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Marshall County, Mississippi
14,912 Black residents · 44.2% of the county · ranked 23 of 82 in Mississippi by Black population
The gazetteer enters Marshall County, Mississippi, on its published figures: a total population of 33,752 in 2020, with 14,912 Black residents counted alone — 44.2% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 33,752 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 14,912 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 44.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Mississippi counties | 23 of 82 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Marshall County: 17,439 Black residents in 2010, 14,912 in 2020 — declined by 14.5% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 46.9% to 44.2%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 1.1 million is spread across 82 counties and county equivalents; Marshall County holds 14,912 of it, rank 23 in the state's order. The county page for Marshall County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Marshall County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Marshall County page holds the frame around them — 33,752 people in all, 14,912 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.