Demographics of Lee County, Mississippi

Lee County, Mississippi had 83,731 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +405 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.

Lee County, in four figures

83,731
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +405 people.; 37.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,863 ±$3,091
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.

Lee County, Mississippi's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lee 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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Lee County, Mississippi's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lee 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	83,326	100.0	100.0
2021	83,033	99.6	100.2
2022	82,959	99.6	100.7
2023	82,938	99.5	101.6
2024	83,329	100.0	102.5
2025	83,731	100.5	103.1

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Population of Lee 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	83,326	−28	+12	+4	−66
2021	83,033	−293	−140	+32	−243
2022	82,959	−74	−25	+73	−72
2023	82,938	−21	+87	+65	−163
2024	83,329	+391	+83	+311	+4
2025	83,731	+402	+83	+91	+221

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±0.4: for men 36.1 ±0.4 and for women 38.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	5,223 ±143	6.3% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,505 ±680	18.7% ±0.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,873 ±436	8.3% ±0.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	21,556 ±711	26.0% ±0.9	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,747 ±687	25.0% ±0.8	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,130 ±694	15.8% ±0.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,863 ±$3,091, and income per person $34,728 ±$1,267, 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 Lee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	6,590 ±707	20.2% ±2.1	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,212 ±591	19.1% ±1.8	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,768 ±583	14.6% ±1.8	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,470 ±480	13.7% ±1.5	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,252 ±733	19.2% ±2.2	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,992 ±362	6.1% ±1.1	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,307 ±415	7.1% ±1.3	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 Lee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	11,896 ±1,224	14.6% ±1.5	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,667 ±552	18.0% ±2.6	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,684 ±726	13.1% ±1.6	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,545 ±409	14.1% ±2.2	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lee County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	37,654 ±40	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±1.5	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±1.5	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.8% ±1.5	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.2% ±1.8	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$199,500 ±$6,753	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$957 ±$38	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±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 Lee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,933 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	51,855 ±200	62.5% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24,831 ±574	29.9% ±0.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	823 ±106	1.0% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 473	0% to 0.6%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	127 to 499	0.2% to 0.6%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,028 ±502	2.4% ±0.6	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 Lee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	63,564 ±1,139	76.6% ±1.4	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,098 ±1,055	20.6% ±1.3	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	378 ±157	0.5% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,994 ±304	2.4% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	589 ±203	0.7% ±0.2	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,405 ±277	1.7% ±0.3	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lee County among the counties of Mississippi

7th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Lee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
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%

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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