Tate County, MS Population

Overview

28,123

Total Population

38.9

Median age

51.69%

Female population %

93.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

784

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tate County is 38.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tate County's population under 18 was 23.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tate County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tate County, 18.90% were under the age of 15, 21.60% aged 15 to 29, 43.19% aged 30 to 64, 14.79% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 949 more females than males in Tate County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.69% females and 48.31% males in Tate County, MS.
The Tate County, MS gender ratio is 93.5:100 i.e. 93.5 men to 100 women (0.935).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,546.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,404.

Tate County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tate County population: 66.92% are White, 30.05% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.36% are some other race and 2.45% are multiracial.
Tate County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 784 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 27,339 (97.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tate County is White with a population of 18,82 (66.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 28,978 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Tate County's population increased by 3,501 (13.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tate County's population decreased by 861 (2.97%), 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, Tate County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 25,477.