Winston County, MS Population

Overview

17,846

Total Population

41.9

Median age

51.75%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

243

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Winston County is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Winston County's population under 18 was 22.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Winston County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Winston County, 18.33% were under the age of 15, 17.45% aged 15 to 29, 43.86% aged 30 to 64, 18.16% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 626 more females than males in Winston County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.75% females and 48.25% males in Winston County, MS.
The Winston County, MS gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 658.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 787.

Winston County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Winston County population: 50.11% are White, 47.62% are Black or African American, 0.98% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.07% are Asian and 1.23% are multiracial.
Winston County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 243 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,603 (98.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Winston County is White with a population of 8,943 (50.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,164 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Winston County's population decreased by 962 (4.77%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Winston County's population decreased by 1,519 (7.91%), 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, Winston County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 17,543.