Prentiss County, MS Population

Overview

25,022

Total Population

38.9

Median age

51.46%

Female population %

94.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

57.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

373

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prentiss County is 38.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prentiss County's population under 18 was 22.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prentiss County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prentiss County, 19.23% were under the age of 15, 19.93% aged 15 to 29, 43.44% aged 30 to 64, 15.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 730 more females than males in Prentiss County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.46% females and 48.54% males in Prentiss County, MS.
The Prentiss County, MS gender ratio is 94.3:100 i.e. 94.3 men to 100 women (0.943).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,101.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 902.

Prentiss County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prentiss County population: 82.06% are White, 11.43% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.27% are Asian, 1.17% are some other race and 3.05% are multiracial.
Prentiss County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 373 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,649 (98.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prentiss County is White with a population of 20,534 (82.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 25,855 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Prentiss County's population decreased by 418 (1.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prentiss County's population decreased by 270 (1.07%), 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, Prentiss County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 24,792.