Mississippi Gulf News

Of the 55,512 citizens living in Pearl River County in 2020, 43,079 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 22,061 of those people were female and 21,018 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	21,018	37.86
Females 18 and over	22,061	39.74

Source: US Census Bureau