Mississippi County, Arkansas

Mississippi County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 51,979. There are two s, and. The county was formed on, and named for the  which borders the county to the east. Mississippi County is part of the First Congressional District in Arkansas which is the poorest Congressional District in the United States.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,382 (920 ). 2,326 km² (898 sq mi) of it is land and 56 km² (21 sq mi) of it (2.34%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 51,979 people, 19,349 households, and 13,911 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (58/sq mi). There were 22,310 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 64.45%, 32.70% or , 0.26% , 0.38% , 0.03% , 1.07% from , and 1.12% from two or more races. 2.25% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,349 households out of which 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.00% were living together, 17.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.60% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,479, and the median income for a family was $32,648. Males had a median income of $29,645 versus $19,782 for females. The for the county was $13,978. About 19.00% of families and 23.00% of the population were below the, including 31.10% of those under age 18 and 19.80% of those age 65 or over.