Claiborne County, MS Population

Overview

9,115

Total Population

33.7

Median age

52.76%

Female population %

89.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

19

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Claiborne County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Claiborne County is 33.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Claiborne County's population under 18 was 21.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Claiborne County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Claiborne County, 17.50% were under the age of 15, 30.42% aged 15 to 29, 35.13% aged 30 to 64, 15.09% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 503 more females than males in Claiborne County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.76% females and 47.24% males in Claiborne County, MS.
The Claiborne County, MS gender ratio is 89.5:100 i.e. 89.5 men to 100 women (0.895).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 663.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 878.

Claiborne County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Claiborne County population: 10.86% are White, 87.12% are Black or African American, 0.49% are Asian, 0.07% are some other race and 1.46% are multiracial.
Claiborne County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 19 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,096 (99.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Claiborne County is Black or African American with a population of 7,941 (87.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,818 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Claiborne County's population decreased by 2,239 (18.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Claiborne County's population decreased by 480 (5.01%), 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, Claiborne County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 8,805.