Holmes County, MS Population

Overview

17,243

Total Population

35.6

Median age

51.96%

Female population %

92.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

56.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Holmes County is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Holmes County's population under 18 was 25.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Holmes County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Holmes County, 20.85% were under the age of 15, 22.48% aged 15 to 29, 41.30% aged 30 to 64, 14.03% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 677 more females than males in Holmes County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.96% females and 48.04% males in Holmes County, MS.
The Holmes County, MS gender ratio is 92.4:100 i.e. 92.4 men to 100 women (0.924).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 777.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 727.

Holmes County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Holmes County population: 15.07% are White, 84.30% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.22% are Asian, 0.04% are some other race and 0.34% are multiracial.
Holmes County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,183 (99.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Holmes County is Black or African American with a population of 14,535 (84.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,578 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Holmes County's population decreased by 2,172 (10.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Holmes County's population decreased by 2,527 (13.02%), 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, Holmes County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,121.