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Counties in Mississippi by birth rate (July to June)

Scott County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 82 counties in 2021, at 16.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 7.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 11.88 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.95Scott County
Lowest7.56Issaquena County
Median11.9582 counties
Mississippi11.88History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Scott CountyScott County: 16.95 per 1,000 inhabitants16.95Leake CountyLeake County: 15.52 per 1,000 inhabitants15.52Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 14.58 per 1,000 inhabitants14.58Leflore CountyLeflore County: 14.49 per 1,000 inhabitants14.49Holmes CountyHolmes County: 14.42 per 1,000 inhabitants14.42Newton CountyNewton County: 13.89 per 1,000 inhabitants13.89Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitants13.86George CountyGeorge County: 13.83 per 1,000 inhabitants13.83Covington CountyCovington County: 13.72 per 1,000 inhabitants13.72Quitman CountyQuitman County: 13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants13.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 13.56 per 1,000 inhabitants13.56Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 13.38 per 1,000 inhabitants13.38Union CountyUnion County: 13.36 per 1,000 inhabitants13.36Panola CountyPanola County: 13.29 per 1,000 inhabitants13.29Jones CountyJones County: 13.19 per 1,000 inhabitants13.19Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 13.14 per 1,000 inhabitants13.14Tunica CountyTunica County: 13.11 per 1,000 inhabitants13.11Clay CountyClay County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Smith CountySmith County: 12.82 per 1,000 inhabitants12.82Washington CountyWashington County: 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants12.78Pike CountyPike County: 12.72 per 1,000 inhabitants12.72Webster CountyWebster County: 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants12.67Forrest CountyForrest County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Lee CountyLee County: 12.65 per 1,000 inhabitants12.65Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 12.61 per 1,000 inhabitants12.61Hinds CountyHinds County: 12.49 per 1,000 inhabitants12.49Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 12.45 per 1,000 inhabitants12.45Sharkey CountySharkey County: 12.43 per 1,000 inhabitants12.43Winston CountyWinston County: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Monroe CountyMonroe County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Clarke CountyClarke County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Simpson CountySimpson County: 12.14 per 1,000 inhabitants12.14Franklin CountyFranklin County: 12.12 per 1,000 inhabitants12.12Lamar CountyLamar County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Walthall CountyWalthall County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitants11.98
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Scott County Estimated16.95
2Leake County Estimated15.52
3Coahoma County Estimated15.26
4Neshoba County Estimated14.58
5Leflore County Estimated14.49
6Holmes County Estimated14.42
7Newton County Estimated13.89
8Noxubee County Estimated13.86
9George County Estimated13.83
10Covington County Estimated13.72
11Quitman County Estimated13.6
12Wayne County Estimated13.57
13Pontotoc County Estimated13.56
14Yalobusha County Estimated13.42
15Bolivar County Estimated13.38
16Union County Estimated13.36
17Panola County Estimated13.29
18Jones County Estimated13.19
19Chickasaw County Estimated13.14
20Tunica County Estimated13.11
21Clay County Estimated13.1
22Smith County Estimated12.82
23Washington County Estimated12.78
24Pike County Estimated12.72
25Webster County Estimated12.67
26Forrest County Estimated12.66
27Lee County Estimated12.65
28Claiborne County Estimated12.61
29Hinds County Estimated12.49
30Lowndes County Estimated12.45
31Sharkey County Estimated12.43
32Winston County Estimated12.42
33Monroe County Estimated12.22
34Marshall County Estimated12.22
35Clarke County Estimated12.21
36Simpson County Estimated12.14
37Franklin County Estimated12.12
38Lamar County Estimated12.02
39Montgomery County Estimated12
40Walthall County Estimated11.98
41DeSoto County Estimated11.97
42Attala County Estimated11.93
43Humphreys County Estimated11.9
44Yazoo County Estimated11.88
45Grenada County Estimated11.84
46Calhoun County Estimated11.76
47Tate County Estimated11.69
48Harrison County Estimated11.64
49Prentiss County Estimated11.55
50Lincoln County Estimated11.55
51Lauderdale County Estimated11.48
52Madison County Estimated11.4
53Tippah County Estimated11.4
54Alcorn County Estimated11.26
55Jasper County Estimated11.07
56Warren County Estimated11.05
57Jackson County Estimated11.03
58Lawrence County Estimated11.02
59Itawamba County Estimated10.96
60Sunflower County Estimated10.92
61Adams County Estimated10.84
62Benton County Estimated10.84
63Copiah County Estimated10.79
64Rankin County Estimated10.74
65Stone County Estimated10.73
66Jefferson Davis County Estimated10.7
67Marion County Estimated10.6
68Perry County Estimated10.45
69Pearl River County Estimated10.08
70Tishomingo County Estimated10.06
71Tallahatchie County Estimated10
72Lafayette County Estimated9.72
73Choctaw County Estimated9.55
74Wilkinson County Estimated9.51
75Oktibbeha County Estimated9.51
76Amite County Estimated9.48
77Greene County Estimated9.34
78Hancock County Estimated8.92
79Kemper County Estimated8.66
80Jefferson County Estimated8.62
81Carroll County Estimated7.69
82Issaquena County Estimated7.56

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

Scott County, with 16.95 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 7.56 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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