Editing Leflore County, Mississippi (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 10246
|1890= 16869
|1900= 23834
|1910= 36290
|1920= 37256
|1930= 53506
|1940= 53406
|1950= 51813
|1960= 47142
|1970= 42111
|1980= 41525
|1990= 37341
|2000= 37947
|2010= 32317
|2020= 28339
|estyear=2023
|estimate=26378
|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/28/28083.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051421/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28083.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leflore County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28083&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|20,809
|73.43%
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|5,963
|21.04%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|15
|0.05%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|205
|0.72%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|507
|1.79%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|840
|2.96%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 28,339 people, 9,962 households, and 6,050 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 32,317 people living in the county. 72.2% were [[African American|Black or African American]], 24.9% [[White American|White]], 0.6% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.5% of some other race and 0.6% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 2.3% 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 37,947 people, 12,956 households, and 8,887 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|64|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 14,097 housing units at an average density of {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 67.73% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 30.00% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.65% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.98% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.50% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

According to the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, the largest ancestry groups in Leflore County were [[African American|African]] 67.73%, [[English American|English]] 19%, and [[Scots-Irish American|Scots-Irish]] 9.4%

There were 12,956 households, out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 27.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.70% under the age of 18, 13.10% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 18.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,518, and the median income for a family was $26,059. Males had a median income of $25,959 versus $18,497 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,553. About 29.10% of families and 34.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.00% of those under age 18 and 24.50% of those age 65 or over.