Thursday, January 3, 2019, 2:00 pm News Flash Archive

The latest population estimates published in May by the United States Census Bureau show that the city of Greenwood has lost 13.4% of its population since July 2010. The Census Bureau estimates the population of Greenwood has dropped just below 14,000, the lowest it has been since the mid-1930s.

Only three towns in Mississippi suffered losses larger than Greenwood's loss: Kilmichael (-15.8%), Walnut Grove (-15.4%), and Winona (-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	2017 Pop	% Chg
Greenwood	16,160	13,996	-13.4
Itta Bena	2,051	1,873	-8.7
Indianola	10,609	9,433	-11.1
Greenville	34,372	30,686	-10.7
Clarksdale	17,928	15,732	-12.2
Winona	5,021	4,280	-14.8
Grenada	13,048	12,511	-4.1
Yazoo City	11,391	10,987	-3.5
Cleveland	12,315	11,729	-4.8
Leflore County	32,416	29,223	-9.9
Carroll County	10,602	10,139	-4.4
State of Mississippi	2,970,437	2,984,100	0.5

Leflore County shrank at a rate of 9.9% during the same 7 year period.

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

John Pittman Hey
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