Claiborne County, Mississippi

Claiborne County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,831. Its is.

The county is named after, the second governor of the Mississippi Territory.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Claiborne County has the second-largest percentage of Black residents of any American county, with an 84 percent majority of the population being African-American. . Claiborne County was home to a little known but profound African-American civil rights struggle during the middle of the 20th century.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,299 (501 ). 1,261 km² (487 sq mi) of it is land and 38 km² (15 sq mi) of it (2.91%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,831 people, 3,685 households, and 2,531 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 4,252 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.11% or, 15.18% ,  0.05% , 0.14% , 0.10% from , and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,685 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.50% were living together, 26.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 23.10% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 17.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 85.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,615, and the median income for a family was $29,867. Males had a median income of $28,777 versus $20,140 for females. The for the county was $11,244. About 27.90% of families and 32.40% of the population were below the, including 40.80% of those under age 18 and 28.00% of those age 65 or over.

Claiborne County has the per capita income in Mississippi and the  in the United States.

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