Tunica County /

Tunica County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 10,778. Its county seat is Tunica. Tunica County is named for the Tunica Native Americans. Tunica County is part of the Memphis, TN–MS–AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 481 square miles (1,245 km²), of which 455 square miles (1,178 km²) are land and 26 square miles (67 km²) (5.40%) are water. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,227 people, 3,258 households, and 2,192 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 3,705 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 27.54% White, 70.15% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,258 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.90% were married couples living together, 26.90% had a female householder with no