Scott County, MS

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2022 Population

27,943

0.424% 1-year decline

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

36.7

0.272% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

21.9%

4.08% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$44,968

4.52% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$81,300

5.17% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Scott County, MS had a population of 27.9k people with a median age of 36.7 and a median household income of $44,968. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Scott County, MS declined from 28,062 to 27,943, a −0.424% decrease and its median household income grew from $43,022 to $44,968, a 4.52% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Scott County, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (48.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (35.6%), White (Hispanic) (5.34%), Other (Hispanic) (5.26%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.49%).

None of the households in Scott 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.

95.2% of the residents in Scott County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Scott County, MS was $81,300, and the homeownership rate was 73.4%.

Most people in Scott County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Scott County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Scott County, MS borders Jasper County, MS, Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS, Newton County, MS, Rankin County, MS, and Smith County, MS.

United States Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Scott County, MS is home to a population of 27.9k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 5.31% of Scott County, MS residents were born outside of the country (1.49k people).

In 2022, there were 1.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.6k people) in Scott County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.96k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.49k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.2%

2022 Citizenship

95.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 95.2% of Scott County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Scott County, MS was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Scott County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Scott County, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.6k ± 54
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.96k ± 363
White (Hispanic)
1.49k ± 449

11.8%

Hispanic Population

3.3k people

11.8% of the people in Scott County, MS are hispanic (3.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Scott County, MS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

5.31%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.49k people

5.29%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.49k people

As of 2022, 5.31% of Scott County, MS residents (1.49k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Scott County, MS was 5.29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Scott County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
334 ± 178
Vietnam
274 ± 129
Gulf War (1990s)
159 ± 107

Scott County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Scott County, MS employs 11.3k people. The largest industries in Scott County, MS are Manufacturing (3,598 people), Retail Trade (1,423 people), and Construction (1,002 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($92,969), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($61,375), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,875).

Employment

Occupations

11.3k

2022 Value

± 957

0.701%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Scott County, MS grew at a rate of 0.701%, from 11.3k employees to 11.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scott County, MS, are Production Occupations (1,648 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,161 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,082 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scott County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.3k

2022 Value

± 957

0.701%

1 Year growth

± 11.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Scott County, MS grew at a rate of 0.701%, from 11.3k employees to 11.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scott County, MS, are Manufacturing (3,598 people), Retail Trade (1,423 people), and Construction (1,002 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scott County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Scott County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,915

Median earning men ± $3,657

$30,522

Median earning women ± $5,900

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,719), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,875), and Public Administration ($46,190).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($57,692), Public Administration ($56,763), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,455).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

58
Retail Trade
51
Other Services (except Public Administration)
32
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Scott County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 58.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.3%), followed by Other (0.745%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.3%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.745%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Scott County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 58.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (40.3%), followed by Other (0.745%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Scott County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

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.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.04% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.852% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (690k), Some college (543k), and Secondary Education (397k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Scott County, MS was $81,300 in 2022, which is 0.288 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $77,300 to $81,300, a 5.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Scott County, MS is 73.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Scott County, MS have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scott County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Scott County, MS is $44,968. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Scott County, MS was Census Tract 202 with a value of $56,025, followed by Census Tract 205 and Census Tract 206, with respective values of $50,135 and $48,333.

Property

$81,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,326

$7,114

Median Property Taxes

±$686

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 Scott County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Scott County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.4%

Homeownership

2022

71.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.4% of the housing units in Scott County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Scott County, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 202
Census Tract 205
Census Tract 206

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Scott County, MS was Census Tract 202 with a value of $56,025, followed by Census Tract 205 and Census Tract 206, with respective values of $50,135 and $48,333.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Scott County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,968

Median Household Income

± $6,989

9.7k

Number of Households

± 823

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.7k households in Scott County, MS grew to $44,968 from the previous year's value of $43,022.

The following chart displays the households in Scott 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scott County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2022, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% growth from 2021 to 2022, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Carpooled (12.7%)
Worked At Home (3.39%)

In 2022, 77.9% of workers in Scott County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.7%) and those who worked at home (3.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scott County, MS have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.964% of the workforce in Scott County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Scott County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Scott County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Scott County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scott County, MS (6.03k out of 27.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scott County, MS is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.7% of the population of Scott County, MS has health coverage, with 41.2% on employee plans, 24.3% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 9.97% on non-group plans, and 0.672% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Scott County, MS see 4677 patients per year on average, which represents a 16.9% decrease from the previous year (5625 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2300 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3066 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,677 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Scott County, MS

Primary care physicians in Scott County, MS see an average of 4,677 patients per year. This represents a 16.9% decrease from the previous year (5,625 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Scott County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.5% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.3%

Uninsured

41.2%

Employer Coverage

24.3%

Medicaid

10.5%

Medicare

9.97%

Non-Group

0.672%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Scott County, MS declined by 3.1% from 13.8% to 13.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Scott County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 112 in Scott County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Scott County, MS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 44.2% in Scott County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Scott County, MS.