Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,209. Its county seat is Raleigh.
History
Smith County is named for Major David Smith.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.
Major highways
- 20px Mississippi Highway 13
- 20px Mississippi Highway 18
- 20px Mississippi Highway 28
- 20px Mississippi Highway 35
- 20px Mississippi Highway 37
- 20px Mississippi Highway 540
- 20px Mississippi Highway 481
- 20px Mississippi Highway 501
- 20px Mississippi Highway 902
Adjacent counties
- Scott County (north)
- Jasper County (east)
- Jones County (southeast)
- Covington County (south)
- Simpson County (west)
- Rankin County (northwest)
National protected area
- Bienville National Forest (part)
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Smith County, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!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)
|11,770
|11,456
|12,268
|12,421
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,582
|78.07%
|77.42%
|75.81%
|75.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.47%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|3,146
|3,237
|3,728
|3,758
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,111
|20.87%
|21.87%
|23.04%
|22.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.89%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|7
|16
|16
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.05%
|0.11%
|0.10%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|8
|7
|15
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19
|0.05%
|0.05%
|0.09%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|x
|x
|1
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|x
|x
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|5
|1
|6
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.03%
|0.01%
|0.04%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|x
|x
|52
|79
|style='background: #ffffe6; |257
|x
|x
|0.32%
|0.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.81%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|141
|81
|96
|198
|style='background: #ffffe6; |198
|0.94%
|0.55%
|0.59%
|1.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.39%
|-
|Total
|15,077
|14,798
|16,182
|16,491
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,209
|100.00%
|100.00%
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 14,209. The median age was 44.1 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.1 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 74.7% White, 21.9% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.4% of the population.
There were 5,692 households in the county, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.9% were married-couple households, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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Education
There is one school district in the county, Smith County School District.
The county is in the zone for Jones College.
See also
- Dry counties
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Smith County, Mississippi
References
External links
- Smith County official website
- Mississippi Courthouses – Smith County