Editing Greene County, Mississippi (section)

==Demographics==
The rural county had strong declines in population from 1940 to 1960, a period when many African Americans left for the West Coast in the second wave of the [[Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]]. The buildup of defense industries in California and other states before and during World War II attracted many migrants for work opportunities.

{{US Census population
|1820= 1345
|1830= 1854
|1840= 1636
|1850= 2018
|1860= 2232
|1870= 2038
|1880= 3194
|1890= 3906
|1900= 6795
|1910= 6050
|1920= 10430
|1930= 10644
|1940= 9512
|1950= 8215
|1960= 8366
|1970= 8545
|1980= 9827
|1990= 10220
|2000= 13299
|2010= 14400
|2020= 13530
|estyear=2023
|estimate=13601
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28041.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607050511/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28041.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 13,299 people, 4,148 households, and 3,152 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|19|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 4,947 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 72.79% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 26.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 4,148 households, out of which 37.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.10% under the age of 18, 13.10% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 130.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,336, and the median income for a family was $33,037. Males had a median income of $30,189 versus $17,935 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $11,868. About 16.50% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.30% of those under age 18 and 21.10% of those age 65 or over.

===2015===
{{as of|2015}} the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Greene County, Mississippi are:
* African - 26.18%
* English - 18.9%
* American - 17.6%
* Irish - 7.9%
* German - 4.9%
* Scots-Irish - 4.0%
* Scottish - 3.4%
* French (except Basque) - 1.5%
* Dutch - 1.1%
* Italian - 0.7%
* Welsh - 0.4%
* French-Canadian - 0.1%
* Russian - 0.1%
* Norwegian - 0.1%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP02/0500000US28041|title=American FactFinder - Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov|access-date=March 3, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040333/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP02/0500000US28041|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Greene County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28041&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|9,809
|72.5%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,143
|23.23%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|60
|0.44%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|21
|0.16%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|3
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|323
|2.39%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|171
|1.26%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 13,530 people, 3,925 households, and 2,624 families residing in the county.