1.34% 1-year decline
Roger Wicker
4.16% 1-year decrease
In 2020, Hinds County, MS had a population of 236k people with a median age of 34.4 and a median household income of $45,380. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Hinds County, MS declined from 238,797 to 235,604, a −1.34% decrease and its median household income grew from $44,625 to $45,380, a 1.69% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hinds County, MS are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (72.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.732%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.718%), and White (Hispanic) (0.694%).
None of the households in Hinds County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99% of the residents in Hinds County, MS are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Hinds County, MS are Hinds Community College (4,138 degrees awarded in 2020), Jackson State University (1,602 degrees), and Belhaven University (1,548 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Hinds County, MS was $121,500, and the homeownership rate was 57.9%.
Most people in Hinds County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Hinds County, MS was 2 cars per household.
Hinds County, MS borders Claiborne County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Warren County, MS, and Yazoo County, MS.
Hinds County, MS is home to a population of 236k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2020, 1.56% of Hinds County, MS residents were born outside of the country (3.67k people).
In 2020, there were 3.01 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (171k people) in Hinds County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 56.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.73k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2020, 99% of Hinds County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Hinds County, MS was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hinds County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hinds County, MS
1.51% of the people in Hinds County, MS are hispanic (3.56k people).
The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hinds County, MS as a share of the total population.
The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.
5,246 ± 1,777 people
In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 18,827 Mississippi residents, followed by India with 5,246 and Vietnam with 4,118.
As of 2020, 1.56% of Hinds County, MS residents (3.67k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hinds County, MS was 1.66%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hinds County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Hinds County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.83 times greater than any other conflict.
The economy of Hinds County, MS employs 103k people. The largest industries in Hinds County, MS are Health Care & Social Assistance (18,769 people), Retail Trade (11,470 people), and Educational Services (10,454 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,956), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($51,772), and Public Administration ($42,945).
Males in Mississippi have an average income that is 1.41 times higher than the average income of females, which is $40,621. The income inequality in Mississippi (measured using the Gini index) is 0.45, which is lower than than the national average.
From 2019 to 2020, employment in Hinds County, MS declined at a rate of −1.45%, from 105k employees to 103k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hinds County, MS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,732 people), Sales & Related Occupations (10,043 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (7,412 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hinds County, MS.
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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hinds County, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (18,769 people), Retail Trade (11,470 people), and Educational Services (10,454 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hinds County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Hinds County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($48,189), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,906), and Information ($43,797).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($39,639), Public Administration ($39,072), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,716).
As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.
Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Mississippi.
Coal-n.e.c.
In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $30.5B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($25.1B) and Motorized vehicles ($12.3B).
The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Mississippi products.
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2020 Value in Mississippi
Projected 2050 Value in Mississippi
105% growth
In 2020, total outbound Mississippi trade was $182B. This is expected to increase 105% to $374B by 2050.
The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Mississippi trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.
Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Mississippi.
In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Alabama with $21.9B, followed by Louisiana with $11.4B and Tennessee and $10.5B.
The following map shows the amount of trade that Mississippi shares with each state (excluding itself).
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hinds County, MS went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 73.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (25.1%), followed by Other (0.908%).
Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
Other (0.908%)
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hinds County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
US Senators from Mississippi
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Senator from Mississippi1
Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.
Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.
The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
US Representatives from Mississippi
Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.
In 2020, universities in Hinds County, MS awarded 9,169 degrees. The student population of Hinds County, MS in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 10,098 male students and 19,213 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Hinds County, MS are Black or African American (4,715 and 52.4%), followed by White (2,792 and 31%), Unknown (844 and 9.38%), and Asian (264 and 2.93%).
The largest universities in Hinds County, MS by number of degrees awarded are Hinds Community College (4,138 and 45.1%), Jackson State University (1,602 and 17.5%), and Belhaven University (1,548 and 16.9%).
The most popular majors in Hinds County, MS are General Business Administration & Management (1,077 and 11.7%), General Studies (1,010 and 11%), and Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (809 and 8.82%).
The median tuition costs in Hinds County, MS are $26,650 for private four year colleges, and $8,270 and $8,270 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
University Baccalaureate CollegesDoctoral UniversitiesMasters Colleges and UniversitiesAll
In 2020 in Hinds County, MS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 72.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 29,311 (34.5% men and 65.5% women).
Universities Baccalaureate CollegesDoctoral UniversitiesMasters Colleges and UniversitiesAll
In 2020 there were 29,311 students enrolled in Hinds County, MS, 34.5% men and 65.5% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 16,647 records, of which 69.7% were women and 30.3% men.
1 to 2 Year Postsecondary CertificateAssociates DegreeBachelors DegreePostbaccalaureate CertificateMasters DegreePost-Masters CertificateResearch DoctorateProfessional DoctorateOther Doctorate
General Biological Sciences
In 2020, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hinds County, MS was General Biological Sciences with 179 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Hinds County, MS according to their major.
Hinds Community College
In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hinds Community College with 4,138 degrees awarded.
In 2020, 3,689 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hinds County, MS, which is 0.673 times less than the 5,480 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 4,715 degrees mean that there were 1.69 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2,792 degrees awarded.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,108) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.
Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (691k), Some college (559k), and Secondary Education (417k).
The median property value in Hinds County, MS was $121,500 in 2020, which is 0.529 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $118,600 to $121,500, a 2.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Hinds County, MS is 57.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.
People in Hinds County, MS have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hinds County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in Hinds County, MS is $45,380. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Hinds County, MS was Census Tract 14 with a value of $93,583, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 108.06, with respective values of $93,325 and $88,827.
In 2021, 19.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hinds County, MS. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator declined 0.566%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hinds County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hinds County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2020, 57.9% of the housing units in Hinds County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hinds County, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
Race/Ethnicity TotalWhiteBlackNative AmericanAsianOtherTwo Or MoreWhite Non-HispanicHispanic
Census Tract 14
Census Tract 2
Census Tract 108.06
In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hinds County, MS was Census Tract 14 with a value of $93,583, followed by Census Tract 2 and Census Tract 108.06, with respective values of $93,325 and $88,827.
The following map shows all of the tracts in Hinds County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
In 2020, the median household income of the 88.8k households in Hinds County, MS grew to $45,380 from the previous year's value of $44,625.
The following chart displays the households in Hinds County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Hinds County, MS is from Mississippi.
2020 Wage GINI in Mississippi
In 2020, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.17% growth from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
Carpooled (11.4%)
In 2020, 82.7% of workers in Hinds County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (3.36%).
Using averages, employees in Hinds County, MS have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.3% of the workforce in Hinds County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Hinds County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Hinds County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hinds County, MS have 2 cars.
Severe Housing Problems
The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.
20.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hinds County, MS (46.3k out of 227k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hinds County, MS is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.
Children in Poverty
In 2021, 29.9% of the children was living in poverty in Hinds County, MS. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator declined 8.8%.
The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.
Crimes & Accidents
Indicator Violet CrimesInjury DeathsHomicidesFirearm FatalitiesMotor Vehicle Crash Deaths
In 2021, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 755 in Hinds County, MS. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator grew 39.3 per 100,000 population.
The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.
87.4% of the population of Hinds County, MS has health coverage, with 39.8% on employee plans, 23.4% on Medicaid, 9.79% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.76% on military or VA plans.
Per capita personal health care spending in Mississippi was $7,646 in 2014. This is a 3.86% increase from the previous year ($7,362).
Primary care physicians in Hinds County, MS see 1228 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.08% decrease from the previous year (1267 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 999 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 311 patients per year.
Showing data at the state level for Mississippi. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.
This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Mississippi, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hinds County, MS
Primary care physicians in Hinds County, MS see an average of 1,228 patients per year. This represents a 3.08% decrease from the previous year (1,267 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hinds County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Mississippi across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.
Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hinds County, MS grew by 1.91% from 12.4% to 12.6%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hinds County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 84.1 in Hinds County, MS.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hinds County, MS.
In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.7% in Hinds County, MS.
In 2021, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 13.1% in Hinds County, MS.
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