Covington County, MS Population

Overview

18,491

Total Population

37.3

Median age

50.67%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

60.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

459

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Covington County is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Covington County's population under 18 was 24.63%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Covington County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Covington County, 20.57% were under the age of 15, 19.08% aged 15 to 29, 43.36% aged 30 to 64, 15.52% aged 65 to 84, and 1.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 249 more females than males in Covington County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.67% females and 49.33% males in Covington County, MS.
The Covington County, MS gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 900.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 801.

Covington County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Covington County population: 61.72% are White, 36.09% are Black or African American, 0.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.08% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.15% are some other race and 1.51% are multiracial.
Covington County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 459 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,032 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Covington County is White with a population of 11,412 (61.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,660 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Covington County's population increased by 114 (0.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Covington County's population decreased by 1,280 (6.54%), 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, Covington County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 18,098.