Adams County is home to 28,803 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The poverty rate is 27.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $108,700, having more than doubled since 2000. Median household income is $43,644, under the $82,259 national median. Renters pay $734 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,644, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Adams County
What changed most since 1990
Population35,356 → 28,803(−19%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.8% → 20.6%(+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share48.6% → 56.0%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.9%(113)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(182)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(400)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(28)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,269 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Adams County, decade by decade
Adams County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
35,356
$41,315
$104,403
14.8%
63.2
2000
34,340
$45,968
$105,474
17.5%
64.4
2010
32,297
$38,980
$111,489
19.3%
70.5
2020
29,538
$37,128
$114,053
17.8%
67.7
2024
28,803
$43,644
$108,700
20.6%
68.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
