Leflore County, MS

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2022 Population

27,920

2.22% 1-year decline

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

34.4

0.88% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

32.2%

1.84% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$33,115

9.72% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Leflore County, MS had a population of 27.9k people with a median age of 34.4 and a median household income of $33,115. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Leflore County, MS declined from 28,555 to 27,920, a −2.22% decrease and its median household income grew from $30,182 to $33,115, a 9.72% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Leflore County, MS are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (74.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (21.2%), Other (Hispanic) (1.85%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.673%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.566%).

None of the households in Leflore 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.

99.6% of the residents in Leflore County, MS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Leflore County, MS are Mississippi Valley State University (311 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Leflore County, MS N/A, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Leflore County, MS was N/A per household.

Leflore County, MS borders Carroll County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, and Tallahatchie County, MS.

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Economy

The economy of Leflore County, MS employs 10.3k people. The largest industries in Leflore County, MS are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

10.3k

2022 Value

± 902

4.49%

1 Year growth

± 12%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Leflore County, MS grew at a rate of 4.49%, from 9.87k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leflore County, MS, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leflore 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.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.3k

2022 Value

± 902

4.49%

1 Year growth

± 12%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Leflore County, MS grew at a rate of 4.49%, from 9.87k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leflore County, MS, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leflore County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Leflore County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,599

Median earning men ± $3,948

$25,970

Median earning women ± $2,279

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,738), Manufacturing ($45,183), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($40,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,344), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,357), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,703).

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

73
Retail Trade
46
Other Services (except Public Administration)
35
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

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 Leflore County, MS went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 70.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (28.7%), followed by Other (0.78%).

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

Joseph R Biden Jr. (70.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (28.7%)
Republican Party
Other (0.78%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Leflore County, MS went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 70.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (28.7%), followed by Other (0.78%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Leflore 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

Most students graduating from Universities in Leflore County, MS are Black or African American (303 and 97.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (4 and 1.29%), White (2 and 0.643%), and Asian (1 and 0.322%).

The largest universities in Leflore County, MS by number of degrees awarded are Mississippi Valley State University (311 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Leflore County, MS are General Business Administration & Management (49 and NaNk%), Sport & Fitness Management (29 and NaNk%), and General Studies (26 and NaNk%).

The median tuition cost in Leflore County, MS for a public four year colleges is $7,394 for in-state students and $7,394 for out-of-state students.

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

People in Leflore County, MS have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Leflore County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Leflore County, MS is $33,115. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Leflore County, MS was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $68,066, followed by Census Tract 9504 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $54,659 and $50,417.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9506
Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9501

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Leflore County, MS was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $68,066, followed by Census Tract 9504 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $54,659 and $50,417.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Leflore 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.

$33,115

Median Household Income

± $2,746

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2022, the median household income of the N/A households in Leflore County, MS grew to $33,115 from the previous year's value of $30,182.

The following chart displays the households in Leflore 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 Leflore 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 1. 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

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Leflore County, MS N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leflore County, MS have a similar commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Leflore County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leflore County, MS (8.52k out of 26.5k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leflore County, MS is false, followed by false and false.

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

85.6% of the population of Leflore County, MS has health coverage, with 32% on employee plans, 36.2% on Medicaid, 9.06% on Medicare, 7.48% on non-group plans, and 0.873% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Leflore County, MS see 1266 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.84% increase from the previous year (1174 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2120 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 197 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,266 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Leflore County, MS

Primary care physicians in Leflore County, MS see an average of 1,266 patients per year. This represents a 7.84% increase from the previous year (1,174 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.4%

Uninsured

32%

Employer Coverage

36.2%

Medicaid

9.06%

Medicare

7.48%

Non-Group

0.873%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Leflore County, MS declined by 10.8% from 16.1% to 14.4%.

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

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