Holmes County, MS

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2024 Population

16,191

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

1.4% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

36.4%

4.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$32,538

10.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$80,400

5.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,170

1.34% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Holmes County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.9% of the residents in Holmes County, MS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Holmes County, MS are Holmes Community College (1,244 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Holmes County, MS was $80,400, and the homeownership rate was 61%.

Most people in Holmes County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36 minutes. The average car ownership in Holmes County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Holmes County, MS borders Attala County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Madison County, MS, and Yazoo County, MS.

United States Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Holmes County, MS is home to a population of 16.2k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.383% of Holmes County, MS residents were born outside of the country (62 people).

In 2024, there were 5.54 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.1k people) in Holmes County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.37k White (Non-Hispanic) and 484 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Holmes County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Holmes County, MS was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Holmes County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Holmes County, MS

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
13.1k ± 287
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.37k ± 71
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
484 ± 277

0.395%

Hispanic Population

64 people

0.395% of the people in Holmes County, MS are hispanic (64 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Holmes County, MS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
17,149 ± 3,206 people
Honduras
5,066 ± 1,746 people
India
4,341 ± 1,616 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 17,149 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 5,066 and India with 4,341.

Foreign-Born Population

0.383%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

62 people

0.358%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

59 people

As of 2024, 0.383% of Holmes County, MS residents (62 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Holmes County, MS was 0.358%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Holmes County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
118 ± 71
Gulf War (1990s)
94 ± 76
Vietnam
94 ± 53

Holmes County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Holmes County, MS.

Economy

The economy of Holmes County, MS employs 5.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Holmes County, MS were Manufacturing (930 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (799 people), and Educational Services (628 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($53,750), Wholesale Trade ($53,194), and Finance & Insurance ($49,408).

Employment

Occupations

5.17k

2024 Value

± 508

−1.34%

1 Year decline

± 14.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Holmes County, MS declined at a rate of −1.34%, from 5.24k employees to 5.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Holmes County, MS, are Production Occupations (661 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (450 people), and Material Moving Occupations (441 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Holmes County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.17k

2024 Value

± 508

−1.34%

1 Year decline

± 14.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Holmes County, MS declined at a rate of −1.34%, from 5.24k employees to 5.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Holmes County, MS, are Manufacturing (930 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (799 people), and Educational Services (628 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Holmes County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Holmes County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,354

Median earning men ± $5,568

$24,384

Median earning women ± $3,146

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($51,429), Public Administration ($48,800), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,717), Public Administration ($33,542), and Manufacturing ($31,827).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

28
Retail Trade
22
Other Services (except Public Administration)
12
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$25.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$23.7k
Manufacturing
$7.51k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Holmes County, MS. Showing the available data for Mississippi.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.9%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.439%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mississippi for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Holmes County, MS awarded 1,244 degrees. The student population of Holmes County, MS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,643 male students and 3,316 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Holmes County, MS are White (610 and 49%), Black or African American (567 and 45.6%), Hispanic or Latino (30 and 2.41%), and Two or More Races (22 and 1.77%).

The largest universities in Holmes County, MS by number of degrees awarded are Holmes Community College (1,244 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Holmes County, MS are Pre-Nursing Studies (128 and 10.3%), Registered Nursing (114 and 9.16%), and General Business (93 and 7.48%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,959 students enrolled in Holmes County, MS, 33.1% men and 66.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,337 records, of which 60.5% were women and 39.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Pre-Nursing Studies
128 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
114 degrees awarded
General Business
93 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Holmes County, MS was Pre-Nursing Studies with 128 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Holmes County, MS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Holmes Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,244 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Holmes Community College with 1,244 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 417 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Holmes County, MS, which is 0.504 times less than the 827 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 610 degrees mean that there were 1.08 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 567 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,700) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($810) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Holmes County, MS was $80,400 in 2024, which is 0.242 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $76,500 to $80,400, a 5.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Holmes County, MS is 61%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Holmes County, MS have an average commute time of 36 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Holmes County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 21.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Holmes County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.05%.

Housing

Property

$80,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,741

$3,757

Median Property Taxes

±$360

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Holmes County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Holmes County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61% of the housing units in Holmes County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Holmes County, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$32,538

Median Household Income

± $4,202

6.16k

Number of Households

± 513

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.16k households in Holmes County, MS grew to $32,538 from the previous year's value of $29,434.

The following chart displays the households in Holmes County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Holmes County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2023, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.442% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.5%)
Carpooled (6.83%)
Worked At Home (2.69%)

In 2024, 84.5% of workers in Holmes County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.83%) and those who worked at home (2.69%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Holmes County, MS have a longer commute time (36 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.11% of the workforce in Holmes County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Holmes County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Holmes County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Holmes County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 21.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Holmes County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.05%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

36.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Holmes County, MS (5.56k out of 15.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Holmes County, MS is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 45.7% of the children was living in poverty in Holmes County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.1% of the population of Holmes County, MS has health coverage, with 25.5% on employee plans, 37.2% on Medicaid, 9.68% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Holmes County, MS see 1,833 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,833 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2303 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2254 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,833 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Holmes County, MS

Primary care physicians in Holmes County, MS see an average of 1,833 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,833 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Holmes County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.9%

Uninsured

25.5%

Employer Coverage

37.2%

Medicaid

9.68%

Medicare

15.7%

Non-Group

1.01%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Holmes County, MS grew by 2.8% from 10.6% to 10.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Holmes County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 192 in Holmes County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Holmes County, MS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 53% in Holmes County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Holmes County, MS.