Amite County, MS Population

Overview

12,718

Total Population

48.2

Median age

50.14%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

71.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Amite County is 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Amite County's population under 18 was 20.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Amite County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Amite County, 18.17% were under the age of 15, 14.90% aged 15 to 29, 43.32% aged 30 to 64, 21.27% aged 65 to 84, and 2.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Amite County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.14% females and 49.86% males in Amite County, MS.
The Amite County, MS gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 769.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 622.

Amite County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Amite County population: 57.53% are White, 40.83% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.12% are Asian, 0.17% are some other race and 1.28% are multiracial.
Amite County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,71 (99.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Amite County is White with a population of 7,317 (57.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,536 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Amite County's population decreased by 399 (2.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Amite County's population decreased by 438 (3.33%), 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, Amite County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 12,286.