Demographics of Leake County, Mississippi

Leake County, Mississippi had 21,662 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +413 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.

Leake County, in four figures

21,662
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +413 people.; 40.3 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,728 ±$4,140
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.

Leake County, Mississippi's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Leake 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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Leake County, Mississippi's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Leake 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	21,249	100.0	100.0
2021	21,275	100.1	100.2
2022	21,260	100.1	100.7
2023	21,322	100.3	101.6
2024	21,592	101.6	102.5
2025	21,662	101.9	103.1

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Population of Leake 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	21,249	−24	+2	0	−28
2021	21,275	+26	+18	−1	−12
2022	21,260	−15	−31	+141	−113
2023	21,322	+62	+52	+100	−86
2024	21,592	+270	+70	+249	−48
2025	21,662	+70	+68	+164	−160

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±0.9: for men 39.8 ±1.8 and for women 40.6 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Leake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,418 ±211	6.7% ±1.0	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,568 ±356	16.7% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,294 ±367	10.8% ±1.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,797 ±546	22.5% ±2.6	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,370 ±395	25.2% ±1.9	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,872 ±406	18.2% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,728 ±$4,140, and income per person $26,316 ±$2,105, 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 Leake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	2,073 ±356	28.0% ±4.7	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,567 ±311	21.1% ±4.1	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,638 ±357	22.1% ±4.7	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	818 ±198	11.0% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	742 ±195	10.0% ±2.6	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	323 ±138	4.4% ±1.9	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	253 ±115	3.4% ±1.5	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 Leake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	4,267 ±724	20.5% ±3.5	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,593 ±329	32.8% ±5.8	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,888 ±431	17.4% ±3.8	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	786 ±198	15.4% ±3.7	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Leake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Leake County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	9,078 ±29	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.7% ±2.9	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.3% ±2.9	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.7% ±3.7	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.3% ±4.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$116,800 ±$10,113	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$765 ±$73	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Leake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,403 ±0	6.6% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,831 ±154	46.1% ±0.7	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,303 ±178	38.9% ±0.8	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,266 ±36	5.9% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	236 to 718	1.1% to 3.4%	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 Leake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	17,960 ±648	84.2% ±3.0	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,655 ±551	12.5% ±2.6	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	27 to 225	0.1% to 1.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	578 ±285	2.7% ±1.3	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14 to 114	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	221 to 807	1.0% to 3.8%	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%.

Leake County among the counties of Mississippi

41st of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Leake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Prentiss County	25,284	+1.3%
Itawamba County	24,152	+1.2%
Marion County	24,001	−1.5%
Yazoo County	22,947	−14.0%
Sunflower County	22,893	−10.9%
Leake County	21,662	+1.9%
Tippah County	21,389	−1.6%
Newton County	20,960	−1.4%
Grenada County	20,868	−3.3%
Coahoma County	19,849	−6.5%
Wayne County	19,807	> −0.1%

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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