Tate County, Mississippi Population 2024

28,263

Tate County, Mississippi's estimated 2024 population is 28,263 with a growth rate of 0.01% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Tate County, Mississippi is the 30th largest county in Mississippi. The 2010 population was 28,978 and has seen a growth of -2.47% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202928,27320.01%
202828,27120.01%
202728,26920.01%
202628,26720.01%
202528,26520.01%
202428,26320.01%
202328,26120.01%
202228,2591560.56%
202128,103-18-0.06%
202028,121-183-0.65%
201928,304-41-0.14%
201828,345-250-0.87%
201728,5952851.01%
201628,310-155-0.54%
201528,4652210.78%
201428,244-97-0.34%
201328,341-178-0.62%
201228,519-215-0.75%
201128,734-244-0.84%
201028,97800%
199021,4321,3136.53%
198020,1191,5758.49%
197018,5444062.24%
196018,1381270.71%
195018,011-1,298-6.72%
194019,3091,6389.27%
193017,671-1,965-10.01%
192019,636-78-0.4%
191019,714-904-4.38%
190020,6181,3657.09%
189019,2535322.84%
188018,721-9,552-33.78%
2024 Growth Rate
0.01% (2)
County Seat
Senatobia
2020 Population
28,121
Area
405 mi²
Density
70 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
0.5% (142)
Founded
1873

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White18,80566.94%
Black or African American8,55630.45%
Two or more races5742.04%
Other race1160.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander190.07%
Native American140.05%
Asian100.04%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Native American

Asian

Tate County, Mississippi Population by Race

Tate County, Mississippi Population Pyramid 2024

Tate County, Mississippi Median Age

38.3

Total

36.7

Male

38.9

Female

Tate County, Mississippi Adults

There are 21,706 adults, (4,601 of whom are seniors) in Tate County, Mississippi.

Tate County, Mississippi Age Dependency

64.2

Age Dependency Ratio

26.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

37.3

Child Dependency Ratio

Tate County, Mississippi Sex Ratio

Female14,50751.64%
Male13,58748.36%

Tate County, Mississippi Population by Age

Tate County, Mississippi Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All10,4962.573.726.3
Married5,4593.0281.318.7
Non Family2,7391.1863.336.7
Female1,8692.8170.929.1
Male4292.855545

2.9

Average Family Size

2.5

Average Household Size

73.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Tate County, Mississippi Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,84410.09%
Associates Degree2,07711.36%
Bachelors Degree1,7629.64%
Graduate Degree1,5398.42%
High School Graduate5,98132.72%
Less Than 9th Grade1,1636.36%
Some College3,91321.41%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Tate County, Mississippi Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Tate County, Mississippi Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White12,56110,6922,595
Black5,1224,208592
Hispanic39418450
2+ Races23121770
Other Race50192
Islander19190
Native American14146
Asian10100

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among native american people with a rate of 42.86%.

Tate County, Mississippi Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$61,382$102,869$56,250
Graduate Degree$67,663$68,279$58,958
High School Graduate$37,338$40,460$32,391
Less Than 9th Grade$30,750$47,172$13,354
Overall$41,442$50,828$32,275
Some College$38,798$49,436$30,566

$41,442

Average Earnings

$50,828

Average Male

$32,275

Average Female

Tate County, Mississippi Earnings by Educational Attainment

Tate County, Mississippi Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Tate County, Mississippi Language

96.99% of Tate County, Mississippi residents speak only English, while 3.01% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.89% of the population.

Tate County, Mississippi Language

Tate County, Mississippi Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Black7,6222,22729.22%
White17,0451,96311.52%
Hispanic91110611.64%
Multiple556549.71%
Asian10220%

16.67%

Overall Poverty Rate

16.64%

Male Poverty Rate

16.7%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Tate County, Mississippi

The race most likely to be in poverty in Tate County, Mississippi is Black, with 29.22% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Tate County, Mississippi is Multiple, with 9.71% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 5.25%. Among those working part-time, it was 19.76%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 22.41%.

Tate County, Mississippi Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade23.65%
High School17.25%
Some College12.08%
Bachelors or Greater7.46%

Tate County, Mississippi Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed49.37%
Female Employed10.14%
Male Employed7.34%
Female Unemployed0%

Tate County, Mississippi Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Tate County, Mississippi Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$68,494$82,387
Households$61,286$74,352
Married Families$73,822$-999,999,999
Non Families$33,107$49,469

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Tate County, Mississippi Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

49.3%

Overall Marriage Rate

52.0%

Male Marriage Rate

46.8%

Female Marriage Rate

Tate County, Mississippi Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Tate County, Mississippi Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Tate County, Mississippi Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Tate County, Mississippi Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,187

Number of Veterans

1,131

Male Veterans

56

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam383
Second Gulf War226
First Gulf War220
Korea32
World War II0

Tate County, Mississippi Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
55 to 64309
35 to 54290
75+271
65 to 74244
18 to 3473

Tate County, Mississippi Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White9046.12%
Black2624.05%
Islander1684.21%
Hispanic121.93%
2+ Races51.46%

Tate County, Mississippi Veterans by Race

Tate County, Mississippi Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

11.02%

Veteran Poverty Rate

38.56%

Veteran Disability Rate

Tate County, Mississippi Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

57.4%

Labor Force Participation

53.3%

Employment Rate

7.2%

Unemployment Rate

Tate County, Mississippi Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Tate County, Mississippi Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Tate County, Mississippi Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

55.39%

Born in Tate County, Mississippi

98.77%

Native Born

1.23%

Foreign Born

0.87%

Non Citizen

0.36%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

98.77% of Tate County, Mississippi residents were born in the United States, with 55.39% having been born in Mississippi. 0.87% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Tate County, Mississippi Place of Birth

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