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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.
Source: Wikipedia (Choctaw County, Ackerman)
Ackerman is the county seat of Choctaw County.
Population loss by degrees: 80-90%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
- 17.3% - Choctaw County
- 21.3% - Mississippi
- 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
- 21.6% - Choctaw County
- 15.9% - Mississippi
- 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 22.1% - Choctaw County
- 19.7% - Mississippi
- 11.8% - U.S.
The last time Choctaw County voted for a Republican candidate for president was in 1960. Trump received 68.6% of the vote in 2016. George Wallace received 80.2% of the vote in 1968.
Other Mississippi population loss posts:
Tunica County/Tunica. (10/2/2019)
Coahoma County/Clarksdale. (10/2/2019)
Bolivar County/Cleveland. (10/3/2019)
Issaquena County/Mayersville. (10/3/2019)
Claiborne County/Port Gibson. (10/3/2019)
Jefferson County/Fayette. (10/4/2019)
Wilkinson County/Woodville. (10/4/2019)
Franklin County/Meadville. (10/5/2019)
Sharkey County/Rolling Fork. (10/5/2019)
Humphreys County/Belzoni. (10/6/2019)S
Sunflower County/Indianola. (10/6/2017)
Tallahatchie County/Charleston. (10/7/2019)
Quitman County/Marks. (10/7/2019)
Carroll County/Vaiden. (10/8/2019)
Holmes County/Lexington. (10/8/2019)
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