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Southaven, Mississippi
18,589 Black residents · 34.0% of the place
In the published counts, Southaven, Mississippi, holds 18,589 Black residents among 54,648 people in all — a Black share of 34.0%, against the statewide 36.6%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 54,648 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 18,589 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 34.0% |
| Rank by Black population among Mississippi places | 6 of 428 |
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 Southaven: 10,852 Black residents in 2010, 18,589 in 2020 — grew by 71.3% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 22.2% to 34.0%.
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
Southaven stands in the gazetteer as one of the 428 places the Census Bureau counts in Mississippi. Southaven's Black population of 18,589 ranks 6 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Southaven as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Southaven — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 54,648 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Southaven: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.