Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 10:15 am News Flash Archive

The latest population estimates published in May by the United States Census Bureau show that the city of Greenwood has lost 4.1% of its population since July 2010.

Greenwood's loss is slightly less than that of its neighboring towns in the Delta. Overall, the population of the state of Mississippi has increased by 0.7% during the same time period.

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

Entity	2010 Pop	2015 Pop	% Chg
Greenwood	16,091	15,431	-4.1
Itta Bena	2,050	1,955	-4.6
Indianola	10,662	9,943	-6.7
Greenville	34,363	32,156	-6.4
Clarksdale	17,940	16,847	-6.1
Winona	5,029	4,439	-11.7
Grenada	13,059	12,900	-1.2
Yazoo City	11,373	11,245	-1.1
Cleveland	12,310	12,327	0.1
Leflore County	32,335	30,999	-4.1
Carroll County	10,580	10,243	-3.2
State of Mississippi	2,970,316	2,992,333	0.7

Leflore County shrank at the same rate as Greenwood by 4.1%.

The newly published census population estimates for the entire nation may be viewed here: Census Population Estimates

The data for Mississippi towns may be seen here: Mississippi Towns Population Estimates

John Pittman Hey
The Taxpayers Channel

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