Hinds County, MS Population

Overview

230,772

Total Population

35.6

Median age

53.04%

Female population %

88.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

3,551

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Hinds County is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hinds County's population under 18 was 24.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hinds County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hinds County, 20.03% were under the age of 15, 22.37% aged 15 to 29, 43.16% aged 30 to 64, 12.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14,048 more females than males in Hinds County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.04% females and 46.96% males in Hinds County, MS.
The Hinds County, MS gender ratio is 88.5:100 i.e. 88.5 men to 100 women (0.885).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 8,962.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 9,052.

Hinds County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hinds County population: 24.30% are White, 73.04% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.75% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.44% are some other race and 1.32% are multiracial.
Hinds County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,551 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 227,221 (98.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hinds County is Black or African American with a population of 168,553 (73.04% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 251,902 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Hinds County's population decreased by 4,923 (1.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hinds County's population decreased by 18,954 (7.71%), 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, Hinds County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 217,730.