Demographics of Stone County, Mississippi

Stone County, Mississippi had 19,654 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,321 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.

Stone County, in four figures

19,654
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,321 people.; 39.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,413 ±$6,291
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.

Stone County, Mississippi's population grew 7.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Stone 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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Stone County, Mississippi's population grew 7.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stone 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	18,333	100.0	100.0
2021	18,748	102.3	100.2
2022	18,836	102.7	100.7
2023	18,978	103.5	101.6
2024	19,461	106.2	102.5
2025	19,654	107.2	103.1

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Population of Stone 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	18,333	−3	−16	0	+8
2021	18,748	+415	−72	+1	+511
2022	18,836	+88	−43	+2	+130
2023	18,978	+142	−19	+14	+143
2024	19,461	+483	−71	+30	+519
2025	19,654	+193	−73	+20	+246

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±0.7: for men 37.3 ±0.6 and for women 40.9 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stone County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	911 ±207	4.8% ±1.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,096 ±382	16.4% ±2.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,514 ±559	13.3% ±3.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,179 ±337	22.1% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,909 ±447	26.0% ±2.4	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,285 ±378	17.4% ±2.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,413 ±$6,291, and income per person $27,312 ±$2,157, 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 Stone County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,177 ±264	17.6% ±3.9	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,628 ±358	24.3% ±5.3	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,144 ±303	17.1% ±4.5	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	901 ±239	13.4% ±3.5	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,326 ±301	19.8% ±4.4	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	313 ±137	4.7% ±2.0	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	94 to 338	1.4% to 5.0%	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 Stone County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	3,073 ±835	16.9% ±4.6	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	828 ±301	21.0% ±7.1	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,715 ±578	17.9% ±5.8	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	530 ±200	11.4% ±4.2	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Stone County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stone County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	7,670 ±20	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.4% ±3.2	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.6% ±3.2	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±3.8	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±3.7	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,100 ±$11,554	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$936 ±$53	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±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 Stone County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	496 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,213 ±181	75.2% ±1.0	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,228 ±232	17.1% ±1.2	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 220	0% to 1.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 112	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	806 ±292	4.3% ±1.5	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 Stone County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	13,493 ±657	71.4% ±3.5	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,106 ±675	27.0% ±3.6	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 160	0.1% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	72 to 344	0.4% to 1.8%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 169	0% to 0.9%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	44 to 208	0.2% to 1.1%	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%.

Stone County among the counties of Mississippi

47th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Stone County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tippah County	21,389	−1.6%
Newton County	20,960	−1.4%
Grenada County	20,868	−3.3%
Coahoma County	19,849	−6.5%
Wayne County	19,807	> −0.1%
Stone County	19,654	+7.2%
Tishomingo County	18,639	−1.1%
Clay County	18,238	−2.1%
Covington County	17,898	−2.2%
Winston County	17,473	−1.2%
Attala County	17,100	−4.1%

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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