Demographics of Covington County, Mississippi

Covington County, Mississippi had 17,898 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −401 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.

Covington County, in four figures

17,898
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −401 people.; 37.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,051 ±$7,205
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Covington 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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Covington County, Mississippi's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Covington 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	18,299	100.0	100.0
2021	18,280	99.9	100.2
2022	18,130	99.1	100.7
2023	18,041	98.6	101.6
2024	18,042	98.6	102.5
2025	17,898	97.8	103.1

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Population of Covington 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	18,299	−40	−38	0	−7
2021	18,280	−19	−65	0	+26
2022	18,130	−150	−75	−2	−61
2023	18,041	−89	−26	−6	−54
2024	18,042	+1	−66	+44	+25
2025	17,898	−144	−73	+24	−94

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±1.5: for men 33.7 ±2.7 and for women 39.7 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Covington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,213 ±228	6.7% ±1.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,197 ±408	17.6% ±2.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,503 ±337	8.3% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,583 ±513	25.3% ±2.8	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,453 ±361	24.5% ±2.0	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,199 ±351	17.6% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,051 ±$7,205, and income per person $27,839 ±$2,334, 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 Covington County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	2,148 ±447	29.3% ±6.0	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,822 ±378	24.9% ±5.1	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	788 ±201	10.8% ±2.7	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	833 ±274	11.4% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,191 ±336	16.3% ±4.6	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	145 to 439	2.0% to 6.0%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	249 ±104	3.4% ±1.4	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 Covington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	3,526 ±790	19.8% ±4.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,007 ±365	23.0% ±7.8	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,522 ±442	16.4% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	997 ±262	23.7% ±5.7	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Covington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Covington County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	8,397 ±18	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.2% ±3.1	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.8% ±3.1	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.5% ±4.0	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.5% ±5.0	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$105,100 ±$16,822	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$662 ±$65	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±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 Covington County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	471 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,776 ±79	59.4% ±0.4	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,313 ±303	34.8% ±1.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 97	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 126	0% to 0.7%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	206 to 718	1.1% to 4.0%	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 Covington County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	15,049 ±425	82.9% ±2.3	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,800 ±442	15.4% ±2.4	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 198	0% to 1.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	206 ±98	1.1% ±0.5	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 48	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	89 to 277	0.5% to 1.5%	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%.

Covington County among the counties of Mississippi

50th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Covington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Coahoma County	19,849	−6.5%
Wayne County	19,807	> −0.1%
Stone County	19,654	+7.2%
Tishomingo County	18,639	−1.1%
Clay County	18,238	−2.1%
Covington County	17,898	−2.2%
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%

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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