Editing Quitman County, Mississippi (section)

==Demographics==
Reflecting the decreased need for farm labor after mechanization and the development of industrial farms, the population has declined by more than two thirds since its peak in 1940.

{{US Census population
|1880= 1407
|1890= 3286
|1900= 5435
|1910= 11593
|1920= 19861
|1930= 25304
|1940= 27191
|1950= 25885
|1960= 21019
|1970= 15888
|1980= 12636
|1990= 10490
|2000= 10117
|2010= 8223
|2020= 6176
|estyear=2023
|estimate=5546
|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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28119.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 5, 2013|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202031821/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28119.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Quitman County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28119&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,484
|24.03%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,546
|73.61%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.02%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|12
|0.19%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|3
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|109
|1.76%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|21
|0.34%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,176 people, 3,027 households, and 1,833 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 8,223 people living in the county. 69.6% were [[African American|Black or African American]], 29.0% [[White American|White]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.3% of some other race and 0.8% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 0.7% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).

===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 10,117 people, 3,565 households, and 2,506 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 3,923 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 68.62% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 30.47% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

In 2000, there were 3,565 households, out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 26.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 32.00% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 86.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $20,636, and the median income for a family was $25,394. Males had a median income of $23,571 versus $16,993 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $10,817. About 28.60% of families and 33.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 43.10% of those under age 18 and 30.60% of those age 65 or over.

Quitman County has the [[Mississippi locations by per capita income|fifth-lowest]] per capita income in Mississippi and the [[Lowest-income counties in the United States|51st lowest]] in the United States.