Marshall County, Mississippi

Marshall County is a county located on the north central border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,752. Its county seat is Holly Springs. The county is named for Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall, who presided in the early nineteenth century. Marshall County is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.

Major highways

20px Interstate 22
25px Interstate 269
20px U.S. Route 72
20px U.S. Route 78
20px Mississippi Highway 4
20px Mississippi Highway 7
20px Mississippi Highway 178
25px Mississippi Highway 302
25px Mississippi Highway 309
25px Mississippi Highway 310
25px Mississippi Highway 311
25px Mississippi Highway 349

Adjacent counties

Fayette County, Tennessee (north)
Benton County (east)
Union County (southeast)
Lafayette County (south)
Tate County (southwest)
DeSoto County (west)
Shelby County, Tennessee (northwest)

National protected area

Holly Springs National Forest (part)

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Marshall County, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 1980

!Pop 1990

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020

!% 1980

!% 1990

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|13,583

|14,797

|16,774

|18,161

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,284

|46.36%

|48.74%

|47.94%

|48.89%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.25%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|15,421

|15,331

|17,496

|17,369

|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,880

|52.64%

|50.50%

|50.00%

|46.76%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |44.09%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|13

|59

|54

|67

|style='background: #ffffe6; |55

|0.04%

|0.19%

|0.15%

|0.18%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%

|Asian alone (NH)

|28

|36

|38

|74

|style='background: #ffffe6; |74

|0.10%

|0.12%

|0.11%

|0.20%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |20

|0.01%

|0.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%

|Other race alone (NH)

|25

|24

|style='background: #ffffe6; |67

|0.09%

|0.02%

|0.01%

|0.06%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|196

|251

|style='background: #ffffe6; |832

|0.56%

|0.68%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.47%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|226

|133

|425

|1,192

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,540

|0.77%

|0.44%

|1.21%

|3.21%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.56%

|Total

|29,296

|30,361

|34,993

|37,144

|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,752

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 33,752. The median age was 43.5 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 48.9% White, 44.2% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 3.2% from some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.6% of the population.

There were 12,631 households in the county, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.2% were married-couple households, 19.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 34,993 people, 12,163 households and 9,110 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 13,252 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 50.36% Black or African American, 48.37% White, 0.17% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

According to the census