Mississippi at a glance
Population
2,946,779
Median Household Income
$56,447
Typical Home Value
$192,873
School District Rating
5.7
Violent Crime Rate
275.0
Avg Commute Time
25.6
About Mississippi on hearthmap
hearthmap aggregates housing, demographic, school, crime, and environmental data for every county, town, and ZIP code in Mississippi. Use the interactive map to compare areas side by side, filter by what matters to you, or rank places with a custom match score.
Data is refreshed periodically from public sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the EPA, Zillow, and Redfin. Source attribution is shown on each metric in the app.
Counties in Mississippi
82 counties, alphabetical.
- Adams28,803 pop.
- Alcorn34,289 pop.
- Amite12,565 pop.
- Attala17,526 pop.
- Benton7,589 pop.
- Bolivar29,534 pop.
- Calhoun12,922 pop.
- Carroll9,686 pop.
- Chickasaw16,915 pop.
- Choctaw8,118 pop.
- Claiborne8,582 pop.
- Clarke15,314 pop.
- Clay18,383 pop.
- Coahoma20,540 pop.
- Copiah27,855 pop.
- Covington18,148 pop.
- DeSoto191,301 pop.
- Forrest78,272 pop.
- Franklin7,622 pop.
- George25,170 pop.
- Greene13,615 pop.
- Grenada21,217 pop.
- Hancock46,167 pop.
- Harrison210,891 pop.
- Hinds218,533 pop.
- Holmes16,191 pop.
- Humphreys7,395 pop.
- Issaquena928 pop.
- Itawamba24,036 pop.
- Jackson145,249 pop.
- Jasper16,059 pop.
- Jefferson7,068 pop.
- Jefferson Davis11,117 pop.
- Jones66,472 pop.
- Kemper8,729 pop.
- Lafayette58,327 pop.
- Lamar65,713 pop.
- Lauderdale71,504 pop.
- Lawrence11,786 pop.
- Leake21,319 pop.
- Lee83,034 pop.
- Leflore27,141 pop.
- Lincoln34,877 pop.
- Lowndes57,838 pop.
- Madison111,647 pop.
- Marion24,193 pop.
- Marshall33,979 pop.
- Monroe33,747 pop.
- Montgomery9,602 pop.
- Neshoba28,932 pop.
- Newton21,093 pop.
- Noxubee10,025 pop.
- Oktibbeha51,771 pop.
- Panola32,808 pop.
- Pearl River57,458 pop.
- Perry11,449 pop.
- Pike39,602 pop.
- Pontotoc31,550 pop.
- Prentiss25,184 pop.
- Quitman5,774 pop.
- Rankin158,854 pop.
- Scott27,718 pop.
- Sharkey3,872 pop.
- Simpson25,691 pop.
- Smith14,132 pop.
- Stone18,894 pop.
- Sunflower24,333 pop.
- Tallahatchie11,764 pop.
- Tate28,321 pop.
- Tippah21,523 pop.
- Tishomingo18,660 pop.
- Tunica9,475 pop.
- Union28,122 pop.
- Walthall13,839 pop.
- Warren43,020 pop.
- Washington42,765 pop.
- Wayne19,718 pop.
- Webster9,972 pop.
- Wilkinson8,162 pop.
- Winston17,536 pop.
- Yalobusha12,419 pop.
- Yazoo24,835 pop.
Mississippi at a glance: frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Mississippi?
- Mississippi has a population of 2,946,779 based on the most recent US Census estimate.
- What is the median home price in Mississippi?
- The median home value in Mississippi is $192,873. Hover any county on the map for that county's value, or open Compare to put two states side by side.
- What is the median household income in Mississippi?
- Median household income in Mississippi is $56,447 per year, sourced from the US Census American Community Survey.
- How many counties are in Mississippi?
- Mississippi has 82 counties. Each county page on hearthmap shows housing, school, crime, and demographic data town by town.
- What is the average commute time in Mississippi?
- The average one-way commute in Mississippi is 25.6 minutes, based on US Census ACS journey-to-work data.
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