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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 2023, at 16.26 per 1,000 inhabitants. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.96 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.26Scott County
Lowest4.7Issaquena County
Median11.9682 counties
Mississippi11.93History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Scott CountyScott County: 16.26 per 1,000 inhabitants16.26Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 15.73 per 1,000 inhabitants15.73Sharkey CountySharkey County: 15.16 per 1,000 inhabitants15.16Perry CountyPerry County: 14.77 per 1,000 inhabitants14.77Leake CountyLeake County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitants14.65Tunica CountyTunica County: 14.55 per 1,000 inhabitants14.55Newton CountyNewton County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Wayne CountyWayne County: 14.28 per 1,000 inhabitants14.28Covington CountyCovington County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Quitman CountyQuitman County: 13.63 per 1,000 inhabitants13.63Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitants13.58George CountyGeorge County: 13.52 per 1,000 inhabitants13.52Holmes CountyHolmes County: 13.36 per 1,000 inhabitants13.36Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 13.31 per 1,000 inhabitants13.31Tippah CountyTippah County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Forrest CountyForrest County: 13.07 per 1,000 inhabitants13.07Panola CountyPanola County: 12.97 per 1,000 inhabitants12.97Lee CountyLee County: 12.94 per 1,000 inhabitants12.94Washington CountyWashington County: 12.91 per 1,000 inhabitants12.91Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 12.89 per 1,000 inhabitants12.89Leflore CountyLeflore County: 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants12.85Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 12.82 per 1,000 inhabitants12.82Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants12.78Warren CountyWarren County: 12.77 per 1,000 inhabitants12.77Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 12.64 per 1,000 inhabitants12.64Greene CountyGreene County: 12.63 per 1,000 inhabitants12.63Hinds CountyHinds County: 12.56 per 1,000 inhabitants12.56Smith CountySmith County: 12.56 per 1,000 inhabitants12.56Copiah CountyCopiah County: 12.55 per 1,000 inhabitants12.55Jones CountyJones County: 12.55 per 1,000 inhabitants12.55Clarke CountyClarke County: 12.53 per 1,000 inhabitants12.53Attala CountyAttala County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitants12.38Benton CountyBenton County: 12.33 per 1,000 inhabitants12.33Clay CountyClay County: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Pike CountyPike County: 12.17 per 1,000 inhabitants12.17Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 12.08 per 1,000 inhabitants12.08Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 12.05 per 1,000 inhabitants12.05Simpson CountySimpson County: 12.01 per 1,000 inhabitants12.01
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Scott County Estimated16.26+0.75 pts
2Neshoba County Estimated15.8+0.79 pts
3Noxubee County Estimated15.73+0.34 pts
4Sharkey County Estimated15.16-0.3 pts
5Perry County Estimated14.77+2.74 pts
6Leake County Estimated14.65+1.3 pts
7Tunica County Estimated14.55+0.42 pts
8Newton County Estimated14.37+0.21 pts
9Wayne County Estimated14.28+1.1 pts
10Covington County Estimated13.82+0.15 pts
11Quitman County Estimated13.63+1.55 pts
12Coahoma County Estimated13.58-1.32 pts
13George County Estimated13.52-1.12 pts
14Holmes County Estimated13.36+1.07 pts
15Humphreys County Estimated13.31+1.5 pts
16Tippah County Estimated13.1-0.17 pts
17Forrest County Estimated13.07+0.5 pts
18Panola County Estimated12.97+0.75 pts
19Lee County Estimated12.94-0.09 pts
20Washington County Estimated12.91-0.1 pts
21Pontotoc County Estimated12.89-1.06 pts
22Leflore County Estimated12.85-0.22 pts
23Lauderdale County Estimated12.82+1.15 pts
24Lincoln County Estimated12.78+2 pts
25Warren County Estimated12.77+1.34 pts
26Lowndes County Estimated12.64-0.21 pts
27Greene County Estimated12.63+1.77 pts
28Hinds County Estimated12.56+0.7 pts
29Smith County Estimated12.56+0.19 pts
30Copiah County Estimated12.55+0.64 pts
31Jones County Estimated12.55-1.31 pts
32Clarke County Estimated12.53+1.76 pts
33Attala County Estimated12.38-0.32 pts
34Benton County Estimated12.33+1.42 pts
35Clay County Estimated12.3-0.3 pts
36Yalobusha County Estimated12.19+1.24 pts
37Pike County Estimated12.17-0.25 pts
38Itawamba County Estimated12.08-0.47 pts
39Prentiss County Estimated12.05-0.25 pts
40Simpson County Estimated12.01-0.27 pts
41Union County Estimated11.99-0.09 pts
42Webster County Estimated11.94-1.51 pts
43Bolivar County Estimated11.91+0.09 pts
44Harrison County Estimated11.9+0.75 pts
45DeSoto County Estimated11.88+0.26 pts
46Winston County Estimated11.88+1.8 pts
47Walthall County Estimated11.87-0.07 pts
48Alcorn County Estimated11.85+0.89 pts
49Grenada County Estimated11.7+0.73 pts
50Lawrence County Estimated11.66-1.58 pts
51Jasper County Estimated11.62-0.68 pts
52Lamar County Estimated11.6-0.34 pts
53Rankin County Estimated11.57+0.46 pts
54Claiborne County Estimated11.56-1.78 pts
55Chickasaw County Estimated11.52-2.65 pts
56Calhoun County Estimated11.46-1.67 pts
57Yazoo County Estimated11.44-0.38 pts
58Madison County Estimated11.43-0.34 pts
59Pearl River County Estimated11.34-0.29 pts
60Tate County Estimated11.24+0.38 pts
61Jefferson County Estimated11.23+0.69 pts
62Jefferson Davis County Estimated11.15+1.44 pts
63Choctaw County Estimated11.14-0.58 pts
64Montgomery County Estimated11.09-2.73 pts
65Monroe County Estimated10.98-1.17 pts
66Marshall County Estimated10.88-0.91 pts
67Franklin County Estimated10.25-0.99 pts
68Sunflower County Estimated10.21-1.25 pts
69Jackson County Estimated10.21-0.91 pts
70Tishomingo County Estimated10.12-1.01 pts
71Tallahatchie County Estimated10.08-1.32 pts
72Marion County Estimated10.02-1.29 pts
73Stone County Estimated9.94-1.6 pts
74Amite County Estimated9.5+0.61 pts
75Adams County Estimated9.49+0.49 pts
76Lafayette County Estimated9.45-0.77 pts
77Hancock County Estimated9.37-0.26 pts
78Oktibbeha County Estimated9.28-1.01 pts
79Kemper County Estimated8.9-0.13 pts
80Wilkinson County Estimated8.65-0.57 pts
81Carroll County Estimated6.85-1.83 pts
82Issaquena County Estimated4.7+0.85 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 16.26 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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