Thursday, May 23, 2019, 4:50 pm News Flash Archive

The latest population estimates published today by the United States Census Bureau show that the city of Greenwood has lost 14.7% of its population since July 2010. The Census Bureau estimates the population of Greenwood has dropped to 13,790, down from 14,008 last year, the lowest it has been since the mid-1930s.

Only four towns in Mississippi suffered losses larger than Greenwood's loss: Kilmichael (-18.2%), Winona (-17.4%), Lyon (-15.7%), and Lula (-14.8%).

Overall, the population of the state of Mississippi has increased by 0.5% during the same time period.

The census data for Greenwood and selected surrounding towns and cities is set forth below:

Entity	2010 Pop	2018 Pop	% Chg
Greenwood	16,161	13,790	-14.7
Itta Bena	2,051	1,845	-10.0
Indianola	10,609	9,252	-12.8
Greenville	34,366	29,898	-13.0
Clarksdale	17,930	15,304	-14.6
Winona	5,020	4,146	-17.4
Grenada	13,048	12,466	-4.5
Yazoo City	11,392	10,825	-5.0
Cleveland	12,316	11,501	-6.6
Leflore County	32,418	28,919	-10.8
Carroll County	10,602	9,911	-6.5
State of Mississippi	2,970,536	2,986,530	0.5

Leflore County shrank at a rate of 10.8% during the same 8 year period.

The population estimate census data for all Mississippi towns may be seen here: 2018 Mississippi Towns Population Estimates

John Pittman Hey
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