2022 population: 28,408 ( 3,889 from 2010 , 1,130 from 2020)
Land area: 462.3 square miles
Population density: 61.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,411	36.65%	16.6%
Black:	15,486	54.51%	9.7%
Indian:	134	0.47%	76.3%
Asian:	162	0.57%	25.6%
2+ races:	304	1.07%	7.0%
Hispanic:	1,911	6.73%	11.1%

Total non-White:	17,997	63.35%	9.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	696	11.8
Deaths:	1,118	18.9
Net Migration:	-887	-15.0
Net Immigration:	191	3.2

Change in White population:	-2,074	-6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,815	-5.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
32,297
12,485	38.66%
17,150	53.10%
76	0.24%
129	0.40%
284	0.88%
2,150	6.66%
19,812	61.34%

2000
34,340
15,701	45.72%
18,026	52.49%
49	0.14%
89	0.26%
190	0.55%
273	0.79%
18,639	54.28%

1990
35,356
17,965	50.81%
17,174	48.57%
34	0.10%
86	0.24%
n/a
97	0.27%
17,391	49.19%

1980
38,035
19,384	50.96%
18,191	47.83%
56	0.15%
57	0.15%
n/a
341	0.90%
18,651	49.04%

1970
37,293
19,301	51.76%
17,805	47.74%
20	0.05%
21	0.06%
n/a
127	0.34%
17,992	48.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,023	11.7
3,759	10.9
-3,825	-11.1
79	0.2

-3,216	-9.4
1,173	3.4

Number	Rate
1990's
5,365	15.2
4,461	12.6
-2,896	-8.2
64	0.2

-2,264	-6.4
1,248	3.5

Number	Rate
1980's
6,465	17.0
4,150	10.9
-4,769	-12.5
n/a

-1,419	-3.7
-1,260	-3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,485	-9.3
n/a

83	0.2
659	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Adams County, MS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.5
6,368	22.4%
22,040	77.6%
5,971	21.0%

11,618
2.36

6,810	58.6%
4,142	60.8%
1,119	16.4%
4,808	41.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.1
7,195	22.3%
25,102	77.7%
5,116	15.8%

12,643
2.37

8,129	64.3%
4,636	57.0%
1,485	18.3%
4,514	35.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
9,174	26.7%
25,166	73.3%
5,360	15.6%

13,693
2.47

9,492	69.3%
5,876	61.9%
1,677	17.7%
4,201	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
10,218	28.9%
25,138	71.1%
5,098	14.4%

13,299
2.63

9,790	73.6%
6,660	68.0%
1,538	15.7%
3,509	26.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
12,157	32.0%
25,878	68.0%
4,327	11.4%

12,762
2.95

9,749	76.4%
7,402	75.9%
1,268	13.0%
3,013	23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Adams County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,609	13.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	958	8.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	946	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	688	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	685	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	685	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	406	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	767	6.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	458	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	603	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	917	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,311	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	560	4.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	365	3.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	331	2.8%
$200,000 or more	329	2.8%

Median Household Income	37,271
Per Capita Income	22,924

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	66

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	951	8.2%
Public Assistance	327	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,098	18.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,840	54.6%
Unemployed	755	4.7%
In Armed Forces	15	0.1%

Total Labor Force	9,610	59.3%
Not in Labor Force	6,589	40.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,127	3,648	46.2%
Non-Profit	311	244	56.0%
Self-Employed	600	300	66.7%

Local Government	347	599	36.7%
State Government	129	737	14.9%
Federal Government	57	134	29.8%

Total Private + Self	3,727	3,948	48.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	844	1,714	33.0%
Total	4,571	5,662	44.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	922	9.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,137	20.8%
Professional, Technical	2,283	22.3%
Service Occupations	2,369	23.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	22	0.2%
All others	2,542	24.8%

White Collar		52.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,734	16.9%
Retail trade	1,287	12.6%
Educational services	1,151	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	861	8.4%
Public administration	680	6.6%
Other services	628	6.1%
Manufacturing	510	5.0%
Finance and insurance	468	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	462	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	448	4.4%
Utilities	440	4.3%
Construction	417	4.1%
Wholesale trade	263	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	239	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	235	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	224	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	80	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	67	0.7%
Information	47	0.5%
Management	12	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	823	2.80%
Puerto Rican	72	0.24%
Cuban	16	0.05%
Dominican	67	0.23%

Total Central American	755	2.57%
Costa Rican	104	0.35%
Guatemalan	604	2.05%
Honduran	7	0.02%
Nicaraguan	10	0.03%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	27	0.09%
Other Central American	3	0.01%

Total South American	98	0.33%
Argentinean	63	0.21%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	35	0.12%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	220	0.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	158	0.54%
Chinese	100	0.34%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	25,069	90.9%
Spanish	2,067	7.5%
Other	138	0.5%
Other Asian	128	0.5%
Other Indo-European	45	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	45	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	28	0.1%
Tagalog	23	0.1%
Arabic	18	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,545	5.3%
English	1,351	4.6%
American	1,211	4.1%
German	606	2.1%
French	513	1.7%
Italian	344	1.2%
European	242	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	212	0.7%
African	183	0.6%
Scottish	158	0.5%
British	133	0.5%
Welsh	73	0.2%
Dutch	70	0.2%
Cajun	59	0.2%
French Canadian	45	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	28,037	95.3%
Not a citizen	1,388	4.7%

Native	27,849	94.6%
Foreign-born	1,576	5.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,228	6.0%	2,321	11.4%	6,714	33.1%	5,920	29.2%	2,428	12.0%	1,691	8.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,228	6.0%
9-12 Years	2,321	11.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,714	33.1%
Some College	5,920	29.2%
Bach. Degree	2,428	12.0%
Grad Degree	1,691	8.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	15,022	13,824	1,198	8.0%	7.6%
1991	15,059	13,508	1,551	10.3%	8.4%
1992	14,698	13,526	1,172	8.0%	8.0%
1993	14,902	13,776	1,126	7.6%	6.7%
1994	15,044	13,863	1,181	7.9%	6.3%
1995	14,652	13,573	1,079	7.4%	6.2%
1996	14,251	13,280	971	6.8%	6.0%
1997	15,009	13,675	1,334	8.9%	5.7%
1998	14,759	13,555	1,204	8.2%	5.3%
1999	14,565	13,299	1,266	8.7%	5.1%

2000	14,470	13,571	899	6.2%	5.3%
2001	14,056	13,126	930	6.6%	5.5%
2002	13,934	12,940	994	7.1%	6.4%
2003	13,650	12,525	1,125	8.2%	6.1%
2004	13,363	12,358	1,005	7.5%	6.1%
2005	13,409	12,172	1,237	9.2%	7.6%
2006	13,132	12,261	871	6.6%	6.4%
2007	13,288	12,431	857	6.4%	6.2%
2008	13,350	12,468	882	6.6%	6.7%
2009	12,800	11,646	1,154	9.0%	9.4%

2010	12,630	11,220	1,410	11.2%	10.1%
2011	12,948	11,579	1,369	10.6%	9.8%
2012	12,496	11,281	1,215	9.7%	8.8%
2013	11,841	10,742	1,099	9.3%	8.5%
2014	11,568	10,592	976	8.4%	7.6%
2015	11,380	10,461	919	8.1%	6.5%
2016	11,207	10,261	946	8.4%	5.9%
2017	11,219	10,380	839	7.5%	5.2%
2018	11,236	10,507	729	6.5%	5.0%
2019	11,179	10,370	809	7.2%	5.5%

2020	10,609	9,441	1,168	11.0%	8.1%
2021	10,584	9,742	842	8.0%	5.5%
2022	10,527	9,984	543	5.2%	3.9%
2023	10,267	9,814	453	4.4%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,893
Median Value	$99,300

Occupied	11,618	78.0%
Vacant	3,275	22.0%

Owned	7,552	65.0%
Rented	4,066	35.0%
Median Rent	$695

Single-Family Units	11,152	74.9%
Detached	10,957	73.6%
Attached	195	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,094	7.3%
Mobile Homes	1,816	12.2%

Adams County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Adams County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Adams County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Adams County, MS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Adams County, MS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Adams County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Adams County, MS