Demographics of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi had 10,877 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,775 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.

Tallahatchie County, in four figures

10,877
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −14.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,775 people.; 39.7 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $37,466 ±$5,737
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.

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi's population shrank 14.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tallahatchie 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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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi's population shrank 14.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tallahatchie 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	12,652	100.0	100.0
2021	11,945	94.4	100.2
2022	11,730	92.7	100.7
2023	11,476	90.7	101.6
2024	10,961	86.6	102.5
2025	10,877	86.0	103.1

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Population of Tallahatchie 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	12,652	−64	−15	0	−47
2021	11,945	−707	−87	+2	−574
2022	11,730	−215	−47	+25	−195
2023	11,476	−254	−59	+7	−203
2024	10,961	−515	−65	+52	−511
2025	10,877	−84	−72	+50	−61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.7 ±1.4: for men 36.3 ±1.1 and for women 44.3 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tallahatchie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	561 ±79	4.8% ±0.7	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,848 ±226	15.7% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,203 ±274	10.2% ±2.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,051 ±379	25.9% ±3.2	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,966 ±231	25.2% ±2.0	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,135 ±232	18.1% ±2.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $37,466 ±$5,737, and income per person $22,562 ±$1,936, 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 Tallahatchie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,342 ±245	31.2% ±5.5	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,234 ±243	28.7% ±5.5	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	845 ±228	19.6% ±5.2	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	362 ±105	8.4% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	229 ±97	5.3% ±2.2	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	71 to 215	1.7% to 5.0%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	67 to 235	1.6% to 5.5%	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 Tallahatchie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	2,748 ±484	24.6% ±4.3	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,094 ±219	45.8% ±7.2	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,154 ±286	19.4% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	500 ±109	17.7% ±3.6	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tallahatchie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tallahatchie County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	5,505 ±25	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.2% ±3.8	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.8% ±3.8	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.5% ±4.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.5% ±4.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$82,300 ±$11,290	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$732 ±$71	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Tallahatchie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	28 to 154	0.2% to 1.3%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,303 ±23	36.6% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,150 ±161	60.8% ±1.4	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 74	0% to 0.6%	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	61 to 311	0.5% to 2.6%	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 Tallahatchie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	10,363 ±283	88.1% ±2.4	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,212 ±235	10.3% ±2.0	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 87	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10 to 276	0.1% to 2.3%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8 to 268	0.1% to 2.3%	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%.

Tallahatchie County among the counties of Mississippi

66th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Tallahatchie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Amite County	12,487	−1.7%
Yalobusha County	12,375	−0.6%
Lawrence County	11,819	−1.4%
Perry County	11,577	+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County	10,941	−3.0%
Tallahatchie County	10,877	−14.0%
Webster County	10,167	+2.6%
Noxubee County	9,798	−4.2%
Montgomery County	9,354	−4.5%
Carroll County	9,226	−7.2%
Tunica County	8,819	−9.4%

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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