Attala County, MS Population

Overview

18,025

Total Population

39.9

Median age

52.02%

Female population %

92.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

393

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Attala County is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Attala County's population under 18 was 25.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Attala County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Attala County, 21.04% were under the age of 15, 18.10% aged 15 to 29, 41.90% aged 30 to 64, 16.88% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 727 more females than males in Attala County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.02% females and 47.98% males in Attala County, MS.
The Attala County, MS gender ratio is 92.2:100 i.e. 92.2 men to 100 women (0.922).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 774.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 772.

Attala County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Attala County population: 53.21% are White, 42.96% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.08% are Asian, 1.59% are some other race and 2.13% are multiracial.
Attala County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 393 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,632 (97.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Attala County is White with a population of 9,592 (53.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,778 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Attala County's population decreased by 97 (0.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Attala County's population decreased by 1,667 (8.56%), 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, Attala County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 17,509.