Adams County, Mississippi Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Adams County, MS Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • D
    Health Well below average
    Less healthy than 86% of counties in Mississippi
  • F
    Income Well below average
    Less wealthy than 86% of counties in Mississippi
  • D
    Education Well below average

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Adams County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Population 28,803 2,946,497 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 59.1 60.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -1.20% -0.18% 0.59%
Median age 43.4 36.7 37.3
Households 11,464 1,145,227 130,235,071

Population in Adams County declined by 8.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 28,803 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Adams County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 21.1% of residents. That is 1.7 points above Mississippi as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Mississippi, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 51.2% of the people living in Adams County and men 48.8%.

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Economy

Adams County has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric Adams County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $43,475 $56,669 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.28% 4.27% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 6.4% 5.7% 5.2%

The median household income in Adams County is about 23% lower than in Mississippi.

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Housing

Metric Adams County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $312,941 $130,069 $248,835
Median rent $734 $954 $1,407
Homeownership rate 68.1% 70.0% 65.2%

The median home price in Adams County is about 35.5 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $734 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Adams County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 130 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Adams County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 15.7 21.5 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 31.3 43.0 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 130 179 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,044 $5,558 $5,790
Work from home 2.5% 5.9% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 2,876 6,176 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 291 914 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Mississippi: Sharkey County (11.9 min), Coahoma County (13.2 min), Leflore County (15.2 min).
Slowest: Wilkinson County (36.8 min), Tate County (32.8 min), Greene County (32.7 min).

The average commute time in Adams County is 16 minutes, shorter than the 22 minutes in Mississippi.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Adams County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Adams County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 17.9% 21.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.36 2.49 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Mississippi: Madison County (0.4), Lafayette County (0.3), Oktibbeha County (0.3).
Lowest: Issaquena County (0.1), Tallahatchie County (0.2), Greene County (0.2).

Health

Adams County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric Adams County Mississippi Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 73.1 74.7 78.3
Self-rated poor health 28.1% 23.5% 16.3%
Smokers 22.3% 22.1% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Mississippi: Madison County (0.8), Lafayette County (0.8), Oktibbeha County (0.8).
Lowest: Holmes County (0.7), Quitman County (0.7), Sharkey County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Adams County, Mississippi.

How big is Adams County, Mississippi by population?

About 28,803 people live in Adams County, Mississippi, in 11,464 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 43.4, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 6 years.

How densely populated is Adams County, Mississippi?

Averaged over its land area, Adams County, Mississippi has 59 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is close to the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Adams County, Mississippi?

The median home costs 7.2 times the median household income ($312,941 against $43,475), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $734 a month takes about 20% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

What share of adults in Adams County, Mississippi have a college degree?

17.9% of adults in Adams County, Mississippi hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 6), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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