Coahoma County, MS

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2024 Population

20,540

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.9

0.56% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

35.5%

2.13% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$37,461

3.32% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$90,300

4.51% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

7,560

1.63% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Coahoma 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.

98.3% of the residents in Coahoma County, MS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Coahoma County, MS are Coahoma Community College (596 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Coahoma County, MS was $90,300, and the homeownership rate was 52.1%.

Most people in Coahoma County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Coahoma County, MS was 1 car per household.

Coahoma County, MS borders Phillips County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, and Tunica County, MS.

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Population & Diversity

Coahoma County, MS is home to a population of 20.5k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.79% of Coahoma County, MS residents were born outside of the country (367 people).

In 2024, there were 3.94 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in Coahoma County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.88k White (Non-Hispanic) and 510 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Coahoma County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coahoma County, MS was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coahoma County, MS

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
15.3k ± 285
White (Non-Hispanic)
3.88k ± 35
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
510 ± 279

3.1%

Hispanic Population

636 people

3.1% of the people in Coahoma County, MS are hispanic (636 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coahoma 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

1.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

367 people

1.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

261 people

As of 2024, 1.79% of Coahoma County, MS residents (367 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 Coahoma County, MS was 1.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
378 ± 136
Gulf War (1990s)
114 ± 85
Gulf War (2001-)
82 ± 70

Coahoma County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.32 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Coahoma County, MS employs 7.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coahoma County, MS were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,198 people), Educational Services (1,089 people), and Retail Trade (748 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($60,341), Utilities ($53,565), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,223).

Employment

Occupations

7.56k

2024 Value

± 656

1.63%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coahoma County, MS grew at a rate of 1.63%, from 7.44k employees to 7.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coahoma County, MS, are Management Occupations (861 people), Sales & Related Occupations (804 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (697 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coahoma 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

7.56k

2024 Value

± 656

1.63%

1 Year growth

± 12.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coahoma County, MS grew at a rate of 1.63%, from 7.44k employees to 7.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coahoma County, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,198 people), Educational Services (1,089 people), and Retail Trade (748 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coahoma County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Coahoma County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,525

Median earning men ± $3,419

$26,676

Median earning women ± $2,244

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($62,045), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,685), and Manufacturing ($51,968).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,875), Public Administration ($41,618), and Construction ($38,375).

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

45
Retail Trade
34
Health Care and Social Assistance
34
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

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

$45k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$31.9k
Manufacturing
$25.3k
Wholesale 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 Coahoma 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 Coahoma County, MS awarded 596 degrees. The student population of Coahoma County, MS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 728 male students and 1,080 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Coahoma County, MS are Black or African American (572 and 96%), White (17 and 2.85%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 0.503%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (2 and 0.336%).

The largest universities in Coahoma County, MS by number of degrees awarded are Coahoma Community College (596 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Coahoma County, MS are General Studies (87 and 14.6%), Child Care Provider (77 and 12.9%), and Barbering (56 and 9.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,808 students enrolled in Coahoma County, MS, 40.3% men and 59.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 1,669 records, of which 60.5% were women and 39.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Child Care Provider
61 degrees awarded
Barbering
50 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
35 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Coahoma County, MS was Child Care Provider with 61 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Coahoma County, MS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Coahoma Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

596 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Coahoma Community College with 596 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 237 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Coahoma County, MS, which is 0.66 times less than the 359 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 572 degrees mean that there were 33.6 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 17 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 ($3,300) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($190) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($900) 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 Coahoma County, MS was $90,300 in 2024, which is 0.271 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $86,400 to $90,300, a 4.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Coahoma County, MS is 52.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coahoma County, MS have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coahoma County, MS is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

In 2025, 17.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Coahoma County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.71%.

Housing

Property

$90,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,552

$4,378

Median Property Taxes

±$439

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 Coahoma County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

52.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 52.1% of the housing units in Coahoma County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coahoma 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.

$37,461

Median Household Income

± $3,152

8.4k

Number of Households

± 634

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.4k households in Coahoma County, MS grew to $37,461 from the previous year's value of $36,259.

The following chart displays the households in Coahoma 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 Coahoma 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 (79.3%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (8%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Coahoma County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (8%).

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

20.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coahoma County, MS have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.04% of the workforce in Coahoma County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Coahoma County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coahoma County, MS have 1 car.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 17.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Coahoma County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.71%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

35.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coahoma County, MS (7.1k out of 20k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coahoma 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, 42.6% of the children was living in poverty in Coahoma County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.3%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2016, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 717 in Coahoma County, MS. From 2014 to 2016, the indicator declined 8.98 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

88% of the population of Coahoma County, MS has health coverage, with 28.6% on employee plans, 38.6% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 9.16% on non-group plans, and 1.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Coahoma County, MS see 2,312 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,312 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2020 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 176 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,312 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Coahoma County, MS

Primary care physicians in Coahoma County, MS see an average of 2,312 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,312 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12%

Uninsured

28.6%

Employer Coverage

38.6%

Medicaid

10.2%

Medicare

9.16%

Non-Group

1.44%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coahoma County, MS declined by 9.28% from 13.2% to 12%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Coahoma 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 90 in Coahoma County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Coahoma 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 48.4% in Coahoma County, MS.

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