Clay County, MS Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 18,840 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 19,600 | 4.0 | 760 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 19,600 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 19,600 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 19,800 | 1.0 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 19,900 | 0.5 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 20,300 | 2.0 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 20,500 | 1.0 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 20,800 | 1.5 | 300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 21,000 | 1.0 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 21,082 | 0.4 | 82 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 21,246 | 0.8 | 164 |
554 | 231 | - | - |
| 1982 | 21,576 | 1.6 | 330 |
432 | 195 | - | - |
| 1983 | 21,589 | 0.1 | 13 |
423 | 193 | - | - |
| 1984 | 21,606 | 0.1 | 17 |
413 | 210 | - | - |
| 1985 | 21,393 | -1.0 | -213 |
387 | 200 | - | - |
| 1986 | 21,354 | -0.2 | -39 |
386 | 188 | - | - |
| 1987 | 21,202 | -0.7 | -152 |
358 | 197 | - | - |
| 1988 | 21,166 | -0.2 | -36 |
356 | 213 | - | - |
| 1989 | 21,127 | -0.2 | -39 |
387 | 217 | - | - |
| 1990 | 21,120 | 0.0 | -7 |
293 | 155 | - | - |
| 1991 | 21,361 | 1.1 | 241 |
484 | 317 | 13 | 36 |
| 1992 | 21,453 | 0.4 | 92 |
378 | 211 | 1 | -99 |
| 1993 | 21,588 | 0.6 | 135 |
386 | 230 | 1 | -48 |
| 1994 | 21,600 | 0.1 | 12 |
355 | 214 | 6 | -157 |
| 1995 | 21,803 | 0.9 | 203 |
332 | 253 | 2 | 108 |
| 1996 | 21,818 | 0.1 | 15 |
349 | 244 | 7 | -118 |
| 1997 | 21,779 | -0.2 | -39 |
332 | 232 | 0 | -165 |
| 1998 | 21,884 | 0.5 | 105 |
350 | 237 | -1 | -48 |
| 1999 | 21,947 | 0.3 | 63 |
344 | 236 | -1 | -68 |
| 2000 | 21,979 | 0.1 | 32 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 21,796 | -0.8 | -183 |
406 | 286 | 6 | -294 |
| 2002 | 21,838 | 0.2 | 42 |
325 | 228 | 2 | -36 |
| 2003 | 21,363 | -2.2 | -475 |
296 | 227 | -5 | -551 |
| 2004 | 21,397 | 0.2 | 34 |
291 | 235 | 9 | -17 |
| 2005 | 21,109 | -1.3 | -288 |
321 | 203 | 4 | -394 |
| 2006 | 21,045 | -0.3 | -64 |
304 | 204 | 7 | -162 |
| 2007 | 20,963 | -0.4 | -82 |
312 | 213 | 4 | -191 |
| 2008 | 20,860 | -0.5 | -103 |
320 | 226 | 5 | -215 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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