Demographics of Neshoba County, Mississippi

Neshoba County, Mississippi had 28,732 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −250 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.

Neshoba County, in four figures

28,732
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −250 people.; 37.4 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,013 ±$4,697
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.

Neshoba County, Mississippi's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Neshoba 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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Neshoba County, Mississippi's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Neshoba 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	28,982	100.0	100.0
2021	28,899	99.7	100.2
2022	28,805	99.4	100.7
2023	28,808	99.4	101.6
2024	28,817	99.4	102.5
2025	28,732	99.1	103.1

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Population of Neshoba 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	28,982	−113	−77	0	−37
2021	28,899	−83	−96	+1	−12
2022	28,805	−94	−19	+11	−71
2023	28,808	+3	+19	+31	−42
2024	28,817	+9	−29	+71	−33
2025	28,732	−85	−32	+42	−95

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±0.6: for men 34.8 ±1.5 and for women 38.3 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Neshoba County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	2,141 ±221	7.4% ±0.8	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,813 ±456	20.1% ±1.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,503 ±404	8.7% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,895 ±526	23.8% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,687 ±412	23.1% ±1.4	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,893 ±449	16.9% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,013 ±$4,697, and income per person $26,732 ±$1,826, 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 Neshoba County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	2,368 ±364	23.0% ±3.5	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,141 ±399	20.8% ±3.8	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,762 ±325	17.1% ±3.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,659 ±306	16.1% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,561 ±276	15.2% ±2.6	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	380 ±116	3.7% ±1.1	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	412 ±131	4.0% ±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 Neshoba County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	6,475 ±1,057	23.1% ±3.8	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,495 ±487	33.3% ±5.6	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,085 ±560	22.1% ±3.8	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	895 ±209	13.6% ±3.0	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Neshoba County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Neshoba County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	12,116 ±23	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.9% ±2.3	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.1% ±2.3	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±3.3	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±3.4	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$100,000 ±$11,008	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$839 ±$91	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Neshoba County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	20 to 456	0.1% to 1.6%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,601 ±70	57.4% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,143 ±503	21.2% ±1.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	190 ±45	0.7% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4,555 ±199	15.7% ±0.7	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 668	0% to 2.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	882 ±393	3.0% ±1.4	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 Neshoba County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	24,660 ±656	85.2% ±2.3	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,880 ±637	13.4% ±2.2	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 226	0.1% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	266 ±122	0.9% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	136 ±55	0.5% ±0.2	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 250	< 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%.

Neshoba County among the counties of Mississippi

27th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Neshoba County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Alcorn County	34,569	−0.5%
Monroe County	33,318	−2.4%
Panola County	32,691	−1.5%
Pontotoc County	32,096	+2.9%
Adams County	30,061	+2.2%
Neshoba County	28,732	−0.9%
Tate County	28,725	+2.1%
Union County	28,459	+2.3%
Bolivar County	28,262	−8.4%
Scott County	28,073	+0.4%
Copiah County	27,497	−2.7%

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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