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Neshoba County, Mississippi
6,404 Black residents · 22.0% of the county · ranked 50 of 82 in Mississippi by Black population
The gazetteer enters Neshoba County, Mississippi, on its published figures: a total population of 29,087 in 2020, with 6,404 Black residents counted alone — 22.0% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 29,087 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 6,404 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 22.0% |
| Rank by Black population among Mississippi counties | 50 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 Neshoba County: 6,207 Black residents in 2010, 6,404 in 2020 — grew by 3.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 20.9% to 22.0%.
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
Within Mississippi, the Census Bureau counts 82 counties and county equivalents, Neshoba County among them; it stands 50 by Black population, with 6,404 Black residents of the state's 1.1 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Neshoba County, Mississippi, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Neshoba County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Neshoba County page is their frame: 29,087 residents, 6,404 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.