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Covington County, Mississippi

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Population:

  • Total Population: 19,407
  • Males: 9,356
  • Females: 10,051

Ethnicity:

  • White: 12,250
  • Black/African American: 6,794
  • Hispanic: 240
  • Native American/Eskimo: 18
  • Asian: 12
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
  • Other: 0
  • 2 or more: 93

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (17,520)
  2. Spanish (245)
  3. French (50)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 117

  1. Germany (33)
  2. Guatemala (14)
  3. United Kingdom (8)
  4. Costa Rica (8)
  5. Peru (8)
  6. Canada (8)
  7. Indonesia (7)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (6,047)
  2. Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptists Association (1,777)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (1,084)
  4. Baptist Missionary Association of America (849)
  5. Presbyterian Church in America (301)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 8,204
    • Sensory: 1,184
    • Physical: 2,024
    • Mental: 1,246
    • Self-care: 596
    • Go outside home: 1,610
    • Employment: 1,666

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 327

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 7,126
    • Utility gas: 1,240
    • Bottled or LP gas: 2,721
    • Electricity: 2,884
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 74
    • Coal or Coke: 0
    • Wood: 150
    • Solar Energy: 3
    • Other fuel: 22
    • No fuel used: 32

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 12,020
    • No vehicle: 825
    • 1 or more vehicle: 11,195

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 264
    • No High School: 1,101
    • Some High School: 2,544
    • High School: 3,809
    • Some College: 2,260
    • Associate's Degree: 586
    • College Degree: 834
    • Master's Degree: 351
    • Professional Degree: 119
    • Doctoral Degree: 55

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 7,126
    • Owners with phone: 5,645
    • Owners without phone: 404
    • Renters with phone: 796
    • Renters without phone: 281

    10 closest counties:

    1. Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
    2. Smith County, Mississippi
    3. Jones County, Mississippi
    4. Simpson County, Mississippi
    5. Lamar County, Mississippi
    6. Forrest County, Mississippi
    7. Marion County, Mississippi
    8. Jasper County, Mississippi
    9. Lawrence County, Mississippi
    10. Perry County, Mississippi

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    39119, 39428, 39479

    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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