Alcorn County is a county of 34,289 people in Mississippi. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $142,100. The foreign-born share is 3%. Median rent is $751 a month. The median household earns $51,260, about 38% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,260, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alcorn County
What changed most since 1990
White share87.9% → 79.7%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.7% → 67.8%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.5% → 3.8%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)25.9%(341)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(238)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(407)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.7%(128)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,319 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
Alcorn County, decade by decade
Alcorn 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
31,722
$44,492
$93,123
9.6%
26.8
2000
34,558
$52,903
$106,931
11.7%
29.4
2010
37,057
$46,526
$123,286
16.0%
34.0
2020
34,740
$49,618
$131,627
17.9%
43.1
2024
34,289
$51,260
$142,100
18.6%
43.8
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.
