 There were 8,639 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²).The racial makeup of the county was 58.34% White, 40.00% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races.1.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.