Demographics of Amite County, Mississippi

Amite County, Mississippi had 12,487 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −216 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.

Amite County, in four figures

12,487
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −216 people.; 49.2 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $37,222 ±$2,862
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.

Amite County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Amite 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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Amite County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Amite 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	12,703	100.0	100.0
2021	12,626	99.4	100.2
2022	12,564	98.9	100.7
2023	12,483	98.3	101.6
2024	12,500	98.4	102.5
2025	12,487	98.3	103.1

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Population of Amite 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	12,703	−20	−13	0	−7
2021	12,626	−77	−102	+1	+16
2022	12,564	−62	−109	+2	+54
2023	12,483	−81	−68	+3	−14
2024	12,500	+17	−53	+16	+55
2025	12,487	−13	−53	+8	+33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.2 ±1.1: for men 49.7 ±1.5 and for women 48.5 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Amite County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	664 ±161	5.3% ±1.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,878 ±264	14.9% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	899 ±200	7.2% ±1.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,355 ±301	18.7% ±2.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,467 ±361	27.6% ±2.9	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,302 ±361	26.3% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $37,222 ±$2,862, and income per person $24,724 ±$2,530, 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 Amite County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,933 ±349	33.0% ±5.8	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,770 ±394	30.3% ±6.6	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	848 ±240	14.5% ±4.0	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	611 ±218	10.4% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	411 ±144	7.0% ±2.4	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	48 to 224	0.8% to 3.8%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	39 to 243	0.7% to 4.2%	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Amite County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	3,445 ±667	27.6% ±5.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,046 ±313	41.1% ±10.4	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,498 ±382	26.2% ±6.2	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	901 ±242	21.5% ±5.4	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Amite County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Amite County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	7,346 ±24	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.6% ±3.7	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.4% ±3.8	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.4% ±4.5	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.6% ±4.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$100,800 ±$12,231	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$670 ±$82	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±3	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 Amite County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 25	0% to 0.2%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,364 ±22	58.6% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,033 ±71	40.1% ±0.6	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 51	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	53 to 205	0.4% to 1.6%	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 Amite County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	9,684 ±479	77.1% ±3.8	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,729 ±471	21.7% ±3.7	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	15 to 171	0.1% to 1.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14 to 104	0.1% to 0.8%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 62	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 63	0% to 0.5%	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%.

Amite County among the counties of Mississippi

61st of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Amite County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clarke County	15,102	−2.8%
Smith County	13,991	−1.5%
Walthall County	13,928	+0.4%
Greene County	13,707	+1.3%
Calhoun County	12,643	−4.4%
Amite County	12,487	−1.7%
Yalobusha County	12,375	−0.6%
Lawrence County	11,819	−1.4%
Perry County	11,577	+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County	10,941	−3.0%
Tallahatchie County	10,877	−14.0%

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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