Hinds County, Mississippi

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'''Hinds County''' is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. With its county seats (Raymond and the state's capital, Jackson), Hinds is the most populous county in Mississippi with a 2020 census population of 227,742 residents.<ref name="QF">{{cite web| title=State & County QuickFacts| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hindscountymississippi/PST045222|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref> Hinds County is a central part of the Jackson metropolitan statistical area. It is a professional, educational, business and industrial hub in the state. It is bordered on the northwest by the Big Black River and on the east by the Pearl River. It is one county width away from the Yazoo River and the southern border of the Mississippi Delta.

In the 19th century, the rural areas of the county were devoted to cotton plantations worked by enslaved African Americans and depended on agriculture well into the 20th century; from 1877 to 1950, this county had 22 lynchings, the highest number in the state. Mississippi has the highest total number of lynchings of any state.<ref name="eji">[https://eji.org/sites/default/files/lynching-in-america-second-edition-supplement-by-county.pdf ''Lynching in America'', 2nd edition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005306/https://eji.org/sites/default/files/lynching-in-america-second-edition-supplement-by-county.pdf |date=June 27, 2018 }}, Supplement by County, p. 5</ref>

==Etymology== The county is named for General Thomas Hinds,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n156 157]}}</ref> a hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|877|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|870|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.6|sqmi}} (0.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074019/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2013|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 4, 2014| date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the third-largest county in Mississippi by land area and fifth-largest by total area.

===Adjacent counties=== * Madison County (northeast) * Rankin County (east) * Copiah County (south) * Claiborne County (southwest) * Warren County (west) * Yazoo County (northwest)

===National protected area=== * Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

==Transportation==

===Major highways=== * {{jct|state=MS|I|20}} * {{jct|state=MS|I|55}} * {{jct|state=MS|I|220}} * {{jct|state=MS|US|49}} * {{jct|state=MS|US|51}} * {{jct|state=MS|US|80}} * {{jct|state=MS|MS|18}} * {{jct|state=MS|MS|22}} * {{jct|state=MS|MS|25}} * {{jct|state=MS|MS|27}} * {{jct|state=MS|MS|467}} * {{jct|state=MS|MS|473}} * {{jct|state=MS|MS|476}} * {{jct|state=MS|NTP}}

===Airports=== The following public-use airports are located in Hinds County: * Hawkins Field (HKS) in Jackson * John Bell Williams Airport (JVW) in Raymond

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1830= 8645 |1840= 19098 |1850= 25340 |1860= 31339 |1870= 30488 |1880= 43958 |1890= 39279 |1900= 52577 |1910= 63726 |1920= 57110 |1930= 85118 |1940= 107273 |1950= 142164 |1960= 187045 |1970= 214973 |1980= 250998 |1990= 254441 |2000= 250800 |2010= 245285 |2020= 227742 |estyear=2025 |estimate=211888 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2026}}</ref> {{decrease}} |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> 1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/> | align = right }}

With a population of 8,645 at the 1830 census, the county's population has experienced growth to an initial historic high of 250,000 in 1980; its second historic high was 254,441 at the 1990 census. Since then, its population has fluctuated to 250,800 in 2000 and 245,285 in 2010.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28049&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 16, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2021 |title=Census shows Mississippi lost population and diversified |url=https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-census-2020-a1e6f0aa9d508d88b13af95354f07711 |access-date=November 26, 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 227,742. The median age was 37.7 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.0 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A049&in=state%3A28|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 24, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A049&in=state%3A28|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 24, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 25.8% White, 69.4% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.2% from some other race, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.0% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL"/>

82.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 17.6% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A049&in=state%3A28|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=December 24, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 92,774 households in the county, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.2% were married-couple households, 23.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 41.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 106,134 housing units, of which 12.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 58.1% were owner-occupied and 41.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.4%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Hinds County, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Mississippi - Table 58 - Race by Sex: 1980 and Table 59 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980 |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_msABCD-05.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|page=17-32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007115930/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_msABCD-05.pdf| archive-date=October 7, 2022|via= Wayback Machine}}</ref> !Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Mississippi: Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Origin |website=United States Census Bureau|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-26.pdf|access-date=|page=9-37|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121185100/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-26.pdf|via= Wayback Machine| archive-date=November 21, 2024}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hinds County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US28049&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hinds County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US28049&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hinds County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US28049&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |135,518 |122,614 |92,804 |68,609 |style='background: #ffffe6; |58,012 |53.99% |48.19% |37.00% |27.97% |style='background: #ffffe6; |25.47% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |112,198 |129,216 |152,652 |168,839 |style='background: #ffffe6; |157,483 |44.70% |50.78% |60.87% |68.83% |style='background: #ffffe6; |69.15% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |161 |212 |280 |343 |style='background: #ffffe6; |332 |0.06% |0.08% |0.11% |0.14% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15% |- |Asian alone (NH) |721 |1,216 |1,493 |1,851 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,157 |0.29% |0.48% |0.60% |0.75% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.95% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> |23 |29 |style='background: #ffffe6; |43 |x |x |0.01% |0.01% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02% |- |Other race alone (NH) |422 |35 |153 |151 |style='background: #ffffe6; |562 |0.17% |0.01% |0.06% |0.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> |1,417 |1,833 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4,589 |x |x |0.56% |0.75% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.01% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |1,978 |1,148 |1,978 |3,630 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4,564 |0.79% |0.45% |0.79% |1.48% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.00% |- |'''Total''' |'''250,998''' |'''254,441''' |'''250,800''' |'''245,285''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''227,742 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

With the trend of greater diversification in the United States leading up to and following the 2020 census,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frey |first=William H. |date=August 13, 2021 |title=New 2020 census results show increased diversity countering decade-long declines in America's white and youth populations |url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-2020-census-results-show-increased-diversity-countering-decade-long-declines-in-americas-white-and-youth-populations/ |access-date=November 26, 2022 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref> the population of non-Hispanic whites declined from 54.0% of the population in 1980 to about 25.5% of the population in 2020. Since the 1990 census, the county's population has been majority Black or African American as detailed above.

==Law enforcement== The Hinds County Sheriffs Department provides police services to areas of the county that are unincorporated or in municipalities that do not have their own local police force. It was founded on January 1, 1928.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2013 |title=Sheriff |url=http://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/sheriff |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=www.hindscountyms.com |language=en}}</ref>

Tyrone Lewis took office January 3, 2012, taking over from Malcolm E. McMillin who had held the role for 20 years. Victor Mason defeated Tyrone Lewis August 4, 2015, as Lewis sought another term. Mason went on to secure the Office November 3, 2015. Mason defeated 3 other candidates securing more than seventy percent of the vote. Victor Mason was defeated in the Democratic Primary on August 27, 2019, by Lee D. Vance. On August 4, 2021, Sheriff Lee Vance was found deceased at his home after contracting COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wjtv.com/news/local/hinds-county-sheriff-lee-vance-passes-away/|title=Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance passes away|date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> The current sheriff is Tyree Jones, elected November 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wjtv.com/news/election/tyree-jones-elected-hinds-county-sheriff/|title = Tyree Jones elected Hinds County Sheriff|date=November 24, 2021}}</ref>

==Politics== Hinds County is one of the most staunchly Democratic counties in Mississippi due to it being an urban county and having a large African-American population. The last Republican to win the county was George H. W. Bush in his failed 1992 re-election bid.

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==Education== thumb|right|350px|Public School Districts in Hinds County

===Public schools=== School districts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28049_hinds/DC20SD_C28049.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701044238/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28049_hinds/DC20SD_C28049.pdf |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Hinds County, MS|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 19, 2022}} – [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28049_hinds/DC20SD_C28049_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> * Clinton Public School District * Hinds County School District (Raymond) * Jackson Public School District

State-operated schools: * Mississippi School for the Blind * Mississippi School for the Deaf

===Private schools=== * Clinton Christian Academy (Clinton) * Hillcrest Christian School (Jackson) * Jackson Academy (Jackson) * Mt. Salus Christian School (Clinton) * Rebul Academy (Learned) * Central Hinds Academy (Raymond)

===Colleges and universities=== * Belhaven University (Jackson) * Hinds Community College (Raymond) * Jackson State University (Jackson) * Millsaps College (Jackson) * Mississippi College (Clinton) ** Mississippi College School of Law (Jackson) * Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson) * Tougaloo College (Tougaloo) * University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson) * Wesley Biblical Seminary (Jackson)

Hinds County is in the community college district of Hinds Community College.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hub.hindscc.edu/hubfs/Recruiting/admission_guide.pdf|title=Admission Guide 2019-2020|publisher=Hinds Community College|page=10 (PDF p. 12/20)|access-date=2024-09-27|quote=[...]located in the Hinds Community College District (Hinds, Rankin, Warren, Claiborne, and Copiah counties)[...]}}</ref>

===Public libraries=== * Jackson/Hinds Library System

==Communities==

===Cities=== * Byram * Clinton * Jackson (county seat; partly in Madison and Rankin counties) * Raymond (county seat)

===Towns=== * Bolton * Edwards * Learned * Terry * Utica

===Unincorporated communities=== * Brownsville * Cayuga * Cynthia * Midway * Oakley * Pocahontas

==Notable people== * Kate Stone (1841–1907), diarist * Henry Sloan (1870–1948), delta blues musician * Charley Patton (1891–1934), blues musician * Richard Durham (1917–1984), writer of the radio series ''Destination Freedom''

==See also== {{Portal|Mississippi}} * National Register of Historic Places listings in Hinds County, Mississippi

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * [http://www.hindscountyms.com/ Hinds County] – Official site.

{{Geographic Location |Centre = Hinds County, Mississippi |North = Yazoo County |Northeast = Madison County |East = Rankin County |Southeast = |South = Copiah County |Southwest = Claiborne County |West = Warren County |Northwest = }}

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