Demographics of Quitman County, Mississippi

Quitman County, Mississippi had 5,364 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −793 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.

Quitman County, in four figures

5,364
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −12.9%
Change since July 2020: −793 people.; 41.2 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $32,412 ±$5,527
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.

Quitman County, Mississippi's population shrank 12.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Quitman 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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Quitman County, Mississippi's population shrank 12.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Quitman 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	6,157	100.0	100.0
2021	5,902	95.9	100.2
2022	5,689	92.4	100.7
2023	5,611	91.1	101.6
2024	5,527	89.8	102.5
2025	5,364	87.1	103.1

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Population of Quitman 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	6,157	−19	−17	0	−4
2021	5,902	−255	−74	+1	−172
2022	5,689	−213	−59	+4	−166
2023	5,611	−78	−13	+2	−69
2024	5,527	−84	−46	+1	−39
2025	5,364	−163	−51	+1	−111

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±0.8: for men 37.7 ±2.2 and for women 43.9 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Quitman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	399 ±62	6.9% ±1.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	935 ±137	16.2% ±2.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	471 ±110	8.2% ±1.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,364 ±118	23.6% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,544 ±114	26.7% ±2.0	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,061 ±128	18.4% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $32,412 ±$5,527, and income per person $22,429 ±$2,261, 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 Quitman County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,099 ±180	41.6% ±6.6	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	559 ±127	21.2% ±4.8	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	412 ±119	15.6% ±4.5	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	287 ±77	10.9% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	149 ±55	5.6% ±2.1	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	22 to 116	0.8% to 4.4%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	19 to 117	0.7% to 4.4%	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 Quitman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	1,667 ±325	29.6% ±5.8	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	575 ±142	43.4% ±8.2	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	718 ±170	24.0% ±5.3	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	374 ±93	28.5% ±6.5	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Quitman County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Quitman County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	3,026 ±30	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.3% ±3.3	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.7% ±3.1	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.7% ±4.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.3% ±6.0	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$69,600 ±$8,846	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$672 ±$50	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Quitman County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 39	0% to 0.7%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,409 ±3	24.4% ±0.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,242 ±80	73.5% ±1.4	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	17 to 163	0.3% to 2.8%	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 Quitman County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	5,175 ±133	89.6% ±2.3	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	594 ±133	10.3% ±2.3	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 4	0% to 0.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 12	0% to 0.2%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 12	0% to 0.2%	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%.

Quitman County among the counties of Mississippi

80th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Quitman County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wilkinson County	7,582	−11.0%
Benton County	7,502	−2.2%
Franklin County	7,491	−2.2%
Humphreys County	7,001	−9.5%
Jefferson County	6,825	−5.8%
Quitman County	5,364	−12.9%
Sharkey County	3,097	−17.9%
Issaquena County	1,263	−4.8%

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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