2016 State Report for County-Level Data: Prevalence

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2016 Mississippi Report for County-Level Data: Prevalence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Prevalence are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number of people with disabilities for any given state and county in the United States. This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 1: Population and Prevalence of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Prevalence can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states.

The following report provides county-level statistics for Mississippi. The proportions of people with disabilities, sometimes called prevalence, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities. In this report, the prevalence of people with disabilities is presented as the number of people with disabilities in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from the year of the report and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details).

Specific to Mississippi, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for prevalence statistics are included below. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

 

 

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866.538.9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2016 State Report for Mississippi County-Level Data: Prevalence. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2016 county-level statistics from Mississippi that are presented:

  • For the number of people with and without disabilities:
    • The range of total people across Mississippi counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people across Mississippi counties, was 240,989.
      • The county with the greatest number of total people was Hinds (242,056 people).
      • The county with the least number of total people was Issaquena (1,067 people).
    • The average number of total people across all counties was 35,657.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of total people across Mississippi counties was 22,548.
  • For the number of people with disabilities: 
    • The range of people with disabilities across Mississippi counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people with disabilities across Mississippi counties, was 30,098.
      • The county with the greatest number of people with disabilities was Hinds (30,310 people).
      • The county with the least number of people with disabilities was Issaquena (212 people).
    • The average number of people with disabilities across all counties was 5,831.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of people with disabilities across Mississippi counties was 4,401.
  • For the percentage of people with disabilities:
    • For the entire state of Mississippi, the overall percentage of people with disabilities is 16.4%.
      • The county with the highest percentage of people with disabilities was Perry (26.8%).
      • The county with the lowest percentage of people with disabilities was Lafayette and Madison (10.4%).

 

  • For the number of people without disabilities:
    • The range of people without disabilities across Mississippi counties, also known as the difference between the largest and smallest counts of people without disabilities across Mississippi counties, was 210,891.
      • The county with the greatest number of people without disabilities was Hinds (211,746 people).
      • The county with the least number of people without disabilities was Issaquena (855 people).
    • The average number of people without disabilities across all counties was 29,827.
    • The median, also known as the middle-most number, of people without disabilities across Mississippi counties was 17,871.
  • For the percentage of people without disabilities:
    • For the entire state of Mississippi, the overall percentage of people without disabilities is 83.6%.
      • The county with the highest percentage of people without disabilities was Lafayette and Madison (89.6%).
      • The county with the lowest percentage of people without disabilities was Perry (73.2%).
Prevalence of People with and without Disabilities for Mississippi, by County: 2016
County Total Disability No Disability   County Total Disability No Disability
Count % Count % Count % Count %
  Mississippi   2,923,887 478,109 16.4 2,445,778 83.6     Holmes         18,401   2,536 13.8    15,865 86.2
     Adams         29,327   4,534 15.5    24,793 84.5    Humphreys        8,735   1,328 15.2     7,407 84.8
    Alcorn         36,857   7,327 19.9    29,530 80.1    Issaquena        1,067     212 19.9       855 80.1
     Amite         12,585   2,718 21.6     9,867 78.4    Itawamba        23,282   4,813 20.7    18,469 79.3
    Attala         18,780   3,645 19.4    15,135 80.6     Jackson       139,496  24,601 17.6   114,895 82.4
    Benton          8,300   1,541 18.6     6,759 81.4     Jasper         16,454   3,238 19.7    13,216 80.3
    Bolivar        32,858   5,490 16.7    27,368 83.3    Jefferson        7,083   1,121 15.8     5,962 84.2
    Calhoun        14,554   2,956 20.3    11,598 79.7 Jefferson Davis    11,660   2,450 21.0     9,210 79.0
    Carroll        10,143   1,768 17.4     8,375 82.6      Jones         67,566  12,064 17.9    55,502 82.1
   Chickasaw       17,056   2,862 16.8    14,194 83.2     Kemper          9,596   1,909 19.9     7,687 80.1
    Choctaw         8,214   1,986 24.2     6,228 75.8    Lafayette       51,636   5,370 10.4    46,266 89.6
   Claiborne        9,155   1,333 14.6     7,822 85.4      Lamar         58,827   8,740 14.9    50,087 85.1
    Clarke         16,148   3,702 22.9    12,446 77.1   Lauderdale       76,212  14,437 18.9    61,775 81.1
     Clay          19,875   2,900 14.6    16,975 85.4    Lawrence        12,593   2,035 16.2    10,558 83.8
    Coahoma        24,515   3,585 14.6    20,930 85.4      Leake         22,235   4,838 21.8    17,397 78.2
    Copiah         28,632   4,778 16.7    23,854 83.3       Lee          84,330  14,153 16.8    70,177 83.2
   Covington       19,254   4,381 22.8    14,873 77.2     Leflore        30,002   3,547 11.8    26,455 88.2
    DeSoto        170,001  18,973 11.2   151,028 88.8     Lincoln        34,097   5,266 15.4    28,831 84.6
    Forrest        75,598  15,314 20.3    60,284 79.7     Lowndes        57,964   8,940 15.4    49,024 84.6
   Franklin         7,736   1,523 19.7     6,213 80.3     Madison       100,675  10,430 10.4    90,245 89.6
    George         22,860   4,671 20.4    18,189 79.6     Marion         25,059   5,323 21.2    19,736 78.8
    Greene         10,622   2,493 23.5     8,129 76.5    Marshall        34,915   4,798 13.7    30,117 86.3
    Grenada        21,179   4,647 21.9    16,532 78.1     Monroe         35,597   6,057 17.0    29,540 83.0
    Hancock        45,882   7,988 17.4    37,894 82.6   Montgomery       10,233   1,965 19.2     8,268 80.8
   Harrison       191,097  29,210 15.3   161,887 84.7     Neshoba        29,065   5,736 19.7    23,329 80.3
     Hinds        242,056  30,310 12.5   211,746 87.5     Newton         21,485   4,149 19.3    17,336 80.7
Prevalence of People with and without Disabilities for Mississippi, by County: 2016
County Total Disability No Disability   County Total Disability No Disability
Count % Count % Count % Count %
    Noxubee        10,900   2,331 21.4     8,569 78.6     Webster         9,835   2,021 20.5     7,814 79.5
   Oktibbeha       49,023   5,690 11.6    43,333 88.4    Wilkinson        8,188   2,030 24.8     6,158 75.2
    Panola         34,122   5,340 15.6    28,782 84.4     Winston        18,061   3,383 18.7    14,678 81.3
  Pearl River      54,214  10,681 19.7    43,533 80.3    Yalobusha       12,196   2,364 19.4     9,832 80.6
     Perry         12,090   3,245 26.8     8,845 73.2      Yazoo         23,809   4,127 17.3    19,682 82.7
     Pike          39,330   7,624 19.4    31,706 80.6                                                      
   Pontotoc        30,616   5,861 19.1    24,755 80.9                                                      
   Prentiss        25,050   5,293 21.1    19,757 78.9                                                      
    Quitman         7,467   1,282 17.2     6,185 82.8                                                      
    Rankin        142,384  19,476 13.7   122,908 86.3                                                      
     Scott         27,998   5,911 21.1    22,087 78.9                                                      
    Sharkey         4,563     880 19.3     3,683 80.7                                                      
    Simpson        26,683   4,777 17.9    21,906 82.1                                                      
     Smith         16,050   3,319 20.7    12,731 79.3                                                      
     Stone         17,377   3,407 19.6    13,970 80.4                                                      
   Sunflower       23,725   3,112 13.1    20,613 86.9                                                      
 Tallahatchie      10,687   2,193 20.5     8,494 79.5                                                      
     Tate          27,871   4,596 16.5    23,275 83.5                                                      
    Tippah         21,958   4,406 20.1    17,552 79.9                                                      
  Tishomingo       19,247   4,395 22.8    14,852 77.2                                                      
    Tunica         10,283   1,537 14.9     8,746 85.1                                                      
     Union         27,741   5,100 18.4    22,641 81.6                                                      
   Walthall        14,676   3,110 21.2    11,566 78.8                                                      
    Warren         47,401   6,245 13.2    41,156 86.8                                                      
  Washington       48,395   8,952 18.5    39,443 81.5                                                      
     Wayne         20,398   4,730 23.2    15,668 76.8                                                      
Count of People with Disabilities for Mississippi, by County: 2016

Percentage of People with Disabilities for Mississippi, by County: 2016

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Median — The middlemost value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Prevalence — The proportion of the population with a particular status or condition. Prevalence is usually expressed as a percentage or a number of people per unit of the population.

Prevalence Rate — The prevalence of a particular status or condition estimated over a specific period of time.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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