Smith County, MS Population

Overview

14,483

Total Population

42.4

Median age

51.57%

Female population %

93.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

124

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Smith County is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Smith County's population under 18 was 23.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Smith County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Smith County, 19.17% were under the age of 15, 17.43% aged 15 to 29, 43.69% aged 30 to 64, 17.86% aged 65 to 84, and 1.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 455 more females than males in Smith County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.57% females and 48.43% males in Smith County, MS.
The Smith County, MS gender ratio is 93.9:100 i.e. 93.9 men to 100 women (0.939).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 670.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 633.

Smith County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Smith County population: 74.45% are White, 23.92% are Black or African American, 0.39% are Asian, 0.30% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.14% are some other race and 0.79% are multiracial.
Smith County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 124 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,359 (99.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Smith County is White with a population of 10,782 (74.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,523 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Smith County's population increased by 338 (2.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Smith County's population decreased by 2,300 (13.94%), 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, Smith County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 14,092.