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Counties in Mississippi by births (July to June)

Hinds County had the highest births (July to June) of 82 counties in 2021, at 2,803. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 10. The median was 272 and the figure for Mississippi was 35,080. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,803Hinds County
Lowest10Issaquena County
Median27282 counties
Mississippi35,080History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Hinds CountyHinds County: 2,803 count2,803Harrison CountyHarrison County: 2,434 count2,434DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 2,244 count2,244Rankin CountyRankin County: 1,690 count1,690Jackson CountyJackson County: 1,588 count1,588Madison CountyMadison County: 1,250 count1,250Lee CountyLee County: 1,052 count1,052Forrest CountyForrest County: 989 count989Jones CountyJones County: 883 count883Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 831 count831Lamar CountyLamar County: 780 count780Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 728 count728Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 568 count568Washington CountyWashington County: 564 count564Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 552 count552Pike CountyPike County: 510 count510Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 492 count492Warren CountyWarren County: 486 count486Scott CountyScott County: 471 count471Panola CountyPanola County: 439 count439Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 424 count424Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 422 count422Monroe CountyMonroe County: 416 count416Marshall CountyMarshall County: 412 count412Hancock CountyHancock County: 411 count411Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 408 count408Leflore CountyLeflore County: 406 count406Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 403 count403Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 389 count389Union CountyUnion County: 373 count373George CountyGeorge County: 340 count340Leake CountyLeake County: 330 count330Tate CountyTate County: 329 count329Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 320 count320Adams CountyAdams County: 314 count314Simpson CountySimpson County: 313 count313Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 308 count308Copiah CountyCopiah County: 303 count303Newton CountyNewton County: 294 count294Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 289 count289
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Hinds County Estimated2,803
2Harrison County Estimated2,434
3DeSoto County Estimated2,244
4Rankin County Estimated1,690
5Jackson County Estimated1,588
6Madison County Estimated1,250
7Lee County Estimated1,052
8Forrest County Estimated989
9Jones County Estimated883
10Lauderdale County Estimated831
11Lamar County Estimated780
12Lowndes County Estimated728
13Pearl River County Estimated568
14Washington County Estimated564
15Lafayette County Estimated552
16Pike County Estimated510
17Oktibbeha County Estimated492
18Warren County Estimated486
19Scott County Estimated471
20Panola County Estimated439
21Pontotoc County Estimated424
22Neshoba County Estimated422
23Monroe County Estimated416
24Marshall County Estimated412
25Hancock County Estimated411
26Bolivar County Estimated408
27Leflore County Estimated406
28Lincoln County Estimated403
29Alcorn County Estimated389
30Union County Estimated373
31George County Estimated340
32Leake County Estimated330
33Tate County Estimated329
34Coahoma County Estimated320
35Adams County Estimated314
36Simpson County Estimated313
37Yazoo County Estimated308
38Copiah County Estimated303
39Newton County Estimated294
40Prentiss County Estimated289
41Sunflower County Estimated275
42Wayne County Estimated268
43Itawamba County Estimated262
44Marion County Estimated258
45Grenada County Estimated254
46Covington County Estimated251
47Tippah County Estimated247
48Clay County Estimated243
49Holmes County Estimated241
50Chickasaw County Estimated224
51Winston County Estimated219
52Attala County Estimated212
53Stone County Estimated199
54Clarke County Estimated189
54Tishomingo County Estimated189
56Smith County Estimated182
57Jasper County Estimated180
58Yalobusha County Estimated167
59Walthall County Estimated166
60Calhoun County Estimated154
61Noxubee County Estimated141
62Lawrence County Estimated131
63Greene County Estimated127
63Tunica County Estimated127
65Webster County Estimated126
66Tallahatchie County Estimated123
67Amite County Estimated120
67Jefferson Davis County Estimated120
67Perry County Estimated120
70Montgomery County Estimated117
71Claiborne County Estimated112
72Franklin County Estimated93
73Humphreys County Estimated91
74Benton County Estimated83
75Quitman County Estimated82
76Wilkinson County Estimated80
77Choctaw County Estimated78
78Kemper County Estimated77
79Carroll County Estimated76
80Jefferson County Estimated62
81Sharkey County Estimated46
82Issaquena County Estimated10

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: births, 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 births (July to June)?

Hinds County, with 2,803 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Issaquena County, with 10 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: births, 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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