Demographics of Choctaw County, Mississippi

Choctaw County, Mississippi had 8,048 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −156 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.

Choctaw County, in four figures

8,048
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −156 people.; 43.2 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,919 ±$5,054
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.

Choctaw County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Choctaw 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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Choctaw County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Choctaw 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	8,204	100.0	100.0
2021	8,131	99.1	100.2
2022	8,083	98.5	100.7
2023	8,073	98.4	101.6
2024	8,091	98.6	102.5
2025	8,048	98.1	103.1

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Population of Choctaw 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	8,204	−38	−18	0	−19
2021	8,131	−73	−47	0	−31
2022	8,083	−48	−34	−2	−7
2023	8,073	−10	−24	−1	+17
2024	8,091	+18	−42	+16	+46
2025	8,048	−43	−45	+15	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±1.0: for men 42.5 ±4.3 and for women 43.7 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Choctaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	390 ±101	4.8% ±1.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,347 ±151	16.6% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	638 ±147	7.9% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,803 ±208	22.2% ±2.6	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,057 ±186	25.3% ±2.3	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,883 ±223	23.2% ±2.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,919 ±$5,054, and income per person $26,576 ±$1,464, 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 Choctaw County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	783 ±177	22.6% ±5.0	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	899 ±200	26.0% ±5.7	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	619 ±130	17.9% ±3.7	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	445 ±134	12.8% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	524 ±119	15.1% ±3.4	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	142 ±62	4.1% ±1.8	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17 to 87	0.5% to 2.5%	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 Choctaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	1,471 ±298	18.4% ±3.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	355 ±107	20.6% ±5.7	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	674 ±171	17.7% ±4.4	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	442 ±127	18.1% ±4.9	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Choctaw County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Choctaw County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	4,375 ±23	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.2% ±3.4	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.8% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±4.3	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±3.8	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$117,200 ±$13,701	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$638 ±$73	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 Choctaw County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	154 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,436 ±33	67.0% ±0.4	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,255 ±139	27.8% ±1.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 168	0% to 2.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 22	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	39 to 291	0.5% to 3.6%	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 Choctaw County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	6,721 ±182	82.8% ±2.2	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,312 ±187	16.2% ±2.3	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 52	0.1% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 124	0% to 1.5%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 62	0% to 0.8%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 86	0% to 1.1%	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%.

Choctaw County among the counties of Mississippi

74th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Choctaw County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	9,354	−4.5%
Carroll County	9,226	−7.2%
Tunica County	8,819	−9.4%
Kemper County	8,600	−4.1%
Claiborne County	8,058	−11.4%
Choctaw County	8,048	−1.9%
Wilkinson County	7,582	−11.0%
Benton County	7,502	−2.2%
Franklin County	7,491	−2.2%
Humphreys County	7,001	−9.5%
Jefferson County	6,825	−5.8%

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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