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Walthall County, Mississippi
5,732 Black residents · 41.3% of the county · ranked 54 of 82 in Mississippi by Black population
The gazetteer enters Walthall County, Mississippi, on its published figures: a total population of 13,884 in 2020, with 5,732 Black residents counted alone — 41.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 13,884 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,732 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 41.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Mississippi counties | 54 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 Walthall County: 6,873 Black residents in 2010, 5,732 in 2020 — declined by 16.6% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 44.5% to 41.3%.
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, Walthall County among them; it stands 54 by Black population, with 5,732 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 Walthall County, Mississippi, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Walthall 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 Walthall County page is their frame: 13,884 residents, 5,732 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.