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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 2024, at 16.45 per 1,000 inhabitants. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 1.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 11.51 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.45Scott County
Lowest1.56Issaquena County
Median11.7182 counties
Mississippi11.51History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Scott CountyScott County: 16.45 per 1,000 inhabitants16.45Wayne CountyWayne County: 14.62 per 1,000 inhabitants14.62Leake CountyLeake County: 14.31 per 1,000 inhabitants14.31Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 14.04 per 1,000 inhabitants14.04Perry CountyPerry County: 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants13.8Holmes CountyHolmes County: 13.59 per 1,000 inhabitants13.59Attala CountyAttala County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41Jones CountyJones County: 13.38 per 1,000 inhabitants13.38George CountyGeorge County: 13.35 per 1,000 inhabitants13.35Lee CountyLee County: 13.27 per 1,000 inhabitants13.27Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 13.23 per 1,000 inhabitants13.23Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 13.22 per 1,000 inhabitants13.22Forrest CountyForrest County: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2Washington CountyWashington County: 12.99 per 1,000 inhabitants12.99Clay CountyClay County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Leflore CountyLeflore County: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitants12.69Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 12.64 per 1,000 inhabitants12.64Newton CountyNewton County: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Covington CountyCovington County: 12.53 per 1,000 inhabitants12.53Smith CountySmith County: 12.44 per 1,000 inhabitants12.44Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitants12.35Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants12.31Copiah CountyCopiah County: 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants12.31Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants12.18Sharkey CountySharkey County: 12.17 per 1,000 inhabitants12.17Hinds CountyHinds County: 12.08 per 1,000 inhabitants12.08Webster CountyWebster County: 12.08 per 1,000 inhabitants12.08Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 12.06 per 1,000 inhabitants12.06Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 11.96 per 1,000 inhabitants11.96Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants11.95Winston CountyWinston County: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Warren CountyWarren County: 11.88 per 1,000 inhabitants11.88Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 11.86 per 1,000 inhabitants11.86Union CountyUnion County: 11.86 per 1,000 inhabitants11.86Panola CountyPanola County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitants11.81Tunica CountyTunica County: 11.79 per 1,000 inhabitants11.79
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Scott County Estimated16.45+0.19 pts
2Wayne County Estimated14.62+0.34 pts
3Leake County Estimated14.31-0.35 pts
4Neshoba County Estimated14.2-1.6 pts
5Noxubee County Estimated14.04-1.7 pts
6Perry County Estimated13.8-0.97 pts
7Holmes County Estimated13.59+0.22 pts
8Attala County Estimated13.41+1.03 pts
9Jones County Estimated13.38+0.84 pts
10George County Estimated13.35-0.17 pts
11Lee County Estimated13.27+0.33 pts
12Humphreys County Estimated13.23-0.07 pts
13Pontotoc County Estimated13.22+0.33 pts
14Forrest County Estimated13.2+0.13 pts
15Washington County Estimated12.99+0.08 pts
16Clay County Estimated12.71+0.42 pts
17Leflore County Estimated12.7-0.16 pts
18Lincoln County Estimated12.69-0.09 pts
19Coahoma County Estimated12.64-0.94 pts
20Newton County Estimated12.6-1.77 pts
21Covington County Estimated12.53-1.3 pts
22Smith County Estimated12.44-0.12 pts
23Lawrence County Estimated12.35+0.7 pts
24Bolivar County Estimated12.31+0.4 pts
25Copiah County Estimated12.31-0.25 pts
26Jasper County Estimated12.18+0.56 pts
27Sharkey County Estimated12.17-2.99 pts
28Hinds County Estimated12.08-0.48 pts
29Webster County Estimated12.08+0.14 pts
30Lowndes County Estimated12.06-0.58 pts
31Yalobusha County Estimated12-0.19 pts
32Chickasaw County Estimated11.96+0.44 pts
33Lauderdale County Estimated11.95-0.87 pts
34Winston County Estimated11.9+0.02 pts
35Claiborne County Estimated11.9+0.34 pts
36Warren County Estimated11.88-0.89 pts
37Calhoun County Estimated11.86+0.4 pts
38Union County Estimated11.86-0.12 pts
39Panola County Estimated11.81-1.16 pts
40Tunica County Estimated11.79-2.75 pts
41Pike County Estimated11.75-0.42 pts
42Clarke County Estimated11.68-0.85 pts
43Madison County Estimated11.65+0.22 pts
44Walthall County Estimated11.56-0.31 pts
45Yazoo County Estimated11.48+0.03 pts
46Monroe County Estimated11.48+0.5 pts
47Alcorn County Estimated11.44-0.41 pts
48Harrison County Estimated11.43-0.47 pts
49Lamar County Estimated11.42-0.19 pts
50Franklin County Estimated11.37+1.12 pts
51Rankin County Estimated11.33-0.23 pts
52Grenada County Estimated11.29-0.41 pts
53Jefferson County Estimated11.25+0.02 pts
54Tippah County Estimated11.06-2.05 pts
55Simpson County Estimated11.04-0.98 pts
56Montgomery County Estimated10.94-0.14 pts
57Pearl River County Estimated10.89-0.45 pts
58Tate County Estimated10.84-0.4 pts
59Prentiss County Estimated10.8-1.25 pts
60Itawamba County Estimated10.67-1.4 pts
61Choctaw County Estimated10.64-0.5 pts
62Benton County Estimated10.62-1.71 pts
63Quitman County Estimated10.59-3.03 pts
64Jefferson Davis County Estimated10.53-0.61 pts
65Marion County Estimated10.53+0.51 pts
66Marshall County Estimated10.41-0.46 pts
67Amite County Estimated10.41+0.9 pts
68Tishomingo County Estimated10.24+0.11 pts
69Tallahatchie County Estimated10.07-0.01 pts
70Greene County Estimated9.95-2.68 pts
71Jackson County Estimated9.9-0.31 pts
72DeSoto County Estimated9.79-2.09 pts
73Kemper County Estimated9.78+0.88 pts
74Sunflower County Estimated9.71-0.51 pts
75Hancock County Estimated9.43+0.06 pts
76Stone County Estimated9.42-0.53 pts
77Lafayette County Estimated9.33-0.13 pts
78Adams County Estimated8.99-0.5 pts
79Oktibbeha County Estimated8.66-0.62 pts
80Carroll County Estimated7.94+1.08 pts
81Wilkinson County Estimated7.84-0.82 pts
82Issaquena County Estimated1.56-3.14 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 16.45 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Issaquena County, with 1.56 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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