Demographics of Leflore County, Mississippi

Leflore County, Mississippi had 25,686 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,658 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.

Leflore County, in four figures

25,686
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −9.4%
Change since July 2020: −2,658 people.; 34.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $35,277 ±$3,844
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.

Leflore County, Mississippi's population shrank 9.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Leflore 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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Leflore County, Mississippi's population shrank 9.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Leflore 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	28,344	100.0	100.0
2021	27,682	97.7	100.2
2022	26,926	95.0	100.7
2023	26,610	93.9	101.6
2024	26,162	92.3	102.5
2025	25,686	90.6	103.1

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Population of Leflore 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	28,344	−154	−56	+1	−92
2021	27,682	−662	−110	+10	−548
2022	26,926	−756	−78	+51	−757
2023	26,610	−316	−36	+46	−327
2024	26,162	−448	−52	+14	−414
2025	25,686	−476	−52	−6	−414

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.7 ±0.3: for men 31.4 ±1.2 and for women 38.1 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Leflore County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,910 ±191	7.0% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,496 ±552	20.2% ±2.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,688 ±308	9.9% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,940 ±479	25.6% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,004 ±432	22.1% ±1.6	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,103 ±364	15.1% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $35,277 ±$3,844, and income per person $22,600 ±$2,467, 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 Leflore County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	3,662 ±453	35.9% ±4.3	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,682 ±485	26.3% ±4.7	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,239 ±312	12.1% ±3.0	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,163 ±271	11.4% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	721 ±206	7.1% ±2.0	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	90 to 348	0.9% to 3.4%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	517 ±242	5.1% ±2.4	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 Leflore County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	8,133 ±1,087	31.5% ±4.2	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,083 ±529	43.6% ±5.9	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,504 ±599	26.0% ±4.1	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,546 ±226	29.3% ±3.8	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Leflore County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Leflore County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	12,619 ±29	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.9% ±2.6	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.1% ±2.6	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.4% ±3.5	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.6% ±4.0	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$101,200 ±$8,104	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$689 ±$73	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±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 Leflore County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	874 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,662 ±76	20.9% ±0.3	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20,177 ±207	74.3% ±0.8	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 138	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 74	0% to 0.3%	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	15 to 169	0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	58 to 432	0.2% to 1.6%	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 Leflore County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	24,202 ±484	89.2% ±1.8	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,524 ±455	9.3% ±1.7	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 94	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	169 to 573	0.6% to 2.1%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23 to 429	0.1% to 1.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	35 to 255	0.1% to 0.9%	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%.

Leflore County among the counties of Mississippi

34th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Leflore County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Union County	28,459	+2.3%
Bolivar County	28,262	−8.4%
Scott County	28,073	+0.4%
Copiah County	27,497	−2.7%
George County	26,331	+8.1%
Leflore County	25,686	−9.4%
Simpson County	25,498	−1.5%
Prentiss County	25,284	+1.3%
Itawamba County	24,152	+1.2%
Marion County	24,001	−1.5%
Yazoo County	22,947	−14.0%

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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