Alcorn County, MS Population

Overview

34,964

Total Population

40.0

Median age

51.03%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,187

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Alcorn County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alcorn County is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alcorn County's population under 18 was 23.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alcorn County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alcorn County, 18.73% were under the age of 15, 18.15% aged 15 to 29, 44.89% aged 30 to 64, 15.94% aged 65 to 84, and 2.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 718 more females than males in Alcorn County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.03% females and 48.97% males in Alcorn County, MS.
The Alcorn County, MS gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,265.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,247.

Alcorn County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alcorn County population: 82.58% are White, 10.58% are Black or African American, 0.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.42% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.49% are some other race and 4.44% are multiracial.
Alcorn County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,187 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 33,777 (96.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alcorn County is White with a population of 28,873 (82.58% of the total population).

Alcorn County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 37,302 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Alcorn County's population increased by 2,439 (7.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alcorn County's population decreased by 2,382 (6.42%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Alcorn County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 34,204.