Fast-growing DeSoto County could gain more representation at the state ... Census will reshape political maps in Mississippi: Who could gain, ... Mississippi's 2020 population was 2,963,914, ...

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann speaks to elected officials at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Meridian, Miss. on Friday, April 30, 2021. Hosemann was in town to talk about the 2021 ...

Yazoo County, Mississippi, experienced the largest population decline of all U.S. counties between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, losing 6.4 percent of its residents.

The U.S. Coast Survey map calculated the number of slaves in each county in the United States in 1860. Library of Congress In September of 1861, the U.S. Coast Survey published a large map ...

A young male bear has been sighted in North Mississippi, moving from DeSoto County eastward. A sow with cubs was sighted in Meridian, indicating an established bear population in the area. A video of ...

In Fayette, less than half of roughly 1,500 residents responded to the 2010 census questionnaire mailed to their homes. Across Jefferson County, which has a majority black population of less than ...

New Lawsuit Alleges Mississippi County Discriminates Against Black Voters. A federal lawsuit alleges that among the five districts drawn to elect officials in Mississippi’s DeSoto County, all of ...

“We thought that they have decreased even more so than what they are,” Mayor Sanders said. The city of Blytheville took the largest hit in the population decline as one of the county’s two ...

ACLU-MS citied statistics which it said showed a lack of representation for Black voters — though DeSoto's population is more than 30% Black, none of the 25 county officials elected by the map's ...

This DataWrapper map shows population change by county in Mississippi from 2010-2010. ... South Mississippi’s largest county gained 21,516 residents over the time frame, ...

A federal court has ordered the state of Mississippi to redraw its 2022 state legislative maps because it dilutes the voting strength of Black Mississippians. The panel of three judges ruled that ...

Yazoo County, Mississippi, experienced the largest population decline of all U.S. counties between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, losing 6.4 percent of its residents.