Counties in Mississippi by death rate (July to June), 2025
Sharkey County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 82 counties in 2025, at 23.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 6.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.09 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Mississippi was 12.12 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharkey County Estimated | 23.19 | +0.98 pts |
| 2 | Quitman County Estimated | 20.02 | +1.16 pts |
| 3 | Humphreys County Estimated | 19.4 | +0.87 pts |
| 4 | Attala County Estimated | 17.88 | +0.01 pts |
| 5 | Jefferson Davis County Estimated | 17.66 | +0.31 pts |
| 6 | Webster County Estimated | 17.61 | -0.36 pts |
| 7 | Tishomingo County Estimated | 17.35 | +0.21 pts |
| 8 | Benton County Estimated | 17 | +0.4 pts |
| 9 | Yalobusha County Estimated | 16.91 | +0.89 pts |
| 10 | Coahoma County Estimated | 16.75 | +0.47 pts |
| 11 | Covington County Estimated | 16.42 | +0.23 pts |
| 12 | Claiborne County Estimated | 16.35 | +0.32 pts |
| 13 | Tallahatchie County Estimated | 16.3 | +0.44 pts |
| 14 | Calhoun County Estimated | 16.17 | +0.14 pts |
| 15 | Choctaw County Estimated | 15.99 | +0.15 pts |
| 16 | Smith County Estimated | 15.77 | +0.27 pts |
| 17 | Carroll County Estimated | 15.69 | -0.29 pts |
| 18 | Grenada County Estimated | 15.65 | +0.22 pts |
| 19 | Holmes County Estimated | 15.63 | +0.14 pts |
| 20 | Marion County Estimated | 15.6 | +0.34 pts |
| 21 | Panola County Estimated | 15.38 | -0.04 pts |
| 22 | Sunflower County Estimated | 15.35 | +0.53 pts |
| 23 | Tippah County Estimated | 15.26 | +0.05 pts |
| 24 | Wilkinson County Estimated | 15.19 | +0.53 pts |
| 25 | Jefferson County Estimated | 15.17 | +0.6 pts |
| 26 | Neshoba County Estimated | 15.15 | -0.05 pts |
| 27 | Pike County Estimated | 15.08 | +0.26 pts |
| 28 | Washington County Estimated | 15.06 | +0.17 pts |
| 29 | Copiah County Estimated | 14.84 | +0.04 pts |
| 30 | Walthall County Estimated | 14.83 | +0.02 pts |
| 31 | Leflore County Estimated | 14.81 | +0.15 pts |
| 32 | Monroe County Estimated | 14.74 | +0.13 pts |
| 33 | Bolivar County Estimated | 14.72 | +0.15 pts |
| 34 | Amite County Estimated | 14.65 | -0 pts |
| 35 | Marshall County Estimated | 14.62 | -0.16 pts |
| 36 | Adams County Estimated | 14.47 | -0.3 pts |
| 37 | Chickasaw County Estimated | 14.44 | +0.15 pts |
| 38 | Franklin County Estimated | 14.25 | +0.23 pts |
| 39 | Prentiss County Estimated | 14.23 | +0.11 pts |
| 40 | Yazoo County Estimated | 14.14 | +0.4 pts |
| 41 | Newton County Estimated | 14.1 | +0.26 pts |
| 42 | Jasper County Estimated | 14.09 | +0.34 pts |
| 43 | Clarke County Estimated | 14.05 | +0.28 pts |
| 44 | George County Estimated | 14.03 | -0.1 pts |
| 45 | Lawrence County Estimated | 14.01 | +0.29 pts |
| 46 | Montgomery County Estimated | 13.84 | +0.26 pts |
| 47 | Wayne County Estimated | 13.53 | +0.38 pts |
| 48 | Lauderdale County Estimated | 13.43 | +0.01 pts |
| 49 | Itawamba County Estimated | 13.36 | 0 pts |
| 50 | Winston County Estimated | 13.34 | -0.05 pts |
| 51 | Pearl River County Estimated | 13.21 | -0.2 pts |
| 52 | Simpson County Estimated | 13.15 | -0.11 pts |
| 53 | Jones County Estimated | 13.09 | -0.35 pts |
| 54 | Warren County Estimated | 12.99 | +0.05 pts |
| 55 | Stone County Estimated | 12.99 | -0.12 pts |
| 56 | Hancock County Estimated | 12.96 | -0.29 pts |
| 57 | Alcorn County Estimated | 12.92 | -0.09 pts |
| 58 | Tate County Estimated | 12.9 | +0.14 pts |
| 59 | Noxubee County Estimated | 12.81 | -0.01 pts |
| 60 | Clay County Estimated | 12.78 | -0.05 pts |
| 61 | Pontotoc County Estimated | 12.7 | +0.14 pts |
| 62 | Lincoln County Estimated | 12.65 | +0.11 pts |
| 63 | Lowndes County Estimated | 12.55 | -0.12 pts |
| 64 | Union County Estimated | 12.42 | +0.17 pts |
| 65 | Kemper County Estimated | 12.35 | -0.11 pts |
| 66 | Perry County Estimated | 12.25 | -0.15 pts |
| 67 | Lee County Estimated | 12.15 | -0.12 pts |
| 68 | Scott County Estimated | 11.97 | +0.05 pts |
| 69 | Tunica County Estimated | 11.82 | +0.25 pts |
| 70 | Hinds County Estimated | 11.33 | -0.18 pts |
| 71 | Jackson County Estimated | 11.11 | -0.18 pts |
| 72 | Leake County Estimated | 11.05 | +0.01 pts |
| 73 | Harrison County Estimated | 10.87 | -0.38 pts |
| 74 | Forrest County Estimated | 10.16 | -0.04 pts |
| 75 | Greene County Estimated | 10.15 | +0.12 pts |
| 76 | Rankin County Estimated | 8.99 | -0.16 pts |
| 77 | Madison County Estimated | 8.68 | -0.21 pts |
| 78 | Issaquena County Estimated | 8.62 | +0.03 pts |
| 79 | DeSoto County Estimated | 8.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 80 | Lamar County Estimated | 8.06 | -0.09 pts |
| 81 | Lafayette County Estimated | 7.29 | -0.02 pts |
| 82 | Oktibbeha County Estimated | 6.95 | -0.01 pts |
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About this ranking
Estimated deaths 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 death 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: death 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 death rate (July to June)?
Sharkey County, with 23.19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?
Oktibbeha County, with 6.95 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.
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: death 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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