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Scott County, Mississippi
10,012 Black residents · 35.8% of the county · ranked 31 of 82 in Mississippi by Black population
The gazetteer enters Scott County, Mississippi, on its published figures: a total population of 27,990 in 2020, with 10,012 Black residents counted alone — 35.8% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 27,990 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,012 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 35.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Mississippi counties | 31 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 Scott County: 10,585 Black residents in 2010, 10,012 in 2020 — declined by 5.4% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 37.5% to 35.8%.
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; Scott County holds 10,012 of it, rank 31 in the state's order. The county page for Scott County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Scott 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 Scott County page is their frame: 27,990 residents, 10,012 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.