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Counties in Mississippi by birth rate (July to June), 2025

Scott County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 82 counties in 2025, at 16.11 per 1,000 inhabitants. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 1.57 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.51 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 11.24 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.11Scott County
Lowest1.57Issaquena County
Median11.5182 counties
Mississippi11.24History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Scott CountyScott County: 16.11 per 1,000 inhabitants16.11Wayne CountyWayne County: 14.49 per 1,000 inhabitants14.49Leake CountyLeake County: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 14.04 per 1,000 inhabitants14.04Perry CountyPerry County: 13.72 per 1,000 inhabitants13.72Holmes CountyHolmes County: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 13.63 per 1,000 inhabitants13.63George CountyGeorge County: 13.53 per 1,000 inhabitants13.53Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 13.45 per 1,000 inhabitants13.45Jones CountyJones County: 13.29 per 1,000 inhabitants13.29Lee CountyLee County: 13.14 per 1,000 inhabitants13.14Forrest CountyForrest County: 13.13 per 1,000 inhabitants13.13Washington CountyWashington County: 12.98 per 1,000 inhabitants12.98Attala CountyAttala County: 12.93 per 1,000 inhabitants12.93Leflore CountyLeflore County: 12.81 per 1,000 inhabitants12.81Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Sharkey CountySharkey County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Newton CountyNewton County: 12.53 per 1,000 inhabitants12.53Smith CountySmith County: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Covington CountyCovington County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitants12.35Copiah CountyCopiah County: 12.34 per 1,000 inhabitants12.34Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.32 per 1,000 inhabitants12.32Clay CountyClay County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.23 per 1,000 inhabitants12.23Hinds CountyHinds County: 12.04 per 1,000 inhabitants12.04Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 12.01 per 1,000 inhabitants12.01Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Warren CountyWarren County: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 11.83 per 1,000 inhabitants11.83Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitants11.81Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Webster CountyWebster County: 11.78 per 1,000 inhabitants11.78Pike CountyPike County: 11.74 per 1,000 inhabitants11.74Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 11.73 per 1,000 inhabitants11.73Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitants11.67Tunica CountyTunica County: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Clarke CountyClarke County: 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants11.55
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Scott County Estimated16.11-0.34 pts
2Wayne County Estimated14.49-0.12 pts
3Leake County Estimated14.2-0.11 pts
4Neshoba County Estimated14.04-0.16 pts
5Perry County Estimated13.72-0.07 pts
6Holmes County Estimated13.7+0.11 pts
7Noxubee County Estimated13.63-0.41 pts
8George County Estimated13.53+0.18 pts
9Humphreys County Estimated13.45+0.22 pts
10Jones County Estimated13.29-0.09 pts
11Lee County Estimated13.14-0.12 pts
12Forrest County Estimated13.13-0.08 pts
13Washington County Estimated12.98-0.01 pts
14Attala County Estimated12.93-0.48 pts
15Leflore County Estimated12.81+0.11 pts
16Pontotoc County Estimated12.73-0.49 pts
17Sharkey County Estimated12.71+0.54 pts
18Lincoln County Estimated12.6-0.09 pts
19Newton County Estimated12.53-0.08 pts
20Smith County Estimated12.42-0.03 pts
21Covington County Estimated12.35-0.17 pts
22Copiah County Estimated12.34+0.03 pts
23Jasper County Estimated12.32+0.14 pts
24Clay County Estimated12.28-0.43 pts
25Lawrence County Estimated12.23-0.13 pts
26Hinds County Estimated12.04-0.04 pts
27Claiborne County Estimated12.01+0.12 pts
28Yalobusha County Estimated120 pts
29Warren County Estimated11.9+0.02 pts
30Bolivar County Estimated11.83-0.48 pts
31Chickasaw County Estimated11.81-0.15 pts
32Yazoo County Estimated11.8+0.32 pts
33Webster County Estimated11.78-0.3 pts
34Pike County Estimated11.74-0.02 pts
35Coahoma County Estimated11.73-0.91 pts
36Lauderdale County Estimated11.7-0.25 pts
37Lowndes County Estimated11.7-0.37 pts
38Calhoun County Estimated11.67-0.19 pts
39Tunica County Estimated11.6-0.19 pts
40Clarke County Estimated11.55-0.13 pts
41Winston County Estimated11.51-0.4 pts
42Union County Estimated11.51-0.36 pts
43Monroe County Estimated11.5+0.03 pts
44Franklin County Estimated11.45+0.08 pts
45Panola County Estimated11.4-0.4 pts
46Jefferson County Estimated11.38+0.13 pts
47Madison County Estimated11.35-0.3 pts
48Lamar County Estimated11.3-0.12 pts
49Harrison County Estimated11.26-0.17 pts
50Walthall County Estimated11.23-0.33 pts
51Grenada County Estimated11.2-0.09 pts
52Rankin County Estimated11.11-0.22 pts
53Pearl River County Estimated11.07+0.18 pts
54Alcorn County Estimated11.04-0.39 pts
55Simpson County Estimated10.96-0.08 pts
56Montgomery County Estimated10.86-0.09 pts
57Quitman County Estimated10.65+0.06 pts
58Itawamba County Estimated10.63-0.04 pts
59Tippah County Estimated10.59-0.46 pts
60Prentiss County Estimated10.56-0.24 pts
61Marion County Estimated10.48-0.05 pts
62Choctaw County Estimated10.41-0.23 pts
63Amite County Estimated10.41-0 pts
64Jefferson Davis County Estimated10.38-0.16 pts
65Benton County Estimated10.22-0.4 pts
66Tishomingo County Estimated10.04-0.2 pts
67Tate County Estimated9.97-0.86 pts
68Greene County Estimated9.86-0.1 pts
69Sunflower County Estimated9.83+0.12 pts
70Tallahatchie County Estimated9.71-0.36 pts
71Jackson County Estimated9.55-0.36 pts
72Hancock County Estimated9.42-0.01 pts
73Marshall County Estimated9.3-1.12 pts
74Stone County Estimated9.25-0.16 pts
75Lafayette County Estimated9.16-0.17 pts
76Kemper County Estimated9.09-0.69 pts
77Adams County Estimated8.66-0.34 pts
78Oktibbeha County Estimated8.39-0.27 pts
79DeSoto County Estimated8.17-1.62 pts
80Carroll County Estimated8.06+0.12 pts
81Wilkinson County Estimated7.79-0.05 pts
82Issaquena County Estimated1.57+0.01 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Scott County, with 16.11 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Issaquena County, with 1.57 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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