Yazoo County is home to 24,835 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. 30.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $153,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. The median household earns $39,295, about 52% below the national median. Households here earn about 30% less than in Mississippi as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,295, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Yazoo County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.0% → 15.3%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants66.3% → 55.3%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate39.2% → 30.8%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)27%(314)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31%(361)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.6%(322)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,165 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
Yazoo County, decade by decade
Yazoo 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
25,506
$34,163
$92,163
12.0%
62.7
2000
28,149
$45,168
$89,990
11.8%
67.8
2010
28,065
$39,354
$101,419
11.9%
67.2
2020
26,743
$39,669
$107,387
11.8%
66.3
2024
24,835
$39,295
$153,800
15.3%
67.7
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.
