Yalobusha County, MS Population

Overview

12,586

Total Population

43.5

Median age

52.56%

Female population %

90.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

258

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Yalobusha County is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yalobusha County's population under 18 was 22.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yalobusha County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yalobusha County, 18.40% were under the age of 15, 17.45% aged 15 to 29, 43.79% aged 30 to 64, 19.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 644 more females than males in Yalobusha County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.56% females and 47.44% males in Yalobusha County, MS.
The Yalobusha County, MS gender ratio is 90.3:100 i.e. 90.3 men to 100 women (0.903).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 493.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 527.

Yalobusha County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Yalobusha County population: 59.82% are White, 37.64% are Black or African American, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.14% are Asian, 0.17% are some other race and 1.88% are multiracial.
Yalobusha County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 258 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,328 (97.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yalobusha County is White with a population of 7,529 (59.82% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,809 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Yalobusha County's population decreased by 509 (3.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yalobusha County's population decreased by 183 (1.45%), 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, Yalobusha County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 12,104.