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Quitman County, MS


Designated Market Area: Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 5,701   ( 2,522 from 2010 , 472 from 2020)
Land area: 405.0 square miles
Population density: 14.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,367 23.98% 42.3%
Black:4,11472.16% 27.9%
Indian:170.30% 5.6%
Asian:180.32% 50.0%
2+ races:731.28% 23.7%
Hispanic:1121.96% 103.6%
Total non-White:4,33476.02% 26.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:192 15.6
Deaths:31925.8
Net Migration: -347-28.1
Net Immigration: 20.2
Change in White population:-1,002 -12.2
Change in Non-White pop.:-1,520 -18.5




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
8,223
2,36928.81%
5,70969.43%
180.22%
120.15%
590.72%
550.67%
5,85471.19%

2000
10,117
3,06530.30%
6,91968.39%
130.13%
180.18%
460.45%
550.54%
7,05269.70%

1990
10,490
4,17239.77%
6,13458.47%
140.13%
260.25%
n/a
1441.37%
6,31860.23%

1980
12,636
5,50343.55%
7,03855.70%
00.00%
310.25%
n/a
640.51%
7,13356.45%

1970
15,888
6,67742.03%
9,10657.31%
370.23%
410.26%
n/a
250.16%
9,211 57.97%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,299 12.8
1,03010.2
-1,987-19.6
10.0
-696 -6.9
-1,198 -11.8
1990's
NumberRate
1,910 18.2
1,26712.1
-1,481-14.1
20.0
-1,107 -10.6
734 7.0
1980's
NumberRate
2,329 18.4
1,361 10.8
-2,983 -23.6
n/a
-1,331 -10.5
-815 -6.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-5,578 -35.1
n/a
-1,174 -7.4
-2,078 -13.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Quitman 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
NumberPercent
40.1
1,395 24.5%
4,306 75.5%
1,091 19.1%
2,656
2.24
1,570 59.1%
734 46.8%
293 18.7%
1,086 40.9%

2010
NumberPercent
37.3
2,153 26.2%
6,070 73.8%
1,156 14.1%
3,058
2.64
2,076 67.9%
1,073 51.7%
378 18.2%
982 32.1%

2000
NumberPercent
31.7
3,231 31.9%
6,886 68.1%
1,349 13.3%
3,581
2.79
2,514 70.2%
1,366 54.3%
519 20.6%
1,067 29.8%

1990
NumberPercent
29.9
3,519 33.5%
6,971 66.5%
1,650 15.7%
3,478
2.99
2,550 73.3%
1,755 68.8%
368 14.4%
928 26.7%

1980
NumberPercent
26.3
4,768 37.7%
7,868 62.3%
1,796 14.2%
3,984
3.16
3,104 77.9%
2,395 77.2%
327 10.5%
880 22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Quitman County, MS

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units3,065 
Median Value$65,500 
Occupied2,65686.7%
Vacant40913.3%
Owned1,52357.3%
Rented1,13342.7%
Median Rent$634 
Single-Family Units2,25473.5%
    Detached2,24973.4%
    Attached50.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units2016.6%
Mobile Homes44814.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Quitman County, MS

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00032412.2%
$10,000 to $14,99935713.4%
$15,000 to $19,99928310.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991585.9%
$25,000 to $29,9991656.2%
$30,000 to $34,9991254.7%
$35,000 to $39,9991254.7%
$40,000 to $44,9991084.1%
$45,000 to $49,9991465.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992138.0%
$60,000 to $74,9992188.2%
$75,000 to $99,9991786.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991445.4%
$125,000 to $149,999481.8%
$150,000 to $199,999401.5%
$200,000 or more240.9%
Median Household Income31,192 
Per Capita Income18,546 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state92 
Compared to U.S.67 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI39214.8%
Public Assistance552.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps68025.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,96252.3%
Unemployed2927.8%
In Armed Forces200.5%
Total Labor Force2,27460.6%
Not in Labor Force1,47939.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 47.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector67457853.8%
Non-Profit6727.7%
Self-Employed1096662.3%
Local Government17713756.4%
State Government8222027.2%
Federal Government6599.2%
Total Private + Self78364454.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.27148835.7%
Total1,0541,13248.2%
Pct. Govt.31.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2149.8%
Sales and Office Occupations32915.0%
Professional, Technical28613.1%
Service Occupations62628.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing241.1%
All others73233.5%
White Collar 37.9%
Industry
 Number%
Public administration32214.7%
Health care and social assistance26111.9%
Educational services23010.5%
Manufacturing22910.5%
Retail trade1958.9%
Transportation and warehousing1868.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1707.8%
Construction1316.0%
Other services1024.7%
Accommodation and food services874.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation803.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting723.3%
Finance and insurance492.2%
Wholesale trade311.4%
Professional, scientific, technical281.3%
Utilities70.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing40.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction30.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican110.18%
Puerto Rican150.25%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American00.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic00.00%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino80.13%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English5,68999.1%
Other340.6%
Spanish80.1%
Tagalog80.1%
German, other Germanic30.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English67711.1%
Irish4717.7%
German1442.4%
American1011.7%
British851.4%
Scotch-Irish520.9%
Hungarian460.8%
African180.3%
Swedish110.2%
Czech100.2%
Swiss100.2%
Dutch90.1%
Welsh90.1%
Danish70.1%
French70.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen6,10599.9%
Not a citizen80.1%
Native6,10399.8%
Foreign-born100.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Quitman County, MS

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
342 8.2%693 16.6%1,298 31.1%1,241 29.7%425 10.2%175 4.2%
  Average years of education: 12.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 342 8.2%
9-12 Years 693 16.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,298 31.1%
Some College 1,241 29.7%
Bach. Degree 425 10.2%
Grad Degree 175 4.2%
Average years of education: 12.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Quitman County, MS

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 4,122 3,672 450 10.9% 7.6%
1991 4,081 3,563 518 12.7% 8.4%
1992 4,275 3,757 518 12.1% 8.0%
1993 3,954 3,481 473 12.0% 6.7%
1994 3,752 3,316 436 11.6% 6.3%
1995 3,712 3,229 483 13.0% 6.2%
1996 3,527 2,939 588 16.7% 6.0%
1997 3,386 2,953 433 12.8% 5.7%
1998 3,268 2,923 345 10.6% 5.3%
1999 3,302 3,014 288 8.7% 5.1%
2000 4,015 3,729 286 7.1% 5.3%
2001 3,967 3,639 328 8.3% 5.5%
2002 4,062 3,728 334 8.2% 6.4%
2003 4,164 3,824 340 8.2% 6.1%
2004 4,042 3,644 398 9.8% 6.1%
2005 3,954 3,584 370 9.4% 7.6%
2006 3,840 3,532 308 8.0% 6.4%
2007 3,750 3,440 310 8.3% 6.2%
2008 3,581 3,262 319 8.9% 6.7%
2009 3,428 3,008 420 12.3% 9.4%
2010 3,198 2,735 463 14.5% 10.1%
2011 3,126 2,671 455 14.6% 9.8%
2012 2,999 2,589 410 13.7% 8.8%
2013 2,858 2,436 422 14.8% 8.5%
2014 2,744 2,382 362 13.2% 7.6%
2015 2,681 2,389 292 10.9% 6.5%
2016 2,607 2,348 259 9.9% 5.9%
2017 2,428 2,206 222 9.1% 5.2%
2018 2,359 2,172 187 7.9% 5.0%
2019 2,335 2,140 195 8.4% 5.5%
2020 2,355 2,099 256 10.9% 8.1%
2021 2,334 2,141 193 8.3% 5.5%
2022 2,305 2,175 130 5.6% 3.9%
2023 2,226 2,120 106 4.8% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com