Demographics of Sharkey County, Mississippi

Sharkey County, Mississippi had 3,097 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −676 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.

Sharkey County, in four figures

3,097
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −17.9%
Change since July 2020: −676 people.; 38.4 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $40,000 ±$10,299
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.

Sharkey County, Mississippi's population shrank 17.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sharkey 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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Sharkey County, Mississippi's population shrank 17.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sharkey 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	3,773	100.0	100.0
2021	3,629	96.2	100.2
2022	3,484	92.3	100.7
2023	3,375	89.5	101.6
2024	3,199	84.8	102.5
2025	3,097	82.1	103.1

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Population of Sharkey County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	3,773	−29	+5	−31
2021	3,629	−144	−52	−86
2022	3,484	−145	−16	−133
2023	3,375	−109	−16	−96
2024	3,199	−176	−33	−145
2025	3,097	−102	−33	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±1.4: for men 31.5 ±5.7 and for women 41.2 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sharkey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	211 ±56	5.4% ±1.4	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	691 ±115	17.8% ±2.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	462 ±146	11.9% ±3.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	907 ±193	23.4% ±4.9	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	893 ±136	23.1% ±3.4	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	708 ±113	18.3% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $40,000 ±$10,299, and income per person $21,927 ±$2,323, 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 Sharkey County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	493 ±116	34.7% ±7.8	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	350 ±108	24.6% ±7.4	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	250 ±92	17.6% ±6.4	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	45 to 157	3.2% to 11.0%	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	164 ±72	11.5% ±5.0	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8 to 50	0.6% to 3.5%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14 to 56	1.0% to 3.9%	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 Sharkey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	1,164 ±281	30.9% ±7.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	319 ±94	36.9% ±8.7	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	654 ±173	34.8% ±7.7	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	191 ±78	18.6% ±7.2	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sharkey County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sharkey County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	1,650 ±59	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.2% ±4.9	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.8% ±4.3	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.5% ±6.7	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.5% ±6.5	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$98,000 ±$18,223	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$623 ±$79	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Sharkey County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 38	0% to 1.0%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	904 ±93	23.3% ±2.3	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,933 ±110	75.7% ±1.8	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	< 0.1% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 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 Sharkey County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	3,533 ±132	91.2% ±2.2	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	332 ±83	8.6% ±2.1	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 6	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 15	0% to 0.4%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 15	0% to 0.4%	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%.

Sharkey County among the counties of Mississippi

81st of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

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