Table 3.A Summary Case Study Sites - Location, Population, Demographics

Hinds Co

Central Mississippi;

254,606 (Jackson had a population of 196,637); from 1980 to 1990 the white population decreased by 10.6%, while the non-white population increased by 14.4%. White population in neighboring Madison Co increased 63.2% during this same time period.

Hinds County was 51% African American and 48% white.

Humphreys Co

Heart of Mississippi Delta

12,134

68% African American and 32%

Richland Co

Central South Carolina; home to the capital city of Columbia

285,720 (Columbia had a population of 98,052)

56% white and 42% African American; Hispanics and Asians about 1%

Orangeburg Co

Located between Columbia and Charleston in a largely rural area

84,803 (City of Orangeburg, the county seat, had a population of 13,739)

58% African American and 41% white with the African-American portion of the population increasing slightly (from 56%) since the 1980 census.

Shelby Co

Southwestern corner of Tennessee, bordered by Mississippi River to the west and the Mississippi State border to the south; home of Memphis

826,333 (Memphis had a population of 610,337)

55% white and 43% African American (Memphis was 55% African American and 44% white)

Tunica Co

35 miles south of Memphis along the Mississippi River

8,146 (2,000 of whom lived in Tunica, the only incorporated municipality)

75% African American and 24% white

Montgomery Co

Central Alabama; home to the capital city of Montgomery

214,996 (Montgomery had a population of 187,106)

57% white and 42% African American (Montgomery was 53% white, 46% African American)

Lowndes Co

30 minutes west of Montgomery

12,658

76% African American and 23.5% white (underreporting may have underestimated African-American population)