Tunica County, MS Population

Overview

9,949

Total Population

33.0

Median age

51.46%

Female population %

94.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

60.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

178

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tunica County is 33.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tunica County's population under 18 was 28.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tunica County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tunica County, 24.28% were under the age of 15, 20.66% aged 15 to 29, 41.76% aged 30 to 64, 12.38% aged 65 to 84, and 0.91% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 291 more females than males in Tunica 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 Tunica County, MS.
The Tunica 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 25-29 years with a population of 483.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 546.

Tunica County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tunica County population: 18.60% are White, 79.90% are Black or African American, 0.83% are some other race and 0.66% are multiracial.
Tunica County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 178 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,771 (98.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tunica County is Black or African American with a population of 7,949 (79.90% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,763 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Tunica County's population increased by 1,534 (16.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tunica County's population decreased by 1,040 (9.66%), 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, Tunica County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,229.