Demographics of Kemper County, Mississippi

Kemper County, Mississippi had 8,600 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −368 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.

Kemper County, in four figures

8,600
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.1%
Change since July 2020: −368 people.; 40.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,431 ±$5,352
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.

Kemper County, Mississippi's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kemper 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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Kemper County, Mississippi's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kemper 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	8,968	100.0	100.0
2021	8,809	98.2	100.2
2022	8,690	96.9	100.7
2023	8,609	96.0	101.6
2024	8,566	95.5	102.5
2025	8,600	95.9	103.1

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Population of Kemper 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	8,968	−22	−25	0	+1
2021	8,809	−159	−43	0	−114
2022	8,690	−119	−41	−2	−73
2023	8,609	−81	−43	−1	−35
2024	8,566	−43	−23	−4	−15
2025	8,600	+34	−28	−4	+66

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±1.9: for men 38.2 ±3.1 and for women 43.4 ±5.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kemper County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	534 ±121	6.1% ±1.4	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,076 ±184	12.3% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,136 ±206	13.0% ±2.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,001 ±324	22.9% ±3.7	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,056 ±301	23.6% ±3.4	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,926 ±247	22.1% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,431 ±$5,352, and income per person $23,498 ±$1,875, 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 Kemper County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,046 ±244	32.5% ±7.3	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	685 ±228	21.3% ±7.0	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	631 ±197	19.6% ±6.0	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	350 ±130	10.9% ±4.0	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	323 ±133	10.0% ±4.1	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	20 to 146	0.6% to 4.5%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	36 to 174	1.1% to 5.4%	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 Kemper County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	1,990 ±391	24.8% ±4.9	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	657 ±140	40.9% ±5.6	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	928 ±262	23.3% ±6.2	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	405 ±155	16.7% ±6.1	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kemper County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kemper County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	3,948 ±22	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.6% ±4.5	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.4% ±4.5	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.0% ±4.4	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.0% ±5.6	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$99,600 ±$21,335	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$677 ±$284	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Kemper County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	36 to 176	0.4% to 2.0%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,900 ±20	33.2% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,187 ±147	59.4% ±1.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	240 ±77	2.7% ±0.9	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 20	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	137 to 455	1.6% to 5.2%	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 Kemper County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	7,113 ±368	81.5% ±4.2	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,555 ±354	17.8% ±4.1	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 39	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1 to 87	< 0.1% to 1.0%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 74	0% to 0.8%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 23	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%.

Kemper County among the counties of Mississippi

72nd of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Kemper County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Webster County	10,167	+2.6%
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%

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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