Demographics of Lowndes County, Mississippi

Lowndes County, Mississippi had 57,346 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,437 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.

Lowndes County, in four figures

57,346
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,437 people.; 37.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,812 ±$2,871
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.

Lowndes County, Mississippi's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lowndes 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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Lowndes County, Mississippi's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lowndes 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	58,783	100.0	100.0
2021	58,145	98.9	100.2
2022	57,685	98.1	100.7
2023	57,342	97.5	101.6
2024	57,210	97.3	102.5
2025	57,346	97.6	103.1

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Population of Lowndes 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	58,783	−104	−19	0	−90
2021	58,145	−638	−87	+4	−557
2022	57,685	−460	+12	+39	−509
2023	57,342	−343	+52	+87	−475
2024	57,210	−132	−35	+276	−377
2025	57,346	+136	−49	+169	+10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±0.5: for men 35.8 ±0.5 and for women 39.3 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lowndes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	3,726 ±83	6.4% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,019 ±543	17.3% ±0.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,500 ±446	9.5% ±0.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,900 ±499	25.8% ±0.9	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,664 ±624	23.6% ±1.1	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,029 ±597	17.3% ±1.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,812 ±$2,871, and income per person $30,143 ±$1,473, 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 Lowndes County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	5,834 ±667	25.4% ±2.8	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,008 ±585	21.8% ±2.5	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,873 ±470	16.8% ±2.0	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,865 ±373	12.5% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,035 ±440	13.2% ±1.9	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,264 ±284	5.5% ±1.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,127 ±296	4.9% ±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 Lowndes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	9,712 ±1,094	17.3% ±1.9	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,474 ±576	25.8% ±3.9	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,378 ±620	14.8% ±2.0	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,860 ±330	14.1% ±2.4	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lowndes County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lowndes County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	27,168 ±65	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.7% ±1.8	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.3% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.3% ±2.0	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.7% ±2.4	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,100 ±$8,539	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$930 ±$43	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Lowndes County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,329 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,359 ±319	49.0% ±0.6	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	25,189 ±455	43.6% ±0.8	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	589 ±70	1.0% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 278	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	151 to 731	0.3% to 1.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,792 ±488	3.1% ±0.8	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 Lowndes County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	41,771 ±1,074	72.2% ±1.9	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,310 ±1,034	24.7% ±1.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	376 ±127	0.7% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,381 ±331	2.4% ±0.6	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	645 ±219	1.1% ±0.4	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	736 ±301	1.3% ±0.5	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lowndes County among the counties of Mississippi

14th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

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

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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