Demographics of Smith County, Mississippi

Smith County, Mississippi had 13,991 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −209 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.

Smith County, in four figures

13,991
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −209 people.; 43.5 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,916 ±$4,871
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.

Smith County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Smith 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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Smith County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Smith 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	14,200	100.0	100.0
2021	14,202	100.0	100.2
2022	14,095	99.3	100.7
2023	14,095	99.3	101.6
2024	14,036	98.8	102.5
2025	13,991	98.5	103.1

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Population of Smith 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	14,200	−15	−7	0	−11
2021	14,202	+2	−37	0	+27
2022	14,095	−107	−40	+1	−58
2023	14,095	0	−36	0	+38
2024	14,036	−59	−43	+14	−28
2025	13,991	−45	−47	+14	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±0.9: for men 43.6 ±0.7 and for women 42.9 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Smith County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	876 ±137	6.2% ±1.0	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,356 ±252	16.7% ±1.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,107 ±252	7.8% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,166 ±334	22.4% ±2.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,671 ±282	26.0% ±2.0	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,956 ±331	20.9% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,916 ±$4,871, and income per person $29,605 ±$2,690, 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 Smith County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,526 ±283	27.3% ±4.9	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	933 ±226	16.7% ±4.0	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,092 ±308	19.5% ±5.4	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	588 ±158	10.5% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	996 ±234	17.8% ±4.1	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	240 ±104	4.3% ±1.9	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	109 to 325	2.0% to 5.8%	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 Smith County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	2,383 ±512	17.0% ±3.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	753 ±255	23.5% ±7.3	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,083 ±307	15.4% ±4.2	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	547 ±145	14.6% ±3.7	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Smith County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Smith County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	6,714 ±34	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.3% ±3.5	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.7% ±3.4	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.4% ±3.6	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.6% ±3.4	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$112,600 ±$13,162	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$664 ±$55	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Smith County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	240 ±0	1.7% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,353 ±18	73.3% ±0.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,257 ±153	23.0% ±1.1	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 81	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	83 to 395	0.6% 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 Smith County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	12,021 ±443	85.1% ±3.1	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,923 ±426	13.6% ±3.0	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	87 to 289	0.6% to 2.0%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 105	0.1% to 0.7%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	46 to 216	0.3% to 1.5%	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%.

Smith County among the counties of Mississippi

57th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Smith County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Attala County	17,100	−4.1%
Chickasaw County	16,730	−2.1%
Jasper County	15,785	−3.5%
Holmes County	15,465	−8.4%
Clarke County	15,102	−2.8%
Smith County	13,991	−1.5%
Walthall County	13,928	+0.4%
Greene County	13,707	+1.3%
Calhoun County	12,643	−4.4%
Amite County	12,487	−1.7%
Yalobusha County	12,375	−0.6%

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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