Jefferson Davis County, MS

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2023 Population

11,183

0.957% 1-year decline

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

45.7

2.7% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

25%

8.37% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$37,183

1.95% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$87,100

0.797% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

4,391

2.07% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Jefferson Davis County, MS had a population of 11.2k people with a median age of 45.7 and a median household income of $37,183. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Jefferson Davis County, MS declined from 11,291 to 11,183, a −0.957% decrease and its median household income grew from $36,473 to $37,183, a 1.95% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson Davis County, MS are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (60.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (37.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.69%), White (Hispanic) (0.17%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.0447%).

None of the households in Jefferson Davis 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.

100% of the residents in Jefferson Davis County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Jefferson Davis County, MS was $87,100, and the homeownership rate was 81.7%.

Most people in Jefferson Davis County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Jefferson Davis County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Jefferson Davis County, MS borders Covington County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Marion County, MS, and Simpson County, MS.

United States Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Jefferson Davis County, MS is home to a population of 11.2k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.179% of Jefferson Davis County, MS residents were born outside of the country (20 people).

In 2023, there were 1.59 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.73k people) in Jefferson Davis County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.24k White (Non-Hispanic) and 189 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Jefferson Davis County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Jefferson Davis County, MS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson Davis County, MS

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.73k ± 101
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.24k ± 20
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
189 ± 96.6

0.17%

Hispanic Population

19 people

0.17% of the people in Jefferson Davis County, MS are hispanic (19 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jefferson Davis 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
16,383 ± 3,134 people
India
5,084 ± 1,749 people
Guatemala
3,926 ± 1,537 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 16,383 Mississippi residents, followed by India with 5,084 and Guatemala with 3,926.

Foreign-Born Population

0.179%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

20 people

0.345%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

39 people

As of 2023, 0.179% of Jefferson Davis County, MS residents (20 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jefferson Davis County, MS was 0.345%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
262 ± 139
Gulf War (1990s)
108 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
88 ± 47

Jefferson Davis County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.43 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jefferson Davis County, MS employs 4.39k people. The largest industries in Jefferson Davis County, MS are Health Care & Social Assistance (956 people), Manufacturing (732 people), and Retail Trade (525 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($66,167), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,139), and Finance & Insurance ($54,250).

Males in Mississippi have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,477. The income inequality in Mississippi (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

4.39k

2023 Value

± 511

−2.07%

1 Year decline

± 16.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jefferson Davis County, MS declined at a rate of −2.07%, from 4.48k employees to 4.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jefferson Davis County, MS, are Transportation Occupations (648 people), Production Occupations (488 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (485 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jefferson Davis County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.39k

2023 Value

± 511

−2.07%

1 Year decline

± 16.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jefferson Davis County, MS declined at a rate of −2.07%, from 4.48k employees to 4.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jefferson Davis County, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (956 people), Manufacturing (732 people), and Retail Trade (525 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jefferson Davis County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Jefferson Davis County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,042

Median earning men ± $3,639

$28,700

Median earning women ± $6,176

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($120,043), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,048).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,875), Public Administration ($44,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,144).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

20
Other Services (except Public Administration)
17
Retail Trade
11
Retail Trade

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$38.3k
Construction
$17.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$5.96k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Jefferson Davis County, MS went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.8%), followed by Other (1.03%).

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

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (40.8%)
Republican Party
Other (1.03%)
Green and Other Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Jefferson Davis County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.04% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.852% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (690k), Some college (543k), and Secondary Education (397k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jefferson Davis County, MS was $87,100 in 2023, which is 0.287 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $87,800 to $87,100, a 0.797% decrease. The homeownership rate in Jefferson Davis County, MS is 81.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Jefferson Davis County, MS have an average commute time of 34.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jefferson Davis County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 20.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jefferson Davis County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.627%.

Housing

Property

$87,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,382

$3,582

Median Property Taxes

±$416

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 Jefferson Davis County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.7%

Homeownership

2023

67.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 81.7% of the housing units in Jefferson Davis County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9502.02
Census Tract 9502.01

The following map shows all of the tracts in Jefferson Davis County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$37,183

Median Household Income

± $3,914

4.38k

Number of Households

± 472

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.38k households in Jefferson Davis County, MS grew to $37,183 from the previous year's value of $36,473.

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2022, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (84.7%)
Carpooled (8.1%)
Worked At Home (4.27%)

In 2023, 84.7% of workers in Jefferson Davis County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.1%) and those who worked at home (4.27%).

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

34.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jefferson Davis County, MS have a longer commute time (34.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.44% of the workforce in Jefferson Davis County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jefferson Davis County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 20.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jefferson Davis County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.627%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jefferson Davis County, MS (2.77k out of 11.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jefferson Davis 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 2023, 39.9% of the children was living in poverty in Jefferson Davis County, MS. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.9%.

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

88.9% of the population of Jefferson Davis County, MS has health coverage, with 30.6% on employee plans, 30.6% on Medicaid, 17.4% on Medicare, 9.4% on non-group plans, and 0.851% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jefferson Davis County, MS see 3630 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.13% decrease from the previous year (3709 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2784 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1012 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,630 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jefferson Davis County, MS

Primary care physicians in Jefferson Davis County, MS see an average of 3,630 patients per year. This represents a 2.13% decrease from the previous year (3,709 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.1%

Uninsured

30.6%

Employer Coverage

30.6%

Medicaid

17.4%

Medicare

9.4%

Non-Group

0.851%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jefferson Davis County, MS declined by 12.7% from 12.7% to 11.1%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Jefferson Davis County, MS.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 46.6% in Jefferson Davis County, MS.

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