Demographics of Franklin County, Mississippi

Franklin County, Mississippi had 7,491 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −170 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.

Franklin County, in four figures

7,491
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −170 people.; 42.1 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,939 ±$3,890
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Franklin 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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Franklin County, Mississippi's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Franklin 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	7,661	100.0	100.0
2021	7,685	100.3	100.2
2022	7,617	99.4	100.7
2023	7,598	99.2	101.6
2024	7,529	98.3	102.5
2025	7,491	97.8	103.1

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Population of Franklin 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	7,661	−16	−9	0	−7
2021	7,685	+24	−37	0	+55
2022	7,617	−68	−46	+2	−21
2023	7,598	−19	−59	+1	+41
2024	7,529	−69	−20	+2	−51
2025	7,491	−38	−21	+2	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±1.9: for men 38.3 ±2.9 and for women 44.4 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Franklin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	330 ±141	4.3% ±1.8	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,434 ±210	18.8% ±2.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	574 ±152	7.5% ±2.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,740 ±259	22.8% ±3.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,903 ±194	25.0% ±2.6	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,641 ±212	21.5% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,939 ±$3,890, and income per person $33,131 ±$4,271, 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 Franklin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	938 ±210	30.5% ±6.5	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	482 ±122	15.7% ±3.8	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	660 ±186	21.5% ±5.9	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	361 ±127	11.7% ±4.1	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	280 ±107	9.1% ±3.4	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	58 to 254	1.9% to 8.2%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	197 ±85	6.4% ±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 Franklin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	1,913 ±447	25.4% ±5.9	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	647 ±141	37.1% ±6.1	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	945 ±267	25.5% ±6.7	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	321 ±95	15.4% ±4.4	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Franklin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Franklin County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	4,329 ±20	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	71.0% ±4.7	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	29.0% ±4.6	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.7% ±4.7	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.3% ±5.2	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$101,900 ±$9,643	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$166 to $1,284	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Franklin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	23 to 139	0.3% to 1.8%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,758 ±17	62.4% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,670 ±92	35.0% ±1.2	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	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 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	29 to 167	0.4% to 2.2%	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 Franklin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	6,300 ±265	82.7% ±3.5	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,244 ±261	16.3% ±3.4	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 116	0% to 1.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 47	0% to 0.6%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 42	0% to 0.6%	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%.

Franklin County among the counties of Mississippi

77th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Franklin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Quitman County	5,364	−12.9%
Sharkey County	3,097	−17.9%
Issaquena County	1,263	−4.8%

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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