Editing Issaquena County, Mississippi (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 4478
|1860= 7831
|1870= 6887
|1880= 10004
|1890= 12318
|1900= 10400
|1910= 10560
|1920= 7618
|1930= 5734
|1940= 6433
|1950= 4966
|1960= 3576
|1970= 2737
|1980= 2513
|1990= 1909
|2000= 2274
|2010= 1406
|2020= 1338
|estyear=2023
|estimate=1256
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=April 5, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=November 4, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=November 4, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt |access-date=November 4, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |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 |access-date=November 4, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Issaquena County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28055&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 8, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percent
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|748
|55.9%
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|440
|32.88%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|128
|9.57%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|16
|1.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|5
|0.37%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.07%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]], there were 1,338 people, 483 households, and 274 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|census of 2010]], there were 1,406 people living in the county. 64.4% were [[African American|Black or African American]], 34.6% [[white American|White]], 0.4% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% of some other race and 0.2% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 0.6% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|census of 2000]], there were 2,274 people, 726 households, and 509 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5.15|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 877 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 36.32% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 62.75% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 726 households, out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 26.20% 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.70% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 113.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $19,936, and the median income for a family was $23,913. Males had a median income of $23,167 versus $17,115 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $10,581. About 25.90% of families and 33.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 43.20% of those under age 18 and 41.00% of those age 65 or over.

Issaquena County has the [[Mississippi locations by per capita income|second lowest]] per capita income in Mississippi and the [[List of lowest-income counties in the United States|36th lowest]] in the United States.

===Poverty and unemployment===
Of 3,197 counties ranked by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2011 for "estimated percent of people of all ages in poverty", Issaquena was 14th; for those under age 18, the county was eighth. It was estimated that 40.1 percent of the county's residents lived in poverty.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=Table 1: 2011 Poverty and Median Income Estimates - Counties - Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates |url=https://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/downloads/estmod11/est11ALL.xls |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010134222/http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/downloads/estmod11/est11ALL.xls |archive-date=October 10, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

In 2014, Issaquena County had the highest percentage of unemployed people in Mississippi, and the fifth highest of any county in the United States, at 18.4 percent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Labor Force Data by County, 2014 Annual Averages |url=http://www.bls.gov/lau/laucnty14.xlsx |access-date=July 27, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}}</ref>