Chickasaw County, MS Population

Overview

17,100

Total Population

39.1

Median age

51.25%

Female population %

95.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

63.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

842

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chickasaw County is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chickasaw County's population under 18 was 24.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chickasaw County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chickasaw County, 21.06% were under the age of 15, 18.94% aged 15 to 29, 42.26% aged 30 to 64, 16.04% aged 65 to 84, and 1.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 426 more females than males in Chickasaw County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.25% females and 48.75% males in Chickasaw County, MS.
The Chickasaw County, MS gender ratio is 95.1:100 i.e. 95.1 men to 100 women (0.951).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 709.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 735.

Chickasaw County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chickasaw County population: 49.97% are White, 44.74% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.18% are Asian, 3.72% are some other race and 1.29% are multiracial.
Chickasaw County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 842 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,258 (95.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chickasaw County is White with a population of 8,545 (49.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,461 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Chickasaw County's population decreased by 1,962 (10.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chickasaw County's population decreased by 358 (2.05%), 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, Chickasaw County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,812.