Statewide Claims to Fame

Yazoo County is 1st in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Size in square miles

Yazoo County is 4th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in People per household

Yazoo County is 5th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Foreign born residents

Yazoo County is 6th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Yazoo County is 15th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Income below poverty line

Yazoo County is 19th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Yazoo County is 20th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Black or African American

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Yazoo County Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 28,195 34th 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 923.0 1st 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 30.4 53rd 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Yazoo County Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 6.9% 32nd 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.3% 51st 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 12.2% 72nd 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Yazoo County Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 74.4% 54th 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.0% 48th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Yazoo County Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 41.2% 63rd 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 57.1% 20th 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 25th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 27th 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 58th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 36th 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.4% 6th 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 36.7% 64th 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Yazoo County Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 44.5% 80th 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.9% 5th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Yazoo County Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 10,041 41st 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.9% 19th 13.4% 25.9%
Households 8,518 40th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 62.7% 71st 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $67,000 60th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.9 4th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 5 43rd 6,039 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Yazoo County Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $14,730 71st $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $27,979 67th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 32.2% 15th 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Yazoo County Rank Mississippi US
Non-farm private establishments 399 39th 58,592 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 3,950 49th 887,772 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,886 36th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $230,475 35th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,056 42nd $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $12,405 48th $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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