Mississippi census numbers

Census 2020 data shows Mississippi’s Desoto County, south of Memphis, and Harrison County on the Gulf Coast have the largest population density numbers, according to the newly released data from the 2020 U.S. Census. Desoto has been on a growth spirt for 20 years and has 389 people per square mile. Harrison, home to casinos and military bases, ranked second in the state with about 364 people per square mile. Next in population density are Hinds County, with about 262 people per square mile; and Rankin County, with about 203. Hinds is the home to Mississippi's capital city, and remains the largest of the state’s 82 counties by population (227,742), but had a 7 percent decrease since the 2010 census. DeSoto is the second largest county in population (185,314) and with an increase of almost 15% percent since 2010. Mississippi was only one of three states that lost population since the previous census. Mississippi is the 34th-largest state by population (2,961,279) in between Arkansas and Kansas. Fifty-five percent of Mississippi residents are white, 36 percent Black, nearly 4 percent Hispanic/Latino and nearly 3 percent are two or more races but neither Hispanic nor Latino. Mississippi legislators will use the new census numbers to redraw the state's four U.S. House districts, 122 state House districts and 52 state Senate districts. (Source: The AP 08/12/21) DeSoto and Harrison Have Most Mississippi Residents Per Mile | Mississippi News | US News