Demographics of Perry County, Mississippi

Perry County, Mississippi had 11,577 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +121 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.

Perry County, in four figures

11,577
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +121 people.; 43.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,634 ±$7,736
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.

Perry County, Mississippi's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Perry 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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Perry County, Mississippi's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Perry 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	11,456	100.0	100.0
2021	11,505	100.4	100.2
2022	11,434	99.8	100.7
2023	11,453	100.0	101.6
2024	11,448	99.9	102.5
2025	11,577	101.1	103.1

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Population of Perry 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	11,456	−54	−25	0	−29
2021	11,505	+49	−84	0	+131
2022	11,434	−71	−43	0	−22
2023	11,453	+19	+35	+3	−15
2024	11,448	−5	+16	+7	−26
2025	11,577	+129	+17	+5	+108

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±0.7: for men 42.6 ±1.0 and for women 43.8 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	599 ±189	5.2% ±1.6	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,908 ±257	16.7% ±2.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	990 ±239	8.6% ±2.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,668 ±384	23.3% ±3.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,050 ±269	26.6% ±2.3	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,234 ±276	19.5% ±2.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,634 ±$7,736, and income per person $27,110 ±$1,849, 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 Perry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,091 ±243	23.5% ±5.1	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,247 ±252	26.8% ±5.3	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	954 ±268	20.5% ±5.7	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	619 ±211	13.3% ±4.5	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	403 ±140	8.7% ±3.0	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	95 to 333	2.1% to 7.2%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	52 to 186	1.1% to 4.0%	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 Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	2,053 ±380	18.4% ±3.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	600 ±192	26.2% ±7.6	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	903 ±217	15.4% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	550 ±162	18.3% ±5.1	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Perry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Perry County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	5,498 ±25	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.5% ±3.6	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.5% ±3.6	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.5% ±4.7	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.5% ±3.9	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$124,000 ±$31,491	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$755 ±$210	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±4	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 Perry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	216 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,847 ±16	77.3% ±0.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,758 ±237	15.4% ±2.1	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	65 to 413	0.6% to 3.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	370 ±132	3.2% ±1.2	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 Perry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	9,480 ±319	82.8% ±2.8	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,650 ±278	14.4% ±2.4	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9 to 73	0.1% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	96 to 460	0.8% to 4.0%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	71 to 427	0.6% to 3.7%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 53	< 0.1% to 0.5%	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%.

Perry County among the counties of Mississippi

64th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Perry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Greene County	13,707	+1.3%
Calhoun County	12,643	−4.4%
Amite County	12,487	−1.7%
Yalobusha County	12,375	−0.6%
Lawrence County	11,819	−1.4%
Perry County	11,577	+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County	10,941	−3.0%
Tallahatchie County	10,877	−14.0%
Webster County	10,167	+2.6%
Noxubee County	9,798	−4.2%
Montgomery County	9,354	−4.5%

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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