Demographics of Prentiss County, Mississippi

Prentiss County, Mississippi had 25,284 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +316 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.

Prentiss County, in four figures

25,284
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +316 people.; 38.1 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,724 ±$4,350
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.

Prentiss County, Mississippi's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Prentiss 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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Prentiss County, Mississippi's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Prentiss 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	24,968	100.0	100.0
2021	25,063	100.4	100.2
2022	25,051	100.3	100.7
2023	25,254	101.1	101.6
2024	25,304	101.3	102.5
2025	25,284	101.3	103.1

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Population of Prentiss 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	24,968	−36	−36	+3	−9
2021	25,063	+95	−108	+12	+178
2022	25,051	−12	−72	+101	−25
2023	25,254	+203	−10	+25	+191
2024	25,304	+50	−84	+12	+120
2025	25,284	−20	−93	−3	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±1.2: for men 37.0 ±1.0 and for women 41.4 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Prentiss County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,507 ±55	6.0% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,084 ±341	16.2% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,848 ±374	11.3% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,158 ±391	24.5% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,191 ±389	24.6% ±1.5	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,396 ±409	17.5% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,724 ±$4,350, and income per person $28,808 ±$2,237, 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 Prentiss County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	2,469 ±371	25.7% ±3.8	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,367 ±435	24.7% ±4.5	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,413 ±300	14.7% ±3.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,055 ±214	11.0% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,509 ±297	15.7% ±3.1	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	279 ±117	2.9% ±1.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	503 ±196	5.2% ±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 Prentiss County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	4,047 ±676	16.8% ±2.8	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	892 ±245	16.0% ±4.2	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,000 ±398	15.7% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,155 ±269	20.0% ±4.4	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Prentiss County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Prentiss County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	11,050 ±25	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.8% ±2.5	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.2% ±2.5	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.5% ±2.3	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.5% ±2.9	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,500 ±$11,115	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$637 ±$38	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Prentiss County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	382 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,017 ±267	79.5% ±1.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,228 ±322	12.8% ±1.3	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	29 to 239	0.1% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	20 to 102	0.1% to 0.4%	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	16 to 470	0.1% to 1.9%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,119 ±365	4.4% ±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 Prentiss County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	19,448 ±606	77.2% ±2.4	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,050 ±539	20.1% ±2.1	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	490 ±238	1.9% ±0.9	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	196 ±92	0.8% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	22 to 146	0.1% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	42 to 182	0.2% 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%.

Prentiss County among the counties of Mississippi

36th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Prentiss County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Sunflower County	22,893	−10.9%
Leake County	21,662	+1.9%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026