Demographics of Hinds County, Mississippi

Hinds County, Mississippi had 211,888 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −14,890 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.

Hinds County, in four figures

211,888
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.6%
Change since July 2020: −14,890 people.; 36.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,402 ±$1,618
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.

Hinds County, Mississippi's population shrank 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hinds 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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Hinds County, Mississippi's population shrank 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hinds 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	226,778	100.0	100.0
2021	222,135	98.0	100.2
2022	217,434	95.9	100.7
2023	214,616	94.6	101.6
2024	212,718	93.8	102.5
2025	211,888	93.4	103.1

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Population of Hinds 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	226,778	−970	+10	0	−915
2021	222,135	−4,643	−163	+62	−4,357
2022	217,434	−4,701	−237	+581	−5,210
2023	214,616	−2,818	+227	+586	−3,673
2024	212,718	−1,898	+122	+1,373	−3,429
2025	211,888	−830	+151	+675	−1,661

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±0.2: for men 35.0 ±0.2 and for women 38.5 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hinds County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	13,401 ±154	6.1% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	37,892 ±1,287	17.3% ±0.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	23,002 ±874	10.5% ±0.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	56,884 ±1,148	26.0% ±0.5	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	51,652 ±1,059	23.6% ±0.5	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	35,702 ±1,289	16.3% ±0.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,402 ±$1,618, and income per person $29,530 ±$828, 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 Hinds County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	22,887 ±1,339	25.5% ±1.5	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	22,397 ±1,185	25.0% ±1.3	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,423 ±1,120	16.1% ±1.2	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,057 ±1,134	12.3% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,939 ±779	11.1% ±0.9	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,871 ±609	5.4% ±0.7	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,004 ±507	4.5% ±0.6	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Hinds County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	47,593 ±3,075	22.7% ±1.5	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	16,246 ±1,420	32.1% ±2.5	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	22,181 ±1,606	20.1% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,166 ±764	18.7% ±1.5	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hinds County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hinds County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	106,340 ±76	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.2% ±0.9	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.8% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.3% ±1.1	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.7% ±1.5	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,900 ±$4,581	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,061 ±$20	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 Hinds County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,690 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	50,098 ±187	22.9% ±0.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	156,710 ±881	71.7% ±0.4	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,833 ±90	0.8% ±<0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	176 to 554	0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	161 to 803	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,344 ±887	2.0% ±0.4	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 Hinds County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	178,925 ±1,503	81.9% ±0.7	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	34,497 ±1,442	15.8% ±0.7	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	777 ±223	0.4% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,334 ±628	2.0% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,352 ±312	0.6% ±0.1	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,982 ±592	1.4% ±0.3	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hinds County among the counties of Mississippi

2nd of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Hinds County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Harrison County	217,136	+4.0%
Hinds County	211,888	−6.6%
DeSoto County	197,918	+6.3%
Rankin County	162,181	+3.2%
Jackson County	147,666	+3.0%
Madison County	116,298	+6.5%
Lee County	83,731	+0.5%

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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