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.

Highest23.19Sharkey County
Median14.0982 counties
Mississippi12.12History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Sharkey CountySharkey County: 23.19 per 1,000 inhabitants23.19Quitman CountyQuitman County: 20.02 per 1,000 inhabitants20.02Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 19.4 per 1,000 inhabitants19.4Attala CountyAttala County: 17.88 per 1,000 inhabitants17.88Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 17.66 per 1,000 inhabitants17.66Webster CountyWebster County: 17.61 per 1,000 inhabitants17.61Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 17.35 per 1,000 inhabitants17.35Benton CountyBenton County: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 16.91 per 1,000 inhabitants16.91Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 16.75 per 1,000 inhabitants16.75Covington CountyCovington County: 16.42 per 1,000 inhabitants16.42Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 16.35 per 1,000 inhabitants16.35Tallahatchie CountyTallahatchie County: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 16.17 per 1,000 inhabitants16.17Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 15.99 per 1,000 inhabitants15.99Smith CountySmith County: 15.77 per 1,000 inhabitants15.77Carroll CountyCarroll County: 15.69 per 1,000 inhabitants15.69Grenada CountyGrenada County: 15.65 per 1,000 inhabitants15.65Holmes CountyHolmes County: 15.63 per 1,000 inhabitants15.63Marion CountyMarion County: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Panola CountyPanola County: 15.38 per 1,000 inhabitants15.38Sunflower CountySunflower County: 15.35 per 1,000 inhabitants15.35Tippah CountyTippah County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 15.19 per 1,000 inhabitants15.19Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 15.17 per 1,000 inhabitants15.17Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 15.15 per 1,000 inhabitants15.15Pike CountyPike County: 15.08 per 1,000 inhabitants15.08Washington CountyWashington County: 15.06 per 1,000 inhabitants15.06Copiah CountyCopiah County: 14.84 per 1,000 inhabitants14.84Walthall CountyWalthall County: 14.83 per 1,000 inhabitants14.83Leflore CountyLeflore County: 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants14.81Monroe CountyMonroe County: 14.74 per 1,000 inhabitants14.74Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 14.72 per 1,000 inhabitants14.72Amite CountyAmite County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitants14.65Marshall CountyMarshall County: 14.62 per 1,000 inhabitants14.62Adams CountyAdams County: 14.47 per 1,000 inhabitants14.47Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 14.44 per 1,000 inhabitants14.44Franklin CountyFranklin County: 14.25 per 1,000 inhabitants14.25Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 14.14 per 1,000 inhabitants14.14
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Sharkey County Estimated23.19+0.98 pts
2Quitman County Estimated20.02+1.16 pts
3Humphreys County Estimated19.4+0.87 pts
4Attala County Estimated17.88+0.01 pts
5Jefferson Davis County Estimated17.66+0.31 pts
6Webster County Estimated17.61-0.36 pts
7Tishomingo County Estimated17.35+0.21 pts
8Benton County Estimated17+0.4 pts
9Yalobusha County Estimated16.91+0.89 pts
10Coahoma County Estimated16.75+0.47 pts
11Covington County Estimated16.42+0.23 pts
12Claiborne County Estimated16.35+0.32 pts
13Tallahatchie County Estimated16.3+0.44 pts
14Calhoun County Estimated16.17+0.14 pts
15Choctaw County Estimated15.99+0.15 pts
16Smith County Estimated15.77+0.27 pts
17Carroll County Estimated15.69-0.29 pts
18Grenada County Estimated15.65+0.22 pts
19Holmes County Estimated15.63+0.14 pts
20Marion County Estimated15.6+0.34 pts
21Panola County Estimated15.38-0.04 pts
22Sunflower County Estimated15.35+0.53 pts
23Tippah County Estimated15.26+0.05 pts
24Wilkinson County Estimated15.19+0.53 pts
25Jefferson County Estimated15.17+0.6 pts
26Neshoba County Estimated15.15-0.05 pts
27Pike County Estimated15.08+0.26 pts
28Washington County Estimated15.06+0.17 pts
29Copiah County Estimated14.84+0.04 pts
30Walthall County Estimated14.83+0.02 pts
31Leflore County Estimated14.81+0.15 pts
32Monroe County Estimated14.74+0.13 pts
33Bolivar County Estimated14.72+0.15 pts
34Amite County Estimated14.65-0 pts
35Marshall County Estimated14.62-0.16 pts
36Adams County Estimated14.47-0.3 pts
37Chickasaw County Estimated14.44+0.15 pts
38Franklin County Estimated14.25+0.23 pts
39Prentiss County Estimated14.23+0.11 pts
40Yazoo County Estimated14.14+0.4 pts
41Newton County Estimated14.1+0.26 pts
42Jasper County Estimated14.09+0.34 pts
43Clarke County Estimated14.05+0.28 pts
44George County Estimated14.03-0.1 pts
45Lawrence County Estimated14.01+0.29 pts
46Montgomery County Estimated13.84+0.26 pts
47Wayne County Estimated13.53+0.38 pts
48Lauderdale County Estimated13.43+0.01 pts
49Itawamba County Estimated13.360 pts
50Winston County Estimated13.34-0.05 pts
51Pearl River County Estimated13.21-0.2 pts
52Simpson County Estimated13.15-0.11 pts
53Jones County Estimated13.09-0.35 pts
54Warren County Estimated12.99+0.05 pts
55Stone County Estimated12.99-0.12 pts
56Hancock County Estimated12.96-0.29 pts
57Alcorn County Estimated12.92-0.09 pts
58Tate County Estimated12.9+0.14 pts
59Noxubee County Estimated12.81-0.01 pts
60Clay County Estimated12.78-0.05 pts
61Pontotoc County Estimated12.7+0.14 pts
62Lincoln County Estimated12.65+0.11 pts
63Lowndes County Estimated12.55-0.12 pts
64Union County Estimated12.42+0.17 pts
65Kemper County Estimated12.35-0.11 pts
66Perry County Estimated12.25-0.15 pts
67Lee County Estimated12.15-0.12 pts
68Scott County Estimated11.97+0.05 pts
69Tunica County Estimated11.82+0.25 pts
70Hinds County Estimated11.33-0.18 pts
71Jackson County Estimated11.11-0.18 pts
72Leake County Estimated11.05+0.01 pts
73Harrison County Estimated10.87-0.38 pts
74Forrest County Estimated10.16-0.04 pts
75Greene County Estimated10.15+0.12 pts
76Rankin County Estimated8.99-0.16 pts
77Madison County Estimated8.68-0.21 pts
78Issaquena County Estimated8.62+0.03 pts
79DeSoto County Estimated8.6-0.3 pts
80Lamar County Estimated8.06-0.09 pts
81Lafayette County Estimated7.29-0.02 pts
82Oktibbeha County Estimated6.95-0.01 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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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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