Demographics of Clarke County, Mississippi

Clarke County, Mississippi had 15,102 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −443 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.

Clarke County, in four figures

15,102
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.8%
Change since July 2020: −443 people.; 42.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,108 ±$4,727
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.

Clarke County, Mississippi's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clarke 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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Clarke County, Mississippi's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clarke 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	15,545	100.0	100.0
2021	15,417	99.2	100.2
2022	15,207	97.8	100.7
2023	15,275	98.3	101.6
2024	15,209	97.8	102.5
2025	15,102	97.2	103.1

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Population of Clarke 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	15,545	−65	−22	0	−42
2021	15,417	−128	−93	0	−47
2022	15,207	−210	−68	−1	−138
2023	15,275	+68	−17	0	+88
2024	15,209	−66	−32	−1	−29
2025	15,102	−107	−38	−3	−67

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±0.7: for men 40.7 ±1.1 and for women 44.5 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clarke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	905 ±4	5.9% ±<0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,428 ±238	15.9% ±1.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,294 ±254	8.4% ±1.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,334 ±289	21.8% ±1.9	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,937 ±259	25.7% ±1.7	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,416 ±292	22.3% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,108 ±$4,727, and income per person $27,462 ±$2,224, 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 Clarke County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,704 ±315	28.7% ±5.2	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,490 ±231	25.1% ±3.8	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	960 ±246	16.1% ±4.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	649 ±128	10.9% ±2.1	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	636 ±157	10.7% ±2.6	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	276 ±99	4.6% ±1.7	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	108 to 352	1.8% to 5.9%	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 Clarke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	2,636 ±393	17.4% ±2.6	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	668 ±170	20.4% ±4.9	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,261 ±261	17.2% ±3.5	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	707 ±179	15.5% ±3.8	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clarke County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clarke County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	7,645 ±20	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.8% ±3.0	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.2% ±3.1	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.3% ±2.3	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.7% ±3.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$118,100 ±$11,302	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$801 ±$74	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±2	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 Clarke County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	166 ±0	1.1% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,609 ±54	62.7% ±0.4	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,777 ±248	31.2% ±1.6	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 123	0.1% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	670 ±234	4.4% ±1.5	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 Clarke County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	12,143 ±417	79.3% ±2.7	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,007 ±385	19.6% ±2.5	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 79	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	36 to 216	0.2% to 1.4%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23 to 191	0.2% to 1.2%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 42	0% to 0.3%	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%.

Clarke County among the counties of Mississippi

56th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Clarke County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Winston County	17,473	−1.2%
Attala County	17,100	−4.1%
Chickasaw County	16,730	−2.1%
Jasper County	15,785	−3.5%
Holmes County	15,465	−8.4%
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%

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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