Demographics of Claiborne County, Mississippi

Claiborne County, Mississippi had 8,058 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,035 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.

Claiborne County, in four figures

8,058
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −11.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,035 people.; 35.1 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $31,897 ±$7,278
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.

Claiborne County, Mississippi's population shrank 11.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Claiborne 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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Claiborne County, Mississippi's population shrank 11.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Claiborne 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	9,093	100.0	100.0
2021	8,667	95.3	100.2
2022	8,576	94.3	100.7
2023	8,385	92.2	101.6
2024	8,092	89.0	102.5
2025	8,058	88.6	103.1

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Population of Claiborne 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	9,093	−41	−13	0	−27
2021	8,667	−426	−20	+2	−378
2022	8,576	−91	−8	+20	−101
2023	8,385	−191	−33	+11	−173
2024	8,092	−293	−34	+18	−280
2025	8,058	−34	−35	+14	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.1 ±1.3: for men 32.3 ±1.5 and for women 38.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Claiborne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	521 ±135	6.1% ±1.6	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,348 ±240	15.7% ±2.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,564 ±253	18.2% ±2.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,783 ±290	20.8% ±3.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,698 ±199	19.8% ±2.3	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,668 ±239	19.4% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $31,897 ±$7,278, and income per person $19,888 ±$4,664, 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 Claiborne County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,211 ±244	40.3% ±7.7	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	816 ±198	27.1% ±6.3	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	363 ±121	12.1% ±3.9	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	384 ±133	12.8% ±4.3	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	65 to 233	2.2% to 7.7%	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7 to 81	0.2% to 2.7%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1 to 81	< 0.1% to 2.7%	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 Claiborne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	2,314 ±509	30.7% ±6.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	609 ±196	32.6% ±9.2	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,268 ±312	35.4% ±7.3	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	437 ±138	20.9% ±6.2	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Claiborne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Claiborne County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	3,959 ±18	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.0% ±4.8	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.0% ±4.7	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.5% ±4.3	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.5% ±5.7	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$82,700 ±$8,237	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$660 ±$115	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Claiborne County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 55	0% to 0.6%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	948 ±19	11.0% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,374 ±125	85.9% ±1.5	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% 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 16	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	95 to 321	1.1% to 3.7%	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 Claiborne County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	7,407 ±263	86.3% ±3.1	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,086 ±243	12.7% ±2.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 72	0% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22 to 102	0.3% to 1.2%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 34	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13 to 79	0.2% to 0.9%	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%.

Claiborne County among the counties of Mississippi

73rd of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Claiborne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Noxubee County	9,798	−4.2%
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%

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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