2022 population: 191,723 ( 30,471 from 2010 , 6,406 from 2020)
Land area: 476.3 square miles
Population density: 402.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	110,127	57.44%	3.0%
Black:	64,479	33.63%	83.6%
Indian:	364	0.19%	6.1%
Asian:	3,361	1.75%	61.0%
2+ races:	3,114	1.62%	62.7%
Hispanic:	10,278	5.36%	27.1%

Total non-White:	81,596	42.56%	71.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,848	13.1
Deaths:	3,922	10.6
Net Migration:	5,398	14.6
Net Immigration:	92	0.2

Change in White population:	-3,426	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	33,897	21.0

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
161,252
113,553	70.42%
35,124	21.78%
343	0.21%
2,087	1.29%
1,914	1.19%
8,086	5.01%
47,699	29.58%

2000
107,199
90,816	84.72%
12,166	11.35%
271	0.25%
683	0.64%
690	0.64%
2,516	2.35%
16,383	15.28%

1990
67,910
58,717	86.46%
8,660	12.75%
137	0.20%
162	0.24%
n/a
234	0.34%
9,193	13.54%

1980
53,930
43,881	81.37%
9,433	17.49%
49	0.09%
69	0.13%
n/a
498	0.92%
10,049	18.63%

1970
35,885
23,179	64.59%
12,581	35.06%
5	0.01%
29	0.08%
n/a
87	0.24%
12,706	35.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
18,759	17.5
8,338	7.8
40,082	37.4
1,360	1.3

22,737	21.2
31,316	29.2

Number	Rate
1990's
13,247	19.5
5,513	8.1
30,095	44.3
280	0.4

32,099	47.3
7,190	10.6

Number	Rate
1980's
8,838	16.4
3,634	6.7
9,221	17.1
n/a

14,836	27.5
-856	-1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
11,901	33.2
n/a

20,702	57.7
-2,657	-7.4

Age, Family & Household Data for DeSoto 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
37.1
46,894	24.5%
144,829	75.5%
24,475	12.8%

68,353
2.71

50,427	73.8%
36,096	71.6%
5,076	10.1%
17,926	26.2%

2010
Number	Percent
35.0
45,625	28.3%
115,627	71.7%
16,341	10.1%

57,748
2.78

43,830	75.9%
32,121	73.3%
5,133	11.7%
13,918	24.1%

2000
Number	Percent
33.8
30,171	28.1%
77,028	71.9%
9,590	8.9%

38,821
2.75

30,319	78.1%
24,373	80.4%
2,606	8.6%
8,502	21.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
19,625	28.9%
48,285	71.1%
5,612	8.3%

23,277
2.91

19,492	83.7%
16,296	83.6%
1,483	7.6%
3,785	16.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
19,508	36.2%
34,422	63.8%
3,702	6.9%

16,373
3.29

14,411	88.0%
12,490	86.7%
971	6.7%
1,962	12.0%

2022 Housing Data for DeSoto County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,698	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,613	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,029	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,562	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,386	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,288	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,357	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,111	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,434	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,610	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,182	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,505	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,149	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,600	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,785	9.9%
$200,000 or more	5,044	7.4%

Median Household Income	79,666
Per Capita Income	34,989

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	119
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,896	4.2%
Public Assistance	1,316	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,050	8.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	84,630	74.1%
Unemployed	4,082	3.6%
In Armed Forces	276	0.2%

Total Labor Force	88,988	77.9%
Not in Labor Force	25,176	22.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,220	28,981	56.2%
Non-Profit	2,041	4,969	29.1%
Self-Employed	4,941	2,183	69.4%

Local Government	2,396	3,851	38.4%
State Government	781	2,404	24.5%
Federal Government	1,163	1,734	40.1%

Total Private + Self	42,161	31,164	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,381	12,958	33.0%
Total	48,542	44,122	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,808	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,010	21.4%
Professional, Technical	19,719	21.1%
Service Occupations	12,670	13.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	189	0.2%
All others	26,226	28.1%

White Collar		58.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	13,275	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	12,351	13.2%
Manufacturing	10,917	11.7%
Retail trade	10,349	11.1%
Educational services	7,501	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	5,672	6.1%
Construction	5,219	5.6%
Other services	4,270	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,848	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,840	4.1%
Public administration	3,795	4.1%
Wholesale trade	3,605	3.9%
Finance and insurance	2,821	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,416	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,311	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	809	0.9%
Information	715	0.8%
Utilities	539	0.6%
Management	100	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	80	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,106	3.82%
Puerto Rican	560	0.30%
Cuban	244	0.13%
Dominican	170	0.09%

Total Central American	740	0.40%
Costa Rican	58	0.03%
Guatemalan	180	0.10%
Honduran	166	0.09%
Nicaraguan	48	0.03%
Panamanian	13	0.01%
Salvadoran	275	0.15%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	491	0.26%
Argentinean	11	0.01%
Bolivian	14	0.01%
Chilean	28	0.02%
Colombian	257	0.14%
Ecuadorian	61	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	115	0.06%
Uruguayan	5	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	382	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	559	0.30%
Filipino	386	0.21%
Chinese	384	0.21%
Indian	366	0.20%
Japanese	192	0.10%
Korean	163	0.09%
Cambodian	155	0.08%
Indonesian	75	0.04%
Thai	28	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	166,018	94.7%
Spanish	6,790	3.9%
Vietnamese	355	0.2%
Other	350	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	329	0.2%
Other Asian	291	0.2%
Arabic	284	0.2%
German, other Germanic	283	0.2%
Chinese	210	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	16,740	9.0%
American	15,641	8.4%
Irish	14,900	8.0%
German	11,804	6.3%
Italian	4,246	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	2,881	1.5%
French	2,577	1.4%
Scottish	2,370	1.3%
European	2,290	1.2%
Polish	1,225	0.7%
Swedish	1,137	0.6%
Dutch	1,053	0.6%
African	944	0.5%
Welsh	936	0.5%
British	679	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	182,435	98.0%
Not a citizen	3,779	2.0%

Native	178,784	96.0%
Foreign-born	7,430	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,709	3.0%	7,047	5.8%	35,282	28.8%	42,774	34.9%	22,045	18.0%	11,554	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,709	3.0%
9-12 Years	7,047	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	35,282	28.8%
Some College	42,774	34.9%
Bach. Degree	22,045	18.0%
Grad Degree	11,554	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	37,212	35,228	1,984	5.3%	7.6%
1991	38,041	35,734	2,307	6.1%	8.4%
1992	38,633	36,397	2,236	5.8%	8.0%
1993	39,604	37,646	1,958	4.9%	6.7%
1994	41,802	39,823	1,979	4.7%	6.3%
1995	44,717	42,841	1,876	4.2%	6.2%
1996	47,139	45,556	1,583	3.4%	6.0%
1997	50,103	48,555	1,548	3.1%	5.7%
1998	53,012	51,538	1,474	2.8%	5.3%
1999	54,894	53,531	1,363	2.5%	5.1%

2000	58,817	57,421	1,396	2.4%	5.3%
2001	60,857	59,155	1,702	2.8%	5.5%
2002	62,302	60,090	2,212	3.6%	6.4%
2003	65,740	63,384	2,356	3.6%	6.1%
2004	68,782	66,304	2,478	3.6%	6.1%
2005	71,457	68,464	2,993	4.2%	7.6%
2006	73,440	70,593	2,847	3.9%	6.4%
2007	76,189	73,181	3,008	3.9%	6.2%
2008	77,771	74,091	3,680	4.7%	6.7%
2009	76,313	70,946	5,367	7.0%	9.4%

2010	79,838	74,061	5,777	7.2%	10.1%
2011	83,395	77,539	5,856	7.0%	9.8%
2012	84,039	78,719	5,320	6.3%	8.8%
2013	81,152	76,379	4,773	5.9%	8.5%
2014	81,070	76,686	4,384	5.4%	7.6%
2015	84,286	80,182	4,104	4.9%	6.5%
2016	86,854	83,114	3,740	4.3%	5.9%
2017	88,549	85,062	3,487	3.9%	5.2%
2018	90,600	87,057	3,543	3.9%	5.0%
2019	93,121	88,908	4,213	4.5%	5.5%

2020	90,498	85,029	5,469	6.0%	8.1%
2021	92,984	88,922	4,062	4.4%	5.5%
2022	93,589	90,556	3,033	3.2%	3.9%
2023	91,444	88,909	2,535	2.8%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	72,572
Median Value	$227,600

Occupied	68,353	94.2%
Vacant	4,219	5.8%

Owned	52,255	76.4%
Rented	16,098	23.6%
Median Rent	$1,252

Single-Family Units	61,498	84.7%
Detached	60,556	83.4%
Attached	942	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,717	7.9%
Mobile Homes	3,063	4.2%

DeSoto County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for DeSoto County, MS

2022 Housing Data for DeSoto County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for DeSoto County, MS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for DeSoto County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for DeSoto County, MS