DeSoto County is located in northwest Mississippi. The County Seat is Hernando and the largest city is Southaven. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.desotocountyms.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 170,913 and the 2010 census population was 161,264. The land area is 476.15 square miles and there are 338.7 persons per square mile.
72.7% of the population is White, 24.1% is Black or African American, 4.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 88.6% have a high school degree or higher, and 21.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $152,600, there are 57,979 households, an average of 2.82 persons per household. The per capita income is $25,176, the median household income is $58,505, and 9.8% of the persons in DeSoto County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 12,573. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,069,453, and sales per capita were $13,825. The percentage of black-owned firms is 13%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.5%.
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| DeSoto County Civil Court Records Pay Site Search DeSoto County, Mississippi circuit court civil case records. Access requires an account and subscription with Delta Computer Systems. |
| DeSoto County Court Records Click on - Circuit Clerk - for Circuit and County court case records and judgment roll (subscription required). Or click on - Justice Court - to do a free search of DeSoto County, Mississippi Justice Court records civil and criminal records. |
| DeSoto County Criminal Court Records Pay Site Search DeSoto County, Mississippi circuit court criminal case records. Access requires an account and subscription with Delta Computer Systems. |
| DeSoto County Deeds, Mortgages, Recorded Documents Click on - Chancery Clerk - to search for DeSoto County recorded documents such as deeds, mortgages, judgments, liens, power of attorney filings, deeds of trust, warranty deeds, and substantially more. Also available are subdivision plats, foreclosure listings, and delinquent tax records. |
| DeSoto County Foreclosures Search DeSoto County, Mississippi foreclosures by sale date. |
| DeSoto County Judgment Roll Pay Site Search DeSoto County, Mississippi circuit court judgment records. Access requires an account and subscription with Delta Computer Systems. |
| DeSoto County Marriages Use this DeSoto County, Mississippi Circuit Clerk service to search for marriage licenses by groom or bride name, marriage date, or book and page. |
| DeSoto County Property Click on - Tax Assessor - to search DeSoto County Assessor property records or - Tax Collector - to search property tax receipts. |
| DeSoto County Property & GIS Maps Use this DeSoto County, Mississippi interactive GIS map service to search for property records by address, parcel, feature, or map. |
| DeSoto County Trust Deed Images | Section/Township/Range View images of DeSoto County, Mississippi Trust Deed Abstracts organized by section, township, and range. |
| DeSoto County Trust Deed Images | Subdivision View images of DeSoto County, Mississippi Trust Deed Abstracts organized by subdivision. |
| DeSoto County Unsolved Crimes Browse through these unsolved case files from the DeSoto County, Mississippi Crime Stoppers program. |
| DeSoto County Voter Records Click on - Circuit Clerk - to search Desoto County, Mississippi voter registration by name. |
| DeSoto County Warranty Deed Images | Section/Township/Range View images of DeSoto County, Mississippi Warranty Deed Abstracts organized by section, township, and range. |
| DeSoto County Warranty Deed Images | Subdivision Book View images of DeSoto County, Mississippi Warranty Deed Subdivision Abstracts organized by subdivision book. |
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