people.; 42.0 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $43,644 ±$2,107
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Adams County, Mississippi's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Adams County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Adams County, Mississippi's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Adams County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,426	100.0	100.0
2021	28,483	96.8	100.2
2022	28,383	96.5	100.7
2023	28,717	97.6	101.6
2024	29,776	101.2	102.5
2025	30,061	102.2	103.1

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Population of Adams County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	29,426	−116	−48	0	−64
2021	28,483	−943	−155	+57	−791
2022	28,383	−100	−225	+486	−364
2023	28,717	+334	−177	+646	−129
2024	29,776	+1,059	−169	+1,905	−686
2025	30,061	+285	−174	+671	−212

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±0.7: for men 40.1 ±0.9 and for women 45.1 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Adams County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,547 ±10	5.4% ±<0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,345 ±359	15.1% ±1.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,578 ±459	9.0% ±1.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,791 ±402	23.6% ±1.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,202 ±415	25.0% ±1.4	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,340 ±421	22.0% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $43,644 ±$2,107, and income per person $27,252 ±$2,376, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Adams County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	3,580 ±460	31.2% ±3.9	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,964 ±454	25.9% ±3.9	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,596 ±279	13.9% ±2.4	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,330 ±243	11.6% ±2.1	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	990 ±223	8.6% ±1.9	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	480 ±171	4.2% ±1.5	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	524 ±163	4.6% ±1.4	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Adams County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	7,310 ±779	27.0% ±2.9	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,471 ±392	42.1% ±5.4	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,163 ±428	25.3% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,676 ±252	19.4% ±2.7	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Adams County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Adams County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	14,928 ±87	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.8% ±2.7	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.2% ±2.5	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.1% ±2.6	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.9% ±3.6	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$108,700 ±$7,346	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$734 ±$67	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±1	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Adams County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,012 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,699 ±119	37.1% ±0.4	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	16,144 ±221	56.0% ±0.8	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14 to 116	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	156 to 490	0.5% to 1.7%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	546 ±172	1.9% ±0.6	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Adams County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	22,298 ±531	77.4% ±1.8	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,902 ±532	17.0% ±1.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	40 to 212	0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,477 ±207	5.1% ±0.7	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	33 to 139	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,391 ±191	4.8% ±0.7	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Adams County among the counties of Mississippi

26th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Adams County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marshall County	34,654	+2.6%
Alcorn County	34,569	−0.5%
Monroe County	33,318	−2.4%
Panola County	32,691	−1.5%
Pontotoc County	32,096	+2.9%
Adams County	30,061	+2.2%
Neshoba County	28,732	−0.9%
Tate County	28,725	+2.1%
Union County	28,459	+2.3%
Bolivar County	28,262	−8.4%
Scott County	28,073	+0.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026