Name | Holmes County |
State | Mississippi |
FIPS Code | 28051 |
County Seat | Lexington |
Timezone | Central Daylight Time (CDT) |
Population (2022) | 19,207 |
Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | -11.45% |
Majority Ethnicity | African American 84.29% |
Public School Majority Ethnicity | African American 98% |
Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Democratic:+31 |
Unemployment Rate (June 2025) | 6.3% |
Area Code(s) | 662 |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2022) |
---|---|
White | 15.37% |
African American | 84.29% |
Hispanic | 0.14% |
Asian | 0.2% |
Native American | 0% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2023) |
---|---|
White | 0.86% |
African American | 98.19% |
Hispanic | 0.28% |
Asian | 0.08% |
Native American | 0.16% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |