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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 2022, at 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 3.85 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 11.88 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.51Scott County
Lowest3.85Issaquena County
Median11.9382 counties
Mississippi11.88History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Scott CountyScott County: 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants15.51Sharkey CountySharkey County: 15.46 per 1,000 inhabitants15.46Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 15.39 per 1,000 inhabitants15.39Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 15.01 per 1,000 inhabitants15.01Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9George CountyGeorge County: 14.64 per 1,000 inhabitants14.64Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitants14.17Newton CountyNewton County: 14.16 per 1,000 inhabitants14.16Tunica CountyTunica County: 14.13 per 1,000 inhabitants14.13Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitants13.95Jones CountyJones County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitants13.86Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Covington CountyCovington County: 13.68 per 1,000 inhabitants13.68Webster CountyWebster County: 13.45 per 1,000 inhabitants13.45Leake CountyLeake County: 13.35 per 1,000 inhabitants13.35Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 13.34 per 1,000 inhabitants13.34Tippah CountyTippah County: 13.27 per 1,000 inhabitants13.27Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 13.24 per 1,000 inhabitants13.24Wayne CountyWayne County: 13.19 per 1,000 inhabitants13.19Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 13.13 per 1,000 inhabitants13.13Leflore CountyLeflore County: 13.08 per 1,000 inhabitants13.08Lee CountyLee County: 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitants13.02Washington CountyWashington County: 13.01 per 1,000 inhabitants13.01Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants12.85Attala CountyAttala County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Clay CountyClay County: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Forrest CountyForrest County: 12.57 per 1,000 inhabitants12.57Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 12.55 per 1,000 inhabitants12.55Pike CountyPike County: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Smith CountySmith County: 12.37 per 1,000 inhabitants12.37Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants12.29Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants12.29Holmes CountyHolmes County: 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants12.29Simpson CountySimpson County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Panola CountyPanola County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Monroe CountyMonroe County: 12.15 per 1,000 inhabitants12.15Quitman CountyQuitman County: 12.08 per 1,000 inhabitants12.08Union CountyUnion County: 12.07 per 1,000 inhabitants12.07Perry CountyPerry County: 12.03 per 1,000 inhabitants12.03Lamar CountyLamar County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants11.95
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Scott County Estimated15.51-1.44 pts
2Sharkey County Estimated15.46+3.04 pts
3Noxubee County Estimated15.39+1.53 pts
4Neshoba County Estimated15.01+0.43 pts
5Coahoma County Estimated14.9-0.35 pts
6George County Estimated14.64+0.81 pts
7Chickasaw County Estimated14.17+1.03 pts
8Newton County Estimated14.16+0.27 pts
9Tunica County Estimated14.13+1.02 pts
10Pontotoc County Estimated13.95+0.39 pts
11Jones County Estimated13.86+0.67 pts
12Montgomery County Estimated13.82+1.82 pts
13Covington County Estimated13.68-0.05 pts
14Webster County Estimated13.45+0.77 pts
15Leake County Estimated13.35-2.17 pts
16Claiborne County Estimated13.34+0.73 pts
17Tippah County Estimated13.27+1.88 pts
18Lawrence County Estimated13.24+2.22 pts
19Wayne County Estimated13.19-0.39 pts
20Calhoun County Estimated13.13+1.38 pts
21Leflore County Estimated13.08-1.42 pts
22Lee County Estimated13.02+0.38 pts
23Washington County Estimated13.01+0.22 pts
24Lowndes County Estimated12.85+0.39 pts
25Attala County Estimated12.71+0.78 pts
26Clay County Estimated12.6-0.5 pts
27Forrest County Estimated12.57-0.09 pts
28Itawamba County Estimated12.55+1.58 pts
29Pike County Estimated12.42-0.31 pts
30Smith County Estimated12.37-0.45 pts
31Jasper County Estimated12.29+1.23 pts
32Prentiss County Estimated12.29+0.74 pts
33Holmes County Estimated12.29-2.13 pts
34Simpson County Estimated12.28+0.14 pts
35Panola County Estimated12.22-1.07 pts
36Monroe County Estimated12.15-0.08 pts
37Quitman County Estimated12.08-1.52 pts
38Union County Estimated12.07-1.29 pts
39Perry County Estimated12.03+1.58 pts
40Lamar County Estimated11.95-0.07 pts
41Walthall County Estimated11.94-0.05 pts
42Copiah County Estimated11.92+1.13 pts
43Hinds County Estimated11.86-0.63 pts
44Yazoo County Estimated11.83-0.05 pts
45Bolivar County Estimated11.82-1.56 pts
46Humphreys County Estimated11.81-0.09 pts
47Marshall County Estimated11.79-0.43 pts
48Madison County Estimated11.76+0.36 pts
49Choctaw County Estimated11.72+2.17 pts
50Lauderdale County Estimated11.67+0.19 pts
51Pearl River County Estimated11.63+1.55 pts
52DeSoto County Estimated11.62-0.34 pts
53Stone County Estimated11.55+0.81 pts
54Sunflower County Estimated11.47+0.55 pts
55Warren County Estimated11.42+0.38 pts
56Tallahatchie County Estimated11.4+1.4 pts
57Marion County Estimated11.31+0.71 pts
58Franklin County Estimated11.24-0.88 pts
59Harrison County Estimated11.15-0.49 pts
60Tishomingo County Estimated11.13+1.08 pts
61Jackson County Estimated11.12+0.09 pts
62Rankin County Estimated11.11+0.37 pts
63Grenada County Estimated10.97-0.87 pts
64Alcorn County Estimated10.96-0.3 pts
65Yalobusha County Estimated10.95-2.47 pts
66Benton County Estimated10.91+0.06 pts
67Greene County Estimated10.86+1.52 pts
68Tate County Estimated10.86-0.83 pts
69Lincoln County Estimated10.78-0.77 pts
70Clarke County Estimated10.78-1.43 pts
71Jefferson County Estimated10.54+1.93 pts
72Oktibbeha County Estimated10.29+0.79 pts
73Lafayette County Estimated10.23+0.51 pts
74Winston County Estimated10.08-2.34 pts
75Jefferson Davis County Estimated9.71-0.99 pts
76Hancock County Estimated9.63+0.7 pts
77Wilkinson County Estimated9.23-0.29 pts
78Kemper County Estimated9.03+0.37 pts
79Adams County Estimated9-1.84 pts
80Amite County Estimated8.89-0.58 pts
81Carroll County Estimated8.69+1 pts
82Issaquena County Estimated3.85-3.72 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 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 3.85 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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