Clay County, MS Population

Overview

18,768

Total Population

39.6

Median age

52.09%

Female population %

92:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

59.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

24

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Clay County is 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clay County's population under 18 was 22.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clay County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clay County, 18.83% were under the age of 15, 19.19% aged 15 to 29, 43.58% aged 30 to 64, 16.07% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 784 more females than males in Clay County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.09% females and 47.91% males in Clay County, MS.
The Clay County, MS gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 809.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 813.

Clay County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Clay County population: 38.38% are White, 59.99% are Black or African American, 0.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.06% are Asian and 1.48% are multiracial.
Clay County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 24 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,744 (99.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clay County is Black or African American with a population of 11,259 (59.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,985 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Clay County's population decreased by 1,416 (6.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clay County's population decreased by 1,948 (9.47%), 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, Clay County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 18,380.