Lauderdale County is located in western Tennessee. The County Seat is Ripley and the largest city is Ripley. The 2014 population estimate is 27,382 and the 2010 census population was 27,815. The land area is 471.99 square miles and there are 58.9 persons per square mile.
62.2% of the population is White, 35.1% is Black or African American, 2.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.3% is two or more races. 74.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 10.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $77,600, there are 9,686 households, an average of 2.58 persons per household. The per capita income is $15,758, the median household income is $32,326, and 26% of the persons in Lauderdale County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,446. Retail sales (in $1000) were $151,836, and sales per capita were $5,708. The percentage of black-owned firms is 6.2%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.9%.
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