Simpson County, Mississippi
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Mississippi State Department of Health: 2423 N. State Street, Jackson
Population:
- Total Population: 27,639
- Males: 13,580
- Females: 14,059
Ethnicity:
- White: 17,626
- Black/African American: 9,487
- Hispanic: 297
- Native American/Eskimo: 25
- Asian: 75
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 129
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (25,205)
- Spanish (290)
- French (75)
- German (40)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 258
- Mexico (139)
- Philippines (47)
- Japan (19)
- Colombia (14)
- Poland (13)
- United Kingdom (11)
- Germany (10)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (15,381)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,283)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (560)
- Catholic Church (228)
- Presbyterian Church in America (186)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 13,277
- Sensory: 1,388
- Physical: 3,277
- Mental: 1,849
- Self-care: 1,159
- Go outside home: 2,856
- Employment: 2,759
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 530
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 10,076
- Utility gas: 2,311
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,410
- Electricity: 3,971
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 50
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 294
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 8
- No fuel used: 32
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 17,105
- No vehicle: 1,442
- 1 or more vehicle: 15,663
Education Attainment:
- No School: 451
- No High School: 1,569
- Some High School: 3,367
- High School: 6,101
- Some College: 3,153
- Associate's Degree: 751
- College Degree: 1,310
- Master's Degree: 389
- Professional Degree: 155
- Doctoral Degree: 23
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 10,076
- Owners with phone: 7,682
- Owners without phone: 498
- Renters with phone: 1,553
- Renters without phone: 343
10 closest counties:
- Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
- Smith County, Mississippi
- Rankin County, Mississippi
- Covington County, Mississippi
- Lawrence County, Mississippi
- Copiah County, Mississippi
- Hinds County, Mississippi
- Scott County, Mississippi
- Marion County, Mississippi
- Lincoln County, Mississippi
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
39044, 39062, 39082, 39111, 39112, 39114, 39149
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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