Clarke County, MS Population

Overview

15,678

Total Population

42.1

Median age

53.34%

Female population %

87.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

63.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

191

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Clarke County is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clarke County's population under 18 was 22.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clarke County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clarke County, 18.25% were under the age of 15, 17.51% aged 15 to 29, 43.65% aged 30 to 64, 19.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,048 more females than males in Clarke County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.34% females and 46.66% males in Clarke County, MS.
The Clarke County, MS gender ratio is 87.5:100 i.e. 87.5 men to 100 women (0.875).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 679.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 690.

Clarke County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Clarke County population: 63.85% are White, 34.69% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.10% are Asian and 1.20% are multiracial.
Clarke County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 191 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,487 (98.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clarke County is White with a population of 10,011 (63.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,767 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Clarke County's population decreased by 1,044 (5.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clarke County's population decreased by 1,177 (7.04%), 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, Clarke County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 15,271.