Demographics of Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Lauderdale County, Mississippi had 70,317 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,361 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.

Lauderdale County, in four figures

70,317
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −2,361 people.; 39.7 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,817 ±$2,933
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.

Lauderdale County, Mississippi's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lauderdale 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Lauderdale County, Mississippi's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lauderdale 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	72,678	100.0	100.0
2021	72,055	99.1	100.2
2022	71,342	98.2	100.7
2023	70,888	97.5	101.6
2024	70,527	97.0	102.5
2025	70,317	96.8	103.1

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Population of Lauderdale 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	72,678	−302	−119	+5	−182
2021	72,055	−623	−291	0	−370
2022	71,342	−713	−231	+114	−588
2023	70,888	−454	+10	+99	−557
2024	70,527	−361	−104	+184	−436
2025	70,317	−210	−122	+110	−200

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.7 ±0.4: for men 38.1 ±0.6 and for women 41.8 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lauderdale County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	4,305 ±77	6.0% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,404 ±734	17.3% ±1.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,898 ±524	8.2% ±0.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,827 ±529	24.9% ±0.7	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,729 ±657	24.8% ±0.9	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,341 ±665	18.7% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,817 ±$2,933, and income per person $28,930 ±$1,090, 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 Lauderdale County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	8,153 ±810	28.4% ±2.8	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,027 ±682	21.0% ±2.3	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,812 ±567	16.8% ±2.0	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,463 ±412	8.6% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,285 ±526	14.9% ±1.8	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,894 ±356	6.6% ±1.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,073 ±214	3.7% ±0.7	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 Lauderdale County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	18,056 ±1,849	26.3% ±2.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,849 ±819	41.4% ±4.0	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,113 ±985	23.4% ±2.7	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,094 ±499	17.8% ±2.7	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lauderdale County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lauderdale County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	33,551 ±42	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.6% ±1.6	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.4% ±1.6	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.1% ±2.0	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.9% ±2.1	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$133,300 ±$13,039	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$953 ±$36	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±1	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 Lauderdale County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,823 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,996 ±242	50.3% ±0.3	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	29,158 ±763	40.8% ±1.1	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	521 ±149	0.7% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	14 to 396	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 972	0% to 1.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,301 ±686	4.6% ±1.0	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 Lauderdale County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	55,984 ±841	78.3% ±1.2	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,947 ±875	19.5% ±1.2	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	315 ±128	0.4% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,258 ±210	1.8% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	540 ±116	0.8% ±0.2	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	718 ±193	1.0% ±0.3	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lauderdale County among the counties of Mississippi

9th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Lauderdale County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Rankin County	162,181	+3.2%
Jackson County	147,666	+3.0%
Madison County	116,298	+6.5%
Lee County	83,731	+0.5%
Forrest County	79,034	+1.1%
Lauderdale County	70,317	−3.2%
Lamar County	67,403	+4.7%
Jones County	66,496	−1.0%
Lafayette County	59,597	+6.6%
Pearl River County	59,363	+5.6%
Lowndes County	57,346	−2.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Counties by population in Mississippi
No. 23 Counties by poverty rate
No. 55 Counties by population growth in Mississippi

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026