Demographics of Lincoln County, Mississippi

Lincoln County, Mississippi had 35,012 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +170 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.

Lincoln County, in four figures

35,012
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +170 people.; 41.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,119 ±$4,425
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Lincoln 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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Lincoln County, Mississippi's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lincoln 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	34,842	100.0	100.0
2021	34,969	100.4	100.2
2022	34,810	99.9	100.7
2023	34,836	100.0	101.6
2024	35,005	100.5	102.5
2025	35,012	100.5	103.1

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Population of Lincoln 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	34,842	−79	−59	0	−27
2021	34,969	+127	−130	+4	+229
2022	34,810	−159	−131	+19	−28
2023	34,836	+26	+7	+22	+2
2024	35,005	+169	+5	+30	+141
2025	35,012	+7	−2	+9	−2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.6: for men 39.7 ±0.8 and for women 42.7 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,942 ±28	5.6% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,103 ±367	17.5% ±1.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,671 ±324	7.7% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,649 ±469	24.8% ±1.3	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,312 ±486	26.7% ±1.4	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,200 ±532	17.8% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,119 ±$4,425, and income per person $28,628 ±$2,056, 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 Lincoln County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	3,361 ±516	25.5% ±3.8	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,060 ±455	23.3% ±3.4	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,010 ±407	15.3% ±3.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,528 ±296	11.6% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,764 ±345	13.4% ±2.6	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	772 ±225	5.9% ±1.7	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	663 ±259	5.0% ±2.0	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 Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	7,288 ±1,281	21.2% ±3.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,413 ±460	30.3% ±5.1	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,319 ±699	18.2% ±3.7	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,556 ±420	18.8% ±4.9	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lincoln County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	15,966 ±29	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.4% ±2.5	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.6% ±2.5	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.9% ±2.0	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.1% ±2.9	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$155,800 ±$12,363	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$760 ±$82	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Lincoln County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	455 ±0	1.3% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,355 ±56	67.0% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,469 ±94	30.0% ±0.3	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	68 to 268	0.2% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	375 ±142	1.1% ±0.4	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 Lincoln County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	28,744 ±753	82.4% ±2.2	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,775 ±763	16.6% ±2.2	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 158	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	138 to 420	0.4% to 1.2%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	68 to 258	0.2% to 0.7%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 227	< 0.1% to 0.7%	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%.

Lincoln County among the counties of Mississippi

20th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Lincoln County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Oktibbeha County	51,896	+0.4%
Hancock County	46,873	+1.6%
Warren County	41,759	−6.3%
Washington County	40,446	−9.4%
Pike County	38,712	−3.7%
Lincoln County	35,012	+0.5%
Marshall County	34,654	+2.6%
Alcorn County	34,569	−0.5%
Monroe County	33,318	−2.4%
Panola County	32,691	−1.5%
Pontotoc County	32,096	+2.9%

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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