Quitman County, Mississippi
Demographics
Reflecting the decreased need for farm labor after mechanization and the development of industrial farms, the population has declined by more than two thirds since its peak in 1940.

Quitman County, Mississippi

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: Reflecting the decreased need for farm labor after mechanization and the development of industrial farms, the population has declined by more than two thirds since its peak in 1940.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1880	1,407	—

1890	3,286	133.5%

1900	5,435	65.4%

1910	11,593	113.3%

1920	19,861	71.3%

1930	25,304	27.4%

1940	27,191	7.5%

1950	25,885	−4.8%

1960	21,019	−18.8%

1970	15,888	−24.4%

1980	12,636	−20.5%

1990	10,490	−17.0%

2000	10,117	−3.6%

2010	8,223	−18.7%

Est. 2016	7,349	−10.6%

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

Sentence(s)

As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,223 of Quitman County in Mississippi.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,223 of Quitman County in Mississippi.