Kemper County, Mississippi
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 10,456 people residing in the county. 60.1% were Black or African American, 35.3% White, 3.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% of some other race and 0.7% of two or more races.

Kemper County, Mississippi

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 10,456 people residing in the county. 60.1% were Black or African American, 35.3% White, 3.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% of some other race and 0.7% of two or more races.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1840	7,663	—

1850	12,517	63.3%

1860	11,682	−6.7%

1870	12,920	10.6%

1880	15,719	21.7%

1890	17,961	14.3%

1900	20,492	14.1%

1910	20,348	−0.7%

1920	19,619	−3.6%

1930	21,881	11.5%

1940	21,867	−0.1%

1950	15,893	−27.3%

1960	12,277	−22.8%

1970	10,233	−16.6%

1980	10,148	−0.8%

1990	10,356	2.0%

2000	10,453	0.9%

2010	10,456	0.0%

Est. 2016	9,896	−5.4%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

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As of the 2010 census, the population of Kemper County was 10,456.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census, the population of Kemper County was 10,456.